My world is trapped in a bubble. How? It’s the greedy teenagers thinking only about themselves. When I maybe just a little freshman, I’d get money from my dad and shop till I dropped because it seemed “normal” in an area like ours. I wanted a camera, I got it, I wanted a new wardrobe, I got it, I wanted a new Ipod, and I got it! And I thought I deserved all these things from my parents. It just seemed like something that parents just had to do…. Clearly, that way of living is nothing like my life today. I started seeing life from outside the bubble of Stevenson. Ever since I started work junior year, I have learned that if my dad isn’t around, then I needed to support myself. I realize I don’t need to spend $100 every time I step into a mall. I’ve learned to put away my hard earned money for college. Unfortunately, many kids here at Stevenson don’t see out side this bubble. I was sitting my consumer class and we were talking about wants and needs. The teacher picks a boy to tell him something he needs. This teenage boy had the nerve to say “ummm, a car” and I was ready to slap that brat across the face. So being someone who has a voice, I called him out on it and told him there is a world outside of here that getting a car is nearly impossible. I, still in shock, saw the rest of the class defending this boy saying they need a car to go to work an d ‘stuff’. I start thinking that the cars these kids have are paid for by their parents yet they work what? Like minimum wage jobs? They would never have the money to pay for that car. I just think its unfortunate that kids today don’t see that there is a bigger world out there and their view is skewed. One day when they need to work for themselves, maybe then they will see this world. *Random: in the start of the class, the teacher asked who worked and only a few people have managed to keep a job. Around half the class said they had a job but they unfairly got fired and just made up excuses for themselves. It made me feel so sad for these students.* I hope they can one day see the bigger picture of this world and lose this greed that Stevenson kids have so much of. HAF K

Im Shaily (Shy-lee)

Yup yup! That’s me! And as you can see I LOVE talking! I’m always the one to make life just a little bit louder! If you ask anyone that truly knows me, my voice is loud! Not necessarily in volume, but in my message. I’m never scared to speak my mind for those who have lost their voices. This branches out to my fight with the civil rights and equality. My voice is the tool I can share with the world for the better of all human beings. All I have to do is be loud enough to be heard! My goal in life is to always learn. Yes we learn every single day no matter how old we are but how many people live their life open it? I know that I come to school to learn and its more important then grades themselves since grades are supposedly a reflection of how much we learn. But it seems like society will never let me do that since all academic courses need to get grades. I know that colleges want to see those two numbers and either your in or your out. They don’t care about how much growth I’ve had since my freshman year yet they do care about how many AP’s you take or your 4.5 GPA and 33 on the ACT. I just wish that for once people graded me for what I’ve become. And I want everyone to consciously be learning for the better of themselves and not just for money.

My First Blogger Blog!

hey! I'm Shaily and I'm currently in my sociology class making my own blog. I've been blogging ever since the summer before high school. I use my myspace and my youtube channel (vlog) to talk to people. Now that i have a brand new fresh blog, I can make it more interesting since my high school blog got boring after I only posted surveys! I can't wait to work with blogger on this new creation of mine! Stay tuned! 

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HAF  K