It's graduation time hopes are high and the energy is empowering but this won't last long What many students may not be aware of is that in a relatively short amount of time they will be on their own and even worse than this most of them won t be prepared According to a Washington Post article in 2011 two fifths of highschool graduates are not prepared for college or the workforce This is huge problem and while some would blame it on the students with a percentage this high there must be some other explanation In the current system students are afraid They may not show it openly but the fear is there What is this fear one may ask The youth in highschool are afraid of being wrong they are afraid that if they mess up on an assignment or test it will haunt them for the rest of their lives Of course what's the problem with this system it gets students to do their work right Yes but there s the root of the problem students are gaining their motivation from fear of penalty rather than a love of learning In the status quo high schools are teaching students that if they mess up it is all over there is no redemption
