Parking Lot Learning

Drivers need to learn to maneuver their vehicles in small spaces at an early age. Princess Margaret Secondary School has taken it into their own hands to make sure students learn precisely this. Looking at the school's parking lot, one would see cars parked almost on top of each other and kids racing to the only open spot. This is what it takes to make today's student population, tomorrow's aggressive drivers.

When a student leaves on a break for a snack, they come back to see that their spot, and every other one are taken, leaving them on the hunt to attack the next open spot. Some kids, still patient, circle the parking lot until another unfortunate driver leaves. These kids need to learn aggression. Once kids are exposed to this long enough, they will begin to fend for themselves, creating new spots in places inconvenient for others. This teaches students its alright to live by their own rules, and they have to make their own success in life.

When the final bell rings and the day is at its end, students are faced with a new challenge. Everyone is leaving at the same time. This creates an environment where only the strongest survive. A small tracker, for instance, can squeeze through small openings, dodge traffic, and make it out of the jungle of the parking lot quite easily. For a monstrous truck, however, red with fury, this task isn't so simple. Trying to maneuver a truck which takes up multiple parking stalls, is a task on its own. Not hitting any cars, is a rare occasion. In this chaos, students learn to speak out, honking horns at each other and standing up for themselves.

The school parking lot is a place where the strong survive, and the weak are crushed. Kids' passion and intensity comes out to get themselves out of the tough situation. The bright use their minds to figure out the jigsaw puzzle of cars, and the dumb sit stuck in the mess of chaos. The school has made sure students at Princess Margaret Secondary School learn these important life skills.