Gay Chat V11 - Were you expecting something funny? - General

Not having a GED or HS diploma is nothing to insult someone over, especially since the American school system is a grade-A pile of shit.

[QUOTE=Sgt. Khorn;43033657]Don't feel bad. College isn't for everyone. Wasn't for me. But that's cause to me, education = torment from my father.[/QUOTE] So maybe it is for you? Saying it isn't for you because your dad is being a jerk is stupid.

GEDs and what uni you graduated from mean nothing. My best friend dropped out of high school to get a job to help support his mum and sister, getting his GED a year later. Whereas my cousin on my father's side was wealthy enough for private education from elemntary to high school, and then got accepted to Cornell, which my aunt and uncle-in-law can pay out of pocket for the majority of the tuition that his scholarships didn't cover. And in all honesty, I'd place them both at the same level of intelligence. Situations are one of the biggest factors in shit like that. I know a 15 year old kid who can code better (and in more languages!) than a friend of mine online who just got hired for an associate programming job after getting his bachelor's. Education isn't everything, nor should one be judged based on it.

I feel like vomiting. Yep, this is indeed a normal day.

[QUOTE=Catscratch;43037951]GEDs and what uni you graduated from mean nothing. My best friend dropped out of high school to get a job to help support his mum and sister, getting his GED a year later. Whereas my cousin on my father's side was wealthy enough for private education from elemntary to high school, and then got accepted to Cornell, which my aunt and uncle-in-law can pay out of pocket for the majority of the tuition that his scholarships didn't cover. And in all honesty, I'd place them both at the same level of intelligence. Situations are one of the biggest factors in shit like that. I know a 15 year old kid who can code better (and in more languages!) than a friend of mine online who just got hired for an associate programming job after getting his bachelor's. Education isn't everything, nor should one be judged based on it.[/QUOTE] I can agree with you to an extent. Whilst it's obviously going to give you an advantage (i.e. looking for employment) if you have qualifications, I wouldn't say they're absolutely crucial in achieving the job you want to have (the best example I can think of here is programming, too) - as long as you have the motivation and drive to do it. Not to say that motivation and determination will get you there solely, of course. But I am sure passion and experience in what you do is more valuable than letters written down on paper.

That's true to an extent, it really depends on what the education was about. I couldn't imagine someone learning medical sciences or engineering alone in their spare time, it's too much and too complex and in the end you'd have nothing to prove you know what you're talking about. The degree (or whatever else) in part is also about actually proving you have the skills you say you want or have. But, if you can prove you're a valuable asset to a company and have them take you in or you're skilled enough at something that you can bring the customers to you and become self-employed, then it's an equally valid path in life. [editline]1st December 2013[/editline] I just know people are going to read half my post then respond or get mad before reading the second half.

Degrees mean absolutely fuck all.

[QUOTE=Roll_Program;43037817]So maybe it is for you? Saying it isn't for you because your dad is being a jerk is stupid.[/QUOTE] I seem to have made 2 people mad already.

Lol I'm not mad. I just think you don't have a right to judge.

[QUOTE=Shark Bones;43038074]Degrees mean absolutely fuck all.[/QUOTE] Sounds like something someone who's dropped out of college would say.Protip: I've dropped out of college 2 times.

[QUOTE=Roll_Program;43038096]Sounds like something someone who's dropped out of college would say.Protip: I've dropped out of college 3 times.[/QUOTE] They literally mean nothing other than "This person had the patience to deal with college for a certain amount of years." You can be a complete and utter moron and still get a college degree. It's nothing but patience, not skill or intelligence.

*2 times. (can't edit posts) [editline]1st December 2013[/editline] [QUOTE=Shark Bones;43038114]They literally mean nothing other than "This person had the patience to deal with college for a certain amount of years." You can be a complete and utter moron and still get a college degree. It's nothing but patience, not skill or intelligence.[/QUOTE] I'd like to see a "complete and utter moron" get a medical, physics or engineering degree. You're thinking of art degrees and stuff like that.

[QUOTE=Roll_Program;43038117]*2 times. (can't edit posts) [editline]1st December 2013[/editline] I'd like to see a "complete and utter moron" get a medical degree, physics or engineering. You're thinking of art degrees and stuff like that.[/QUOTE] George W. Bush had a Master's degree in business.

