Top 10 Worst Things About Going Back to School

1. Summer vacation is over

   A lot of Americans in my area visit the Jersey Shore during Labor Day weekend, even though school has already started for them. However, my family (who's Asian) DOES NOT go anywhere for Labor Day weekend after school starts. They want us to study instead of enjoying the last bit of summer.

   NO!

   I have to go to school and do more boring math, spelling, and writing instead of playing video games!

   Basically, you have to kiss all your freedom goodbye, which really sucks.

2. Homework

   

   The teachers basically think that we don't have a life and that all we care about is answering stupid math and reading questions AFTER school hours when we could be doing something useful and fun.

   I really hate homework on the first day of school because everyone hates homework. Why can't the teachers realize that?

3. The realization you have to do mathematics again

   I know math is important, but man, is it boring.

4. It's still summer

   Summer break should be from June 21 to September 21, so it makes sense! Plus, I wouldn't have to go to school on my birthday since it would still be summertime.

   You're going back to school when it's still SUMMER! Why not start back on the first day of fall?

   In my school, there are an average of 130 working days every year. The school where my cousin studies has 254 days.

5. Seeing the back-to-school commercials

   

   Just looking at one makes me want to burn the television, throw it, smash it with a hammer, and scream in pain.

   Feels like the internet is rubbing it in your face.

   I'm like, "Enough already." Let the parents deal with the shopping, not the TV.

6. You're surrounded by idiots

   I hate dealing with those immature, narcissistic, popular kids who bully, spread false rumors about me, and make fun of me for being myself. There are far more idiots at my school than intelligent people (like me). I hate how I'm forced to interact with those snobs when I'm in priso- I mean school.

   Those dumb kids are always looking over at your paper and all. Like, pay attention. What do you do when you're here for 7 hours a day?

   When you look around and you are forced to look at the faces of idiots.

7. "Let's introduce ourselves"

   I hate having to do these. Why can't we just say our names instead of talking about ourselves, what we do in our free time, and other stuff? Get to know you activities just make people nervous and are a useless waste of time. If you're introverted and anxious like me, it's going to be hell.

   This is always my worst nightmare. I get anxious when speaking in front of the class, and this feels like a torture method for someone diagnosed with general or social anxiety. I'd rather be drawing in my notebook than speaking in front of the class and having someone notice that I'm not neurotypical.

8. Your teachers

   My math teacher used Microsoft IE, but my other teacher says, when I tell her I don't want to be in school, "Do your work now, or else you do it in playtime. You have to be in school." I wish this thing that mind-controls people to like school didn't exist. They make your parents give you extra HOMEWORK. No fair.

   On the first day of school, I'm always afraid that I'm going to get stuck with a mean teacher.

9. You realize you have 10 months of excruciating pain ahead of you

   Scratch the word "excruciating" and put "crucifying."

10. Can't sleep

    You will have to go back to school, and you will never sleep.

    I always seem to not sleep on the night before the first day of school. It sucks.

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    Bullying

    
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    No internet

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13. No more playtime

    When you go back to school, you can't play with any of your toys (whether you film it or not). I'm 15, and it's a way of helping me calm down.

    It sucks having no more time to play video games or be on your phone.

14. It's too crowded

    On the first day, you're crowded with a bunch of students who are all trying to get to their classes. It's a pain.

    Claustrophobic people beware.

15. Waking up to the fact that school is back in session

16. It's very boring

17. You don't work and can't learn anything yet

18. You know you'll see people you hate again

    I hate going back and dealing with the jerks who picked on me the previous school year.

    I hate going back because then I have to deal with the annoying kids and those flexers.

    Having to see old jerks again always sucks.

19. Getting in trouble

    I hated getting into trouble at school, especially if it was for a stupid reason.

20. The first two months always take forever to end

21. Everyone remembers what you did last year

    What? Even the nuclear bomb incident?

22. It still feels like school is out

    Not only is summer still around when school starts, but for some kids, it's going to feel like school is still out. So some people will act stupid until autumn. Or they'll act stupid for the rest of the year if summer gets to their brains.

23. You feel dumb

24. Supply and clothes shopping

25. Some teachers can't take a joke

26. You're the only one who hasn't grown

27. Unfulfilled expectations

    At first, I'm just like, "I'm not going to procrastinate, and I will study harder and try my best to get straight A's!" But as the year goes on, I procrastinate even more than last year.

    What's worse is now that I'm a senior almost ending my first semester, I'm getting senioritis. What's even worse is that I have finals these two weeks. I have always lacked motivation my whole life. I can't imagine how bad it will be during the last semester of senior year when I start getting accepted to colleges and can't care anymore.