Everybody is Important

Good morning and welcome to wwwblogs. All month, we’re focusing on teens and the trials they face as they move toward being adults. Today, it’s all about school violence and exactly what everyone can do to curtail school violence.

High school has always had a hierarchy. You have your jocks and their close group, usually at the top. There are those students who excel in all of their classes bringing esteem to the school. Even the band kids are considered part of the cream in a school, especially if they’re placing well in competitions. Unfortunately, there are also students who tiptoe through high school, wanting to be part of the elite groups but uncertain how to achieve that.
I’m not advocating putting everyone on a team, especially if they’re not qualified but tried out. That’s about as silly as telling a bully they have to quit and expecting them to do it immediately. What I am saying is that in the end, everyone in a school is important.
The first problem to be solved is finding a place for those on the outside looking in, some type of club or activity they’ll enjoy and can do with relative ease. One of the best school clubs I was in back in high school was the Benjamin Franklin Memorial Kite Flying Club. All we did was meet on the school’s front lawn at irregular days and times and fly kites. It was fun. We got to know a whole lot of people we normally didn’t connect with during the school day, and there was no pressure to excel.
These types of clubs are lost in the past. Bring up the idea of today’s teenager running around on a grassy field, lofting a kite into the air, and you’re likely to get a blank stare. Unless… a parent volunteers to monitor the club and assists the students in building their kites and getting them off the ground. Sure, all parents of teenagers have busy schedules but how hard is it to give up an afternoon or two every month to show teens some of the simpler pleasures, to make them feel like they’re wanted and part of the high school experience?
You know something… you might even learn a thing or two yourself.



About K.C. Sprayberry
Living a dream she’s had since she first discovered the magic of books. K.C. Sprayberry traveled the U.S. and Europe before finally settling in the mountains of Northwest Georgia. She’s been married to her soulmate for nearly a quarter of a century and they enjoy spoiling their grandchildren along with many other activities.                                                             A multi-genre author, K.C. Sprayberry is always on the hunt for new stories. Inspiration strikes at the weirdest times and drives her to grab notebook and pen to jot down her ideas. Those close to her swear nothing or no one is safe if she’s smiling gently in a corner and watching those in the same room interact. Her observations have often given her ideas for her next story, set not only in the South but wherever the characters demand they settle.

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