And yet, despite her outgoing nature, in two years she hasn't made all that many new friends. There isn't any time or opportunity for socializing. They are kept interminably busy. The halls are crowded and under constant surveillance by hall monitors and cameras. The students are separated by rigid routine and endless competition.
Nothing facilitates their getting together.
My daughter, an honor roll student, one of two sophomores in a class of over seven hundred and fifty to be nominated for a statewide award, is seriously considering quitting. She has my blessings. This is no time for blaming. For questions that don't receive fast, unilateral answers. But, as Marcy warns, we'd better start paying attention soon.