Were You in a High School Clique?
Do they suppose it’s now better to belong to a high school clique, thus ensuring social standing amongst their peers? It makes you wonder, what happened to the getting-along teachings? Sometimes, parents are simply reliving their own high school experience of being on the outside.
When kids reach high school age, they are best served by good self-esteem, developed throughout childhood. Parents ought to let their kids know that true friends are not defined by their clothes, looks or financial standing. Friends should be cultivated on the basis of who they are, common interests and personalities reflecting more than the latest must-have fashion.
After all, when kids leave high school, the days of the high school clique are finished. You’ll not find them in college nor in the workplace. Without the security and specialness conferred upon them, these former clique members may develop social problems relating to immature and suddenly unacceptable behavior.
In the final analysis, high school cliques produce little but snobbery and a lack of individualism. If cliques were exposed as a shallow, meaningless coterie, who would join? This might well be a good thing.
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