It is safe to say that school has started in almost every city in America. As my Jamaican dad would say, “Jimmy me boy, your free paper has burned.” In other words, your summer vacation is over and school has begun.
The stores have had out the latest in school fashions for some months now. However, there are a number of school systems across the country that now have their students in uniforms. Those in favor of uniforms say that it saves parents money and it places less peer pressure on students. Every store has some type of back to school special. Electronics top almost everyone’s list of must have items. After all, a student today can’t go back to school without a tablet, a cell phone or a personal computer. Whatever happened to pens, pencils, paper and crayons?
All students at all levels have equal excitement and eagerness. Students from elementary school to college must understand and accept the serious nature of school. The competition starts early and will only get more intense.
Don’t let it scare you. In fact, have fun with it. Learning new material at any point in life is always a good thing.
Having a solid education will help you in your future endeavors. This is what many of us know, not what we think.
Speaking clearly, having your subjects and your verbs agree always will help get you a seat at the decision-making table.
If you use a cell phone as most students do, there is a text speak that you use. My strong advice to you as a future leader is not to write and text the same way.
