“Education is our key to success”. It can give us a better future if we strive harder for it. There were some children out there who want to study but they have no choice because of some reasons. One of the major reasons is financial problem. Thus, every child who has given a chance to study must learn to appreciate and thank their parents for sending them to school. They are very lucky enough that they are experiencing the “student’s life”. And they must not waste the chance to learn different things that their teachers will teach them in school just because they don’t like to attend their class, meaning all students must be against “cutting classes”.
Everytime we see students walking around the campus or even sitting on the bench during class hours, there is always a question that immediately pops out to our mind, we wonder “Why these students are are outside their respective classrooms even if it’s still class hour?” And suddenly we’ll just realize, “Maybe the reason is that those students cut class”.
Well, cutting classes are now often especially to those students who are studying in public schools. Some are just irresponsible and indiscipline that’s why they don’t even care whether they will attend the class or not.
But have you ever wonder why they’re doing that?
CUTTING CLASSES: A WASTE OF TIME
There are several reasons why some of the students cut class. Most of them do not attend their class because they got bored in the teachers way of teaching the lesson, they don’t like the subject or they don’t want to see their terror teachers. Some says they are not prepared for the test or they haven’t able to finish their requirements on that subject while others escape from classes just to play computer games. Few say that it is their way of showing their rebellion to their parents. And sometimes, they just haven’t got a heart for school and study. Those are just some of the useless reasons why some students cut classes. Don’t they realize that it’s just a WASTE OF TIME?
BREAK THE BAD HABIT
Everytime students will plan to cut their class, they must immediately do the STOP, LOOK AND LISTEN. STOP thinking that kind of thought, stop thinking all the possible reasons why they will not attend their class. LOOK beyond the future, students must imagine that they might not finish their studies because of doing that. And most importantly LISTEN to the guardian angel that’s says: “BREAK THAT BAD HABIT!” Why not study hard for you to make your dreams come true?
CHANGE!
As the old saying goes “Time is gold”. Time is the most important thing of all because we can’t control it, we can’t go back the time that has been passed by. We can’t avoid making a mistake but we must accept that we sometimes made wrong decisions in life. Those mistakes were just made for us to realize that nobody is perfect. Once we’ve made that kind of mistake, we must learn from it and try not to repeat it over and over again. That’s why there is a word CHANGE for us to correct our mistakes. Remember that “There is nothing permanent except change”. But we must also remember that “We are changing for better and not for worse”. Those students who cut their classes must learn how to change NOW, because if it’s not now, when it will be? If it’s already too late?
EDUCATION: PASSPORT TO THE FUTURE
Every child should not waste the beautiful tomorrow that is waiting for him. Before imagining themselves as one of the most famous business man, successful doctor, respected lawyer, professional accountant or even a professor of one of the most prestigious schools here in the Philippines, well, they must be a good student first. They must not belong to those students that don’t want to attend their classes and be able to finish their studies because according to Malcom X, “Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today.”
Not attending in class may ruin one’s future and it can break dreams. Since we’re the author of our own book, we must make sure that what we will write in every page and chapters of our book will be the best story that has ever written. And at the end it is yourself that will suffer for what you’ve done. Cutting classes are not the right thing to do if you have a problem with your school works or if you are bored to attend class, think of ways that can avoid you to cut your class instead of planning to escape from class. There are people out there who are willing to help you if you have a problem in school, especially your parents.
Cutting class will turn a person’s future into darkness. Be sad in the future? Or study hard?
By: Noemi G. Ramos | Teacher I | Limay National High School | Limay, Bataan
