High school is pointless, page 5
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reply posted on 16-6-2008 @ 07:49 PM by Darth Logan
reply to post by WINGxZERO



Wait til you get to college and have to pay for a bunch of classes and book's you don't even need for your major. "But it makes you a well rounded individual". At the expense of your and or, your parent's wallet.
If I were you I would ace every class in highschool because you will never get a free education after that.
Enjoy it while it last.
Because after that it's the real world. And I'm not talking about the MTV show!
Good Luck!



reply posted on 23-9-2008 @ 02:06 PM by Tomis_Nexis
reply to post by WINGxZERO



For starters, high school would have taught you how to properly write.

It prepares you for college and preps you into choosing what you'd like to do when you grow up, the key is growing up and not finding reasons to hate school.


reply posted on 23-9-2008 @ 09:20 PM by Frankidealist35
reply to post by Komodo


They push the students with a 1.5 GPA because they should be able to read by then and they should be doing better in school. Much like me when I was at a public high school. I didn't know how to read well so I didn't do well. I also didn't get enough sleep. Those students need to be pushed.


reply posted on 19-10-2008 @ 12:44 AM by Anonymous ATS

ALso, you ar acting like you are purposely getting low grades, because its 'pointless'. That doesn't make the least bit of sense. If its so pointless, struggling against it is even more pointless.
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post by Nygdan




Why would it be pointless to struggle against something that's pointless?
School, no matter how pointless, causes problems in peoples' lives, and it needs to be changed.

If only we could get more people on board who weren't closed-minded, we could make a difference and then this "pointless struggle" would be worthwhile.


reply posted on 19-10-2008 @ 01:20 AM by FSBlueApocalypse
Would like to direct ya'll to a thread I made earlier here
www.abovetopsecret.com...

It regards 2 academically talented high schools in my hometown. Anyways, as for high school in general. I believe it has simply been degraded by catering to the lowest common denominator far too much. In alot of schools where I come from, you'll be lucky to get into Algebra II by the time they hand you a diploma.


reply posted on 19-10-2008 @ 11:47 AM by FSBlueApocalypse
Originally posted by nj2day
The purpose of high school is to complete the "programming".

No where is this clearer than when it comes to "learning" history. You would be SHOCKED to learn all the falsehoods and lies that are taught regarding American History.

It is quite obvious that American History classes are designed to attempt to give the students a sense of national pride. They fabricate stories, they omit important facts, and mold the myths they spew around what they believe will produce Patriotic Americans.

Pilgrims seeking religious freedom were the first to settle in the new world? nope...

We were friendly to the Native inhabitants from the get go, resulting in the First thanksgiving? Nope

Indians were savages, living primitive lifestyles in small clans? Nope,

Columbus Discovered America, not even close

Washington was the 1st president of the United States... nope...

The U.S. was a democratic country after we won the revolutionary war? Nope...

it goes on and on and on

I guess I'm going to have to start that thread I thought about where I "debunk" all the old school myths, lies and herofication of our History...


I'm not sure which history class you had, but I quit hearing the first two after 3rd grade.

For all intents and purposes, Columbus discovered America. Yes the Vikings did before, and there's some interesting stuff as to whether or not the Chinese landed on the West Coast, but it didn't affect history too much.

Yes, Washington was the first President of the United States as their wasn't even an office of the Presidency in the Articles of Confederation.

Was it a Democratic country as we would think of one today? No. But it was alot closer than anything else at the time.

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