So I dropped out

Started by EpsilonE October 9th, 2009 9:12 PM
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Today was my last day at school. I've decided 100% that I can't stand to sit through their obnoxious gobblity-**** and srsness in (supposedly) providing me with a "NESSISARY EJUCATION ROFL". Come 2 weeks and I'm dropping out, no buts.

So today I informed most of my friends at school. You know, the same way you'd notify your friends if you were moving or something. "Hey, dude, like, I'm dropping out and going for my GED so I can graduate early and get into college at 16" were my exact words.

Do you know what 99% of everyone I said that to responded?

"You must be the biggest idiot in the world"
"Are your parents letting you?" "Yes" "They deserved to be slapped"
"Where do you plan to get in life?"
"Good luck working at McDonalds"

These so called "friends" completely turn on me and actually make me their enemy when I tell them I'm leaving school! It's outrageous! Multiple people deleted me off myspace and facebook!
They treat it as if I just told them "I hate your guts, drop dead, btw I'm leaving school"

Another group of them (instead of commenting on how stupid I was, even though they can't spell the word "Eight") said "You'll get no friends dropping out of school!"

What sort of mental cases are these kids? I sit for 50 minutes quietly in a classroom making no noise, supposedly learning, and then rushing off to my next class with only 4 minutes to spare. At lunch time, the majority of kids go around back and smoke pot and cigarettes, the others involved in their group talks about sex, money and drugs.

Are there no wholesome smart people left in this world? They treat me like a moron because I'm dropping out of a place that absoultely does not educate me to full standards, is absolutely not social at all, and half the kids are so depressed they resort to adult depression repressives such as alchohol, drugs and sex.

I have to ask your guys' opinion. Does any of this make sense? Am I considered a retard for dropping out of school?
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Probably the worst mistake of your life right there.
Says the emo kid with poor taste in clothing. Chances are you, too, are one of the kids who resorts to drugs because he's miserable with life.

You actually encouraged me even more to drop out. Thank you. May sex, money and drugs be the answer to all your future problems. lmao

Oh, lets not forget anime and manga.

Syrex

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Alright. Let's see. Without a high school diploma, you are not going anywhere in life.
Im not even going to have to explain to you why I'm not Emo.

Way to be an idiot.

Edit:

You know what? I'm glad you dropped out. You showed your stupidity right there by being a stereotypical punk.
If you wanted to judge my pictures, When I look at yours, I see a Wanna-be jock who is doing a piss poor job in school so he can't "take" it anymore.
I'm done with this conversation. I already know what I think of you and how I always will. A punk.
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Obviously you skimmed over my writing in desperation to get your meaningless postcount up. GED was in there somewhere. General Education Diploma.

It lets you graduate with a certificate, which isnt even a big deal. I asked my parents about it, and they both said they never EVER used their diplomas for applying for jobs, or anything for that matter.

You just proved to me that school has brainwashed you into thinking it's the only way to success. Again, I thank you for encouraging me.

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I sort of get where you're coming from.. but to be hired in most places, you'll need a highschool diploma on record. ><; A lot places don't care about your skills, if you don't have proof that you successfully graduated from highschool. Sounds stupid, since it's just one piece of paper, but it matters a lot.


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Obviously you skimmed over my writing in desperation to get your meaningless postcount up. GED was in there somewhere. General Education Diploma.

It lets you graduate with a certificate, which isnt even a big deal. I asked my parents about it, and they both said they never EVER used their diplomas for applying for jobs, or anything for that matter.

You just proved to me that school has brainwashed you into thinking it's the only way to success. Again, I thank you for encouraging me.

Sorry to burst your bubble but I read your entire post.

Look at todays job market. your GED is pretty much equal to having nothing now.

you NEED a diploma to get anywhere. That is that.
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I sort of get where you're coming from.. but to be hired in most places, you'll need a highschool diploma on record. ><; A lot places don't care about your skills, if you don't have proof that you successfully graduated from highschool. Sounds stupid, since it's just one piece of paper, but it matters a lot.
Advantages of a GED

<LI itxtvisited="1">For some students, however, a GED is the best option. Students who are self-directed but do not do that well in traditional classrooms often prefer a GED to sitting through four years of high school. It is also often easier to graduate early with a GED. In many states, anyone who is 16 or older may earn one. There are free GED preparation centers all over the country that provide courses to help students prepare for the test, so you can earn a GED even without a good source of income.

In the long term, your GED can take you nearly anywhere a high school diploma can take you. Although you will have trouble getting in to most colleges or universities with a GED, you can always earn an associate degree at a community college. You can use that degree to get in to a major university. So although a high school diploma may be preferable, a GED will also do the trick in the long run.
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Just sayin, GED gets me places a high school diploma doesn't, and vice versa. But I can't bear to sit through 2 more years, 5 days a week, 9 months out of the year in school

PokeBal33

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Probably the worst mistake of your life right there.
I agree man. Dude good luck getting to college...
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you guys just need to calm down this is the only thread I have ever seen with any name calling and anger
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If you haven't noticed. It was a spur of the moment. It's gone.

