High School Students Have It Easy
A perfect picture of an “A” student
Is filled with a 4.0 GPA (weighted, most likely)
High scores from Test Name and ACRONYM HERE
Dotted with community service
A sprinkling of honors, achievements, meaningless meaningful pieces of paper
Quotes from important people like
“They’ll do great things in life”
or
“We expect the best”
A perfect imperfect picture of an “A” student
is filled with a GPA (not “high enough” to them most likely)
a deteriorating sense of importance for TEST NAME HERE (aren't they all the same?)
a deteriorating sense of care (like the poem’s punctuation)
hours serving the community that could be spent studying
achievements, or side effects of burning your own candle at both ends
quotes from important people like
“You have it easy”
or
“Why isn’t this test an A?”
but high school students have it easy, right?
the achievers will achieve and others will leave
because in this age of technology kids can skate by
“in my day we didn’t have the internet”
in your day the work wasn’t as hard
less history to learn
no homework for hours and hours
the math was easier
half of the parents i know have no clue what their son or daughter is learning because they can’t understand it themselves
but no, disregard that
students must be well-rounded
perfect grades (A’s and maybe B’s), be involved in a sport, 8 hours of sleep (but how will I study), hours of homework (sometimes for one class), community service (but how will I study), don’t forget about your family, join a club or three, fundraisers, don’t forget to read for pleasure (it marks good students), college applications are waiting for you at the end of the four year hike (but not really, achievers apply early, and -
High school students have it easy.
If easy was yesteryear’s unthinkable.