Dan
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Well I play guitar and he plays drums, but we decided to switch it up to see how bad it would be.
Oh god.
High School
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Oh god.
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- NaveekDarkroom
Final day before the break tomorrow. Except there's only half a day of "education", if you could even call it that. I know we'll just be playing bingo in chemistry. Second half is the annual Santa's Workshop, which has games and prize draws, and is optional, though you need to be there to claim prizes. I expect Last Christmas (A cover at least) may be involved.
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- Astroboy2215
Applied for my first college today! Have two others I'm going to apply to on Monday (since break starts Wednesday). Kind of nervous, but I suppose that's bound to happen when you apply for college, my classes didn't do anything productive today at all, was able to get that assignment done for my hero's journey class, other than that watched Christmas movies every block.
Jahgee
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- Jahgee1124
I sent mine out two weeks ago, but there are kids who I know/consider friends who sent theirs out before this school year started (So very early September) and still haven't heard from some of them. I only sent mine out 2 weeks ago and I've already been accepted to 2/5 that I applied to
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Oh right, forgot something that happened a couple days ago: Me actually getting a locker. When school started about 3 months ago, I was supposed to get a locker on the first day, but what happened was that I was given a locker that actually belonged to someone else. We planned to deal with the situation that day, but the school was rather crowded, and we postponed it until later. A lot later. Because I don't know (Perhaps we forgot, perhaps we never got around to it), it wasn't finally dealt with until a couple days ago. We finally got around to getting a locker, and I asked for a second floor locker on the top, because I wanted a top one. I was given a bottom locker, but turns out the combination still wasn't right, just like the first time. I ended up searching the second floor for a locker, and the only top one that wasn't taken was 403. I'm not making a 403 Forbidden joke. I ended up claiming that locker, and the combination was actually right this time. Though I haven't used it yet. Mainly cause I get by without a locker. I avoid the impossibility of fitting 6 books into a single bag by only bringing the ones I actually need. Regardless of how much I use it (if at all), I'm glad we've dealt with the locker situation. I ended up joking about the possibility of not dealing with it until the end of the year. At least it's done, even if in Valve Time.
In other news, final day tomorrow. Expecting that I might hear Last Christmas. At the least, a cover. Cause I've been cover Whammed at school once already.
In other news, final day tomorrow. Expecting that I might hear Last Christmas. At the least, a cover. Cause I've been cover Whammed at school once already.
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- Rektxngle
- iMikeTheKing
This week we had a few surprises. The first being the whole entire school district got free copies of Microsoft Office. We were all generally happy about it and even had people asking each other if they downloaded it, like it was the crazy new mobile game or something. The second we had a bomb threat in the school district (not my school) with a kid saying that a bomb was planted in the bathroom and that it would go off after a certain time. Fortunately, it was not real and the kid got arrested.
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This Christmas I have someone trust
But the very next day, Ariana Grande
I know this isn't the Wham thread, but apparently I got cover whammed by Ariana Grande's cover today, in my final school day of this calendar year. Though I had to take someone's word for it I couldn't hear it clearly over the rest of the noise in the gymnasium. At the least, I could tell it wasn't the original. Today was a rather relaxed day, since there was only a half day of instruction and the second half was the annual Santa's Workshop. I didn't win anything from the raffles. In English class, we played movie title charades in teams. The only team names I remember are LGBT Friendly (The team I was on) and The Girls In The Back, because I thought that was the best team name. I don't know if our team name was really indicative of our personalities. But I didn't come up with the name, so whatever. Our team only got two points, and they were back to back, and both Disney movies: Maleficent and Frozen. In math, we had more puzzles and games. Well, only two. I figured out the second one. In chemistry, we played bingo with the periodic table. I was the second winner, and picked the three Santa Bucks, which could be used to enter raffles. At some point, someone started singing part of Let It Go in class. I don't know why. I'm kind of glad I was second, so I didn't have to choose between the whole box of Chips Ahoy or those. In ICT (Computers, basically), we just chilled pretty much. Then once the bell went, I was free. Though I stayed for Santa's Workshop.