And he became president.

And he's still one of the biggest idiots we've ever had in office. Moral of the story? The American school system is complete and utter bullshit and desperately needs to be re-vamped.

Shark Bones is not a clever person please ignore him.

The one thing I really can't stand is the stimuli that comes with getting/trying to get a GED. People seem to automatically assume that you're a lazy uneducated doofus who had to settle for something supposedly lesser than a HS diploma because they didn't try in school. I was doing fine up until my senior year when I lost my house. That's the reason I had to drop out. Why would I just stop trying when I was almost done with High School?

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[QUOTE=Teto;43038178]Shark Bones is not a clever person please ignore him.[/QUOTE] I'm a girl

I'm just really bad at studying generally, and got by a lot of the time by being a bit clever and retaining things well. But since I never studied that didn't really matter when the results came around. I'm not sure if you'd call it low motivation or high susceptibility to stress, though maybe those can be the same thing in a sense. Not wanting to do anything because the rewards don't seem to cover the stress. I dropped out of uni in second year this year because I was just unmotivated due to loneliness. I feel like if I focus on building character rather than advancing my academic career I might be able to combat that one source of internal stress. Maybe more things will fall into line, and make the world a bit easier to deal with. [editline]1st December 2013[/editline] [QUOTE=Shark Bones;43038285]I'm a girl[/QUOTE] I am defeated.

[QUOTE=Roll_Program;43038038]That's true to an extent, it really depends on what the education was about. I couldn't imagine someone learning medical sciences or engineering alone in their spare time, it's too much and too complex and in the end you'd have nothing to prove you know what you're talking about. The degree (or whatever else) in part is also about actually proving you have the skills you say you want or have. But, if you can prove you're a valuable asset to a company and have them take you in or you're skilled enough at something that you can bring the customers to you and become self-employed, then it's an equally valid path in life. [editline]1st December 2013[/editline] I just know people are going to read half my post then respond or get mad before reading the second half.[/QUOTE] I read it all, don't worry :v: You're right in the context of jobs like being a doctor or scientist, ectetera - because you just can't teach that kind of stuff yourself at home, you'll need to learn it.

I never studied or did homework, I simply aced all the tests so my grades remained relatively average. It's because I [I]listened in class.[/I] :3 Usually if you just listen in class and occasionally read the book when you're bored, you have the materials to get a perfect score on pretty much every test any school will give you. homework is dumbassfuq yo

Shrunk mah skinny jeans. Yes! Today was a good day.

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A big part of the problem stems from teachers who just don't give a shit about what they're teaching or their students. Anyone can just throw a packet onto the table and say "Use your textbook to help you" while they go and microwave some popcorn.

[QUOTE=Shark Bones;43038354]I never studied or did homework, I simply aced all the tests so my grades remained relatively average. It's because I [I]listened in class.[/I] :3 Usually if you just listen in class and occasionally read the book when you're bored, you have the materials to get a perfect score on pretty much every test any school will give you. homework is dumbassfuq yo[/QUOTE] On the topic of school, or more into notes, the only class that taking notes is something that you will be glad doing is Chem, considering the teacher does permit the use of notes because honestly trying to recall some of the stuff will be a pain in the ass. On the flipside, I have my Intro to Engineering where you MUST take notes because if you do all the work and do no notes, you only get %40 of the points in the end of the semester. So, in a sense, you could half-ass all of the work and do decent notes and you would pass while if you'd did excellent work on the work and did shitty notes, you wouldn't pass.

[QUOTE=Mysterious;43037762]Welp, I guess it's come full circle. I posted about trying to get my GED yesterday, and of course, today someone decided to use that fact against me just to take an underhanded jab at me. This is the exact reason I'll tell people that I graduated. Because some ignorant asshole is gonna use that as ammo because they're too fucking thick to understand things. Why do I even bother?[/QUOTE] [I]lmao u dont have a piece of paper i have!!![/I] Some people are stupid, don't let them get to you though

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[QUOTE=Roll_Program;43038392]I hate seeing people who are far stupider than me succeed because they don't have all the mental health crap I have to deal with.[/QUOTE] I've come to terms with the fact that I'll never be able to do the things I once dreamed of doing It's freeing