Stereotypes

High School is one of the many places in society where a range of different people can be found. Everyone should be treated equally with the up-most respect , so why do we discriminate? In high school, everyone is looking for you to be and act a certain way, and being put in a specific category for something or someone that you are, is judgmental.

“Stereotypes cause preconceived notions and opinions about people. They are based solely on the outward and never on the inner. Stereotypes range from petty things to controversial issues but they are all degrading and hurtful," said Haley H.

“They cause problems because everyone is unique and even though you can tell a little about someone by looking at them you don’t know everything without talking to that specific person," agreed Savannah S.

So, one of the downfalls that high school students have today, is that they are very quick to put a certain person in a particular category without taking the chance to get to know that person. In life, you have certain ways that you can handle and approach things. When it comes down to being judgmental, it’s not necessary. Take a few minutes to see what that person is about, instead of just going off of what you hear, or what you think.

By: Nick Charles