Kelly

Kelly Harlander

Eng 1106

Essay 3

Students in Schools

            There are three different types of children.  It’s obvious when you observe children’s behavior on the playground that their personalities vary in many ways. Thinking back to my own school experience helps me narrow the categories to three,

the outgoing child, the average child, and the quiet child.

            It always seems like the outgoing child usually has a lot of friends. They are not afraid to speak their minds and their the kids that everyone else want to be like. I sometimes wonder, how they achieved this statis? Was it really their personality? A secrete election?, or where they just born that way? There is one thing I have noticed about the outgoing children, they always seem to have the best of everything. I guess in some cases money can buy you happiness.

            The second group is the average kids. This would account for half of the school’s population.  Being an average child means that you come from a middle income family, you make average grades, and you may have a few good friends.  The average kids just blend in, sort of like the background of a painting.

            Lastly, is the quiet child. These children have a hard time making friends. They usually play alone trying not to be noticed.  There are many reasons for being a quiet child depression, shyness or just being different then the other two groups. Children in this group are usually the targets of bullies, ridicule, and teasing.  These are also the kids that commit suicide or perform acts of violence. 

            These are just a few examples of the many flavors of children there are.  Feeling like you belong is so important when your growing up.  The out going group is a great way to live; however, most of these kids get a rude awakening when they get to college. Suddenly their at the bottom of the list like everyone else just trying to work their way up.  The average kids have an easier time adjusting after school.  They already know from their hard working parents what the real life is about, this makes them better prepaired to be adults.  Unfortionatly for the quiet child they have a long road ahead.  How can a child learn to function as an adult if they don’t know how to interact with others. I find it hard to except that schools are not reaching out to these kids more.

Although I hate to admit it, sometimes which group you belong to can change who you become in the future.  Secretely every parent wishes their child would be in the outgoing group, hope for the average group, or quiver at the thought of their child in the quiet group.