Pros and cons of school

Is school something good or bad, this is the question. I think about it quite often.

Most children dislike school. They do not like learning, because it takes a lot of their time. On the top of that you even have to buy books from which you learn and you get school marks which tell you how you understand what is done at school. You also get homework which takes more of your free time. Because school starts early in the morning, you have to wake up early and if your home is too far away from your school, you have to stay in a dormitory or you have to drive to school every day which costs much more.

But school can also be good. Firstly, you learn something new. If you finish school, with your education you can start working and earn money. At school you also meet new people and school employs teachers.

Even if it seems that school has more disadvantages than advantages, I do not think it is bad. School is something very important. Without it there would be no technology at all and who knows what the world would look like now.

Matej Pintarič, 1. dt

Some people say that the time spent at school is the best time in your life.

I think most children dislike school. What they do not like at all is that they have to learn a lot and do their homework. The main problem is that they have to get up early. The problem is also that school lasts too long.

However, thorough thinking tells us that going to school is not at all so bad. Firstly, at school you get proper knowledge and education. You can use these in different jobs. A good part of school is also that you meet new people there and can hang out with friends.

When I finish school some day, I think I will forget the bad things about it and only remember how many interesting things have happened there.

Miha Plohl, 1. A

Some people say school is horrible, but some say that school is great. Well, I say, let us go through some advantages and disadvantages of school.

The good things about school are, for example, you get educated, you learn some manners, you learn how to manage time. School prepares you for your adulthood.

There are also negative things about school. Some teachers are unbelievably boring or self-confident, so they just do not listen to your problems. You have less free time and more responsibilities.

Altogether, school can be really boring and so hard, but if you make a good plan and if you are a bit organized, you can pass without big problems.

Jernej Borlinič, 1. bg

School is an institution for educating children and adults. We must go to school, because this is obligation. Some children dislike it.

On the negative side, there is homework; pupils do not write homework, this is a bad thing. If you do homework, you know more and you have better marks. Teachers like pupils who do their homework. Another problem is you have to go to school from Monday to Friday. This is very tiring. Another disadvantage is transport. Many pupils do not live near school, so they must get up early if they want to come to school before the lesson starts. We do not have plenty of free time to watch TV or play computer games. We must also respect school rules. Pupils who do not learn for tests copy from other pupils. And we have so many books. Bad students shout and make noise during lessons.

On the neutral side, the school year and holidays are neither too long nor too short.

On the plus side, I would say that if you go to school, you have more knowledge and many friends. I think learning is easier, because we have subjects like biology, maths, chemistry… Schools also have restaurants for food. Here pupils can eat. On top of that, public transport and the cinema cost less if you are a pupil.

There are different schools. The first is primary school. After primary school comes secondary school and if you are successful, you can go to university.

To sum up, school has its pluses and its minuses. I found more disadvantages about school.

Jernej Sinič, 1. bg

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The roads and footpaths of life

Well, the most important events in my life were my birthdays. These are days when I celebrate with my family and friends and we have a great time. Well, not all of my birthdays were great, mainly because of my relatives – the ones I do not see very often and do not like.

My life so far has been quite exciting. I have had my ups and downs and I am not the only one in the world with problems. I think the biggest problem in my life has been school. I can admit that I am the laziest person you can meet. But I know that I will have to change that soon. Right now I am still living with my parents but when I find a job and when I have to start earning my own money I will have to push that laziness aside.

I think the fair period for a person to live is to about seventy, but this opinion changes with age, that is the problem. I think that anyone with the age of seventy would want to live for at least a hundred years if not for ever.

Aljaž Tirič, 3.bg

The most important event in my life was my birth because I made my parents very happy.

After that my life was sometimes exciting and sometimes not. For example elementary school was very exciting because I had many friends and a lot of free time. When I got older my parents gave me work that I had to do every day and my life wasn't that exciting any more. But now these jobs are routine in my life and my life is exciting again.

If I could choose how long I would like to live I would live as long as to be the oldest living man on Earth.

Miran Kosar, 3.bg

I really like my life. I find it exciting because it is not the same. It changes every second. I have had some good and some bad experience.

In my life the most important event was when I was confronted with death. I did not know what it was like until my grandmother died. I was about five years old. I thought that she could return whenever she wanted to. But on that day she disappeared for ever. I was very sad because I loved her very much.

This has somehow influenced my life. I wish to live so long I could return the favour and chance that my parents gave to me when I was born. And I also wish that my death wouldn’t be painful and people would remember me as a good person.

Jernej Selič, 3.bg

If I had to pick one of my life's important events I would certainly choose high school. For me it is important because from that point on I started doing something for myself and started the foundation of what I would like to do in my life. And these days you can't get a nice job without proper education.

Now that I am learning and educating myself all days, I think that my life has become a little bit boring. Before, when I was in primary school, I had a more exciting life, because I had more time to do all the exciting things in life.

In some way it is not so great to live such an exciting life because it can be very stressful and stress leads to a shorter life. I would, however, like to live long because I would like to experience lots of life's great events.

Denis Kolednik, 3.bg

I don't think my life has been very exciting. But there are still some events in my life that you could say are important.

Some people would say that birth was the most important moment in their lives, but frankly, every one was born, that is why it is not important for me. For me a very important event was when I went on holidays with my older cousin to our aunt and family in Cannes in France. And because my parents had to work and did not come along I was able to be more independent and had a great two weeks vacation from their constant whining.

But I think that there are other important events in my life; this is just one of hundreds and because I plan to live a long life there will be many more, the only problem will be if I will be able to remember them all.

Andrej Planjšek, 3.bg

Teachers are like a piece of tight elastic — eventually they will go ‘Ping!’

Elastic is a very flexible material and it can be shaped in many ways. Because of its properties it is often compared to people with good nerves. And like people, elastic has a breaking point, too.

Teacher is a person who shows you how a thing works or gives you advice. He has to have the nerves for explaining things to someone who does not understand fast. Therefore teachers have to be persistent. Unfortunately, it is not always like that. When a pupil gets a bad mark, he can blackmail the teacher for a better one and even say bad words to the teacher. In a situation like this a teacher can easily loose his nerves and start yelling or even hit the pupil. That is the point where they "go ping". It does not often come to this point because a lot of teachers have nerves made of steel and can control themselves.

Another situation that can make teachers extremely angry is when pupils are very lazy and do not want to work. Therefore the teacher wants to motivate them and bring them to start working. In most cases without any results. Then again he could loose his nerves because he feels ignored. This can lead to unpleasant situations.

In the end, teachers are only humans and there always has to be a cause from the "outside" to make the teachers "go ping". Usually these forces are pupils.

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