Where's the Respect? By: Ashley House

           Since the first day this year in LHHS, I have noticed that several students don’t show much respect for others and even worse, they disrespect the teachers. Where is the respect, and if it’s here then why is it not being shown anywhere? Out of everyone in this whole high school there may be a quarter if even that many of people in the entire building that actually respect anybody besides themselves.

          How can anyone disrespect their teachers so badly? In all of my classes, I know of several people that do things they know they shouldn’t do, and just for the spite of it. Then, when the teachers confront them about it, they talk back and act as if they don’t know what they did.  Students in the classroom have to be told several times to stop talking in class and they still go on talking, and throw things across the classroom, then they get mad at the teacher for getting onto them over it when they clearly deserve it.  

          I know they can respect the teachers and staff of the school, but choose not to. If everyone did respect the teachers, then people here wouldn’t get into as much trouble, but from what I have been seeing, I think that those students like being in trouble. If everyone around LHHS would start respecting one another as well as the teachers, then everything would be so much better.

          Some people think it makes them cool to talk back to their teachers, but it’s not cool at all. It just shows how insecure and rude they are. If people can’t respect a teacher at school, especially in high school, then how can they possibly have self respect? There are some students who act right but everybody else is so immature, and they know better than this. Where is the maturity in this place? Everyone is acting like a bunch of five year olds, but the sad thing is that I’ve seen little kindergarteners act more mature than these high school students. Grow up already. We’re in high school, and should be the ones setting a good example for those little kids instead of them for us. That’s pretty bad when the little five year olds can show their manners and respect for the school staff, but people in high school can’t. LHHS students need to learn to respect people.

            When students misbehave in their classes, it puts a lot more stress on the teachers than they should ever have to deal with. Most people really don’t care if they’re making everything harder for others. While learning everything else, everybody should learn to respect the teachers, because they’re spending all of their time teaching and helping us all, so we could possibly do something good with our lives. They could be doing something much better than this but we’re lucky they chose this. Also, I’m sure the principals get tired of seeing the same students for the same problems everyday.  Disrespecting teachers is not going to cause anything but trouble.