I really don't want to go back to school?
Hey, same here. I totally get how you feel. I haven't gone out since school ended, and I gotta say, it has been awesome not getting bullied, or being social. I hate all those losers at school too. But suicide is never the answer. You know, the survivors of the people who jumped the Golden Gate Bridge, 2/3 of them realized their problems can be fixed easily. You just have to remember, school doesn't run your life, you do. You can't do anything to make people not bully you. Even if you were the most perfect person in the world, there will always be one person who hates you no matter what you do. So keep your head high, don't let the haters get to you, and just get through the year with good grades and a happy attitude. Later on when you get to college, you'll realize, I made it, and it was totally worth it. If you want, take a break sometime. Don't just play Xbox and stay home all day, try going out, just walk alone and take a moment and realize there is a beautiful real world out there without any kids to ruin your day. School makes me feel depressed and stressed, but I remind myself that it's all just temporary, and you should too.
I really dont want to go back to boarding school..?
It is definitely too late to back out, but that's really beside the point. If things were really bad, your parents would find a way to get you out of there and into your local public school. But things really aren't that bad. You have at least 4 friends there and will be rooming with your best friend. I'm sure your parents are sending there to give you a leg up on your future - doing well at this school will make it that much easier to get into a really good college, which will in turn lead to you having a much better education and a better career. You probably can't think that far ahead right now, but your parents are doing that for you by sending you there. The fact that there are mean girls there - well, sorry to say this, but there are mean girls EVERYWHERE, including at whatever other school you think you'd rather go to. It's just a fact of life. You need to learn to ignore those girls and focus on the friends you have and making friends with people you don't even know yet. You'll do fine - you just need to stop focusing on all the negative stuff and remember all the good things about being there. As for being separated from your parents, just make sure your mom and dad know what you said here - that you feel much closer to them after this summer and will really miss them. Maybe they can arrange more visits, Skype sessions, and care packages to make you feel less home sick. Good luck!
I really don't wanna go back to school tomorrow?
I hate those feelings too! Haha~ Here's what I normally do. -Get some sleep--extremely vital for improving mood and motivation -Drink some coffee or tea upon waking up -Do stretches when getting out of bed -Be lulled to sleep by playing Zen music or smooth Jazz -Can't sleep? Feel productive by doing something...productive! -SLEEP -Mentally prepare? -Have a checklist of things your going to get done tomorrow, whether its on paper or in your head -Pet your pet! Best medicine! -PLEASE sleep! Good luck!
I want to go back to school at 31, am I too old?
My younger sister dropped out of college after 1 year and took 10 years to figure out what she wanted to do with her life. At 28, she came to me and said, “I finally know what i want to do. I want to be a doctor.” “Great.” “The only problem is that I’ll be 45 by the time i get there.”“Well, you’re going to be 45 anyway. Why not do something worthwhile by the time you get there?”She went to undergrad in biology, grad school in nursing, and two more in anesthesia to become a CRNA. She didn’t make it all the way to being a doc, and it didn’t take until she was 45. She made it 2/3 of the way by 38.Want a different perspective to answer this Q?Flash back when you were 7 and ask yourself this Q. Then flash forward to when you’ll be 70 and ask again. Listen carefully to both perspectives. One reflects hope. The other wisdom. Then ask yourself the same Q again now. You’ll know what to do.Have Fun & Good Luck!
I don't wanna go back to school?
I honestly don't want to go back to school. I'm so scared. I don't know why; everything is so overwhelming. The people, the classes, the work, etc etc. I'm seriously afraid to talk to anyone without them judging me and I can't concentrate in class, it's honestly so hard. I go back to school tomorrow, what do I do?!
I don't want to go back to school. I'm scared of falling back to the same old routines, with me going through the day alone like a ghost. What should I do?
Hopefully your school has clubs or other such groups.Get involved in something that interests you. Or research how you can start a club yourself. This would help you to meet other students who share similar interests.It’s been awhile since I’ve been in school, but my high school had a chess club, a drama club, etc.My husband was a quiet kid in school. He started an ecology club at his school over 20 years ago. It still exists and he still keeps in touch with some of the friends he made.I was always a nerdy person. I was in the library club and loved it. I repaired torn and damaged books and re-shelved returns. Sure, this didn’t endear me to the popular crowd, but that was never a goal. I was always interested in other cultures, so joined the AFS club. (I am not sure this still exists.) I got to know several nice kids from countries all over the world.Our school also had a school paper that was run by the students. The students also wrote the articles. You are on Quora, so I assume you enjoy writing. If your school doesn’t have a paper, you could start one. An English teacher might be willing to sponsor this.Think about the things you are interested in and pursue them. Make your own meaning in school.
Adults: do you really wanna go back to high school?
Me, personally? Hell, no! Well, maybe if I could go back as a teenager, knowing what I know now. I would be less obsessed with being “cool” and more interested in joining activities that would probably have been a lot of fun. I wasn’t bullied often (although I do recall a guy grabbing my backside and receiving a solid smack from my binder across his ‘frontside’ in return) or a bully, and called it out when I saw it, but would do more to address it. I would force the staff to intervene on behalf of my friend who was being beaten by her father (“Well, there really isn’t anything we can do about that.”) I was never a member of the popular crowd, but I had friends, but I would do more to include the kids who were left out. I would let my teachers know what was happening in my own home, so my brother and I could have gotten some support, rather than just labels. I would choose my friends more carefully, knowing now how peer pressure works—something I believed was a concept adults made up at the time (Deborah, Kassi, Kim, Liz—love you still!). I would take the time to thank the teachers who really made an effort—I had a few of those, and they made a big difference in my life. I would push to make more counsellors available to talk to any kid who walked through their door—even today, students sometimes hear, “You don’t have an appointment, so I will have to see you another time.” I would tell on the custodian who was making out with the slightly disabled 14 year-old behind the stage curtains.But I don’t know if this is really what you were looking for when you asked me the question. I like to believe I changed the system from within, as much as I could, during my career. The two best compliments I ever got were from high school students—one was written in my yearbook by a kid who chafed under the (often) punitive rules: “You made high school bearable for me” and the other was from a young woman who struggled with the 9 to 3, Monday to Friday format, so we helped figure out a system that would get her to her graduation: “You were a saviour to kids like me.” I think my struggles in high school made me empathetic to what the kids who ‘don’t always fit the mold’ endure, and determined to make their experiences better.