So many choices, not enough time
Our school prides itself on having an incredible selection of extracurricular activities. We have incredible teachers and coaches who are dedicated and strive to make sure we achieve excellence in our chosen areas. If there is a sport you are interested in or an art form you want to explore, chances are we have it here. We’re very fortunate in that regard, because many students aren’t so lucky.
There’s only one little glitch. What if you happen to be the Troy Bolton type? You’ve got a passion for basketball but you’d like to give theater a try too? Well if that’s you, sorry, because you’ve got to pick one and only one.
If you participate in any extracurricular activity, you are well aware of the time commitments most of them require. Athletic team practices are longer than ever despite time constraints limiting practice hours.Various art forms are being practiced more rigorously, leading them to be perfected by students at even younger ages than ever before. Students dive headfirst into their activity of choice, giving it all of their time, energy and focus. But if you think about it, is that what high school is supposed to be about?
High school is a time to explore our interests and try new things. In the near future, the time for choosing a career path will come, whether we are ready or not. Have we dabbled in enough areas to discover our talents and know what we like?
In the world of my dreams, there would be one hundred hours in the day. With those one hundred hours one could participate in whatever activities sounded appealing. Unfortunately, here in the real world, there are only twenty four, and only eight of those fit from the time you leave school to the dead of night.
There’s no time for trying new things, no time for relaxing, no time for adventures. Personally, the one major thing I’ve learned from high school is that you can’t do everything. This is one flaw in our school system that there’s no good solution for. They claim to be preparing us for the real world, but this isn’t how it all works. In reality, you’ll never be able to do everything, but you can certainly do more than one thing. Time management is a valuable skill and it’ll allow you to explore more than one interest as soon as you get out of high school. There is no way to please everyone, in high school and in the real world. At this point there’s not much to be done except hope that I’ve spent my time doing the right things. Good luck Panthers, I hope you’ve all chosen wisely.
