The day started off slow with Journalism during which we watched a
movie allows Control Room on how the news portrayed the Iraq war and
Bush’s administration. However, it soon picked up.
In seminar, we did a couple of interesting things. First we played
Pats of Appreciation in which everyone besides a group of 3 sits on the
floor with their eyes closed. Then the RA announces things like “pat
someone who has had an impact on you” or something like that and then
the people standing proceed to tap everyone who that applied to. Then
the groups switched and etc. I was a little hesitant to play at first
thinking I handy connected enough with everybody in class but I was
pleasantly surprised at how it turned out. No wonder this game is also
called Warm and Fuzzies because it makes you feel special:) Afterwards,
we all made and presented awards to each other and I received Lover of
Life - I’m gonna roll with it!
We had 2 mandatory events today. One was a college fair which I spent
a total of 12 minutes in because they were all in-state schools and I
am set on going out and as far away from state as possible! The second
was a convocation/documentary screening. First, a guy talked to us about
GSP reunions and the. The movie, A Race To Nowhere started. The film
was incredibly eye-opening and I’m glad they showed it to us. I think
all schools and school boards need to see it because it discusses the
negative impact school related stress can have on kids. All these AP
courses, heavy homework loads, extracurriculars, and so on not only
deprive students of sleep but they physically harm them and lead them to
self-destructive behavior. The entire film was dedicated to 13-year-old
Devon who committed suicide after failing a math test in a class she
usually received 100% in. Just thinking about how something so small in
the long run caused so young a girl to take her life really puts things
into perspective and makes me wonder if everything I’m doing in school
is really doing more good than bad. Ill say again, everybody needs to
see this documentary.
Tomorrow, we get to cook in general studies! Only 4 days left:)
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