Jan 2015
They said it was A PUSH
I said this **** is APES
Bananas
Do they know what this system does?
It's all just stress
So they can assess
What you've learned
Meanwhile, they've only turned
A generation into stressed out perfectionists
Or students dropped out, burned out
So many notes, assignments, & essays to write
It's all lead to carpal tunnel in the wrist
Why does this system exist?
Instead make students hunger for knowledge
Instead of stressing out about college
Somewhere over the hedge
The rainbow
Where the grass is greener
I picture students happier and keener
With the love of learning being what we live for.
I said this **** is APES
Bananas
Do they know what this system does?
It's all just stress
So they can assess
What you've learned
Meanwhile, they've only turned
A generation into stressed out perfectionists
Or students dropped out, burned out
So many notes, assignments, & essays to write
It's all lead to carpal tunnel in the wrist
Why does this system exist?
Instead make students hunger for knowledge
Instead of stressing out about college
Somewhere over the hedge
The rainbow
Where the grass is greener
I picture students happier and keener
With the love of learning being what we live for.
12/17/2014. I wrote this after the Final exam for my high school AP Environmental Science class (APES for short). I was also taking AP US Hsitory at the time (APUSH for short). It's about the school system being stressful since everyone feels pressured to get the top grade and be at the top of their class. This system is about repeating information verbatim and makes students hate school instead of being genuinely interested and loving learning
