the Meaning of Life

High school is a communist nation as far as the students are concerned. And this offers pros and cons. The pros are that we really don't have to do much thinking for ourselves. They point us at a book and we attack it.. or throw paper wads at it.. or perhaps just stare blankly at the wall. the point is we don't have to choose much. They tell us what classes to take, how things are graded, what is acceptable, what is not acceptable, what is mainstream and what is out of the ordinary. They form our opinions through expressions of theirs. The problem with this system comes to light when we, the student, suddenly find ourselves able to question the validity of these, previously inarguable, statements. At some point in our lives as students we turn from mindless drooling, he took my book so ill throw a spitball at him, suck up to the teacher with an apple, elementary students to the lazy self absorbed rebellious heard headed beings that we are. And in our change we realize that what is being preached to us everyday may, in fact, be not as infallible as we'd come to believe. That, perhaps, there was something wrong with the system.
This type of "dangerous" thinking must sound alarm bells off in the minds of all the administrators because suddenly, no matter how studious or well mannered you are, you find yourself on the "Ive got my eye on you" list of every teacher in the building. When we gain enough courage to voice these thoughts we often find that our opinions are often shared by many of our peers. So yes, there is something wrong with the system. The students should have equal pull in shaping their future. Also, we should not have to second guess ourselves when we want to speak up about something that is wrong. Teachers should listen to us. We, the seniors, are old enough to vote and decide how our country is run, i think our opinions are well-rounded enough to hold some valid points that deserve to be acknowledged.