I talk about my school fairly often. A lot of times, school is the only subject adults can think of when they “small talk” to a teen. But what if I had to explain my school to someone who has absolutely no idea how schools work in general or even what they are? If, say, a Martian were to land in my backyard, how would I describe my school to him? Bizarre scenario, I know. I mean, first of all, school probably isn’t the first thing they’d ask me about, but alright. This is probably how I’d explain it to him: First off, a school is an institution with the responsibility to teach the youth important knowledge and abilities humanity (our species) has acquired over the course of history. It should also ideally impart important values and mould young people into responsible personalities who contribute to society in a positive way. I visit an “AHS”, which, in German (the language spoken where I’m from), stands for “generally educating higher school”. There, I have twelve subjects, ranging fr...