Drowning In Reality

School Logic

Did you know the average high schooler
has the same anxiety levels
as an insane asylum patient in the 1930's?

Did you know that books like Anne Frank: A Diary of a Young Girl, Harry Potter, and The Lorax were banned in some American school districts?

Remember!
Fill in those circles nice and dark and if you go out of the lines,
That answer is wrong.

You guys have two weeks to do a five paragraph essay,
But remember on standardised testing,
You have 90 minutes to read three pieces of text, answer 18 questions, and write an essay.

The FitnessGram Pacer Test is a multistage aerobic capacity test that progressively gets more difficult as it continues. The 20 meter pacer test will begin in thirty seconds. Line up at the start. The running speed starts slowly but get faster each time you hear this signal: bobeboop! A single lap should be completed each time you hear this sound: ding! Remember to run in a straight line and run as long as possible. The second time you fail to complete a lap, your test is over. The test will begin on the word start. On your mark, get ready... start! Ding!

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America. And to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

You get two seconds to take four pages of notes.
Fun! [insert sarcasm here]

3.14159265359,
The Mitochondria is the power house of the cell,
Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue
In fourteen hundred ninety-two,
Your thesis statement should include your essays three main points, and those points should be broad enough so you can get as much textual evidence in there as possible.

Eat a healthy breakfast at 6:30 in the morning,
Don't stay up to late,
Do all your homework,
Be there for your team,
Don't have emotional breakdowns.

You know you shouldn't drink coffee?
That stuff will stunt your growth,
But it's the only thing that will keep you awake in class.
You know, after you got a full eight hours of sleep.

"Yes! I got a C on this test, my highest grade so far!"
"Why aren't you understanding the material?! It's not that hard."
"It's honestly so easy, anyone could do it."

Did you see that girl?
Yeah her makeup is ugly.
Did you see that boy?
Who would ever want to date someone as weird as that.

The bell rung! Lunch time! I get food that was shipped from who knows where and contains who know what. But at least the pretzels are good.

Is it time to go home yet?
Is it time?
Is it?
When will the bell ring?
Nnnnnnow!
Three two one... now!
Finally I can get out of this hell hole and go home and do four hours of homework.

This stuff will be on PARCC, so remember it.
Yes PARCC is in March and yes it is only the fourth day of school but you need to remember it!

¿Cómo estás?
¿Cuál es tu nombre?
Uno, dos, tres, cuatro, cinco...

Don't bully anyone because that's bad,
But when you are a football player, it fine.
We don't want to lose Friday's game.

No guys. I'm positive this isn't due.
Oh. It is due. Alright then.

Oh my god! You're, you're showing one extra millimetre of skin! Go to the office right now.
No one can see your shoulders. It might be a distraction to the males in the school.
Absolutely no one can ever know that you, a teenage girl, has to wear a bra.

Run the mile every week and if you don't make it in under eleven or ten minutes, you get a zero for the day.
And even though you are on crutches, you still have to run because you don't have a doctors note.

I see you have all A's.
Wouldn't it be a shame if you got an E on a quiz?
Oh and look at that. Your grade is now a D. Good luck bringing that back up.

You don't look good with out make up on.
You aren't cool if you don't have Jordan's.
You like school? What a nerd.

Did you know that over 14 percent of students have thought about committing suicide?
Did you?