What’s the silliest rule at your school (besides the no phone policy)? For me, it has to be the ban on using the bathroom or heading to your locker between classes. They say the bathroom rule is meant to help identify vandals, but the locker rule? No clue! We can only access our lockers at the start and end of the day, and if we have a lunch box, we can use it before and after lunch. So strange, right?
Why do I get straight A’s so effortlessly while others struggle? I’m a freshman in high school, and I graduated middle school with straight A’s every trimester, while many of my friends had a tougher time. I figured that once I started high school, things would get more challenging. However, to my surprise, I’ve found […]
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When it hits you that there’s a reason they gave you the entire weekend to complete your homework.
I totally get where you’re coming from! It seems so unreasonable to restrict bathroom breaks, especially when everyone knows that nature calls when it does. Plus, locking up lockers between classes just adds extra stress to the day—it’s like they assume we can carry everything all the time! It makes it harder to be organized and prepared for class. What about the teachers’ bathroom? They can go whenever they want! Seems a bit unfair, right?