Poll: Do you miss high school(or college)?
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Fuck no to both. I'm prolly not the best judge of all this though... I dropped out of HS and got kicked out of three colleges, haha.
High school was absolutely miserable. Not much else to say on that. I pretty much knew that it wasn't for me by 7th grade.
College was pleasant and interesting in some respects, soul-crushing in others. I had some amazing profs and met some really cool people, and it was pretty nice when I just took whatever classes seemed interesting. But so much of the experience just left me depressed. When I was in the English program, the fact that I could write bullshit papers that said nothing of value and still get As from profs I legitimately knew were brilliant made me hate myself.
I switched from that first to comp sci, then physics, then math, but I could never will myself to make it through the first few semesters of mind-numbing 100-300 level classes. The way that most of these classes were taught was just awful. In all of them there were ~20% of us who "got" it, either through good intuition, self-study, or prior/outside knowledge. The classes were kept at a snail's pace and profs glossed over many important but complex ideas for the other ~80%, most of whom still didn't "get" it despite this. But the real problem was how these students were given information with zero context and told to memorize concepts without being taught the overarching ideas. I tried to make it through these classes while helping tutor some of the other students (very often all I needed to do to get them to understand the material completely was explain the logic behind what we were supposed to be memorizing.) But every time it just got to be too overwhelming sitting through classes that were far too slow and superficial to be bearable while knowing the majority of students would do poorly because the profs didn't understand they were being too superficial for everyone.
I could go one and on with the anecdotes, but yeah. I'm not trying to seem *~*~edgy*~*~ by saying this, but I just don't function well in rigid school environments I suppose.
High school was absolutely miserable. Not much else to say on that. I pretty much knew that it wasn't for me by 7th grade.
College was pleasant and interesting in some respects, soul-crushing in others. I had some amazing profs and met some really cool people, and it was pretty nice when I just took whatever classes seemed interesting. But so much of the experience just left me depressed. When I was in the English program, the fact that I could write bullshit papers that said nothing of value and still get As from profs I legitimately knew were brilliant made me hate myself.
I switched from that first to comp sci, then physics, then math, but I could never will myself to make it through the first few semesters of mind-numbing 100-300 level classes. The way that most of these classes were taught was just awful. In all of them there were ~20% of us who "got" it, either through good intuition, self-study, or prior/outside knowledge. The classes were kept at a snail's pace and profs glossed over many important but complex ideas for the other ~80%, most of whom still didn't "get" it despite this. But the real problem was how these students were given information with zero context and told to memorize concepts without being taught the overarching ideas. I tried to make it through these classes while helping tutor some of the other students (very often all I needed to do to get them to understand the material completely was explain the logic behind what we were supposed to be memorizing.) But every time it just got to be too overwhelming sitting through classes that were far too slow and superficial to be bearable while knowing the majority of students would do poorly because the profs didn't understand they were being too superficial for everyone.
I could go one and on with the anecdotes, but yeah. I'm not trying to seem *~*~edgy*~*~ by saying this, but I just don't function well in rigid school environments I suppose.
No. I don't regret the past, nor do I miss it. Both keep your focus away from utilizing and enjoying the present.
I loved highschool (or, the "gymnasium", age 16-19), I really did. I had my two first real relationships, lost my virginity, felt accepted and appreciated by my classmates for the first time ever, and I had a solid group of geeky friends. But I was also severely depressed for the most part of my first year, my family at home was wrecked, and I eternally despised the amount of useless hippie classes we were forced to take. I also have a vague memory of being constantly under-rested back then.
Now my life is very much in motion. I'm utilizing my talents, I have brilliant relationships around me, and I'm maturing at a faster rate than I ever have. Pretty soon I'm commencing my studies to become a nurse. No, I don't look back.
I loved highschool (or, the "gymnasium", age 16-19), I really did. I had my two first real relationships, lost my virginity, felt accepted and appreciated by my classmates for the first time ever, and I had a solid group of geeky friends. But I was also severely depressed for the most part of my first year, my family at home was wrecked, and I eternally despised the amount of useless hippie classes we were forced to take. I also have a vague memory of being constantly under-rested back then.
Now my life is very much in motion. I'm utilizing my talents, I have brilliant relationships around me, and I'm maturing at a faster rate than I ever have. Pretty soon I'm commencing my studies to become a nurse. No, I don't look back.
Considering how much I am enjoying university, I will probably miss it when I have to join the working world. Still I'm looking forward to actually using my degree.
I feel really weird about it really. I hated high school so much, spent pretty much the entire time with clinical depression. However, the few good things and people that I liked about high school I rarely get to see any more. And I did bawl like a baby in preparation for graduation for that primary reason; I knew that all my favorite teachers and friends I would probably never see again. But that feeling at the end there is what really kickstarted my recovery, so even that is kinda questionable.
So no, I don't really miss high school. Same with college, where I never spent enough time to grow close ties to anyone or anything.
Also, while I can't find it, I know xkcd did a comic about this: After graduation, you will STILL have dreams that you are still in highschool with all your old friends (and possibly with modern friends thrown in, too), YEARS afterward. It's annoying.
So no, I don't really miss high school. Same with college, where I never spent enough time to grow close ties to anyone or anything.
Also, while I can't find it, I know xkcd did a comic about this: After graduation, you will STILL have dreams that you are still in highschool with all your old friends (and possibly with modern friends thrown in, too), YEARS afterward. It's annoying.
Short answer: no.
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