Why children believe that not doing school work is 'cool'

by Christine Briton-Jones

Why do kids drop out of school? Introduction One of the most common features of those who fall into the characterization of juvenile delinquent is a failure to graduate from high school or more commonly termed...read more

by Sam Leven

While I'm inclined to believe the main reasons students don't get their work done is because they have other things (primarily a social life) they view as more important, and that this has nothing to do with school work be...read more

by Ernest Capraro

There is little glamorous about work - be it school work, yard work, house work, or even professional work. Work requires an input of time and effort, often without an immediate reward. Certainly then, it is no surprise ...read more

by Jeff Kramer

This is a subject that gets debated year after year and still there is no concrete solution. In general, I do not believe this is a matter of being "cool" or "uncool". This is more likely to be the result of one, or a ...read more

by Stevie Bloodlust

Some kids are naturally more rebellious than others. For example, I went through primary school (ages 4 to 11 for those who don't know the British school system well), being a geek. I must've missed about 4 days in all tha...read more

by Drew Price

It may be difficult to determine a definitive reason for this age-old misguided perception that learning is uncool. However, there a few characteristics of the average teenage student to consider while trying to decide wh...read more

by Reilly Fitzgerald

Kids not only think that avoiding school work is "cool," they think that avoiding any measure of work is the way to go. And I'm not sure I can blame them because they are simply following a major trend in the workforce and...read more

by Sanford Jones

Students are surrounded by so many distractions that it is hard for them to see truths in the quality of Education. There seems to be an issue with our students listening to their peers about so many things. Unfortunatel...read more

by Andrew Spriggs

We would all love for students to be engaged and focused in their work. We would all love if every student put as much effort into doing their schoolwork as, say, they put into finding out the latest gossip or finding out ...read more

by Lara Cooper

Living with hopelessness is like being frozen in ice at the bottom of a well in a dark valley. Escape seems impossible; struggle seems futile. Sadly, this is how many of our young people feel ever day when confronted with ...read more

by Mark Ormesher

Nowadays many children are refusing to do their work because the believe that it is 'cool' to misbehave. I certainly remember from my school days (well, they weren't that long ago) when there were three types of people in ...read more

by Sharlynn Zining

Many kids think that not doing homework is cool because they want attention. Until now, at the age of 13, i still have many friends who don't do their homework. And sometimes, when the teachers yell at them for not complet...read more

by Agus Purwanto

This has something to do with kid's perception achieved in their early ages. Naturally, kids in their early ages have lots of interest in exploring, trying and testing new things. They see the world as their playground. ...read more

by The Bard

In life, we have many jugs to fill. Childhood, Adulthood, parenthood, old age are the basic jug designs for every Human Being. They are the blue print of life's' journey and the experiences with which to define our valu...read more

by Luke O'Connor

I know that this is not a debate discussion but I think that this is an unfair topic "Why do kids believe that not doing school work is ... cool?" I just recently only a few months ago left secondary school and all of the ...read more

by TBAcademics

what IS and what AIN'T cool... Hey, whats up... my name Corey, and I'm the coolest cat on campus. Yeah, that's right, I'm sittin in detention hall now, and Mr. Wise, the principal, just gave me a writing assignment. He ...read more

by Emily Johnson

What do "class clowns" and learning disabilities have in common? Many times it's the so-called "class clown" who is struggling with an undiagnosed or under-diagnosed learning disability. They clown around in class and ar...read more

by Renee DeCoskey

This past school year I had a student who, come second semester, just stopped doing her work. When she showed up to class, she spent her time flirting with boys or text messaging on her cell phone. She wasn't trying at all...read more

by Billybobmobjob

Some students think its uncool to do school work because of their peers. Peer groups influence people like for example pressurizing them to not work so they stay in that group or so they get rep. At school work is not cool...read more

by Lyman Stone

Its very simple really. Not all laziness is cool in schools. Refusing to do work is only cool if you make a very blatant refusal of it. Forgetting, or hiding that you didn't do it, is not cool. Refusing to do work is cool....read more