I just got out of high school. I need to stop reading this so I can study for my Econ final instead. If you were that studious, you wouldn't have started reading it in the first place, so please don't try to weasel out of it now. More importantly, I would have said the same thing when I was your age. Look at the somewhat shadowy picture above and see for yourself.
Time is our society's favorite measuring stick.
Birthdays, anniversaries, reunions and other celebrations are all around us. We like to reflect on our changing times and the changes in our lives that come with them. This time of year, of course, brings one of those special moments for reflection in the form of graduation. Seniors soak up their last days with mixed feelings of warm memories and eagerness to move on to life's next stage. While four years makes for an interesting milestone, most of the real changes happen far sooner.