Motivated Students in the Wild

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Picture by Matthew Chartier

On today’s episode, we will be studying the common teenager, the most bizarre subspecies of Homo Sapien. More specifically, we will look at the creatures known as the motivated student on “In the Hellish Outback of a Modern High School” with me, the wilderness expert and Aussie, Roo Jones.

Teenagers are a common species that run rampant in every town, but there is a certain type of teen that we do not get to see very often: the motivated student. These creatures are quickly going extinct, and it is a dinky-di miracle to run into one. They are characterized by their high IQs, incredibly large backpacks, and their affinity for learning.

Crikey! There goes one now! It seems to be reading a book assigned in class. Is that not something!?! The normal student would not have even tried, and just read the Sparknotes. And what is this? They are taking notes on what they are reading. Only this creature would go to such unnecessary lengths to learn the information. The driven teenager sure is a doozy, I tell ya! I haven’t seen one of these since the 1976s and I was born in the 90s.

Now what are they doing, oh? They are studying for a test that is not until next week! Fascinating, truly fascinating! A normal teen would cram the period before but, no, these marvelous creatures actually want to retain the information, and not just pass the exam. This subspecies is really on the brink of extinction. You do not find ‘em like this anymore, I tell ya.

It has finished studying, what will it do now? It is asking the teacher if there will be any homework. Crikey, mate, what a beauty! Ah, it looks like the teacher would have forgotten to give out the homework if the dedicated child did not bring it up. Can you see the outrage on the typical students’ faces? It seems that they have been aggravated, so it is best for us to avoid them for the time being. As you can see, the normal and motivated students are somewhat hostile towards each other. You would NOT want to leave them in a room alone.

Well, that is it for this episode of  “In the Hellish Outback of a Modern High School” with Roo Jones. Next week, we will be studying the unmotivated student, a species that has been quickly rising to supremacy in the teenager kingdom. Toodle-oo!