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Post by Beren Erchamion on Dec 14, 2006 18:25:13 GMT -5
Oh yeah? What was good about it?
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Post by ania on Dec 14, 2006 21:25:43 GMT -5
Almost everything. I took a typed copy of a story I'm writing to school and had all my friends read it and they all commented that it was really good and the weather was amazing and in AB we all goofed off and had gobs of fun.
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Post by Beren Erchamion on Dec 15, 2006 18:44:37 GMT -5
Awesome. The only fun I have at school is when I'm sleeping and have a good dream.
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Post by Lomadia on Dec 16, 2006 0:35:00 GMT -5
::Lomadia covers her eyes and pretends she didn't read that::
How can you not love school???
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Post by Beren Erchamion on Dec 17, 2006 13:00:15 GMT -5
I guess you haven't been introduced to the wonders of public schooling? My lovely place of edification is located conveniently in the Deep South, too, so there's no shortage of beer-drinking, tobacco-chewing fun. Just a preview: in business class we were doing a PowerPoint about a foreign country of our own choosing. More than half the students didn't know if Italy was in France, or whether Tokyo was a country. This is in 11th grade.
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Post by Lomadia on Dec 17, 2006 14:24:58 GMT -5
Yeesh. Okay, I forgive you. I did go to public school through Eighth Grade, but even then it was a very good school district. I'm genuinely sorry you have to deal with that; for a country founded on progressive, intellectual values, the United States certainly has a long way to go with its educational system.
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Post by ania on Dec 17, 2006 14:50:52 GMT -5
No, it has a long way to go with raising kids who give a *filtered* that they have free education when thousands of people can't read or write. Sorry, it's one of my pet-peeves.
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Post by Lomadia on Dec 17, 2006 16:30:43 GMT -5
Oh, I absolutely agree that the we in the United States are extremely lucky to have the right to free education, and we ought to keep it in perspective that very few people in this world can say the same; that ingratitude is one of my pet peeves, too, Ania. However, the fact that many people in the world don't have access to education at all doesn't change the fact that many children in the U.S. don't and likely never will receive an adequate education through the public schooling system.
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Post by Beren Erchamion on Dec 18, 2006 23:11:09 GMT -5
It's a combination of both of those problems. Kids who don't realize that by trying to be the biggest thug/pimp/rocker they're just playing into the market that wants to take their money and keep them vapid. And also a government that's spending more on pointless warfare than education.
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Post by Beren Erchamion on Jan 11, 2007 19:58:40 GMT -5
Hrm...to continue my rant of before, guess what? Beren's getting out of high school! That's right, I've decided not to spend another year in hell. All that remains is whether to go to junior college, or pursue homeschooling/online classes. I could also try to find a better high school in the Alabama area (doubtful) or take the GED (lowest resort)...what does everyone think?
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Post by ania on Jan 25, 2007 19:09:50 GMT -5
I say homeschooling/online classes.
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Post by Lomadia on Jan 25, 2007 21:21:21 GMT -5
I'm hardly the right person to ask, but here are my vicarious experiences with online school and early college-level studies.
My best friend studied online for his freshman year of high school as well as for his senior year in Latin alone, and he wasn't very happy with it- he was frustrated by not being able to interact with an instructor or other students. However, it might be right for you.
My roommate took college-level courses parallel to her senior year in high school, and she seems to feel they were worthwhile.
Of course, it's a big decision, and I'm sure you'll want more research and opinions before you make it. Best of luck!
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Post by Elanor on Apr 7, 2007 6:25:13 GMT -5
Yesterday we had a nice sunny day with 68Fahrenheit,which is a lot for Iceland in April. Today it snows
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Post by Beren Erchamion on Apr 20, 2007 21:16:15 GMT -5
Ha, the heat is overwhelming here in the Great American South, and the humidity is making the mosquitos' wings wilt.
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Post by ania on Jun 1, 2007 19:06:54 GMT -5
Happy June 1st ;D
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