Most can agree high school is the home of peer
pressure, I know I can definitely relate. An issue I faced in high school was
that my friends always wanted me to ditch. As a result, my nickname was angelic
Abi, not only because it rhymed, but because according to everyone else I was
afraid to break the rules. No matter how many times I was teased or called
names I always stood my ground. After all, I would have to be the one that
faced my parents if I was ever caught, not them. Even if it staying alone when
my friends ditched during lunch As the years went by they left me alone, never again
did they asked me if I wanted to do something that involved breaking the rules,
because they knew my response would be no. Throughout high school I was seen as
a mother figure, which I did not like, but I preferred to be seen that way. I
would rather be in class, learning something new, than wasting my time walking
to 7Eleven.
(I accidentally commented with the wrong blog ... so if you could delete that comment, I would be very grateful!)
ReplyDeleteHi Luna Arzola,
I am encouraged by your bravery to stick to what you want to do instead of going along with whatever your friends wanted you to do with them. It is easy to get sucked in because of what they may think of you if you said no. I was also peer pressed in high school to skip class when my friends did, but I always thought it was pointless. If you really wanted to go somewhere, like 7 Eleven, can't you just wait until school's over? I'm glad that you can look back and not regret the moments that you decided to not skip class.
Hi there,
ReplyDeleteI look up to you. I totally agree with you when you said that high school is the home of peer pressure. Everyone feels like being a rebel. I feel like peer pressure will always be around though. We just have to build an immunity to it. I'm glad you were able to keep by your beliefs and not break any rules. I can't say that for myself though and that makes me very disappointed in myself. I didn't do anything super bad, but they still count as breaking the rules. Like skipping class. I didn't even miss class for a good reason. I always felt guilty afterwards.
-rawrgles
Hi Luna,
ReplyDeleteI had the same problem with people pressuring me to ditch class only mine was during middle school. I always stood my ground as well because I did not want to regret anything by getting caught, being punished, or feeling bad about what I did. I also just did not understand the satisfaction of “breaking the rules” during school as what people did were only to be first in line for lunch or buy Taco Bell, like your case with people walking to 7Eleven. I would rather stand my ground and do what I feel is right than what my friends think is the right or the cool thing to do.
- Louise Arrieta
Hey Luna
ReplyDeleteThat is a really true proper example that happened to me before too. And I agree with you that high school is the home of peer pressure. Human are weak that we can be easily shaped by the environments around us. I appreciate that you could overcome the pressure and stood your ground without any hesitation. By refusing your friends again and again, you have already set up a good model and let the others know you are a principled student. As a result, people will not keep on asking if you are going to ditch any classes anymore. Moreover, you can get what you want which is to learn and be a responsible student instead of doing something that you do not like to ingratiate your ‘friends’.
Luna,
ReplyDeleteI can relate to you on this one. Well when I was younger, it doesn't really happen now in college, but everyone would always make fun of my height. I was the short kid in elementary school to even high school and would always get called names. I realized you kind of have to brush it off or even take part in the joke. When people called me shortie or something else, I would always go with it and be like yeah I'm short so what. I realized that it did not matter what anyone else called me because at the end of the day I will still be myself.
-Brian
Luna,
ReplyDeleteI strongly agree and find your experience to be very relatable. In high school, everyone feels like they need to be cool and popular, so people begin to follow the "cool kids" (that are normally self proclaimed) and do things that are not good at all. Because everyone is blinded by being cool and fitting in, many people end up going down the wrong path whether it be failing grades, or getting into the wrong scene/group of friends. There is nothing wrong with being a "motherly figure," in fact I applaud you for being able to stand your ground and be a good kid throughout high school.
-AvatarAang
High school definitely is a prime spot for peer pressure to emerge. I think what makes it hard for most people to fight peer pressure in high school is that they don’t quite know who they are, and it’s just easier to drown yourself in the identity of a group than it is to stand up and be yourself. It was not right for them to tease you for not wanting to ditch school, but I admire how you did what you thought was right no matter what everyone else thought. It seems to me you had a better understanding of who you were than most would have had at that age.
ReplyDeleteWow, thank you for sharing that. I think that for a lot of people, when confronted by friends it's extremely easy to fall into peer pressure. You may feel like if you don't agree with them, they might never talk to you again and you would be left alone. I'm glad that you decided to stand your ground. If it was me I really don't know if I'd be able to say no to all my friends. When reading I was not really sure what critical thinking skill you said that you used be other than that, I think that was a great answer to question #2.
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