highschool is a waste of life?

8 hours everyday except weekends for 4 years with only about maybe 2 months and a half break.

I think highschool should be a school where you only learn what you want to become and post secondary is the school where you actually become what you want to be which means if you want to keep learning then you can go to post secondary but if you think you are good enough then you dont have to go to post secondary?

or maybe only make high school 2 years then you can go to college or university?

anyone else agree or do you think im wrong?

how you do in high school will affect the rest of your life zero9167

thats how they made it and so therefore we have no choice. what i am saying is what if they made it a lot easier like maybe only 2 years of highschool then after 2 years you can go to university or college and learn what you what to become?

I think highschool should be a school where you only learn what you want to become and post secondary is the school where you actually become what you want to be which means if you want to keep learning then you can go to post secondary but if you think you are good enough then you dont have to go to post secondary?

kato_

70% of undergraduates change their major at least once during college. Some universities report that their students change their majors on an average of 3 times before graduating.

It's unrealistic to think that high school students can know what they want to become.

(These are statistics from American universities, just in case you're talking about another nation)

[QUOTE="zero9167"]how you do in high school will affect the rest of your life kato_

thats how they made it and so therefore we have no choice. what i am saying is what if they made it a lot easier like maybe only 2 years of highschool then after 2 years you can go to university or college and learn what you what to become?

Hmm im in year 9 and i still don't know what i want to be. The longer highschool is, gives you more time to think about your future...so yeah 6 years to think about it, then you have chosen something, work from there

High school isn't that bad.. you'll realise how great it really is once you enter the workforce and have no free time anymore.

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[QUOTE="zero9167"]how you do in high school will affect the rest of your life leonhead

thats how they made it and so therefore we have no choice. what i am saying is what if they made it a lot easier like maybe only 2 years of highschool then after 2 years you can go to university or college and learn what you what to become?

Hmm im in year 9 and i still don't know what i want to be. The longer highschool is, gives you more time to think about your future...so yeah 6 years to think about it, then you have chosen something, work from there

I really doubt you really spent all your highschool years thinking about what you wanted to become. You wake up you go to your classes you do you h/w you sleep then repeat. From my point of view thats where most highschool students mind is set. I really think the reason why they change their major is because in colleges they actually learn their major and turns out that thier major is not what they really expected. And thats what i meant the government should spend more time on what students want to really become, not all the p.e, foods class.. stuff.

High school isn't that bad.. you'll realise how great it really is once you enter the workforce and have no free time anymore.

Rattlesnake_8

in fact you should be thankful if youre still in high school youll never have more fun and free time with the rest of your life

[QUOTE="zero9167"]how you do in high school will affect the rest of your life kato_

thats how they made it and so therefore we have no choice. what i am saying is what if they made it a lot easier like maybe only 2 years of highschool then after 2 years you can go to university or college and learn what you what to become?

High school is important to learn basic information needed in life. In all honesty, most of what is learned in high school is used later.

It is also part of the time that goes to growing in maturity and as an individual. While the growth is somewhat more obvious in college, high school does provide important lessons not just in course work.

I have a lot of great memories from high school. Some days I wish I was back there. Try to enjoy the time you have, for it will not last as long as you would have wished later.

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[QUOTE="zero9167"]how you do in high school will affect the rest of your life kato_

thats how they made it and so therefore we have no choice. what i am saying is what if they made it a lot easier like maybe only 2 years of highschool then after 2 years you can go to university or college and learn what you what to become?

Hmm im in year 9 and i still don't know what i want to be. The longer highschool is, gives you more time to think about your future...so yeah 6 years to think about it, then you have chosen something, work from there

I really doubt you really spent all your highschool years thinking about what you wanted to become. You wake up you go to your classes you do you h/w you sleep then repeat. From my point of view thats where most highschool students mind is set. I really think the reason why they change their major is because in colleges they actually learn their major and turns out that thier major is not what they really expected. And thats what i meant the government should spend more time on what students want to really become, not all the p.e, foods class.. stuff.

