Poll: Memories of the school

[Rawne1980]

I can't remember much about my school days.

I know it wasn't a bad time but I won't go as far as saying it was fun. Had some good times that stick out in my head (mainly school trips to theme parks and the like ... and one to Austria skiing (for the record, I suck at skiing)) but most of it is lost to me.

 

[Cry Wolf]

Snip, because I was not quite myself and talked about way too much of myself then I'm comfortable on the internet, and I'm too lazy to edit it.

 

[Zack Alklazaris]

Grade school was painful lots of bullying torture wanting to die moments. High school wasn't bad I was more popular, but I really didn't care. So I guess you could say all in all school sucked.

College was where it was at though, man I'd give a lot to go back.

 

[Evil Smurf]

high school was great, I went to a private Christian school from prep to grade 12 and met my best friends there. Uni is great though too. The fact it has a bar helps

 

[Palademon]

Sixth form made it very easy to realise even more how stupid the mentality of people in lower year schools was.

In sixth form, nobody gave a shit. I would go into town halfway through the day to buy yugioh cards. Nobody came up to me to belittle me for liking something they don't. Also, nobody knew eahcother.
In secondary it is easy to at least know everyone in your year. My college had the same number of people as an entire secondary school. Meaning 2 or more years of people there was over a thousand. Some which you would never even see just due to your personal schedule.

This creates an environment where it's not easy to bully people since you can't stalk them, and by this point, anyone who actually chose to be there, wasn't an ass. You get an occasional guy up on himself, but since nobody knows him or anyone he bothers, he would make no effort to do anything.

Whereas in my school years people felt it was perfectly justified to insult me based on my hair colour...
Older people had no problem cutting lunch lines and getting the last food before we did, even though we it's our designated food since after we go to our next period, they still have a break and more would be prepared.
Even the more tolerant, friends of friends would wonder why I don't spend all my time with some of my nerdy friends, as if being friends with them meant I was shit at making friends and shouldn't bother with others. Others would say the only reason that I'm friends with certian outcasts was because I was gay and in love with them, which seems like an accidental compliment to give to a guy not perceived as very attractive.
Once in secondary school I was actively being choked, by a guy who's raitonality when asked why he hated me was "Becuase you're a prick", but when questioned about that couldn't think of a single thing that made me one.
I was once sung happy birthday in my tutor room on the friday before my birthda at the weekend, whilst people forced me under a table and kicked me. No one could see because of the high tables and the fact every table faces one wall. Told my tutor later, he thought it was hilarious.

[HEADING=2]Yeah[/HEADING]
[HEADING=1]Fun[/HEADING]

 

[Berithil]

I've got fond memories of high school...


Of course, I was a homeschooler who was involved in a homeschool co-op, sooooo.....

Brofist.


*was homeschooled until junior year of high school*

On topic: I went to a private Christian school in a kind of rough area. Half the kids were there because they really loved Jesus, and the other half were because they kept getting kicked out of the public schools.

The 'tough' kids could be annoying, but we usually could find common ground in something. Like chess, or music, or movies.

Plus, I met my best friend there, so it was overall positive.

Ah, yeah!!

I went to a private Christian school for two years in middle school, then we couldn't afford it, so then I went back to being homeschooled. Not much to say about that, other than was really my only experience of being picked on for being a "nerd" (kinda surprising, huh?) Most of the kids there were Christians, but there were a few there who probably had problems in the public school system.

 

[Yopaz]

Elementary school was hell. Bullied almost every day.

High school on the other hand was awesome. I ended up in a great class, there's none of those I wouldn't be happy to bump into on the street and have a chat with. It sounds impossible, but we were a great gang.
The teachers were awesome. They were great at teaching and they were nice otherwise too. I loved high school and I think it would be fun to take it with my current knowledge and intelligence level.

 

[KefkaCultist]

My answer is both yes and no.

No: I hated school from 1st grade until senior year of high school because I was picked on and lonely. Hated everyone and everything. Was also depressed and had social anxiety issues for a lot of it.

Yes: My senior year and super-senior year (my depression in previous years made me a bad student) were some of the best days of my life. Became good friends with a close-group of people from the grade below me and came out of my shell quite a bit. Also lost weight due to having 3 PE classes during my extra year.

Very Yes: College was the greatest thing to happen to me. I really came out of my shell and turned into who I am today. I now have many close friends who I would die for. Wish I could go back, but I'm a poor bastard with unimpressive grades for the most part.

 

[JagermanXcell]

Play this song while you post your memories, seems appropriate considering the title of the poll and the song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-5tjmHsx7s

Elementary school: Now I wasn't bullied much unless you count people talking behind your back, but I lacked the courage to have more friends. I was awkward and I switched schools twice. Seriously it was hell when it came to making trying to make friends and failing every time.

Then Jr High: These two years were definitely the worse I still was under the social awkwardness, but this is where the bullying really shined (verbal wise, never physical) and after my dog died in 8th grade, thoughts of suicide came through my mind. If it weren't for my dad and the fact that my grades were average at best I probably would have ended it all...

And finally I come to high school: Back in what I think was elementary school I took dance classes, and it seemed as though the interactions I had in those classes for the next several years may have also saved my life. Then I met my friends who I still hang with to this day. I was a train wreck at first, still a socially awkward nerd whose only friend was his father, my friends were cool, and had this certain wit to them that I wanted to be like, I wanted to be social. Then it happened, I not only became a Christian and lived by good morals, I stopped swearing, I would go on the next 3 years as the most social kind loving, knowledgable, imaginative, funny, dude in the school. I can even talk and show respect to girls now which I used to think would be impossible for me. I even get respect from the super popular douche bags of the school. DO YOU KNOW HOW HARD THAT IS!!!??? I'm still a nerd but I have such a cool demeanor I practically make nerd seem cool, my friends and I enjoy talking about music, games, and movies. I'm considered the critic of the group, all of us are even looking into colleges together, seeing how we can make it into the entertainment biz, and are planning a large scale animated web series. I myself am currently striving for careers in animation, writing, and voice acting.

