Written by Mi-Jin (Jane) Park; Translated by Jeanna Lee
One of my female students entered an English speech contest for her middle school. I helped with the translation and helped her practice and memorize it in time for her contest. Which is in this May 2012. I hope she does well!
Hello, everyone.
Right now the warm spring breeze is blowing. But just a few months ago, it was very cold. I’m going to tell you about an event that happened in winter.
In winter, North Face windbreakers are very popular to wear. My friend also wanted to buy one but he didn’t. He knew that other students would steal the expensive jackets.
This is just one example to show school violence. Every day, students see and witness violence in class. Almost every class has a bully and a victim. It’s hard to imagine being hated by one person. But having the whole class ignore me? There are many students who suffer that every day.
Everyone loves to watch Korean drama on TV. When the main character is in trouble, we feel their pain and sometimes even cry. Why can’t we feel anything for our own classmates? He is a person who is suffering in real life. We should try to sympathize with each other.
A change in school is necessary. Now, school focuses mostly on academic success. But this is not everything. There is more to life. Interacting with unfamiliar people may be an important life experience. It will teach us how to deal with new people at work or school. There should be school activities that help create relationships with our classmates. For example, volunteering or some special projects.
I think that not only blood relatives are family but also people who live together daily are family as well. We should try to understand one another, and schools should provide relationship training. The author, Yae-su Lee, said that no matter where you go; without love, you are stuck alone on an island. I feel that school should not be a desolated island but rather a special family made by deep connections.
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