by David Aaron White

Created on: June 29, 2009   Last Updated: November 13, 2009

Why bother with school? Seriously, you have to spend a good eight hours a day trudging into some old building filled with obnoxious children of varying ages only to come home at the end of it with a stack of homework. It's annoying, it's boring, and you actually have to put in a lot of effort. However, school is still important; if it weren't, why would your parents push it down your throat so hard? If you don't go to school, then you'll be missing out on a lot in life, so before you get all bent out of shape over the negatives that come with school, consider the positives.

Firstly, knowledge is power. If you acquire information pertaining to people, literature, history, mathematics, or other subjects, then you're a more powerful person because you can use that information with (and against) other people. For example, you have a better chance of calculating your taxes properly if you take the time to learn math, and you have a better chance of being the center of attention at a party if you know what the other people are talking about. Learn as much as you can so you can get involved in as much as you can.

Additionally, going to school helps you get into college. Yes, this is a learn so you can learn sort of thing, but you probably won't get very far unless you have at least a high school diploma on your wall. But why go to college? Why, so you can succeed, of course. Going to college helps you get a job, which helps you provide a better life for you and a family, if you choose to have one. You need to use high school as a starting point for your academic career; without it, you won't be able to make much of a living for yourself unless you're one of the few exceptions.

High school is a time that many students use to socialize; I know I have several of my friends because I've gone to school with them. If you go to school, you can surround yourself with other kids who are close in age to you and make friends; if you just stay home all day, then you probably won't meet very many people your age because they're all in school for nine months. If you want to have a social life, then you should definitely go to school. Otherwise, you'll end up pretty lonely.

On a final note: school is important because it gives you something to do during the day. It keeps you active, at the very least; isn't that worth it? Like I said before, what would you do if you could just stay home 365 days a year? Sure, the first few days, maybe the first week, would be great, but after a while, it would get boring. I mean, I would love to stay home all day and write, but I want to acquire other skills that will help me later in life as well. Any way you look at it, you need school to be a happy, successful person, so don't skip it.

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