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Graduates wonder “should 1 stay or should | go?”

‘WITH JUST a few days left
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Throughout high school the idea

of what college or university to go to
has been pushed on today's students,

“", And while’some students don’t want

. to continue with their education, or

~ at least not right away, society views

that as wrong: Asking high school
students, I got a lot of different

“answers. Danielle, a Grade 12 stu-
dent, stated, “The work place is so
_ Specialized that you need university
or college to get a good job, so you
Might as well start as soon as you
can.”

von Dana Higgins agreed, adding,

~° “You might as well start right after

” high school so you can get it over
--with as soon as possible. If you take ~
“time off, chances are you're not
going to want to go back."

. » Those are two views society has

pushed i into teens’ heads. What

“s about the other side? Talking with

other students; they all agreed on

“one thing —— taking a year off.

“. > “You need a break after high
"school," argued Aaron Leslie. EINot

many people can go straight to col-

» lege or university because they'don’t

know what they're going to do for

“their future.” |.’

a bein him up, Errol Clark stat”

ed, “If you go right after high school

and: you don’t know what you want. :

‘ to do, it’s just going to be a waste of
. time and money. Don’t go until you
“know what you want to do.”
__.' Rob McKee thinks it's simple:
» “lf you know what you want to do,
£0, if you don’t, don't go",
--¥To the question as to why are so
: many high school graduates going
“straight to university or college and
then dropping out, Jessica Crawshaw
’ states, “You need to take time off to
travel and find yourself. You'll learn
a lot more than a year of school.”
If this is how most teens feel, .
“then why are so many continuing?
“There's so much pressure to go
straight back,” reasons student Erin
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Robin Thompson said’ “Do
what’s best for you, not what every-
one clse wants you to do.” That's
what students have to do — decide
what they want, not what their par-
ents or society wants.”

A teacher at Argyle added, “Too
many students go straight to college
or university after graduation, Many
of them spend the first two years lost
as they aren't experienced enough to
handle the responsibilities involved.
A year in between perhaps would be
worthwhile for a student to gain
experience working or travelling. In
Spite of the fear many parents have
that their children will never return -
they usually do because now they
have a better idea of where they‘re
heading.”

For those nearing graduation,
Stop and ask yourselves what you
want to do — not what everyone

66 For those nearing
graduation, stop and
ask yourselves what
you want to do — not
what everyone else
wants you to do, 99

else wants you to do.

Shawna Hall is a Grade 12
Argyle Secondary student enrolled in
the Video Production Career
Preparation program at the Leo
Marshall Curriculum Centre.

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