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You can't just let the kids at your school pretty much make you want to drop-out.
Sure, a lot of kids are not the smartest and just don't care where they end up and from the sounds of it, you do care, sorta, since you want a GED, but why not just go all the way and tough it out? It'd be well worth it in the end, Personally.
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I'd like to point out to a few people here, that there are some famous people (and perhaps not so known people) who end up with good to awesome jobs. Off-hand I can't recall anyone except my province's past Premier. While he did draw criticism at times for other unrelated things, he was able to have 10 years of being a Premier under his belt.

Also, I know that once you know what you want to do, you'll feel more inclined to do it, at a much more matured age than now.

Me, I graduated school (though I never really studied and such), and went on an exchange program to Indonesia, then worked two years, then went to Australia for a year. Then I came back, upgraded my English, and am now at university.
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it sounds like your mind is already made up and you're not going to consider what other people have to say, but i'm gonna say this anyway.

you're 16. you're in high school. no matter how hard things are for you right now, i can almost guarantee they'd be harder if you stopped your education. learn patience. a lot can change in a month, three months or a year. things change unexpectedly. you've got a lot of the world to see, a lot of life to experience. spending two years in high school is almost always going to be better than spending two years somewhere else and not graduating.

yeah, GED, i heard what you said. realize there are other ways to graduate with a diploma. if you don't like your current school system, consider transferring to another school or program. many schools have virtual academy programs that allow you to get your diploma early. one of my best friends just couldn't stand high school, so he's doing his senior year online. consider your options. obviously, you already are to an extent, but give it time.

maybe dropping out will work for the best for you. it very well could, i'm not gonna deny that at all, and anyone who does is narrow-minded. but you know what? it doesn't matter whether you graduate or do something else entirely if you're gonna keep up that attitude. get some humility, man.

high school sucks. i know. i hated my school by the time i graduated and couldn't stand the hypocritical students and faculty. the drugs/sex bothered me too. but you gotta just stick it out. you're gonna be in a lot of places in life where you strongly disagree with what's going on. it's inevitable. you cannot let that stop you, or compromise yourself.
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I dropped out of high school, and I'm doing just fine! I mean, I post on a Pokemon-oriented forum, but that would be the case no matter what... and I am Boss Carrot, after all.

Seriously though, dropping out of school isn't as big of a deal as everyone makes it out to be. The test you have to take to get your GED is incredibly easy; when I took it, it didn't even have any algebra. So long as you did well on those national standardized tests, getting your GED will be no problem. I scored in the top percent in reading, writing and science... though you have to take into consideration that I was up against 2003's average drop-outs.

One important thing apart from the GED, though; study math. Lots and lots of math. Study as if you're getting a degree in... something mathy (you'd never guess that I didn't complete high school). You always hear that you'll someday need math skills, and just as often you hear people telling jokes about it, but seriously, math it up. Also, take any job you can find, even if you think it's below you. It doesn't matter how it looks on a resume, what's important is the experience you take from it. Also, it doesn't hurt to start saving money.
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The test you have to take to get your GED is incredibly easy; when I took it, it didn't even have any algebra..
Pointing out this too. I asked my Math teacher today "What job does this math apply to?"
She responded "Depends on the job you take."

She tried to juke me, so I asked "Specifically what jobs are they, that require this exact math?"

She actually told me to go out of the room before answering.

Try to figure that out. Algebra is useless beyond means if the person teaching it can't even explain what job it's useful for.
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Pointing out this too. I asked my Math teacher today "What job does this math apply to?"
She responded "Depends on the job you take."

She tried to juke me, so I asked "Specifically what jobs are they, that require this exact math?"

She actually told me to go out of the room before answering.

Try to figure that out. Algebra is useless beyond means if the person teaching it can't even explain what job it's useful for.
no man, you're looking at education wrong. if you're looking at education in order to be able to do a specific task to get a specific job, you're just wasting it. education's not about learning a bunch of little things, it's about expanding your ways of thinking. algebra is extremely useful in developing critical thought and analysis for areas such as philosophy and literature. but even broader than that, learning itself is a process, the very act of learning will keep you challenged and prepares you to deal with day-to-day problems and relationships. it keeps you from thinking lineally; it explodes traditional trains of thought to see new perspectives.
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Well, it is his choice, guys. :/
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no man, you're looking at education wrong. if you're looking at education in order to be able to do a specific task to get a specific job, you're just wasting it. education's not about learning a bunch of little things, it's about expanding your ways of thinking. algebra is extremely useful in developing critical thought and analysis for areas such as philosophy and literature. but even broader than that, learning itself is a process, the very act of learning will keep you challenged and prepares you to deal with day-to-day problems and relationships. it keeps you from thinking lineally; it explodes traditional trains of thought to see new perspectives.
While I dont disagree with majority of what you're saying, yes it does expand mental strain. It does practice quicker thought. And it probably does in some way play a role in future careers.

