There's a lot to be said on the subject. I'm going to write a little about what I've observed regarding tolerance in high school.
In high school, people aren't very concerned with being tolerant. When you are in an environment of 400+ students, all in your age group, tolerance is not a skill that everyone acquires.
For example, if there is someone that you don't like, in a big high school, you don't talk to them. In a small school, you are forced to grow a thick skin and not react to things that may annoy you, or make you uncomfortable.
In a big school, you don't have to be tolerant of people who upset you, because you can just stop talking to them. As a result, these people who are less tolerant are more likely to be the first people to get upset, or to get angry at people who they don't like. If they disagree, they disagree, and that's that. No need to consider being tolerant, you just walk away.
I personally came from a pretty small school before high school. I guess that being with the same people for such a long time caused me to become extremely tolerant of them, the good and the bad. In a class of 12 people, you HAD to be tolerant of some things, we were each individuals and inclined to have a good side and a bad side. I guess we sort of understood that, in order for some of us to get along, we had to be tolerant of differences.
People in big schools don't always learn to be so tolerant. I think that that's why big schools can sometimes come across as a bit of a scarier place. People don't have to try and get along.
I guess it's sort of a blessing and a curse. Some students may not be welcoming and nonjudgmental, but at least the students that you do get along with are your friends because you are naturally compatible.
I don't know. I just think that people need to learn to be a little bit more tolerant before they lash out. It's a problem, because I've seen people get upset for the silliest things. The silliest things...
-D.F.T.B.A.-
Mina;)
In high school, people aren't very concerned with being tolerant. When you are in an environment of 400+ students, all in your age group, tolerance is not a skill that everyone acquires.
For example, if there is someone that you don't like, in a big high school, you don't talk to them. In a small school, you are forced to grow a thick skin and not react to things that may annoy you, or make you uncomfortable.
In a big school, you don't have to be tolerant of people who upset you, because you can just stop talking to them. As a result, these people who are less tolerant are more likely to be the first people to get upset, or to get angry at people who they don't like. If they disagree, they disagree, and that's that. No need to consider being tolerant, you just walk away.
I personally came from a pretty small school before high school. I guess that being with the same people for such a long time caused me to become extremely tolerant of them, the good and the bad. In a class of 12 people, you HAD to be tolerant of some things, we were each individuals and inclined to have a good side and a bad side. I guess we sort of understood that, in order for some of us to get along, we had to be tolerant of differences.
People in big schools don't always learn to be so tolerant. I think that that's why big schools can sometimes come across as a bit of a scarier place. People don't have to try and get along.
I guess it's sort of a blessing and a curse. Some students may not be welcoming and nonjudgmental, but at least the students that you do get along with are your friends because you are naturally compatible.
I don't know. I just think that people need to learn to be a little bit more tolerant before they lash out. It's a problem, because I've seen people get upset for the silliest things. The silliest things...
-D.F.T.B.A.-
Mina;)
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