In conclusion, all I can say is I can't wait to see what my future in college and adulthood will be like. It this senior year in high school where its not only gonna be sad to leave but exciting to see where I can go and what can I be. When I look back I get to think that high school of all places will be where I found true happiness.

 

[EscapeGoat_v1legacy]

High school was alright, I guess. My school experience generally got better and better as I got older; so the early years of school were pretty much total shite, but by the time I was finishing Sixth Form and preparing to go to university, I was enjoying myself quite a lot. The facts that my friend group had become more close-knit, that a bunch of dicks had left and that my Sixth Forum teachers were really chilled kind of people really helped. It wasn't perfect - there were definitely some really low points, but on the whole I've got decent memories of high school.

 

[IllumInaTIma]

Play this song while you post your memories, seems appropriate considering the title of the poll and the song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-5tjmHsx7s

Dude, I made that post with that song in mind=)

 

[Padwolf]

I have some bad memories of school, but I have more great ones and some of my best memories are there. The days hanging out with the guys, the stupid codenames me and my beast friend named our crushes, the time a computer virus wiped out every computer in the entire school which was hilarious, it took the IT technicians weeks to figure out what the hell happened. Was nice since every coursework deadline was pushed back by a month. The school field trips with my best friends. Mucking about in the special computers lab. The time me and my friends just listened to the radio during German lessons since we had done all the work in the first five minutes, I had the most disruptive class in the world, they made teachers cry, they made a teacher quit their job, we had the worst reputation ever. But they were good to those who spoke to them decently and they grew up later on, my friend and I were two of the "good ones" and we got our work done quickly and done well. I had a wonderful time there and I'm still in touch with a few of my friends from there.

 

[mechashiva77]

Elementary School and Middle School weren't good. I got bullied, but no ever physically hurt me.

High School was ok, but not great. I still had a hard time dealing with people, but meeting my boyfriend (4.5 years and still going) at the end of Freshman year made it so worth it.

I had a hard time sorting out my emotions and tried to befriend the wrong people, so I think if I knew back then what was wrong it could be better.

College is awesome as hell though. No one cares enough to bother you.

 

[SonOfVoorhees]

School was fine apart from the bullies and the bullshit. Although with adult life and work, you have less time off but more money. Life and school is the same.....dodge the arseholes and have what fun you can.

 

[Terminate421]

Elementary School: Fine I guess
Middle School: I HATED it, bullies and the like flowing around, in all honesty. I Hate how the public school system thinks grades 6-8 should be put into one building each day.
High School: I liked it, no problems what-so-ever

 

[Siege_TF]

First no, then yes, as I went from wimpy to brawny in a school full of goddamned rednecks and angsty wannabees, all of who turned out to be really mediocre fighters. If I had just continued to be myself instead of whipping myself into shape I probably would have eventually taken my dad's hunting rifle to my place, or to my self.

Still, if Picard can be sanguine about the whole Q - Borg thing (right thing for the wrong reasons and all that) I suppose I can follow his example and say 'Yes', because it's those last years that are the important ones, and god damn listening to those ribs cracking was satisfaction itself.

 

[NathLines]

I hate school, mostly because I found it a massive waste of time. After some bullying and the fact that barely anyone were interested in games and anime(they were kind of looked down on), I went into upper secondary school thinking that I would just go in there, not give a shit about anyone and walk out on graduation day. Instead, I get shoved into a room filled with 50 nerdy guys who are all into games AND anime in varying degrees. Those three years really healed me. I honestly never thought that I would have people that I could call friends.

Still, that's not what school is for in my opinion. Saying that socializing is an important part of growing up is irrelevant and does not make up for wasting 9-12 years of time. After all that time, what kind of work can we do? The only worthwhile thing you learn are the basics like math, writing, some history and information about society. What I'm saying is that I think that it's pretty damn useless if we spend 12 years learning stuff, but still aren't professional at anything. You go to school to learn, but if you start working somewhere you're just going to have to learn anew anyway.

It also didn't help that my upper secondary school had loads of subjects that were dated as shit. Microsoft Word, anyone?

 

[TheOtter]

High school was a pretty bad time. The school was fine (it was one of those university prep schools, so all the classes were college classes taught by professors) but I had so many family problems at that time that it sort of tainted the memories. I'm not one for friends really, so I really only had one friend in high school. I'm glad I went to the local college for my senior year though, that was much better.

 

[WhiskeyFudge]

It was a mixed bag really. Initially there was a lot of bullying, and those that didn't bully me I just had nothing in common with, so I was pretty much left to my own thoughts and devices. After a year or two the bullying gradually subsided once I began to stand up for myself. I became close friends with a few people too and that managed to help see out the remaining few years. I guess an upside to all of the bullying is that I have a much thicker skin now. There's not much people can say to me that I haven't already heard so I can go around not really caring what people think anymore.

As for the academic side, that was fine. A lot of it consisted of subjects I either had no interest in (except biology, I LOVED it) or subjects I knew I would have no use for in the future (Irish, for example). But I saw it all as a means to get to University, so even though I had no interest in certain subjects, I still wanted to succeed.

 

[Smiley Face]

I enjoyed my school years. I never really encountered much in the way of jerks or anything, either through luck or avoiding associating with them, and bullying was never really an option because I was 6 ft+, intimidating, and not easily intimidated myself. On the social side, I've always enjoyed my own company, so while I definitely had many opportunities to be more socially involved than I was, I was pretty content with keeping to myself at times. University, something of a different story so far, but hey.