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Up until the second half of my sophomore year, I was the idyllic honor roll kid. Scholastic bowl, straight A's, freaked out when I saw anything sliding towards a B-, etc. Then spring break of sophomore year, I discovered marijuana and World of Warcraft, and my world was forever changed.
From that point on, I shifted into something of an autodidact, or an unschooler, or something. I finally gave into my complete lack of math/science skills, and have been coasting on my writing ability, which I've received quite a lot of praise for. Nothing I bring to the table, though, has any bearing in typical public curriculum, so I've had to struggle to keep my grades just above the barely passing level. In some ways I'm a horrible student: late 3-4 days a week, never turning in homework. But on the flipside, I always lead discussions in english and political science class, and come out on top in anything that involves an in-depth analysis. I've even discussed my distaste for public education with most of my more open-minded teachers, so they've pretty much let me do my own thing as long as I keep churning out essays and don't shoot anybody.
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Two thousand years ago, a Roman Senator suggested that
all slaves wear white armbands to better identify them.
"No," said a wiser Senator,
"If they see how many of them there are, they may revolt."
www.slaveuprising.com
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