By Ana Billotti
Round Table reporter
Lack of inspiration is a common occurrence among high school students. We are often stuck with completing projects, papers, and homework for which we are severely uninspired to not only complete; but even pick a topic to begin writing or designing about.
It is not that we are lazy, well we are to a point, but come on; we are assigned essays to write that have a list of requirements and ways that the essay itself must be formed and organized. So is it any wonder why we lack inspiration and motivation?
It’s difficult. I understand that as teachers there are things that must be taught to us high schoolers and we have to learn the proper form for writing a letter and “which witch is which”. But, when it comes to writing essays, there are so many restrictions, guidelines, and rules that we must follow that it takes away all the creativity that we might have actually been feeling.
The same goes for projects that are assigned to us. It can be exciting to receive a new project, especially if it is on a topic that you do actually enjoy. Say you are in English and your teacher tells you that you need to make a visual aide to go along with the three page paper that you already wrote. Well, making a visual aide actually seems pretty cool, that is, until you get the paper with instructions on how to make a visual aide and the poster that you had wanted to do doesn’t meet the requirements. So, now you are lacking the motivation to even make a visual aide seeing as how what you wanted to do fell through and you are lacking the inspiration to even think of another idea.
Inspiration is a funny thing; it will strike at the most random of times and it cause great things to occur. For example, if you are a poetry fanatic or a musical genius, and even if you aren’t, it can cause great songs and poetry to be written. But, you have to be allowed to express yourself and put that inspiration to use. Next time, try and remember that if you are faced with a project for which you are lacking inspiration (due to all the guidelines you are given) try not to blame your teacher. The guidelines are there to help you, if not inhibit you a little bit.
