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Even though the public education system in the US sucks I would go. I've learned how valuable an education is, and would do anything to keep it.

Last edited by Miller (2007-05-15 16:55:54)

Yea i'd still go, school is one of the most important things you'll ever do, but i'd still skip every once an awhile (like today, it was sooo nice out.)

HURLEY wrote:

Yea i'd still go, school is one of the most important things you'll ever do, but i'd still skip every once an awhile (like today, it was sooo nice out.)

Haha... I need to ditch more, I haven't once since the beginning of the year... actually, yeah. I did once to go to Disney land with a friend, but my dad called up saying I had "family obligations"

yeah, see thats the thing, all us adults are gonna say yes, all the kids are gonna say no or say yes to appease what they think to be their "greater intelligence."

Elamdri wrote:

yeah, see thats the thing, all us adults are gonna say yes, all the kids are gonna say no or say yes to appease what they think to be their "greater intelligence."

Is this implying intelligence is only related to adults?

Of course I would still go! In fact, once I graduate college in a few years, I'm still going to go farther and get a Masters Degree (Civil Engineering). I value my education, and though I'm kinda lazy and unmotivated when it comes to school, I like learning new things. Plus a lot of people who don't continue their education are completely ignorant and can't understand the complicated world around them. Not to mention I don't want to be stuck in a dead-end job the rest of my life. It'd be nice to move up the career ladder and make good money so I can provide my family with a decent living instead of living paycheck to paycheck.

And it really pisses me off when people say "Oh the _____ [usually "American"] education system sucks, blah blah blah." It doesn't really matter how it compares to other nations, you get out of it what you put into it! People can go to a shitty school in the ghetto and come out geniuses because they put the time and effort into their education. But those who just show up and not try, they're the ones who don't learn anything (and coincidentally, they're the ones who complain the most about the education system, and think that knowledge should just be given to them).

Last edited by mtb0minime (2007-05-15 17:56:55)

yup, i liked the learning part of school, not the being forced to be around people i hated part

Field trip!!!

unnamednewbie13 wrote:

Miller wrote:

Elamdri wrote:

yeah, see thats the thing, all us adults are gonna say yes, all the kids are gonna say no or say yes to appease what they think to be their "greater intelligence."

Is this implying intelligence is only related to adults?

It's the one sentiment of adult patronization that I found the most repulsive as a kid, because they knew and I knew that it was bullcrap. Relating it to Battlefield 2, a player with 3000 hours could suck donkey balls compared to a player with 300.

Yeah, but we're so much more knowledgeable.

Intelligence is useless without knowledge.

Relating it to Battlefield 2 (sort of (the analogy isn't quite as good as yours (but go with me here))) - if the player with 3000 hours knows how to fly one of the attack helicopter, but is rubbish at everything else, and the player with 300 hours couldn't fly to save his life, but is otherwise teh leetest player ever, the knowledgeable 3000hours idiot would pwn teh leet 300hours genius.

Even being in school now, I would stay if I had the choice. Maybe not so much to learn things that I personally hold important, but for skills and credentials to use in a good job later on. Honestly, I don't learn much in school that I ever really use for anything but school, and I don't consider much of it important other than for college and a job. The only thing from school I use in day to day life is Spanish, and that's just for fun. The stuff I learn here, in the DST, is more personally interesting and important than most stuff I learn in school.

I voted yes - but I probably wouldn't have gone in the first place. I would go now, simply because I know how valuable it is - but I wouldn't have gone had I not been forced at the age of 6 or 7...
I would have gone for a couple of days, then stayed home for a while, then gone again. I would have gone to school when I was bored.
I may know now how useful an education is, but I certainly didn't know back then.

-konfusion

Was talking with a building contractor the other day about this. He employs a kid who left school at 15. It was illegal. The kid is now 18 and has served his time as a bricklayer. (he is currently building my house and doing a dam good job too) Hes on dam near what I earn a week and didn't have to spend 6 years in college and run up massive debt for the pleasure.

I think much to big an empathises was put on college education, which means I know at least 5-6 friends with degrees who work in shops and other low skilled jobs now. The guys who went on site and learned a trade like roofing, plumbing etc are now heavily in demand and can charge big big money. Its now went the other way with the college educated ppl making less because there are more of them that the positions and jobs they were educated to do.