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25 Times Degrassi Taught Us Life Lessons

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Tampa chapter.

If you’ve ever watched Degrassi: The New Generation, you’ll know that this Canadian high school-based TV series has a pretty good grip on real life as a teen. 

1.     Learn from your mistakes – Liberty Van Zandt

 

2.     Friends will ALWAYS be there – Manny Santos

 

3.     Accept your friends for who they are – Jimmy Brooks

 

4.     Love is worth the tears – Jimmy Brooks

5.     Don’t be afraid to explore sexuality – Alex Nuñez

6.     Be with someone who makes you a better you – Sean Cameron

7.     Fight for what (or who) you want – Cam Saunders

8.      But know when it’s time to say goodbye – Clare Edwards

9.     You deserve happiness – Drew Torres

10.     And it’s okay to be happy – Eli Goldsworthy

11.     Give yourself pep talks – Eli Goldsworthy

12.     Love is messy but worth it – Chaz Bono

13.     Stand up for yourself, despite what other people may think – Adam Torres

14.     Same idea goes for college – Bianca DeSousa

15.     Life is short – Eli Goldsworthy

16.     Different isn’t a bad thing – Eli Goldsworthy

17.     It gets better, you just have to keep fighting – Fiona Coyne

18.     The right decision isn’t always the easiest decision – Paige Michalchuk

19.     You don’t always have to listen to what everybody else wants you to do

20.    Learn to accept yourself and then those around you will – Adam Torres

21.     You don’t need to change who you are for anyone – Tristian Milligan

22.     But sometimes change is a good thing – Fiona Coyne

23.     You can always make it through – Bianca DeSousa

24.     Girls should be there for girls – Imogen Moreno

25.     Face your problems – Jimmy Brooks

Sky is a junior at The University of Tampa, majoring in Communications. Even though she was born in Maryland and goes to college in Florida, her heart will always be across the country in Los Angeles, California. Most of the time, you can probably catch her skating around campus on her longboard or clumsily walking into something while she's on her phone.