The Hopeline

I Hate My School

DISCLAIMER: Dawson McAllister Live does not engage in professional counseling of any sort. The resources that you are about to view are for support and guidance only. They are not intended to give authoritative advice, nor should they be seen as a replacement for professional counseling. These resources are best seen as a beginning point for those who are interested in getting help.

WARNING: The audio clips and stories contained in these resources may cause emotional pain to those who are struggling with the issues discussed.

Welcome to The HopeLine Virtual Coach for the issue of hating school. Below you will find stories, information, and resources dealing with the issue. Before you get started with the Virtual Coach, please listen to some DMLive callers talk to Dawson about their struggles with hating school. To hear the calls, please click here for call #1, or click here for call #2.

Your Story

Parents, dating, and school: three things that nearly all teenagers deal with. Even though attending school is a common experience for nearly every American teenager, not all teenagers experience school in the same way. For many students, the Junior High and High School years are some of their best. Many students find life-long friends, an idea about their future, and their first dating experience in school. Other students meet the challenges of sports, musical arts, and academics with success, though they have to work very hard for the success they find. They begin to understand who they are and how they fit into the big, big world. For other students, the Junior High and High School years are very difficult. These students wake up every morning and have to talk themselves into going one more day. They cannot stand the thought of dealing with the people at school. They may struggle to deal with their classmates, their teachers, their principal, and may not even like themselves. In other words, there are few people at school that they relate to. When a student hates school like this, it is almost impossible for them to succeed. They are at a high risk of dropping out.

So what about you? If you are reading this Virtual Hope Coach it is probably because you hate school. Whatever the reasons that you have for hating school, you do not have to drop out and you do not have to continue hating school. Hope exists and help is available.

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