I disagree though that it prepares us for day to day problems and relationships, and learning such USELESS math. Math in general is among the most important of all things to learn, but even then, algebra is still useless considering the big picture. It doesnt pinpoint it's use. Biology/Science make your mind a little more curious, English/Language makes you able to flow with grammar and correct choice of words, Regular division and multiplying make it easier to name the price, pay the bills, count the chickens, etc.

Algebra though, only mildy expands your brains thought speed. Even then, sometimes people are born fast paced in their noggins, while others have to fully develop it.
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Well, it is his choice, guys. :/
sure is. that's what it comes down to, and it doesn't really matter what he does: it's his choice to have a certain attitude about it. it won't mean anything if you're not willing to accept challenges and work with situations you don't like.

I disagree though that it prepares us for day to day problems and relationships, and learning such USELESS math. Math in general is among the most important of all things to learn, but even then, algebra is still useless considering the big picture. It doesnt pinpoint it's use. Biology/Science make your mind a little more curious, English/Language makes you able to flow with grammar and correct choice of words, Regular division and multiplying make it easier to name the price, pay the bills, count the chickens, etc.

Algebra though, only mildy expands your brains thought speed. Even then, sometimes people are born fast paced in their noggins, while others have to fully experiment and develop it.
i'm sorry but i gotta point out that algebra is the key to pretty much ALL math. nearly ALL chemistry, physics, calculus, economics, pretty much anything quantitative that matters in the least academically is based off of algebra.
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I felt the same way that you do when I was in my sophomore year in high school. I couldn't take the idiocy of the students around me, the classes we were required to take, and the curriculum taught at each of the class I was part of. I considered dropping out often when I was going through that question "why the hell am I wasting my time doing this?" and the like, but then I considered other options. I considered having my teachers come to my house and teach me there and online classes that were fully accredited to the school I am part of.

Some people need a different approach to learning. It sounds like you need one provided by at a distance where you can choose how quickly you go and the time you need to spend on the material without others distracting you. A traditional classroom is not the only way to acquire what so many employers look for in employees, after all. You can still acquire your High School diploma, graduate with your class and everything like that if you take the time to do your research on perhaps online courses. Get a meeting with your guidance councilor explaining the situation and they'll more than likely put you on the right path to making that happen and still allowing you to graduate.

I made a mistake when I went to take online classes (right before that) and my grades dropped dramatically which affected my GPA to the point where I'm ashamed to look at it. I'm hoping that the consequences that occurred when I was a sophomore are enough to explain to colleges when they read my transcript of why it appears the way it does, though. Otherwise, I'm screwed to get into the college I want. But don't let the idiocy of your classes influence your decision in dropping out or seeking alternative methods of education. Dropping out seems like the final straw. Until you've tried all means of possible education, then I don't think dropping out is the right thing to do.

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I personally would've just stuck it out and graduated... maybe asking if a transfer to a better school was possible.

An associates degree can run you $10,000 to $15,000 dollars, and that's kind of on the low end, just so you know.
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First off, a question. Does your school have an alternative high school program? If it does, I would highly suggest looking into the program.

An associates degree can run you $10,000 to $15,000 dollars, and that's kind of on the low end, just so you know.
This is incredibly inaccurate. In community colleges [at least the ones in my state], tuition only costs around $1000 a quarter [three 5 credit classes], and since it takes two years to normally obtain an associate's, it would only be around $6,000 - $7,500. That is insanely lower than ANY four year university [where tuition is $9,000 a quarter/semester in low end schools].

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This is incredibly inaccurate. In community colleges [at least the ones in my state], tuition only costs around $1000 a quarter [three 5 credit classes], and since it takes two years to normally obtain an associate's, it would only be around $6,000 - $7,500. That is insanely lower than ANY four year university [where tuition is $9,000 a quarter/semester in low end schools].
I was basing this off of my associates degree tuition, which is running me $2700 this semester (I'm taking 16 credits worth of courses - with five courses). And it'll cost me another $2700 or so for three more semesters, plus $700 more in a summer semester. Maybe my tuition estimate was off because my degree program of choice has a lot of required courses, and I had been looking at other, more expensive community colleges in my area prior to choosing my current school.
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I was basing this off of my associates degree tuition, which is running me $2700 this semester (I'm taking 16 credits worth of courses - with five courses). And it'll cost me another $2700 or so for three more semesters, plus $700 more in a summer semester. Maybe my tuition estimate was off because my degree program of choice has a lot of required courses, and I had been looking at other, more expensive community colleges in my area prior to choosing my current school.
Hmm, okay. I was basing things off the tuition that people I know in my state pay. I realize now that the price per credit might vary a lot by state, and I'd forgotten that programs at community colleges can vary as well [such as the nursing program, which costs a lot more because of lab/hospital practice fees]. Also, the community colleges in my area are on the quarter system [while, as you said, yours are on the semester system], so that explains a bit of why the costs you and I wrote down are so different. I'm sorry if I came across as mean!

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If you think your decision is right and you think you have a better future on other times, then go ahead. Forget your I'll fated "friends" who don't really care about you, who only care because your whatever or so on. I myself dropped out because I have to study in Russia, although my friends(they don't abandon me calls me a commie after they found outwtf).

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