#33: High School Is Nothing More Than a Popularity Contest
Thank goodness there wasn’t a “buy someone a gift and have it delivered during class on Valentine’s Day” program at my school. It’s bad enough to find out if people like you through the delivery of quiet greeting cards; it must be even worse when classes are disrupted to draw attention to who’s popular and who’s not.
It doesn’t seem fair, but as one character in the fantastic movie Sky High puts it, “If life were to suddenly get fair, I doubt it would happen in high school.” Someone, at least, the thought of a way to make sure everyone who would suffer the most from the exclusionary effects of this school tradition still had a wonderful day and a nice confidence boost.
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