Some tips I've been compiling for high school students on life inside and outside of school... for the present and the future. Feel free to add your own.
Professionalism
Behavior -
- Grow up! You want respect? Earn it.
- Understand that your environment is in the state it's in because you make it like that. Is your lunch room a mess? It's probably because your peers throw carrots and apple slices at each other.
- Sad but true, one person CAN ruin it for everyone.
- Certain actions are inappropriate in ANY public settings.
- You're entirely too old to act like a child. Why do you need someone to yell at you in order for you to listen?
- Everything you see on tv (even if stamped as "reality") isn't always true.
Appearance -
- Fads die hard. Develop you're own style.
- It never hurts to look clean and collected.
- Men, PLEASE, learn how to tie a tie.
- You're immediately judged by the way you look. The sagging jeans and the baggy tees immediately sets you up for trouble.
- People are a lot easier to talk to when you look like you have an education.
Education
- College might not be for everyone; but understand, a degree will open about three times the amount of doors a high-school diploma does.
- A G.E.D. is the same equivalent as a high-school diploma, but the level of respect you get for having a G.E.D. is substantially lower.
- The larger your vocabulary, the farther you will go in life.
- There are more well-paid lawyers, doctors, judges, politicians, etc (who make more) than there are famous athletes in the NBA, NFL, and MLB combined.
- Anybody who is properly educated doesn't use racial slurs.
Finances
- In order to live comfortably, you need some kind of credit.
- These credit card companies WILL get you if you're not prepared. Don't open a credit card (student card) if you don't have any type of income.
- You can get credit from just paying your phone bill on time every month.
- Learn what a W-2 is, because at EVERY job you get, you have to fill out one.
- MEMORIZE your social security number.
Relationships
- Understand that a certain level of respect is key when you want to talk to ANYBODY.
- Realize that there is a time and place for everything. Some things aren't appropriate for certain times.
- Romance shouldn't always be on the forefront.
- Women who walk all over men will never be satisfied.
- Men who don't respect women won't get a woman who respects herself.
- Women who have no respect for themselves won't go anywhere in life - same goes for men.
- Everyone who smiles in your face isn't your friend.
- Cliques only become bad when you bully others - but being an individual goes over just as well.
- Don't be afraid to express your faith. A man with a level head never hurt anyone.
So this is what I have for now. What do you think?
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I think this was very well put together. You're in a great position to provoke a positive change in the lives of our youth!
ReplyDeleteI so wish I was home so I can go in but I'm on my way to a home visit on my phone...all this advice is great but I beleive the way it's worded sounds exactly like a parent and they will not retain the information unless it's worded completely differently. Like I'm readin it and I sound like me talkin to me And realizing the shit for the first time. We have to wrote it in a way that pertains to there now, for example the topic on fades and fashion. We can explain how there not important buy where fighting aainst forcesnlike media that are tellin them differently. So instead let them hve there moment with but instead of sayin it's dum. And won't count for anything later say something like "work for the jordans buy them with your own money keep then fresh and when your done with them give them to charity or sell them on eBay to make your own buisness. They can create there own safe hustle (instead of selling drugs or stealing), they can be the next best sneaker seller or something. Or ifthey decide charity even better they are learning to give back to there community. The youth does need tk learn but more importantly need to be taught to be good people inside and out....u know what I mean??
ReplyDeleteAnd there health...I will go in on that when I have time lol
-asoleil
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