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Poll

If schooling was optional, would you still go?

Yes77%77% - 65
No11%11% - 10
Not all the time---I'll go on field trip days10%10% - 9
Total: 84
2007-05-16 04:57:11
IG-Calibre
comhalta
+226|7190|Tír Eoghan, Tuaisceart Éireann
I hated school with a passion, got expelled from a few along the way and eventually at 16 told the headmaster of the last school I attended to "stick his shitty fucking school up his ass" and walked out.  I was making more money at the age of 16 than most of the people who were "teaching" me, which led to a kind of resentment between us. I didn't have even my basic exams - however when I turned about 24/25 I started going to night class for an interest during the winter nights and got basic GCSE English & Math. The following year I took an A level in politics ,which then led on to me doing my under grad, followed by completing a post grad.

Last edited by IG-Calibre (2007-05-16 04:58:54)

2007-05-16 05:03:04
specialistx2324
hahahahahhaa
+244|7136|arica harbour
hell yes i would go. i dont need mom and dad to tell me to go to school. its called self motivation for you noobs out there.


me going to school, graduating, and getting a good job beats any videogame or any punk who spends dozens of hours padding for non tangible items like medals and awards.

ill gladly give up my gaming hobbie for a degree anyday.
2007-05-16 05:05:14
theDude5B
Cool member
+805|7198

usmarine2005 wrote:

Knowing what I know now...yes.

If I was a 15 year old punk....no.
2007-05-16 05:05:27
Scorpion0x17
can detect anyone's visible post count...
+691|7213|Cambridge (UK)

specialistx2324 wrote:

hell yes i would go. i dont need mom and dad to tell me to go to school. its called self motivation for you noobs out there.


me going to school, graduating, and getting a good job beats any videogame or any punk who spends dozens of hours padding for non tangible items like medals and awards.

ill gladly give up my gaming hobbie for a degree anyday.
DAMN YOU! You're one of those people that's gonna be really succesfull in life, aren't ya? I hate people like you.
2007-05-16 05:05:58
B-Scimitar
Defeating your warriors.
+116|6856|Espoo, Finland
After 9-year-long primary school, further education is optional here in Finland.
Of course, most of people keep studying after that by their own choice. You have no chance to get a good job with your primary school education level.

So I choose yes.

Edit: Yep, self motivation FTW.

Last edited by B-Scimitar (2007-05-16 05:06:46)

2007-05-16 05:06:54
mcminty
Moderating your content for the Australian Govt.
+879|7169|Sydney, Australia

Adams_BJ wrote:

Yes I would still go, education is an important part of life and is essential.
To quote my Business Studies teacher:

"I'm not teaching you stuff for an exam, I'm teaching you stuff for life."



Mcminty.
2007-05-16 08:47:57
Skorpy-chan
Member
+127|6792|Twyford, UK
It IS optional when you get to my age. Not going back to school now, dammit.
2007-05-16 08:58:35
crimson_grunt
Shitty Disposition (apparently)
+214|7101|Teesside, UK
I hated school and tried to avoid it as much as possible.  No way I would have gone if i didn't have too.
edit:Mind you 10 years later i went to university.  But that's different plus I'm a much different person now.

Last edited by crimson_grunt (2007-05-16 09:00:42)

2007-05-16 09:04:20
KnowMeByTrailOfDead
Jackass of all Trades
+62|7128|Dayton, Ohio

{M5}Sniper3 wrote:

Yes I would go, I don't think that many other people would go though. It would be a lot easier to get a job as an educated student if half the population didn't attend school.
Might be easier to get a job, but social services would end up costing a fortune and minimum wage would be an even larger factor.  Our overall economy would take a huge hit.  Just imagine if only 50% of our population had a High school deploma and if 25% didn't get past 8th grade.  It would be a sad state for the soon to be third world US of A.

By the way, I am currently looking at Masters programs in Information Systems.  So yea, I would vote for school, I never take an easy out unless its baseball.

Last edited by KnowMeByTrailOfDead (2007-05-16 09:07:37)

 

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