- 1,302
- Baltimore, MD
- tnogumbo
My band teacher is the most hilarious teacher in the school. Nuf Said.
High School
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saxplayer1998
Ours used to be but we got a new one.
masterrawad
Yes, and I've crawled for 4 years now. I've done now 2 years of marching band and am in my first year of winter drum line. I play drums. I have learned rhythms, therefore playing tambourine and xylophone won't help me. When I play snare in marching band I will never need to know my scales, or how chords work or any of that crap. I admit it, I'm a sad excuse for a musician. But notes aren't my thing.
- 1,302
- Baltimore, MD
- tnogumbo
In middle school, we had two band teachers, one was very odd...he actually cried because we screwed up, and the other a a complete spaz, but he was funny too. I don't know how to describe the teacher this year, so I left it as nuf said.
- 1,163
- PA, US
- rb26x
Hey guys. High school isn't going all too well right now. I haven't been on here in months, so I think I'll rant. Just throwing a warning out there.
My grades are really bad for the usual self. I'm not exactly a genius but generally I get good grades. As of now I'm failing English, and almost Spanish III, but the marking period just began so maybe it will change. Calculus is a 93, Physics is a 90, Microeconomics is an 80, and some nonsense electives are 80 and 75. Not all that bad, but this is why it bothers me so much:
I want to go to college to become an engineer, preferably mechanical but that may easily change. This year, 11th grade, is extremely important grade-wise. Now to be an engineer, will one use a lot of english themes and ideas of novels or spanish language working in the country at a mostly white-collar job? Not likely. So why must I suffer through courses I find boring, difficult, and pointless to do something unrelated? My grades will not be very good in these courses and that means no scholarships to help pay for college and possibly even trouble getting accepted. I just wish there was a way to decide your path earlier on. If that was the case I'd be ahead in my classes with good grades and I wouldn't dread my classes and sleep half the time.
Another thing about my school is the people; they are almost all the same person. Everyone is annoying and cocky and disrespectful and rude. They listen to the same music, like the same things, and are ridiculously cliche. There are exceptions of course, but the majority is terrible. I fear taking out my headphones in the hall because of hearing the things people say to each other.
My dad has been hounding me about everything, checking the online grading system multiple times a day, asking me the same things multiple times a day, and it's just really getting to me. I don't like anything during this time of the school year.
My grades are really bad for the usual self. I'm not exactly a genius but generally I get good grades. As of now I'm failing English, and almost Spanish III, but the marking period just began so maybe it will change. Calculus is a 93, Physics is a 90, Microeconomics is an 80, and some nonsense electives are 80 and 75. Not all that bad, but this is why it bothers me so much:
I want to go to college to become an engineer, preferably mechanical but that may easily change. This year, 11th grade, is extremely important grade-wise. Now to be an engineer, will one use a lot of english themes and ideas of novels or spanish language working in the country at a mostly white-collar job? Not likely. So why must I suffer through courses I find boring, difficult, and pointless to do something unrelated? My grades will not be very good in these courses and that means no scholarships to help pay for college and possibly even trouble getting accepted. I just wish there was a way to decide your path earlier on. If that was the case I'd be ahead in my classes with good grades and I wouldn't dread my classes and sleep half the time.
Another thing about my school is the people; they are almost all the same person. Everyone is annoying and cocky and disrespectful and rude. They listen to the same music, like the same things, and are ridiculously cliche. There are exceptions of course, but the majority is terrible. I fear taking out my headphones in the hall because of hearing the things people say to each other.
My dad has been hounding me about everything, checking the online grading system multiple times a day, asking me the same things multiple times a day, and it's just really getting to me. I don't like anything during this time of the school year.
- 1,302
- Baltimore, MD
- tnogumbo
^^^Welcome to my world...everyone in all of my classes are the rude, inconsiderate, cocky preps who think that the world belongs to them. My parents constantly hound me about EVERYTHING. I got a D in bio last quarter because apparently a half-completed paper earns a 0 because of God knows what. I though that you got points for the ones you got right and no points for ones unanswered or incorrect. So I finished with a high D. Anyway, anyone mind reading my English essay? This is just the rough draft, please tell me how it sounds if at all possible. Thanks
This is the essay:
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This is the essay:
View attachment Essay.zip
- 2,338
- Southeast MI
- BubbleBelly542
rb26x
Amen. That 3rd paragraph completely sums up my life. I hope to go to school for engineering and hate wasting my time in those classes.
