School Lessons As Told By Your Fandoms

Hi! Sorry if it's been a while. School is around the corner, so things are starting to get busy around here. Speaking of which, I'm sure most of you are starting high school or college for the first time, or you just dread the idea of school. Well, whether you like it or not, education is very important. In short, yes, we need to go to school because it will eventually produce some good benefits. And if you think about it closely, most fandoms contain very educated characters and most of these happen to be characters we love. So why not make them examples or icons of education? Here are five important school survival tips that I learned from five different fandoms.

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1.) Annabeth Chase/Hermione Granger- "Knowledge is power"
Although they come from two different book series, I think it's safe to put them on the same category. Hermione and Annabeth taught me you definitely get something if you spend a little more time with your homework. And they don't just learn things, they apply what they studied in every situation, The fact that they are eager to learn something new, already makes them the badass female characters. That's why Harry or Percy depend on them a lot, because let's face it; they aren't the most studious type. I'm not saying you have to be studious like them, but they taught me to embrace learning as much as I can because I'm definitely gonna need what I store in my brain.

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2.) Felicity Smoak- "Education can give you a future"
For those have seen her filler arc in Arrow Season 3, we all eventually understood why Felicity became who she is. Not only that, she made it clear that she thought she wouldn't amount to anything. One thing's for sure, though; she didn't want to end up like her mom. Although her aspirations made her have disagreements with her mom along the way, but one thing I've always admired about Felicity, is that she is able to make a goal for herself. And to make things even better, she made that goal happen. I guess she taught me that spending your afternoons understanding complicated math equations is definitely worth your time. In other words, education will definitely guarantee you a future. It doesn't matter if your course or your future career path is not technical as hers, but rest assured all your hard work in school will produce something great in the end. So try looking at that homework again and put your mind to it like she did.

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3.) Katniss Everdeen- "Learning is not a privilege, it's a necessity"
I know, I picked the most generic and possibly overrated YA character of all time. But even if the Hunger Games never had much info about the way they handle their education system, Katniss Everdeen still proved to everyone that she's smarter than you think. Unlike the other tributes, nobody in her district gave her tips on how to win the Hunger Games. Nobody taught her how to fight or even survive. She learned that all by herself. She didn't really need a school to teach her how to hunt down some meat. If you're one of those people who thinks school is not at all that important, try to think twice. School is kind of important, at least for me, because it has taught me many things that are not even academic-related.

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4.) Barry Allen- "Never stop pursuing"
Barry is one of those characters who would never give up or who would never stop believing in something. Barry has always believed in the impossible and he actually became the impossible. Basically, that very attribute is something that we're going to need in our daily lives, especially in school. No matter how stressful your week seems to be, believe that you can make it. If you think graduating is impossible, pursue it and it will hit you in a flash.

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5.) Mako- "Don't make school take over your life"
Yeah, she seems like a very unfitting choice, since she barely showed much promise in her schooling. But guess what, it doesn't really matter to her. She certainly does one thing that I honestly think every student should do, which is spending time with her family. In my high school days, joining family outings or even spending time with friends was a luxury for me because I had so much school work to do. Furthermore, I wanted to maintain really good grades and I am one of those students who seriously needed to drill their brains into studying. And it really frustrated me at the time, because I wanted to be one of those people who would just take a glance on their notes and understand things in an instant. But no, I'm not that kind of student and hard work is essential for me if I want to succeed. But during high school, I took my studies way too seriously to the point I would have moments where I snapped into a mad frenzy (and me being stressed is not a pretty sight, by the way!). Because of that, I wasn't able to spend that much time with family. As for my friends, I get to see them everyday, but there where many times I would miss outings with them too. And I learned that it's not healthy because I knew I wasn't going to be stuck in school until I die (and I do not intend to let that happen). So what I'm saying that it's okay to take a break. It's okay to set a time where you can just goof off with your loved ones, because that's important too. And yes, too much of school will most likely kill you. Trust me, I know.

And that's it! Hope you guys are going to look at school in a much more brighter perspective now (in spite of the bullies, perhaps). Work hard, relax, and don't forget to smile! Till the next post~