Many people have certain opinions towards thinking about their future. The word “future” gives off nerve wracking vibes. It always makes me wonder and ask what will my future hold? Personally growing up, my parents would always tell me what career paths are good to take. At school, they continuously bring up topics year after year asking students what our dream job would be. Others would bring up what age we would want to get married. In my opinion, thinking about my future is very peer pressuring because I never know what path I want to pursue in life. Till this day, I still don’t know what I want to do in the future due to my indecisiveness. Although, others may go through it differently. Many kids or even teens already know what they want to pursue in life because they thoroughly thought about it at a young age or maybe recently.
I think it is reasonable to think about your future at a young age because it's good to think about what interests you the most. Thinking early is beneficial as well due to the fact that you can change your decisions on what you want to be throughout the years. Even high school and college graduates still change what major or career path they want to take last minute. Overall having early insights gives you time to think about what you truly want to do and what your likes and dislikes are. Nevertheless, it's better to plan ahead and think about colleges as well.
Schools having counselor very useful when it comes to helping on what certain classes to take and other resources to guide us throughout high school. What do you guys think? Do you think it’s a good idea to think about the future at a young age? Do you think we shouldn’t peer pressure kids on thinking about their future?
I feel like thinking about your future is a great way to get motivated and determined to accomplish goals that will lead you on the right path. I always find myself thinking about how I want my future to go and I it motivates me to get things done so I can be successful in the future. For example, I really want to get into this one university right out of high school, and when I think about how I want my life to be like in the future it motivates me to stay determined to accomplish my goals. Thinking about your future and planning ahead can help you stay focused on the things that will get you there. I feel that once students get to high school the future should be brought up multiple times, so it can get the students thinking of what they want to do after high school and so on.
ReplyDeleteThinking of the future is an activity that I don't particularly enjoy because of the anxiety that it gives me. I'm sure for many of you it is the same. In today's society, it's not easy to make a living, and it's even harder to find the right job for yourself. To those of you who already have a sense of what path you want to go down, I applaud you and wish you the best. For a lot of us though, I feel that the pressure in making these life decisions does not help us at all. At the age 16, we worry about getting into schools as we try to prove our worth with the grades we earn. These worries and fears have been instilled in us from a young age, and as we grow up they continue to grow with us. I believe that one of the reasons we feel so pressured is because we are afraid of the fact that we are growing up. With constantly having to consider how our decisions will affect us when we're older, we had forgotten how to still be a "kid." Now, I am not saying that we shouldn't think ahead for ourselves, or that it is bad to have aspirations either, but maybe if it wasn't projected on us so early it would be different.
ReplyDeleteFor me personally, I believe that is a good idea for me to think about my future. In all honesty it is more of a reality check. It reminds me of what I need to do now in order to accomplish it later. Yes, it does stress me out. But thinking about my future only stresses me out when I see that I have not been doing anything in the present to get to my hopes in the future. However, I do not believe that we should peer pressure our peers to think about their own future. Every person is different when it comes to this topic. It just so happens that I am comfortable with thinking about my future. And just because I am comfortable with this doesn't mean every others single person is. It just a matter of being thoughtful and respectful to the ones around us, and accept their beliefs and points of views.
ReplyDeleteI think that it's reasonable to think about your future at an early age even if it's pressuring because it will allow you to plan ahead. You'd be more prepared and well-informed about what paths you'd take. You would be able to choose classes that would benefit you and stay interested in it. I don't think that we should peer pressure kids on thinking about their future but inform them about it and give them the opportunity to think about it without causing stress.
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