Scarcity can be found everywhere in our school, especially in terms of time. High school students get homework and have activities to do, so for them, they lack time, while they still want to do what they want. Students give up their free time to do school work. In return, they get good grades and more knowledge. This then leads to going to good colleges. Similarly, teachers also give up free time in order to help students and teach them. In return, they get their salary. The office staff also gives up their time in order to keep the school running. Another important and interesting factor which I think can be applied to student is ‘memory.’ Students are constantly under harassment to do well on tests and memorize everything. However, just like most things, we only have a finite memory, so therefore, we must pick the most appropriate things to memorize.
Personally for me, I have a lot of extracurricular activities as well as my academics to manage. This means I make trade-offs all the time. Since last year joining the basketball team and this year being captain, I’ve been spending a lot of time on basketball. The trade-off of this is time and energy. Personally, due to a strong commitment to the sport, I put it as my priority, and nearly never make excuses for absence. In terms of homework, I am giving up free time and sleep. This is an important factor for a lot of high school students, too. Sleep is one of the most valuable and loved resources for us high schoolers. I am also involved with student council, and since it involves more than just me, I tend to place more emphasis on it as well. This goes for MUN as well, whereby going on trips make me miss a lot of school work. However, all this work and management is for the purpose of me going to a good college, in which case the whole situation itself can be demonstrated as a trade-off.
Well done!
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