There are many philosophies that are discussed about why students must go to school, and what the goal is that they are trying to accomplish. One goal that always seems to come up is to prepare students for life outside of school. While most often this means teaching students the skills they need to join the workforce, it also means allowing students to develop socially and create their own mini versions of society within the school. As opinions and ideals shift in high schools they often start shifting in society as well. I think this is probably because as students start graduating after they had already passed their opinions onto the younger generation they went to school with, they are now focused on implementing those ideals in the 'real world'. I experienced this myself growing up in a high school during a time when a lot of change was coming about in the world. The ideals of society are often reflected in schools, which lead to a small divide in my high school during the 2016 presidential elections.
That being said, peers are not the only influence in a student's life. They also have their parents whom they look up to, and usually mimic their ideals until they can start thinking critically on their own. One of the best examples of this was my best friend who grew up in a Republican household and grew up supporting republicans, but when she got to high school and started thinking for herself flipped and became a Democrat.
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