You can look no farther than Landon School to see this. Landon, like most educational institutions, does not put much of an emphasis on individuality. Archie Douglas even said once this is not the place to express your individuality. This is truly unfortunate. Adolescence is one of the most important developmental times in a person s life and a time when people should be most encouraged to develop their own ideas, opinions, and individuality.
Some people are just flat out scared of being who they are.
Sometimes I think people like this are actually a little more intelligent than the masses of posers because they at least recognize that they aren t exactly like everyone else. Everyone knows that they are different. There are some people I know who think that no one can make a difference so they shouldn t bother trying to be what they want. I have some real qualms with that ideology. Although one person may not be able to end war and world hunger, they can end hunger in the world of one homeless person.