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RE: Can I get some help with school
December 17, 2015 at 4:24 am
Very well, then. Here is my advice.
Speak to your parents about this, and then have a meeting with a representative at school.
Surely, if there is a distinct pattern of you making continual As on your tests but not being able to complete homework, then surely some kind of agreement can be made where you can skip the homework.
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RE: Can I get some help with school
December 17, 2015 at 4:40 am
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The problem I see though is the following - while American schools in my experience much overemphasize repetitive homework problem sets (in particular if you are a gifted student), to a certain extent having to do tasks on the side which one isn't exactly enthusiastic about is part of life and always will be. Maybe one has to get used to it to a certain extent, or life after school will also bring trouble. Even high level work later will bring with it menial things one has to do on a daily basis. Even, say, scientific research, is at least 50% boring routine crap. If you become a doctor, you will spend painful amounts of time doing dumb paperwork. There is no way around it unless you become very successful in a very specific niche that allows you to do specifically only what you love. But this is very rare. All that being said, american schools really are too focused on stupid homework and if you can find an arrangement as Kitan proposes, it wouldn't be a big loss in my opinion.
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RE: Can I get some help with school
December 17, 2015 at 4:43 am
Fuck that. One does not have to "get used" to anything.
There are always special situations where people can skip the mundane, because the truth is that not everyone is boring normal.
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RE: Can I get some help with school
December 17, 2015 at 4:51 am
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(December 17, 2015 at 4:43 am)Kitan Wrote: Fuck that. One does not have to "get used" to anything.
There are always special situations where people can skip the mundane, because the truth is that not everyone is boring normal.
I can totally emphasize with that feeling because I myself am not very disciplined outside the specific things that interest me, and try to reduce those "normal" things as much as possible within the parameters in order to do what I love. So, one can try to go that route as I also mentioned, as long as one is aware that it brings certain risks and disadvantages with it.
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RE: Can I get some help with school
December 17, 2015 at 4:54 am
(December 17, 2015 at 4:51 am)Quantum Wrote: as long as one is aware that it brings certain risks and disadvantages with it.
There is no risk so long as one is aware of what needs to be done. The only disadvantage is not doing what needs to be done.
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RE: Can I get some help with school
December 17, 2015 at 5:19 am
That's a very idealistic view. A bit too much so if you ask me.
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RE: Can I get some help with school
December 17, 2015 at 5:22 am
No, you are simply too scared to take that necessary leap.
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RE: Can I get some help with school
December 17, 2015 at 5:29 am
(December 17, 2015 at 5:22 am)Kitan Wrote: No, you are simply too scared to take that necessary leap.
Quite possible (though this discussion is a bit abstract, it applies to the choices I have to make right now). It is a matter of mentality, how much security you crave, other responsibilities you have, to what extent one is willing to live without certain amenities for uncertainperiods of time. One has to weigh those things.
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RE: Can I get some help with school
December 17, 2015 at 5:33 am
(December 17, 2015 at 5:29 am)Quantum Wrote: (December 17, 2015 at 5:22 am)Kitan Wrote: No, you are simply too scared to take that necessary leap.
Quite possible (though this discussion is a bit abstract, it applies to the choices I have to make right now). It is a matter of mentality, how much security you crave, other responsibilities you have, to what extent one is willing to live without certain amenities for uncertainperiods of time. One has to weigh those things.
You clearly believe in multiple outcomes, your username as a reference. Is the name more a crux or something you wish to obtain?
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RE: Can I get some help with school
December 17, 2015 at 6:00 am
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I don't understand..?
Oh and my username I mainly have because I was drunk and Iroscato proposed it.
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