So Much Unfairness of Things

Based on what I know  about Virginia Preparatory School, I think the story will end with P.S. either turning himself in or feeling guilty and confessing that he cheated to at least his father. I think that because P.S. felt so guilty while he was cheating he will feel even worse afterwards. The little bit I have read about what happened after the test included P.S. saying "he didn't feel well," and that he just wanted to go lie down. And over time, this guilt will become so much greater. 

I think that he will realize that what he did was wrong and confess to Dr. Fairfax that he in fact cheated on the test. I'm not sure how Dr. Fairfax will react, but because the school is so prestigious, there will definitely be a penalty for P.S. I think cheating is taken as a very horrible act at V.P.S. I also remember that after the examination, all of the students had to sign a pledge saying that they were not dishonest and didn't cheat on the test. P.S. hesitated to sign this, but knew he had to. I also know that Dr. Fairfax is very levelheaded so I think he will take into account the fact that P.S. only cheated on one section. He could have cheated on the whole test, but he had a little bit of pride and let himself only cheat on the section he needed. I think that Dr. Fairfax will admire P.S.'s self-control and as a result reward him with less punishment or a less severe penalty. If P.S. doesn't confess to Dr. Fairfax, I think that the guilt will overwhelm him and he will make himself confess his fault to his father. I'm not sure how his father will react. But I think that he will be more upset that he cheated than he would have been if he failed the exam again. He would have been disappointed that his son felt like he had to cheat to please him. This incident could weaken or strengthen the father and son's relationship. P.S.'s father could lose complete trust in his son or the father and son could work out the kinks in their relationship that may have driven P.S. to this level. Any way, P.S.'s father will not react positively and will not be proud of his son.

I definitely think that P.S. will turn himself in to someone, whether it be Dr. Fairfax or his dad, I am unsure. The guilt he suffered less than an hour after was tremendous, so that guilt multiplied by twenty would make P.S. a complete wreck. 

Friday Fill-ins

1. The last meal I had at a restaurant was a cheeseburger at Five Guy's.

2. Seafood is something I intensely dislike.

3. The full moon is usually when freaky stuff happens.

4. "HEEEEEEEEEEEEY!" is one of my favorite local expressions.

5. Sometimes it's best to just laugh it off.

6. "Mamma Mia!" and "The Dark Knight" are the best movies I've seen so far this year!

7. As for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to going out to eat & then relaxing, tomorrow my plans include sleeping in & helping my sister get ready to go back to college, and Sunday I want to take my sister back to college & help her organize her new apartment!! :)

"Not Waving But Drowning"

“Not Waving But Drowning”

I think that everyone’s initial impressions of people are always wrong or not as accurate as they could be. You can’t ever fully understand someone’s personality when you first meet them. It takes time and shared experiences for people to understand each other better.
I recall the first time I met a new student to University at a summer soccer practice. She was new to the school and new to Indiana, which made adjusting twice as hard. I could tell she was really shy and I knew I was the same way. After that first soccer practice, I went to basketball camp, which she was also going to. We recognized each other immediately and found some shelter within each other’s company because we were both strangers and outsiders among the basketball team. Soon, other people started warming up to us and after a couple hours we both felt somewhat comfortable with the team. By the end of the camp, we had gotten closer and we had already learned a lot about each other. I could tell that she was very nice and was very nervous about starting school at a new place where she knew very few people. After camp, there were a few soccer practices left. We were usually partners because neither of us knew the other players very well and I could tell that she still felt uncomfortable in the mass of new, unfamiliar faces. By the time school rolled back around, she had met some new people but not well enough to feel completely settled for the first day of school. When I got to school, I found some of my old friends and then found her soon enough. Luckily, we had our first class together so that took some ease out of the beginning of the first day. After a couple days, we had become pretty good friends, and I couldn’t even remember her as the timid, nervous person she was when I first met her. In a way, she didn’t even look the same.
My initial impression didn’t alter negatively but it became clearer and I have a better understanding of her personality. Meeting new people always brings surprises. You could find a new, possible friend, or a person who you’re going to battle with for the next four years, or better yet, you could find your long lost best friend that you’ve been searching for since fourth grade. I’m sure people have misunderstood me when they first met me and then later realized something different about me. Everyone has first impressions of new people. But once you get to know them, they could be completely opposite than what you first expected. Afterall, you should never judge a book by its cover.

Technology

“Monitoring sites with a hawkeye”

Social networks have been a hot topic of discussion for a while now and they ought to be. This is kind of a hard topic for me to discuss just because I have very mixed feelings about it. I wish that students could be trusted with their taste of what is appropriate and what is not. Students should get the benefit of the doubt and be able to roam the internet and their social networks freely. But sadly, in the world we live in today, most kids ruin all the trust they have instilled in them by parents, teachers, etc. in many ways, not just Internet abuse. Because of this, I think it is right for administrators to monitor students’ social profiles if anything relating to their school is affiliated with it. If the student does not associate his/her profile with their school, or does not use school property to visit their social network, I think it is their own right to have social networks and put whatever they want on them. But when it gets to a very fine point, administrators, friends, or parents should step in to try to urge the student to correct the errors.
I admit, I do have a Facebook, but I try extremely hard, and I think I do a fairly decent job, to keep everything that should not be out in the public off of my profile. I have encountered many social profiles that give students bad names. It is these people, the people with no shame, who are the reasons students lose the trust that we will do the right thing.
I think University has a good policy. If the student gets a computer through the school, the school or its administrators have the right to check up on their students every once in a while. But if a student uses his/her own computer, they have the right to do whatever they want with their social profiles. And if it reaches a point where other students or parents are coming in raising questions about a student’s profile and it’s appropriateness, further measures can be taken at the school’s discretion. It is a very touchy subject and I think every school should have the right to make their own decisions on their course of action.

FIRST BLOG! : ]

this is my first blog! woohooo! :)