Subj : Re: morgan spurlock dead
To   : MRO
From : fusion
Date : Sun May 26 2024 04:11 am

On 25 May 2024, MRO said the following...
 
 MR> i know i had a shitty education but my mother had me do workbooks at home
 MR> for many years. I also read a lot.  i graduated hs 2 years early. I
 MR> didn't have anything to learn there.  I tested out and got credits for
 MR> some subjects.

wish they offered me that.. i usually read the book for the class during the first week or two and then was basically done with the class interest-wise

 MR> I just seemed ilke they couldn't figure out anything that worked. It was
 MR> a different experience each time.  I know i had TONS of homework and my
 MR> son also had a lot.  with stepdaugher they paired that down to a little
 MR> bit.

yeah ours was like that.. lots of homework. but back then the idea of messing around at school was skipping a few assignments and getting Bs or Cs in classes.

now i don't think they're even allowed to hold kids back a grade. i have no idea what they do when that gets compounded.. 9th grade kids that shouldn't have passed 7th nor 8th grade. i surely wouldn't be proud as a teacher watching an example of self-inflicted stupidity walk across the stage for a diploma.

 MR> I wish they would focus more on learning trades and getting them into
 MR> technical college part time while in high school.  They do have programs
 MR> but they aren't utilized in a broad manner.

almost every "problem" or "dumb" kid that signed up to replace regular highschool classes with welding, machining, car repair stuff, construction, all that .. basically this was like second-chance for kids who were doing bad at school and got into fights and shit before they would end up at the alternative school.. they all make bank and have nice houses and stuff now.

feels like beating a dead horse to say not everyone sees success just with plain old high school.

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