Books that make you dumb - Page 2

Moejoe · 03-10-2009, 10:49 AM

I got kicked out of secondary school (High-School) on more than one occassion. Hated every minute of it. Ended up with Masters Degree, go figure.

forwhatitsworth · 03-10-2009, 12:47 PM

hahaha, thats a great find, thanks.

desertgrandma · 03-10-2009, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Moejoe

I got kicked out of secondary school (High-School) on more than one occassion. Hated every minute of it. Ended up with Masters Degree, go figure.

Because sometimes, the worst high school students turn out to be the best college students,.......when they are ready to learn.

My son was the same way.

pilotbob · 03-10-2009, 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by desertgrandma

Because sometimes, the worst high school students turn out to be the best college students,.......when they are ready to learn.

My son was the same way.

Oh, please I hope that applies to my second. Right now he doesn't seem to care about school at all. But, wants to enroll in a college that cost about 30k per year.

BOb

lilac_jive · 03-10-2009, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by desertgrandma

Because sometimes, the worst high school students turn out to be the best college students,.......when they are ready to learn.

My son was the same way.

I graduated high school with a 1.8 (almost failed, came down to two exams), and I graduated college with a 3.67.

Amalthia · 03-10-2009, 03:22 PM

I really do think High School the way it's set up like a prison is a big turn off and the kids who misbehave in class really make learning tedious. Since half the time the teacher is busy trying to control the kids behavior.

I really really hated High School and pretty much stuck my nose in a book to make it through and did the bare miniumn that was required. The scary part is I still had a high GPA for doing almost nothing. Truly passing school is just doing the work not really having to think. They almost always gave busy work.

When I got to college it was so much better because it was nice being in a place where people actually wanted to learn and behaved in class. And I liked the challenge.

Moejoe · 03-10-2009, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Amalthia

I really do think High School the way it's set up like a prison is a big turn off and the kids who misbehave in class really make learning tedious. Since half the time the teacher is busy trying to control the kids behavior.

I really really hated High School and pretty much stuck my nose in a book to make it through and did the bare miniumn that was required. The scary part is I still had a high GPA for doing almost nothing. Truly passing school is just doing the work not really having to think. They almost always gave busy work.

When I got to college it was so much better because it was nice being in a place where people actually wanted to learn and behaved in class. And I liked the challenge.

The school I went to was the biggest waste of time in my entire life, and I see it now with my young nephews and their school. Boring, tedious, tow-the-line nonsense. Passions squashed, tedium promoted, conformity lauded. The only things I ever learned in school was how to make friends and how much I hated authority iin all its shapes and forms. I've got to thank them for that one.

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Moejoe Banned Posts: 5,100 Karma: 72193 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: South of the Border Device: Coffin	I got kicked out of secondary school (High-School) on more than one occassion. Hated every minute of it. Ended up with Masters Degree, go figure.

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forwhatitsworth Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: none	hahaha, thats a great find, thanks.

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Amalthia Wizard Posts: 1,194 Karma: 32370 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Anchorage, AK Device: Sony Reader PRS-505, PRS-650, PRS-T3, Pocketbook HD2	I really do think High School the way it's set up like a prison is a big turn off and the kids who misbehave in class really make learning tedious. Since half the time the teacher is busy trying to control the kids behavior. I really really hated High School and pretty much stuck my nose in a book to make it through and did the bare miniumn that was required. The scary part is I still had a high GPA for doing almost nothing. Truly passing school is just doing the work not really having to think. They almost always gave busy work. When I got to college it was so much better because it was nice being in a place where people actually wanted to learn and behaved in class. And I liked the challenge.