Schooling isn't all about becoming a certain thing, or entering a certain field. For me, it's about learning. I love the university setting because of the unique opportunities to learn that I will most likely not find again. There are some people I know who only care about their future careers, but only focusing on the goal of your life will culminate in a lonely grave.

Highschool girls, thats the only reason to gohormagaunt

Giggity Giggity Alright.

"Don't let schooling ruin you education."

"Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything he learned in school."

"its a miracle that curiosity survives formal education"

ALBERT EINSTEIN

I wouldn't have minded high school so much if people acted normally. Being the nerd that I am, I got crap every day.Fredrick2003x

Trust me kid, no one is normal.

It depends on the classes you take.

If you get stuck with CP or below, you might as well stay home. In my experience, very little ever happens below the honors level. Coursework is redundant and usually simple enough to be done without the aid of the incompetent fool you are likely to have as a teacher.

I didn't mind HS too much. I mean i hate classes and would regularly ditch them but you get to make friends with alot of people in HS. badaboom187

Just a part of life one needs to get through
Wait until college!

Suicide is a waste of life. High School educates you and none of this "I already know everything they teach me" NO YOU DONT if you did you would have skipped grades.Whicker89

Because it is important to know diffrent types of rocks right? It should vary on what you want to do.

i agree!!! 4 years is jst too long!!!

Yes, but you need a Highschool diploma.

But the one cool thing about being a teenager is that you have more free time than an adult, but are allowed more responsibilty than a young child.

Sorry the country can't run on ditch diggers and burger makers. Highschool is an important step to better things.Darthmatt

Lets not go overboard now.

Sorry the country can't run on ditch diggers and burger makers. Highschool is an important step to better things.Darthmatt

There are a lot of jobs necessary for the basic functioning of society for which one does not need to attend higher education. It is important not to trivialize such jobs.

[QUOTE="Darthmatt"]Sorry the country can't run on ditch diggers and burger makers. Highschool is an important step to better things.muthsera666

There are a lot of jobs necessary for the basic functioning of society for which one does not need to attend higher education. It is important not to trivialize such jobs.

Well keep in mind that people like to stereotype different industries.

Like everyone in the medical industry is a doctors with a masters degree who performs brain surgery, while everyone in the food industry is some loser flipping burgers.

Middle school was the real waste; 3 years of being taught crap that you will "learn" again in HS.

If the schools didn't BS around and give the kids off all the time then they could get them out of their in 2-3 years.

Half the stuff you learn is totally useless and you will never remeber it.Hulkness

point proven :P

8 hours everyday except weekends for 4 years with only about maybe 2 months and a half break.

I think highschool should be a school where you only learn what you want to become and post secondary is the school where you actually become what you want to be which means if you want to keep learning then you can go to post secondary but if you think you are good enough then you dont have to go to post secondary?

or maybe only make high school 2 years then you can go to college or university?

anyone else agree or do you think im wrong?

kato_

In Europe that is how it mostly is, but high Schools now a days only prepare those who are on the college track to succeed in life. So in part, it is a waste of time for those who have no desire to continue their education.

[QUOTE="Hulkness"]Half the stuff you learn is totally useless and you will never remeber it.soren008

point proven :P

I disagree. I have actually used a fair amount of what I learned in high school.

most of the classes are completely useless to the majority of enrolled students. I don't need to learn AP calculus, because I'll never use it in a real life situation. High school could have been more productive if they taught students the things they NEED to know.mohfrontline

The exact things learned may not apply 100%, but usually there are components that are useful indeed. High school does teach things that are needed. At least mine did.

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[QUOTE="Darthmatt"]Sorry the country can't run on ditch diggers and burger makers. Highschool is an important step to better things.SmithWesson642

There are a lot of jobs necessary for the basic functioning of society for which one does not need to attend higher education. It is important not to trivialize such jobs.

Well keep in mind that people like to stereotype different industries.

Like everyone in the medical industry is a doctors with a masters degree who performs brain surgery, while everyone in the food industry is some loser flipping burgers.

So, is that agreeing with me or disagreeing?