It has been over a month and a half since summer has started, which means there are only about three weeks left until school starts again. All of June, I was at a sleep-away camp, and it was the time of my life, but now that I have been home for two and a half weeks, I'm bored. I know that it's summer and that this time is for hanging out with friends and having fun, but I still end up sitting alone in my room a lot.
During the school year and during the month of June, I had something to do every day, and I liked that. I enjoyed having a set schedule every day and not having to think "What am I going to do today?" every single day. I have realized over the month of July, that I kind of miss school. No, not the part where I have to wake up at 6:15 in the morning. Here are five reasons why I miss school.
1. I have lost touch with friends that I made last school year.
I know that this kind of my fault, because I never really made an attempt to reach out to some of my school friends this summer, because at school I wouldn't have to. I would see them in class every day, and that would be all we needed to stay in touch. We may keep in touch through social media, but it's not the same as keeping touch in person. I miss the friends that I don't hang out with the outside of school. I'm also afraid that the people that I haven't talked to over the summer won't be my friend when we go back in August. I could probably name off 10 people that I have fallen out of touch with.
2. I like minute-to-minute schedules.
During the school year, we have schedules that are the same Monday through Friday, and that is something that I like. I hate not knowing my plans or my schedule for the day ahead. It's almost like a pet peeve when my schedule is messed up, but at school, I didn't have to worry about that. I would know exactly when and where to go somewhere.
3. Learning in general
I have to be honest, I kind of enjoy learning about new things every day, whether it be in science, social studies or language arts, it's actually interesting to me. There are some people who dread school because it is where we learn something new, and they may find it exhausting. Last year, there were subjects and periods that I actually looked forward to going to, specifically literature and composition.
4. I haven't been reading like I used to.
At school, I would read all the time. Reading is my passion, and it practically keeps me sane. Discovering that I loved reading was the best thing that ever happened to me, but this summer, I haven't been reading — not at all, and I think that not being in school has caused it. I have been out of that learning habit for a month and a half, and I didn't have any time to read during my sleep away camp in June. During the school year, I would read a book every one or two weeks, but I am still on the same book that I started the summer with.
5. I'm bored.
Almost every single day this summer I had nothing to do. I have been hanging out with friends, but sometimes they aren't always there to hang out, or I just want to do something different. However, I don't know what I want to do. I've been really bored, and I know that there would be people saying that there are so many other things I could be doing. It's just hard to entertain me. At school, we are busy for seven hours a day.
What do you miss about school?
