text: School, especially middle school, is not just a place for learning; it is a place of self-discovery and finding what floats one's boat. The real world is filled with challenges and, in the face of those challenges, it is the school's responsibility to prepare students for those challenges. Preparing means extracurriculars; these activities would allow many to set their future job, bond with people over common interests, and build skills necessary for said job; only then will the school have fulfilled its duty.  Generic_Name gets home from the vet and just decides to stair at his dog. "She only has three more days Generic_Name, were dong all we can for her and her death might be painful so its your call if we should put her down," the veterinarian explains. The same words keep ringing in his head, three days to live, put her down. Generic_Name call's his mom "Hi honey how's it going?" his mom says cheerfully. Generic_Name tells his mom in a monotone voice, "Mom the veterinarian said that Generic_Name only has three days to live." As Generic_Name's mom's tone changes she say's "What happened to her, is she okay?" "The doctor asked if I wanted to put her down because her death might be painful," Generic_Name explains. Generic_Name's mom tells Generic_Name, "It would be the best if you put her down." Generic_Name hangs up after not hearing what he wanted to and calls his dad, "What's up buddy," his dad say's, but as Generic_Name tells him the new's his dad is silent not knowing what to say. Generic_Name's dad tells Generic_Name to call the veterinarian and ask what percentage Generic_Name had to live. Generic_Name get's back on the phone with his dad he says, "They said only twenty percent," Generic_Name's dad says "What the heck, let her try to fight it out." When asking people for advice, they sometimes talk to more then one person, because they have a difficult choice to make, they need a new prospective, and they are bad decision makers.