Skipping Class

As a proud d’Youville student who loves school, learning and gaining knowledge, I never could put my finger on why other students would come to school to skip class and spend the day in the cafeteria or the Matrix. St. Marguerite d’Youville is a very well-run school with a great staff. This contributes to a safer and more academically-driven school. Of course, our school has its “skippers” but, when talking to my friends who attend different schools, who tell me that at least three to six students skip classes each day to stand outside or in the cafe, I am completely shocked; at our school you may have the odd one or two students who do this but, for the most part, this is very rare.
So when my friend told me about how chronic it was at his school, I asked him “why?” and he said that they skip for the sake of doing “nothing.” I thought to myself, ‘why would someone get up in the morning and put their uniform on to go to school and skip?’ If you’re going to skip, at least sleep in. Stay home or go to the mall. Go to work and make some money. But don’t go to school to sit in the boring cafeteria or Matrix all day. The way I see it, if I haven’t already made this point, is if you’re already there – go to class! Lunch at our school is an hour and twenty minutes and I get bored with that. I cannot fathom how these students get any pleasure by standing or sitting around all day.
Students are losing out on credits for dumb reasons especially when there are people in the world who would kill for an education. The law states that you have to be in school until you are at least 18. Do you want to be the only 18-year-old in Grade 9? You need your credits to graduate. At least you can say that you’re a high school graduate. You won’t get anywhere in life without it. So what are you doing about it? I need answers. If you’re a “skipper” please help me understand why you’re doing this. If you’re not a “skipper” join in the debate and tell me what you think? Post you’re comments below. If you’re skipping class right now, you have the time so why not respond?