How are things going in school right now?

Mike Wheeler

Mike Wheeler

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For me, things are going pretty good. Here are my grades. I have a 94% in Language Arts, a 95% in Science, and a 98% in Social Studies and Math. My parents usually give me 10 dollars for every A I get in those subjects for each quarter in school, and the 1st quarter is almost over, so I'm probably going to get 40 dollars, unless something really bad happens. Still, I can't help but feel that it's unfair that my parents get 60 dollars for each hour that they work, and I only get 40 dollars for each NINE WEEKS.
 
Way to brag.
 
I never got paid for my good grades until university (in-course scholarships for yearly 3.5+ GPAs). Of course, before Grade 11, the only good that comes out of getting good grades is the practice it gives you for getting good grades in the years it actually matters. As long as you don't burn yourself out in high school and then fizzle out in university once shit gets hard, anyway.

In fact, in the grand scheme of things, daily homework is a waste of time and they should get rid of it for anything below high school at the very least - and really, the only subjects it ever made sense for (at any grade and at the university level) was stuff that requires book reading or practice/memorization (languages, math, musical instruments). Periodic projects and studying for tests make sense; busywork just wrecks childhood.
 
College is much more work, but it's generally so much easier for me. I burnt out in high school, took nearly a year off, attended college at spring semester with only one class (with plans to transfer), and the workload feels more manageable, and my G.P.A.'s so much better.

Walkazo said:
In fact, in the grand scheme of things, daily homework is a waste of time and they should get rid of it for anything below high school at the very least - and really, the only subjects it ever made sense for (at any grade and at the university level) was stuff that requires book reading or practice/memorization (languages, math, musical instruments). Periodic projects and studying for tests make sense; busywork just wrecks childhood.
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Homework's the reason I got a 4 on my English AP test but I failed the class. But I was a G.A.T.E. kid (I hated the program lol) who wasn't diagnosed with ADHD until middle school. I dread homework. I prefer reading the actual book over mulling over daily assignments.

What I hated in high school and middle school were notebook checks, like you have to organize your notebook, handouts, notes, (and even homework!) in a specific way and it's always so stressful since I keep misplacing my stuff and I'm not exactly the tidiest student, and I have always said, "What the hell is the point of this!?"

There's hardly anything to like about high school or middle school except awesome teachers and a few good students to have around. Elementary school kinda sucked too.
 
Only time I got below a 4 in anything written was for my English diagnostic that didn't count. I can just check my marks online, but the only updated one if Geography. I get my progress report this or next week, anyways.
 
Dr. Mario said:
Homework's the reason I got a 4 on my English AP test but I failed the class. But I was a G.A.T.E. kid (I hated the program lol) who wasn't diagnosed with ADHD until middle school. I dread homework. I prefer reading the actual book over mulling over daily assignments.
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Gifted and Talented Education is just a horrible excuse to give kids who perform well even more freaking work to do. Like, hey, man, good job on the test, here, have some more homework. It's awful. They should make it extra credit at most.
 
Baby Luigi said:
Dr. Mario said:
Homework's the reason I got a 4 on my English AP test but I failed the class. But I was a G.A.T.E. kid (I hated the program lol) who wasn't diagnosed with ADHD until middle school. I dread homework. I prefer reading the actual book over mulling over daily assignments.
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My exact thoughts word for word
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Fixed.
 
I'm doing worse than usual, my grades are dipping below 3.5 for the first time in a long time and I'm behind in my college dual-enrollment courses. It's really my own fault though, so I'm not going to whine. On the bright side, even though I'm behind, I'm doing pretty great in English, I'm loving the freedom to write in my own style.

highscool senior btw