The truth is, I really do like learning. I think it can be so much fun, and I fully embrace my inner nerd. I love reading literature and learning about the Civil War and speaking Spanish and figuring out the royal family’s bloodline. But when it comes to school, the place that’s supposed to stimulate and excite my mind, I’m more of a distant blob with no real opinion or interest in what I’m learning. It’s really such a bummer. I walk in like a zombie and leave like a zombie. I don’t retain information or find any of it fascinating. Teachers just speak at me, not to me; and all I can do is daydream or try to casually nap without them noticing. It’s a little sad if you ask me. Everyone around me in burnt out and tired and bored and, all at the same time, incredibly stressed about doing schoolwork that they hate. Maybe if I liked what I’m learning, then I’d be more inclined to put in a noteworthy effort. But right now it hardly seems possible. I never receive reward or recognition for my hard work- instead I just get more meaningless work that fails to teach me how to live in the real world. Ugh. I wish things were different for me and for those around me because I know numerous high schoolers who feel this way. That’s why when it comes to college, I’m studying exactly what I want. Lawlz guess this wasn’t a small rant, but oh well!