But the very next day, Ariana Grande
I know this isn't the Wham thread, but apparently I got cover whammed by Ariana Grande's cover today, in my final school day of this calendar year. Though I had to take someone's word for it I couldn't hear it clearly over the rest of the noise in the gymnasium. At the least, I could tell it wasn't the original. Today was a rather relaxed day, since there was only a half day of instruction and the second half was the annual Santa's Workshop. I didn't win anything from the raffles. In English class, we played movie title charades in teams. The only team names I remember are LGBT Friendly (The team I was on) and The Girls In The Back, because I thought that was the best team name. I don't know if our team name was really indicative of our personalities. But I didn't come up with the name, so whatever. Our team only got two points, and they were back to back, and both Disney movies: Maleficent and Frozen. In math, we had more puzzles and games. Well, only two. I figured out the second one. In chemistry, we played bingo with the periodic table. I was the second winner, and picked the three Santa Bucks, which could be used to enter raffles. At some point, someone started singing part of Let It Go in class. I don't know why. I'm kind of glad I was second, so I didn't have to choose between the whole box of Chips Ahoy or those. In ICT (Computers, basically), we just chilled pretty much. Then once the bell went, I was free. Though I stayed for Santa's Workshop.
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- GTP_Johnny1996
I had school today, which was the last day before winter break started, and I should've known better than to expect it to be a good day. 
It started at Votech. I had just sat down in a seat, and some 🤬 flies over to the chair I was in and knocks me out of it and almost on the floor. He then proceeds to flip 🤬 for a good two minutes about how the seat is rightfully his and that I can "🤬 off and go somewhere else" even though we don't have assigned seats in the class. As a whole, the class had a mini Christmas party and we watched Smokey and the Bandit.
Then on the way back to the high school, someone on the bus was doing their homework. Someone else grabbed the person's pencil and threw it out a window. Thinking that he was hot 🤬, he kept trying to do it again.
Its stuff like that above, the pencil throwing, that causes the entire bus to get punished, and yet people wonder why everyone gets in trouble instead of the one or two people who actually did whatever it was that they did to cause trouble.
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It started at Votech. I had just sat down in a seat, and some 🤬 flies over to the chair I was in and knocks me out of it and almost on the floor. He then proceeds to flip 🤬 for a good two minutes about how the seat is rightfully his and that I can "🤬 off and go somewhere else" even though we don't have assigned seats in the class. As a whole, the class had a mini Christmas party and we watched Smokey and the Bandit.
Then on the way back to the high school, someone on the bus was doing their homework. Someone else grabbed the person's pencil and threw it out a window. Thinking that he was hot 🤬, he kept trying to do it again.
Its stuff like that above, the pencil throwing, that causes the entire bus to get punished, and yet people wonder why everyone gets in trouble instead of the one or two people who actually did whatever it was that they did to cause trouble.
[/bit of a rant]
Dan
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I had school today, which was the last day before winter break started, and I should've known better than to expect it to be a good day.
It started at Votech. I had just sat down in a seat, and some 🤬 flies over to the chair I was in and knocks me out of it and almost on the floor. He then proceeds to flip 🤬 for a good two minutes about how the seat is rightfully his and that I can "🤬 off and go somewhere else" even though we don't have assigned seats in the class. As a whole, the class had a mini Christmas party and we watched Smokey and the Bandit.
Then on the way back to the high school, someone on the bus was doing their homework. Someone else grabbed the person's pencil and threw it out a window. Thinking that he was hot 🤬, he kept trying to do it again.
Its stuff like that above, the pencil throwing, that causes the entire bus to get punished, and yet people wonder why everyone gets in trouble instead of the one or two people who actually did whatever it was that they did to cause trouble.
[/bit of a rant]
Does no one report the people that start issues on the bus?
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- GTP_Johnny1996
The very large majority of the time its all in good fun with friends, and the one who lost his pencil, as well as the one who through threw the pencil, are friends. And when the pencil went out the window, it was purely on accident, especially since the window was only open a crack. The last time there was a serious problem was about a month ago.
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Why is it that every story you tell makes your high school sound like a prison?
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- Chameleon9000
funny that...
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- PeteWheet
It's not hard to say from a student's point-of-view. Just saying...
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That's a teenager's understanding of the world if ever there was one. High school is not prison.
