Obstacles Are A Good Thing

As the saying goes, "nerves are a good thing" when it comes to stressful events. Most people can probably relate to this and agree anxiety can sometimes be a motivator, one which pushes us to take the matter at hand seriously and try our best. However, there's also a warning about "too much of a good thing" and anxiousness is no exception. Imagine a place where stress is lurking around every corner, a place where anxiety is a common topic and feeling. You've just imagined a place called high school. As a full disclaimer, I do not mean to criticize educators and officials who dedicate their lives to education, or even high school itself. However, I do believe notice should be taken when I can name at least 4 people who on any given day have explicitly expressed extreme stress about school and the pressures which go along with it.

This is an issue which has affected me personally throughout high school, one which I have learned to deal with as the years have gone on. I can proudly say I feel a much lower level of anxiety about school than I did as a freshman, even though the stakes are higher now. I believe this is because I have matured and learned to better deal with stress and time-management, which has not been universal, as I proved in my previous examples. In general, adults remind us often to not procrastinate, but their advice has not been effective for many students. I believe this is because the problem is bigger than that; it goes beyond individual students who procrastinate, and speaks to our society as a