-Snort snort-

God did you ever eat too fast and get a stomach ache? That's one of the wondrous joys of CMHS. Here at CMHS we're known as the home of the wildcats, but we ought to be known as the home of the wild hogs. Because that's might as well what it should be. A bunch of starving pigs lined up along a hallway curling all the way back to the bathrooms cavorting around waiting to get fed. And by the time we reach the front of the line, take note here comes the pig part again, we have to stuff our food in our mouth like we may never eat again. But can you blame us?

First of all I have a big problem with the prices of things. If I end up paying 1.50 just for fries I better get to eat them and I want to enjoy them, not hork them down like I'm on an eating binge. Or how about milk, what is it 40-45 cents now? I remember when a milk ticket was 15 cents. And half the time the milks not even cold! Who enjoys drinking warm milk? Not me. Or how about a hamburger, it's 2.00. Just for a hamburger! So if you want a hamburger, fries, and milk for lunch there goes almost 4 dollars out of your pocket.

The second problem is the selection. Now I actually don't have a complaint particularly about the selection per se just the ingredients. If I were to say anything good about the school it'd definitely be the choices. See the problem is e-v-e-r-y-t-h-i-n-g is made from wheat. If they make it, wheats in it. And all the good chips are gone too. I understand this "childhood obesity childhood obesity blah blah blah" rant but no ones shoving the food down our throats. We want to eat it theres no one forcing us to. If they really want to keep us all from being fat then gym shouldn't be an elective our senior year.

I love how we have time for 50 minutes of class but we dont have time for 45 minutes of lunch. That my friend puts me in all sorts of bad moods.

Thank you everyone who comments. I really appreciate all the praise I get on this blog. I just might continue, if I can get over the fact everyone thinks bloggers have no life =p.

Your grading whaaaaaat?

Yeah, so I was told in Mrs. Mayes class that science PSSA's are being counted this year. Pardon how juvenile this may sound but, Are you serious? Are you genuinely serious? Not just counted, but you MUST pass to graduate. Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat!

My first issue is what exactly is on those things anyway? How would you even study for it? What classifies as science right now. I mean off the top of my head I can think of : Biology, Principles of Technology, Physics, feel free to add to the list but that's what I got. So your telling me to pass these things we have to dig all the way back in our stress packed mind to 9th grade? Stamp an F on mine now because I barely remember the difference between a niche and a dome. Is it based on everything from alchemy to zoonomy?(This is real believe it or not, I googled it. Why yes I did put some effort into this thank you for noticing.) Or is it just a specific chunk? What is it!?

And what I wanna know is why we just HAVE to pass the science PSSA to graduate. How often do you use science in the real world anyway. Unless of course you're in the science field but lets exclude that for now. Of course you have to know math for just about everything from your Mickey D's cashier to a brain surgeon and english to communicate with at least half a brain. But when are you gonna need to whip out Newtons 1st law or how Mitosis and Meosis happen? Maybe if your in New York and get stopped in the Cash Cab but other than that I cant think of any reason someone would just demand you tell them the skeletal structure of mammals.

So Mrs. Mayes I hope you like having me in your class because I have a feeling I'll be stuck in this hole a while longer than I suspected originally.

Questions? Additions? Comments?

This is absolutely unacceptable!

Gahhh! Ever hear this line from a teacher "This is absolutely unacceptable". I find it funny they can't just say, "you can't turn this in" rather than it being absolutely positively unacceptable. Two more bb gun pellets in your self esteem. Anyway, they say it about things sometimes that are completely out of your control. For instance typing a paper. I have had this issue since 6th grade. I myself don't have a printer. So this is a huge issue.

Some of us don't have the salary to afford a printer to print a paper. But oh "We can go to the library!". Yeah when? First of all you have to get a pass to go to the library? Uhm,..what? You need a pass to get in, like its a VIP room or something. And these passes are handed out in the morning. Yeah we really have the time between being crowded in two spaces and rushing to our lockers before bell. And what chances do you have to go anyway? Monday and Friday are reading, and Wednesday is a club day. Leaving Tuesday and Thursday solely. But what if you have a test to make up? A book to read for another class? An issue that needs taken care of at guidance? Something you just need to get done. Too bad, type your paper missy girl!

Just that kinda teacher

Did you ever have a teacher that insists your not paying attention just because you don't get something? One of those situations that plays out kinda like this:

Student: I really don't get (i.e graphing) how to graph this problem.
Teacher: Maybe if you payed attention you'd know

-Beep- Stop right there, I know thats an automatic response to think when someone doesn't get something that they're not paying attention but sometimes they need to stop and look. Some students have notes taken and at least try to do all problems but its just not clicking in their head. But because you need a little bit of extra help your not paying attention?

Then they get mad when you get mad

Heh

Too much school!

So in the latest news broadcasts there has been schools in the South starting to have school 4 days a week 10 hours a day. My hopes is that policy NEVER comes up here.

The reason it was started in the first place was to save money, particularly on gas. They would be saving tons of money by only running the buses 4 days a week instead of the usual 5. They also think we would get more educational value if we had 10 hours + of school. Which for some sums it up, they're all for it. I on the other hand am totally against it.

Let me create a visual spectral for you. You must awake at 4 A.M to catch the 5 A.M bus to school in order to get there at the specified 6 A.M. With ten hours of school and with most students averaging out to have about 7 subjects excluding lunch for now that would be roughly 85 minutes (1 hour and 35 minutes) in one class. Thats 1 hour and 35 minutes of math, history, science, language, etc. Can you really stand to be with the same teacher for that long? I cant. And learning for 10 solid hours, maybe 9 with the lunch added can you really concentrate?

Not only this but you know that after school job you are barely able to maintain with the added help of homework? Forget it. With school ending at 6 P.M every day after the usual teens routine of homework, dinner, and a shower theres no time for a job! Or even friends, significant others, or parents.

Now what I'm curiously pondering is how exactly this "system" saves money. Considering with that extra two hours of school teachers pay wages must also be refilled. Not only this but what about the fact school will be running past the average dinner time of 5 o clock. Will the school be funding a dinner program? And for those not approved for financial aid, can they afford it?

Thats my view, comments?