Quote Originally Posted by 420marijuana420
I'm twenty years old and my high school provided me with an excellent education, especially considering that it was free. When I graduated high school I got a scholarship that pays 75% of my tuition and a financial aid set up that gives me 2,000 a semester. With that and a job I'm almost making it. Fortunately my parents have quite a bit of money and can help me wherever I come up short so I don't have to take out loans. Just like anything else, the opportunity is out there. It is in no way the school's fault. If the kids want to learn they will, if not they won't. To blame anyone else but the person in question is a cop out. Furthermore, I don't write in text talk unless I'm sending a text message. When I am the only reason I write like that is for the purpose of short hand. On social networking sites or anywhere else on the internet I write like I was not raised by livestock. But it is not the school's fault. You have to work for what you want in this world. If you want to just give up and quit, then fine. If you want to stop learning (education will never stop for me, even after I graduate) then fine. But do not blame someone else for your choices.

edit: Private education is a waste of money. If you're sending your kid to a top boarding school and you're going to buy their MBA via donations to the school's library then that I can completely understand. But unless you have money like that, private school is a waste of money. I went to a private elementary school and when I got out I had the same education as my high school peers. Theirs just did not cost 36,000 over nine years. There were kids from my elementary school who went to the next (private) high school school on the track of our (private) elementary school and my SAT scores were just as good as theirs were. My SAT scores HAD to be good for me to get me scholarship and I achieved that without a problem at a public high school.
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Wish my daughter looked for help with college. To damn lazy, but as smart as most people i know. My ex, her mother is the same way, brainy. But dont take advantage of it, i just dont understand why a person would not want to expand their minds to the max. I give ya major props bro, life is about not always taking the easy way out and most kids dont think like this till its to late.

I ask my daughter what she liked best, a orange or banana? Her reply was ''well the banana is easier''FTW:wtf:. She is in college now and could do a lot, because she is so smart, but its all book smarts. I worry about this, i guess because i believe in paying attention to any and everything and you will learn things that will help you in your future. But hell, nothing:wtf:

Id imagine you have some good parents to raise such a bright young man:thumbsup:



All the best to ya my young brotha:rasta:
LetsSeeYa Reviewed by LetsSeeYa on . Using texting talk in posting. Folks, I am old, almost as old as dirt. I text, but I still spell out my words. I find trying to read 'texting english' extremely difficult and essentially when I see it I don't bother reading the post. I figure if someone is too lazy to type the word, or learn to spell, I am too lazy to read the post. I would assume some of the other older members would be the same. I do realize old dogs need to learn new tricks....and I do often, but to read out a post in jargon is something I do not Rating: 5