~What Time Is It?~
What Time Is It?
clip from
Disney Channel's
High School Musical 2
"School's Out, Scream and Shout..."
One thing that can be seen throughout the High School Musical series, that can be offensive to some, is their complete lack of enthusiasm for school work. It seems that the only courses offered at East High are Chemistry, Gym and Theatre. We never see the kids worrying about any other skills, like second languages, literature, math, geography, etc. One of the things this leads us to wonder is what is High School Musical trying to teach kids? That high school is fun and you will be really excited to get there and do either theatre or gym? Chmeistry is on the back burner since it's only the scholastic decathlon team who wants to do that. Even the smart girl (who becomes known as Martha Cox in the sequel) sings that she likes school work but hip hop dancing is her passion in the song "Stick To The Status Quo".
Also, the fact that the kids glorify the idea of summer and no more waking up at 6 a.m. This can be a really bad influence on children who don't necessarily like school in the first place. Sharpay and Ryan make it seem so nice as well. Sharpay is going to shop 'til she drops and Ryan is having an education vacation where the party never has to stop.
East High!
Another thing that stuck out in this movie are Ryan and Sharpay attending the same school as Troy and Gabriella. Gabriella is a latino girl who is middle-class, Troy is a white guy who is middle-class, along with their friends, Taylor and Chad who are African-American and middle-class. It is strange to see two rich kids in the same school.
The other thing is that this is a PUBLIC American school. Most high schools now have security, but this school is free, open, and everyone from the rich to the middle-class attend. Which leads to why exactly Ryan and Sharpay are there? As rich Americans one would assume that they would be attending a private school, but they are not.
These questions seem to answer themselves within the movie. The first movie is all about self-identity. Who you are inside and being true to that person. Adding Ryan and Sharpay to the mix of middle-class students shows that they can be their rich selves, and if they so choose to, they can get along. The problem with this is that they do not choose to get along with people and therefore trouble comes their way.
For some of my views on school related issues, head over to the "What I've Been Looking For (Reprise)" section.
All For One
I Don't Dance Humuhumunukunukuapua'a! Work This Out
Fabulous! You Are Here! Everyday!
Gotta Go My Own Way! Stick To The Status Quo! What I've Been Looking For!
What I've Been Looking For (Reprise)!
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