| | Whenever adults tell me that the current generation of students is America's future, I want to puke. Have they looked at these students lately? These are the kids who laugh uproariously at the word vagina, who think "your mom" is a good retort in a logical argument, who stab each other in the back with the ease of buying lunch (although overcrowding means that's not so easy anymore. More on that another day). One of the girls on the bus has recently started sitting next to another girl, "Angela". They chatted quite amiably until the other girl's stop, and then Angela turned to "Leroy" and moaned about how much she wished the other girl wouldn't sit there. "Why can't I just ask her to leave?" she said.
Then they talked about how Leroy brought his friend's switchblade comb to school. Where were the deans when this was going on? Oh, right. Enforcing the dress code. It's a miracle Columbine didn't happen sooner.
I don't know if there is a solution, though. Some schools install metal detectors and make kids bring their stuff in transparent backpacks. Remember what I said my peers think of the word vagina? What girl in her right mind would want to display her hygiene products in such an atmosphere? Or the kid with inhalers, or the boy with ballet shoes? In a world of transparent backpacks, they'd be savagely mocked. High schoolers are like piranhas.
I don't mean to be unfair to my fellows. I know many bright, considerate, respectful kids, who will undoubtedly make the world a better place when they grow up- indeed, they're doing it now. I say this without reservation or hesitation.
But somehow, the boy who screams "Fecal matter!" in the middle of every conversation is more memorable. |
| | Posted 9/19/2005 4:11 PM - 21 Views - 0 eProps - 0 comments
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