Significance of an Important Place

Ann Hoang
English 1301, Assignment #2
Dr. Murray
October 28, 2010
Significance of an Important Place

            School is a place in which is intended for one to come and enhance their knowledge and skills; however, it is not a place only for education, but for social activities as well.  At school one may meet many people and learn new things in which causes them to develop into the kind of person that they are, while also affecting their actions and thoughts. School is also a place where the ambiance is supposed to make one feel safe, secured, guided, and loved as well.

            Students are supposed to come to school to learn; and teachers are there to teach. During the day, the teachers teaches the students to read and write, while later they may assign the students homework in order for them to practice and study outside of class. A school is also a well-known place where students meet and make new friends to interact with; but may also lead into triggering the dilemmas of bad behaviors and actions.

            Although school is supposed to be a safe and positive environment, unfortunately it is not always that way. In school, some students go through a phase where they are being peer pressured by their “friends” to do things that they should not do. For example, things like skipping school to rob a near by convenience store a couple blocks down the street or even going inside the restroom during break time and smoke harmful drugs. If the students/victims who chooses not to do what are expected, the result may be that they will be bullied and may even be harmed both mentally as well as physically.  Strange how a place is an essential place for some students, but may also be a dangerous place for other students. The reason is most likely because school is a place where one learns to interact with the real world; whether they choose the good path or the bad path, they have already been exposed to both paths in school.