relationship with parents
forensics class was interesting today. we had a big class discussion (well, not really big - the class only has about 20 students) and the majority of it centered around relationships withour parents. we talked about how parents are always pushing us to work harder and study more and succeed, and if these goals were actually realistic or not. some of these kids made their parents sound like demons who stood behind them while they studied with whips as for me, i thought competition to do better in school was rooted mostly among ourselves. we push ourselves to cheat and try to outsmart, outwit, and outdo our peers - not our parents or teachers. that's how i see it, anyway. the other kids said their parents are always comparing them to other kids with perfect grades and such and then demanding from them why they aren't the same. so they counter by saying they have better grades than a lot of people. then their parents say "don't compare yourself with people worse than you, compare yourself with people who are better!" haha i found that funny. so now, my class is thinking about putting on a play/show about how we kids think our parents treat us. it'll include a lot of things, from how they push us to study to how they assume we're doing bad things when we really aren't.
got any ideas? tips? stories?
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