Without failure, every school year has the seniors that are burnt out, that don’t
come to school, and don’t put in a lot of effort in their classes. While this behavior isn’t
productive for education and teachers are annoyed by it, their actions are well justified.
Seniors have been in the education system for twelve years now, going to school
five days a week every week for most of their lives. It’s no wonder that they’re out of it
by now. “I just want to get out of here and move on with my life,” senior Brynlee
Beckstrand says.
One of the main things that schools want seniors to focus on is college
applications and figuring out the next steps of life. Because seniors are so focused on
what they are doing after high school, their attention isn’t at school anymore. Schools
are expecting seniors to do everything sophomores and juniors do, but with the added
expectation of figuring out careers, colleges, money, etc.
Due to the heightened focus on things outside of high school, it doesn’t become
a top priority for seniors anymore. They just want to move on with their lives.
However, seniors are also at a standstill. They are at the last moments of their
childhood and their first moments of adulthood. This leads to feelings of not wanting to
let go and wanting to prolong their time at home a little longer.
Izzy Martinez, a senior at Davis High, reflects on leaving high school by saying,
“The challenging part of senior year is just the thought of leaving my childhood. So just
confronting that thought, that change, is very difficult to accept.” Even though seniors
are excited for the next steps and excited to be out of school, it’s a huge adjustment.
Seniors have been living the same life for twelve years now, having the same routine for
such a long time. Suddenly leaving to pursue something completely different is hard and
challenging.
This is yet another thought that distracts seniors from their schoolwork. They
want to appreciate their last months at home and being a kid. That becomes a higher
priority than an A+ in math.
With nearly every credit needed received, seniors usually don’t want to take any
more classes than they are required to. (Except if they want to be ahead in college) This
leads to many home release periods and sometimes just skipping classes on their
schedule.
“[Senioritis] is just a bunch of seniors who are sort of ready to be out of school,
so they skip a lot,” Hallie Miller, a senior at Davis High, says. And she’s right! Why go to
school when all your credits are in and there’s nothing to do? And when could you focus
on college/trade school/whatever you’re going to do after you graduate?
The moral of the story is to go easy on the seniors. They have to balance going
to school every day, doing assignments and tests, applying to colleges, figuring out
come to school, and don’t put in a lot of effort in their classes. While this behavior isn’t
productive for education and teachers are annoyed by it, their actions are well justified.
Seniors have been in the education system for twelve years now, going to school
five days a week every week for most of their lives. It’s no wonder that they’re out of it
by now. “I just want to get out of here and move on with my life,” senior Brynlee
Beckstrand says.
One of the main things that schools want seniors to focus on is college
applications and figuring out the next steps of life. Because seniors are so focused on
what they are doing after high school, their attention isn’t at school anymore. Schools
are expecting seniors to do everything sophomores and juniors do, but with the added
expectation of figuring out careers, colleges, money, etc.
Due to the heightened focus on things outside of high school, it doesn’t become
a top priority for seniors anymore. They just want to move on with their lives.
However, seniors are also at a standstill. They are at the last moments of their
childhood and their first moments of adulthood. This leads to feelings of not wanting to
let go and wanting to prolong their time at home a little longer.
Izzy Martinez, a senior at Davis High, reflects on leaving high school by saying,
“The challenging part of senior year is just the thought of leaving my childhood. So just
confronting that thought, that change, is very difficult to accept.” Even though seniors
are excited for the next steps and excited to be out of school, it’s a huge adjustment.
Seniors have been living the same life for twelve years now, having the same routine for
such a long time. Suddenly leaving to pursue something completely different is hard and
challenging.
This is yet another thought that distracts seniors from their schoolwork. They
want to appreciate their last months at home and being a kid. That becomes a higher
priority than an A+ in math.
With nearly every credit needed received, seniors usually don’t want to take any
more classes than they are required to. (Except if they want to be ahead in college) This
leads to many home release periods and sometimes just skipping classes on their
schedule.
“[Senioritis] is just a bunch of seniors who are sort of ready to be out of school,
so they skip a lot,” Hallie Miller, a senior at Davis High, says. And she’s right! Why go to
school when all your credits are in and there’s nothing to do? And when could you focus
on college/trade school/whatever you’re going to do after you graduate?
The moral of the story is to go easy on the seniors. They have to balance going
to school every day, doing assignments and tests, applying to colleges, figuring out
housing and meal plans, registering for classes, finding jobs, and finishing up school all
in between their hands. They are burnt out and ready to move on. Let’s all be
understanding of that!
understanding of that!
