Why are so many high school seniors either totally reponsible or preverbal?
543842
We are born mostly dependent.  We move then towards more independence.  However there are no absolutes.  Each individual is unique.  So we will always be dependant upon others to some extent, as others will be dependant upon us.  On the other hand, we think for ourselves and are responsible for our own decisions and the consequences.\n\nAnother way to look at the picture is to say that we move from less responsibility towards more responsibility for our own lives.
210697
With a "teenager" just out of high school and one going into the 9th grade, I would have to say that in my area, the schools have a great college prep program, but the prep is only as good as the kids make it!  It's like a horse, you can lead it to water but you can't make it drink.  Schools are only a small part in preparing kids for college.  The parents are just as important if not more and outside influences.  But mainly it all falls on the kids and what they do with what is offered to them.
1007067
Cause the kids of today are totally out of control.  Today, it seems to be a contest of how early they start, and how many notches in their belts they have by the time they become seniors.  Their parents must all be proud!!!!!\n\nUnfortunately, a lot of them are in for a rude awakening.  Unemployment, teen pregnancy, poor educations, poverty, etc. are what's in their future.............Mark my words they will pay for their decisions later in life!!  Too late..........The  competition for blue collar jobs will increase substantially by the time they are ready to go and find jobs.  \n\nMan, the times have changed  I truly feel the PARENTS are to blame.  They will also have to live with the consequences of their and their children's actions\n\nGood luck.........stay smart!\n\nMr. Happy\n:o)
1178994
They believe that there grown up.  There almost to the point were school is going to be over and they're gonna have a new lease on life.  It's nothing to be ashamed of...annoying yes, but nothing bad.  I just think it's funny when I ask someone what grade they're in, they tell me they're a senior......I didn't ask that, I asked what GRADE your in....that's the 12th.
50789
Much of this stems from the fact that young people were not forced to write very much on paper in  comparison to students of a generation ago.  They were ill prepared to communicate on computer systems because they also could not type very fast.  With this in mind, add the fact that one of their parents just might walk past the computer while they were discussing something personal and you have the reasons 4 all da losy nglish on da net.\nAt this point the style became habit.  Sorry that you feel so strongly about this.  I do not want to make exceuses for them, but I suppose I am tolerant enough to overlook it.  It is certainly no more annoying than those who never answer a question directly in their own words, but quote a passage out of their favorite book (without any explaination as to how it applies to the question).\nIt is a big world out there.  This cyber site allows almost anyone to use it.  You are likely to contact or be contacted by people who would walk right past you with saying a word in the real world.
537635
High school in the US is a popularity contest: who can have the cutest bf/gf, who can make the cheerleading squad/football team, etc. I enjoyed high school, I had friends, I'm not trying to be cynical, but it was always about who was the most popular flavor of the month. Kids cheated all the time on exams, I did too (mainly on homework), it didn't seem to be a big deal. I regret it now though, I should've just learned the info then b/c now I'm in college and don't know how to do somethings I should've learned in high school! Hope that all makes sense.
587084
well i have a couple\nthey have less of a social life and interaction with other people and because of that if they later decide to start going to public school in high school like a few people i know did they are kind of thought of as being nerdy and dont really know a lot of the slang...which i suppose is also a good thing sometimes, but they have to learn everything like that.
837786
In my opinion, the real world is harder than college, but maybe I was just better able to deal with the stress when I was younger!  Actually, I think it is a different type of stress - homework, term papers, exams, etc.  Those who are good at managing their time tend to do better and get less stressed.  Older students often make better students because they appreciate what an education can get you, and they don't do stupid things like stay out all night partying and getting drunk instead of studying.
137544
It's just a bit show-off time and a reinforcement of the social hierachy that seems to perpetuate schools, elevating the 'jocks/class clowns' and 'slutty popular bimbos' and depreciating anyone not in the former two groups.\n\nHowever it is fuel for many crappy American teen films... which i take pleasure in ripping to shreds...
618167
The vast majority are drafted out of college.  More and more teams are drafting high school players (especially pitchers), but some teams refuse to draft high school players because it's too risky.  Natural talent is obvious but maturity is still a big question.
701566
They don't all behave that way... but having known many throughout my life, it is truly amazing how many do!\n\nI think it is because the moronic ones think they know everything and have superiority complexes.  They think they are better than all the students and parents as well as all the teachers.\n\nThis comment is coming from an adult, not a kid.
605189
We were all cast-offs in High school. Not even the jock or the the pretty rich girl felt good there. We were all teenagers for gods sake. We new nothing other than the cauldron of bull-(  ) competitiveness we were cruelly thrust into. \nWe were ALL in the same boat.
324031
Becuase most of the public state universities _have_ to take students from that state, provided that they make some sort of minimum requirement, usually some form of combined GPA and SAT.  Now GPA's from high schools can range from "informative" to "absolutely worthless" with regards to what they say about the student who got them.  Basically they have to admit a lot of students, who to put it bluntly, have no business being at an institude of higher learning in the first place.\n\nReally, the universities don't have "weed-out" the students, as the student's tend to "weed-out" themselves.
890019
I'm a mature student and I agree with you. Many of the students I know are incredibly inteligent, but simply have no common sense, at all.
31598
Because they try to act grown and everyone in jr. high and high school want to be grown but, then when its time to be grown they don't know how because they were acting the whole time.
226185
From my personal observations, I think that lack of support from parents is a MAJOR, MAJOR cause of this problem.  While parental support alone will not guarantee that students will complete high school, it certainly does increase the odds.  So, if any parents are reading this messge, please remember to support and encourage your children in all of their worthwhile endeavors.
49226
School isn't more difficult, but today's students lead more complex lives, therefore life in general is more difficult.  Technology is supposed to make our lives easier, but the paradox is that it complicates our lives because we keep trying to complete more tasks in less time.  After 20 years of teaching high school English, I can report that I see students steadily regressing in reading comprehension and writing skills, yet I see them increasing in technology competency.