forum You Can't Take My Youth Away | OPEN

Started June 04, 2018 by IvyMarieHudson

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that definitely sucks. my parents would MAKE me change schools if it was a bad environment for me

We don't have a lot of money, and to change schools would mean a whole new house….so

Hi

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When I'm glad that I go to a public school. It still sucks because the school focuses its resources on sports rather than academics, but at least I don't have to worry about being pressured. Well other than the fact I'm not a physically active kid.

This is a public school.

Okay then my school.

I live in a pretty rich area, therefore everyone who goes here is rich. But Iḿ not…and Iḿ made fun of for it

Oh, well that's not very nice.

i hate standardized testing. i hate that i am treated like a dog. i hate how my level of 'good behaviour' is addressed by how willingly i listen to my 'elders'. i hate you need math and science to get into art school but not art to get into math. i hate that if i learn a different way, i am seen as stupid. i hate that if i hav social anixeity i am forced to do public speaking, but if i have a broken/sprained ankle, i can sit out of gym.

^^^^^^^

i love that crying is seen as weak, and that if we find an easier way to do things, we are seen as lazy. i love that if we decide to sleep in on weekends we are lazy. i love that no matter what we do we are at fault. i love that we spend 3 hours staying up at night to make your project as creative as possible but you only get marked on the content. i love that even when most teachers say that they aren't racist, their marking tells a different story. But i am glad that no matter what we stick together. we may not know one another but if someone is being put down or oppressed, we immediately address the situation whether or not we are expected to do so. i love how people say Gen Z is a weak and lazy Generation. No, We are Gen Z and We Are Going To Change The World.

Starts crying. That was so inspirational Waves hankerchief.

I was not prepared

Sorry lol I guess I feel very strongly about things
But the thing is that most of us are too scared to speak up because if the reactions we might get. At least I don’t

Same

The first time I told my doctor about my depression and anxiety she brushed it off as me being a teenager but now it’s gotten so bad that when I started skipping classes because I didn’t want to talk I front of the class, my school counsellor and principal said to get checked out. I did and the doctor was like why didn’t you come before? Now I need like anti depressants, panic pills, and like 3 more pills. I need to go to a therapist and mental health centre.

That's awful.

You know, most of our generation has stress levels that match those of 1950s mental patients? They pile everything on us, and then wonder why we are either on the Panic Attack Over Wrong Answer side or I've Given Up Side

BOth

Ikr same! And they get mad when your like “can I have an extension” their like “no you should have done it in the time span we have” like omg no one gives a poo

But you need an extension because you had so many other ones to do. We can't go to anyone for any sort of help

Seriously and when you try to feel someone they brush you off as being whiny or lazy

Exactly. Or "That's just normal" when it very much is not normal

Like if it was normal why is the mental health rates the same as a mental institute? And when you question they oppressed you with more assignments and such so that you have no damn time to think about anything else