Student’s dreams get belittled
Zac Sweets, Studet Life Editor
March 19, 2010
Filed under Opinion
As far back as elementary school, and maybe even further, little kids hear from teachers and parents to dream big. “There’s nothing you can’t do if you put your mind to it,” or ” the sky is the limit.” When those kids grow up, their dreams meet opposition from a thing called “life.”
There are all kinds of obstacles to make those dreams seem even more distant: obstacles ranging from financial challenges to the pressures of high school. It takes a lot for someone to overcome life’s road blocks but people do it every day. Looking at people that have come from a less than ideal situation and they are a doing well in life is one example of overcoming obstacles. At the same time, that can give everyone motivation to overcome their own obstacles. People don’t get anywhere from shying away from hard situations; when they decide to push through is when they come to reach their goal and grow.
Before some students have a chance to face obstacles in the path to their dream they reach one potential road block that can paralyze their dreams before they ever leave the starting block. That road block is doubt. Doubt is defined perfectly by Webster Dictionary as “uncertainty of belief that often interferes with decision-making.” In this case the interference is with students dreams and even their future. Too often there have been students talking about how a teacher, friend, counselor or even a parent telling students they may need to look at other goals and aspirations because the current dream may be a little too hard to attain. Now this directly contradicts what students were told originally when their first decided what their dreams were.
Often times that doubt leads students to believe that going a different route in life would be smarter. This different route can still take people to a good place in life. However, that could lead to regret for not trying to achieve their goals and dreams.
The bottom line is that students too often hear people belittling their dreams whether they mean to or not. Here at BHS, teachers often encourage students to take their two free years at Longview Community College. Even though this is a great opportunity for students, statistics show that few students that do take the Longview route would later go on to a four year college and finish their college education. If a student wants to go on to a four year university they should do what they can to get there. Note that there are some schools that will accept that A+ money and it becomes a win-win situation for the students.
We would never have the world leaders and innovators of today if they had listened to the doubt. It is summed up best by Mark Twain who said to “keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.”
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