Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Creative Blog 2
This whole college process has got me thinking about why have we (the seniors) done what we did for the past 4 years. Did we do all these extra curricular, AP's, community service, etc. just for the sake of getting into college? In class we discussed after reading Kafka's novel, "Metamorphosis," in what ways has society still remained conformist. In conjunction with our discussion about conformity, have you noticed that going to college has never been questioned. It has always been assumed that we will go to college. We never stop to think of we are actually working towards what we want to do. We have all been programmed from a young age that when we are finished with high school, we would progress to college. This progression has been considered a norm. I wonder if students had the option from a younger age, would they go to college?
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Shanelle, I love that reading Kafka could get you to ask such questions! I think you would still go to college, but it would be more of a conscious choice. Gregor didn't make conscious choices.
ReplyDeleteShanelle, you make a really good and interesting point about the role of conformity in the life of today's youth. However, I think that sometimes education can be instinctual. That being said, you make a good point that had we not been raised with the same values as we were, our priorities would be completely different. College is a good topic to think about especially at this time in our life.
ReplyDeleteI totally understand why you would start thinking about how we conform to school and the whole college process. I have also thought about how we are programmed to study and sometimes forget what its even for. I think most of us have been studying and working so hard for the past couple of years because of the stress of college from school, ourselves, and our family. Great point!
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