- 7,938
- LMSCorvetteGT2's Mom's House
- GTP_LancerEvo7
^I plan on going into a computer field.
- 9,387
- Pittsburgh
- polarbear345
I may want to be a dermatologist... Or a dentist.... Or a designer (engineering design) or a mechanical engineer.
Guess I'm a little late, but my schedule for next year:
AP Bio (medical field doors being kept open)
Honors History (for fun and weight)
CHS Statistics
Engineering design process (F1 in schools!!!)
Modern humanities (English xD)
Study hall
Field bio (fishing trip FTW)
Tech support (computer building
)Should be a fun year, but my GPA going into this year (junior) was 3.0. I had no drive the past years, and no studying got me a 3.0, so I guess I just have a gift
current QPA is 3.15. GPA for this year is 3.85. So really, just take courses that are fun, and just stay awake in class!!!
- 5,760
- Pennsylvania
- Ilikewaffles_11
I wanna be an auto mechanic.
But I actually decided to do my PDP book for tech instead of procrastinate. It's basically a booklet I had to have finished by the end of this semester which is about your career and work ethics and all this other stupid stuff. So now when we have to do it during the beginning of class, I can just go out and start working.
But I actually decided to do my PDP book for tech instead of procrastinate. It's basically a booklet I had to have finished by the end of this semester which is about your career and work ethics and all this other stupid stuff. So now when we have to do it during the beginning of class, I can just go out and start working.
- 1,302
- Baltimore, MD
- tnogumbo
Well, you see now, my high school is pretty basic, there are a few specialty courses, but nothing of real interest to me. I am an aspiring ball player but because back-up plans are extremely important, especially in sports, I am thinking about auto-mechanic or auto-detailer. Of course my school offer no Vo-Tech programs or anything of the sort so I'm stuck with band and gym as electives. And next year it's a half-year weight training, half-health and a full year of Intro to tech and engineering concepts honors. I'll just try to stay awake here because I don't live under a rock and pretty much know this "intro" 🤬 already. What sucks is that it's a graduation requirement.
- 5,760
- Pennsylvania
- Ilikewaffles_11
You can't go to tech?
- 1,302
- Baltimore, MD
- tnogumbo
What do you mean? Everything above intro and concepts require intro and concepts as a prerequisite.
- 5,760
- Pennsylvania
- Ilikewaffles_11
I mean votech, your school doesn't have something where they can send you to a vocational school?
- 6,092
- Phoenix, AZ
I'd like to go into real estate.
Pretty well-written essay with a nice variety of word choice there. I would suggest you look closer and try to combine sentences where you can, because as it stands it can be choppy at certain points. I used to have the same problem, but it's easily solved with compound sentences. Also, if my mind serves me right, I think Dolphus Raymond drinks Coca-Cola from a whiskey bottle, not the opposite like you stated. Otherwise, nice essay. 👍
- 1,302
- Baltimore, MD
- tnogumbo
Only thing near is Western Tech, it's a magnet school across the county, so it's a 45 minute drive to and from school, and because it's out of district, there's no bus. Not to mention, it also requires special admission involving a test and interview and even then, there's such limited admission. It really isn't a viable option for me at the moment.
Grammar is my biggest essay problem. This quite oddly, is my first real essay of the entire year. And yes, I got the Coca-Cola-whiskey thing mixed up, thanks for the help.
- 5,760
- Pennsylvania
- Ilikewaffles_11
That's sucks. I had assumed all school had it so you could just fill a paper out and then just send you to tech.
- 1,302
- Baltimore, MD
- tnogumbo
Unfortunately no. They added a biomedical course set starting for my class only, but I don't wanna be a doctor. There is a jobsite learning course with leaving school for work. But the jobs are either construction or a sandwich shop, not interesting. And most people who do that are slackers who cannot pass anything else.
- 5,760
- Pennsylvania
- Ilikewaffles_11
A sandwich shop? 
That's kinda stupid, the kids who want actual hands on experience for certain jobs then can't get any experience or see what it's like at least. Unless you go to trade school, but then you have to pay.
That's kinda stupid, the kids who want actual hands on experience for certain jobs then can't get any experience or see what it's like at least. Unless you go to trade school, but then you have to pay.
- 1,302
- Baltimore, MD
- tnogumbo
A sandwich shop?
That's kinda stupid, the kids who want actual hands on experience for certain jobs then can't get any experience or see what it's like at least. Unless you go to trade school, but then you have to pay.