Oh, yes. Life is so tough because you're learning rather than doing as you please.
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Hmm... Well if you look at it this way, school is a place in which you are confined for 6 hours a day, almost without fail, and whilst you are there, you are prevented from doing the things you want. Although the major difference between school and prison, is that in school, you can get away with 'it', whatever it may be.
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I'm not the one saying it. I just deal with the work. There are others however...
Also, I don't mind learning if it isn't flatout book work and memorizing this or that. That isn't learning. That's just being told what to do. "Do what I do" basically. I actually love my Seminar class because I'm actually learning something and being challenged to think. Art class gives me the freedom to choose my creations, which is something I actually want to get into.
Other subjects such as the multiple variants of math, levels of English, chemistry, government, economy, and so on doesn't give you any time of freedom of expression or interest of completing. You do this, you do that, it's all work and very little enjoyment.
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Its true, most of school ends up being a case of, 'here is a text book! You need to know this and this for your test! better go remember it!' then 2 weeks later, after the test: 'how on earth do you do that again? Oh well, i will probably never need it in life anyway'.
Really? you get 8 hours a day?
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Where I go, I get about 6 and a half. School starts just past 8:30 am and gets at 2 pm. Though I'm capable of getting there over half an hour in advance.
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- slashfan7964
I loved my auto class and did way better with a hands on learning enviroment then I ever did staring at books and day dreaming or sleeping the entire class. I am sorry but sitting in class listening to a teacher ramble about something you really couldn't give two 🤬's about gets to you after a while.
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It's from 7:55 AM to 2:45 PM for me, so yes; 7-8 hours of being in a chair, which is why I get boils some of the times.
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By the time 6th grade rolled around I knew mostly everything I needed to apply in the real world as far as skills go. I forgot everything after that. Seriously, I walked out the doors my senior year and literally forgot everything from algebra etc. Can you imagine the mechanic I'd be today had they started at 7th grade (or any other trade for that matter)? I look at everything from 7th to my senior year other than my small engines and automotive courses to be nothing but a waste of time that could have been spent doing something more productive then staring at a chalkboard/smartboard and taking notes about something I don't give a crap about. I could have easily become a way more productive member of society than what I am now because of those wasted years. The internet is so full of knowledge these days if you really want to learn something you can just Google it and get hundreds of thousands of results. How long until public schools become irrelevant?
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Well what amazes me is how students can't get a high GPA in highschool when you've got the internet to help and guide you in a certain subject.
You're doing Algebra in school; you don't understand the way the teacher teaches it, you read about it in the book; don't understand the book, go to the internet; use YouTube.
You'll soon find out, College/ Uni is the exavt same thing. The only difference being, you don't have to ask to go to the bathroom, and you don't have any homework.
You're doing Algebra in school; you don't understand the way the teacher teaches it, you read about it in the book; don't understand the book, go to the internet; use YouTube.
You'll soon find out, College/ Uni is the exavt same thing. The only difference being, you don't have to ask to go to the bathroom, and you don't have any homework.
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What College are you going to?
95% of my college English class was homework, same with Student Success.
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And you have to pay for it.
A lot.
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It's because a lot of students simply don't care. I noticed that prior to my teenage years I was all for learning as much as I could and it paid off. As I got older my interests changed, as did priorities and as a kid school wasn't too bad. It gets worse as you progress and as a typical teenager most of them don't want anything to do with it. I will be the first to tell you that if a subject didn't interest me, I wouldn't put any effort towards it. To this day, I am the same way. You have all the resources in the world but what good are they if you don't give a 🤬 enough to be bothered?
Look at it this way; you spend almost all of your life in school up until your senior year. That's 13 years if you count kindergarten and 14 if you count preschool. Kids don't care because it's new. After a ton of years of doing it, being forced with stuff you don't care about and being teenagers that are young and want to go, go go, you can kinda of see what I'm getting at. The education system in the US is totally trash.
Look at it this way; you spend almost all of your life in school up until your senior year. That's 13 years if you count kindergarten and 14 if you count preschool. Kids don't care because it's new. After a ton of years of doing it, being forced with stuff you don't care about and being teenagers that are young and want to go, go go, you can kinda of see what I'm getting at. The education system in the US is totally trash.
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