High School Sucks Sometimes

I apologize in advance.  This post isn't going to be funny or entertaining or anything like that.  This is something, like my last rant, that I need to get off my chest because it's been bothering me.

High school is tough.  There are so many things that you have to do to be considered successful: good grades, hard classes, extracurriculars, community service, and a job.  Also, there's that whole social life thing.  We all say we have no social life, but that doesn't mean we don't need one.  Without my friends to rant to, I would be a charred lump from all the steam, anger, and frustrations boiling up inside me.  There's so much going on in high school, and whatever you do, you're expected to do it intensely and to your highest potential.  How is that supposed to work?

High School Pressure

There are some people around me, including some of my friends, who see school a little differently than I do.  They think it's all about who takes the hardest classes, who gets the best grades, and who gets the most credits, awards, and who knows what else.

Obviously those things are important, but are they the most important?  Isn't school really about learning things you can use for your future?