I was thinking about trade school or specialty school like UTI or Lincoln Tech, so I went to talk to a couple of local mechanics. They told me to go to a local community college, they have a more practical and more useful auto tech program.
- 5,760
- Pennsylvania
- Ilikewaffles_11
I was also considering it but I'm not so sure. Depends upon how much I get done at tech I guess.
- 1,730
- Leeds
- mullac2k9
The guy who hates me for no reason (I think I've mentioned him before) sent a valentines card to a girl in my tutor from me to try to embarrass me... I ended up finding it hilarious and the girl now wants to kill him. Guy can't even troll correctly so what hope is there for him?
- 5,905
- West Yorkshire
- Katiegan
- KatieB53
We've had a supply in Science for the past 2 or 3 weeks now. Our teacher has literally disappeared from the face of the earth. Strangely, he vanished some time after the school went into special measures, as did a few other teachers.
We've got a Chemistry exam after the half term break and he was supposed to be helping us with revision lessons. Well, that went down the drain, as all the supplies do is give us previous exam papers to stare at.
Most lessons now consist of me and my two friends sat at the back talking, then a group of 'popular' people to the right of us nearer the front also talking to each other, then a group to the left at the front who sit in a circle playing poker and listening to various forms of rap music pretending they're Wiz Khalifa. And then there's just 3 girls at the very front who actually do the work.
One of the guys from the 'popular' group made our supply teacher taste some crystals the Year 9s had made, probably about a month ago now. When asked what it was, the supply replied, "Well, it's crystal meth." in a serious yet sarcastic voice. He then proceeded to tell us how to make crystal meth from supplies found in a hardware store.
...It's really no wonder the school is in special measures.
We've got a Chemistry exam after the half term break and he was supposed to be helping us with revision lessons. Well, that went down the drain, as all the supplies do is give us previous exam papers to stare at.
Most lessons now consist of me and my two friends sat at the back talking, then a group of 'popular' people to the right of us nearer the front also talking to each other, then a group to the left at the front who sit in a circle playing poker and listening to various forms of rap music pretending they're Wiz Khalifa. And then there's just 3 girls at the very front who actually do the work.
One of the guys from the 'popular' group made our supply teacher taste some crystals the Year 9s had made, probably about a month ago now. When asked what it was, the supply replied, "Well, it's crystal meth." in a serious yet sarcastic voice. He then proceeded to tell us how to make crystal meth from supplies found in a hardware store.
...It's really no wonder the school is in special measures.
- 1,302
- Baltimore, MD
- tnogumbo
Went into the weight room today for gym. I'm in there often for after-school sports workouts. He put me, and 5 others on platform one. Only one other of my group has actually lifted in hit life. So we had three kids about 6' (including me) and three others who were about 5'5''. We had to teach step-by-🤬-step how to do a dead lift and front raise. All in all...we got nothing done.
- 7,551
- London
- MattyTheDog
I had a beautiful example of irony today. My physics teacher said something like "And I've noticed that Edward and Luke don't seem to be listening very much." Then the two kids look up, and say "Sorry sir, can you repeat that, I wasn't listening."
- 5,905
- West Yorkshire
- Katiegan
- KatieB53
Head Boy and Head Girl were announced today, to take over from the current ones who are in Year 11 and will be leaving soon. Both are in my year, obviously, as we are Year 10. The girl I have no problems with, she was in my English class last year and she's quite funny and nice. The boy, however, I'm very surprised got the part, as he's the biggest derp ever. He hangs out with the 'popular' guys but doesn't really get involved in their shenanigans. He's a prefect, well, both are prefects I believe, and I was surprised he got the prefect part, never mind Head Boy. He's also rather socially awkward, and for this some people don't like him. Sometimes he says quite rude and mean things, yet he doesn't really realise what he's saying is rude. He'll also ask obvious questions, for example, if the teacher was to say, "So today, we shall be writing a paragraph on this poem." and he'll say, "So, basically, we're writing a paragraph on this poem?"
I'm quite glad he got the part. The other guy who could've got it is a horrible sexist who strongly believes that women are items and should be subjected to domestic slavery.
I'm quite glad he got the part. The other guy who could've got it is a horrible sexist who strongly believes that women are items and should be subjected to domestic slavery.
- 5,760
- Pennsylvania
- Ilikewaffles_11
Tech today was awesome. I actually got to work on a car today, me and about 5 others had to replace a thermostat in a Camry. Then after we finished 1 1/2 hours later, we all got donuts. Win.
Ross
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Was it a 2.2? If so, how did you contain that mighty beast.
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