Most of us have a very vivid mental picture of a high school dropout: an unemployed slacker, sitting on their parents' sofa, maybe a bag or two of Cheezits laying around. But the narrator of this piece debunks that stereotype with a well-spoken, well-reasoned explanation for her high school troubles.
The narrator sets the scene very well, and contradicts the dropout stereotype by not only thinking through her decision, but asking her counselor and parents as well (both seem to think she's responsible enough). However, she then dropped the bombshell on the listener that, two years later, she was still in school, without any explanation of what changed, why, or when. With a little more explanation, this piece would be an excellent counterpoint to lighter stories about high school life.
Review of Hopeless in High School
Emily Raymond
Posted on July 06, 2006 at 11:07 AM
Most of us have a very vivid mental picture of a high school dropout: an unemployed slacker, sitting on their parents' sofa, maybe a bag or two of Cheezits laying around. But the narrator of this piece debunks that stereotype with a well-spoken, well-reasoned explanation for her high school troubles.
The narrator sets the scene very well, and contradicts the dropout stereotype by not only thinking through her decision, but asking her counselor and parents as well (both seem to think she's responsible enough). However, she then dropped the bombshell on the listener that, two years later, she was still in school, without any explanation of what changed, why, or when. With a little more explanation, this piece would be an excellent counterpoint to lighter stories about high school life.