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Originally posted by N. Tesla
i have a junior in high school and i find it useless. i find myself thinking why the hell am i here.
they make you take useless classes so you fufill the requiremts here take a look
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Originally posted by pteridine
Lastly, you can join the military. Go with the Navy CB's if you like construction trades and the Marines if you like Ma Deuce and want adventure. If you are really intelligent, motivated, and resilient, nuke subs are full of opportunity [but claustrophobia is a disqualifier.] This is the only way you can be a nuke technician with OJT. Civilian nuke power plants will become more important in the future as we try to stop global warming and there are few that can operate them. We really don't want Homer Simpsons doing that job.
The military will motivate you more than you can imagine and you won't be sitting around wishing you had done something adventurous while you were young. It will also tell you a lot about yourself that you might not find out otherwise.
Take action.
Originally posted by pteridine
reply to post by unityemissions
You will have to deal with those of lesser intelligence all through your life so don't let that prospect dissuade you. This adaptability is important for survival as many on these boards can tell you. If you really want to get to your goal, it is something you will have to tough out. After boot camp, if you go to Nuke school or data processing school or electronics tech school, you will find that you have competition. There is also more than basic intelligence required and that is work and dedication. You must be focused and motivated.
Good luck.
posted on 1-12-2008 @ 09:20 AM
[edit on 07/17/2008 by N. Tesla]
Originally posted by PuRe EnErGy
I'm not going to get into the research but if you assume something is stupid it will be stupid and if you assume people need to learn at a certain level before they reach another one it will also be true, .. but if you approach people as if they are geniuses they will generally perform much better than if you treat them like a moron.
i personally hate it. i find school so #ing unessacery. if i want to be a computer programmer tell me why i need to know the distance from the earth to the sun. im sure that someone needs to know but i don't.