Students not behaving appropriately

MOST people think that students attending schools in cities and other urban centres are well off-and are behaving appropriately.
I have to admit that I used to think like that too.
I am not pointing out all students in the city, but I am noticing that most students are not behaving well.
I have seen many boys and girls, while in their school uniforms, chew betel nut, smoking cigarettes and marijuana and shouting unnecessarily at each other.
They move around in groups and say vile things to each other.
They throw sticks and stones at each other and sometimes start fight with other people.
What are they trying to prove?
Is chewing betel nut and spitting all over your school uniforms and moving around with cigarette odour your way of respecting your parents?
You are all students.
This means you are not the same as other ordinary people on the streets.
There are certain ways in which society expects you to conduct yourself. Your dressing, attitude, and your conduct with people has to change and reflect the attitude of a learner.
Getting an education in the city does not guarantee you a space at the universities. You can only continue to higher learning institutions with discipline and hard work.
Some students in the National Capital District need to stop their animalistic behaviours.
Development starts with attitude.

Misack Ruri
Concerned Citizen
Port Moresby