I must say that I was not able to do research on this subject to the extent I had intended. However I did keep a critical eye out in hopes of witnessing the progressing demoralization at Schreiber. To my surprise, we are not as bad I thought we were. My initial position on the subject still stands and I do still believe that there are relative problems within the school that need to be addressed. But from what I saw in my classmates was much different than what I expected. I cannot recall any specific accounts of anything such as a random act of kindness, but I do remember the overall feeling of my own unworthy judgment. I am specifically talking about the class of 2004. Sure we have our faults and our flaws, but for teenagers, we're not that bad.

                I do still feel that I can make a difference. It may not be at Schreiber, but at college- a place where bad decisions are more commonly made so I’ve heard. There is no quick fix to this problem. Of course if God divinely intervened and put it in your heart to make better decisions and to morally sound then that’s one less person to be concerned about. There are a few effective methods I can think of but they’re all gradual, but likely long-term.

            One method would be to show your classmates, peers, friends, whatever you want to call them that you do have respect for authority. Believe me you will stand out. Maybe they’ll ask you why you act that way or maybe they’ll make fun of you for it (but really who cares?)… But they’re most likely going to at least notice. People in general are visual. They need to see things acted and worked out before they understand or agree with them. You can give a million different reasons why it’s bad to smoke, but for some people you have to bring them to the hospital and show them people with emphysema, lung cancer, no voice boxes et cetera. With something as significant as morality, you really need to show people how and later when asked, why you live a life of morality.

            Another method that I mentioned in my research paper is character education. It’s has a character building atmosphere that is needed to teach kids how to behave. I don’t mean a cult-like place where everyone is brainwashed, and holding hands (if you ask me I think that’s what the politically correct politicians are trying to encourage)….Just an educational system that focuses more on people being good people, while still having strong academic services.

            All in all, it is not a lost cause. I plan to be a writer someday, well- be writer and get paid for it, so when I go to college I’ll get more involved in the school paper or something like that to get the word out. My mind is not changed easily and neither are my actions, so if anything I can always resort to method #1.