The Value of School
When you enter adulthood and look back to days when you were young, you will probably see a picture of the beautiful sunset you were looking at with your friends near the school stadium, or sense the atmosphere of the busy-looking class during the test for which some of you were not ready at all, or you'll smell the scent of a school break when you were running to the school canteen and laughing with your classmates. There are lots of individual and sometimes personal moments we all experience during our school days, as we spend lots of time schooling, but when you see yourself with your diploma, taking those last pictures with your school headmaster and your classmates, you feel like those years went by faster than anyone could expect.
Obviously, education can improve our social skills, increase our stress resistance, and, of course, give us the basic knowledge that is great for our brain development. But the things we learn and the lessons we experience during our youngest and most immature years are even more valuable, and they determine lots of things about us as individuals. As someone said, "It doesn't get easier, you just get stronger." And I personally think that the school experience — good or bad — is necessary to toughen us up and stimulate our growth. Life at school puts us in some situations that can be challenging and sometimes seem almost impossible to get through. However, we can have lots of pleasant moments, make lots of friends, and have a huge amount of fun at school. This contrast makes this experience real, which lifts us up and helps us.
These precious years of students' school experiences have to be protected in order to provide them with wellbeing and the ability to experience all the beautiful moments life has prepared for them. It's absolutely necessary for schools to support their ambitions and give them more opportunities to glow with their potential. The motivation students can get with the right support is insane, and this is very important to focus on. Just imagine how much happier students can become and how much brighter the moments they will remember throughout their lives can become.
Anna Chasnyk is 15-years-old and lives in Khmelnytsky, Ukraine. She studies in lyceum in the 11th grade and likes books and sports. She spends her free time on art and playing the piano.