The only ones I can think of are from middle school. I remember:
-Scoring the highest on the DRP out of the school.
-Getting 4's in every category on my PWA (Provo Writing Assessment; you write a persuasive essay and are judged out of 4 on several different categories). On a different, but similar test, I got a 6/6 grade.
-I once won an iTunes gift card in a contest with something wrote out of my ass.
I'm pretty sure those are the only achievements I've earned throughout my entire scholastic career.
biggskanz said:
Schools are basically government indoctrination camps to make good consumers. They don't teach you how to think, they teach you what to think (i.e.: memorization of government approved "facts").
The reason they don't teach critical thinking is because then everyone would see through all the bullshit propaganda we're bombarded with on a daily basis (at least in the USA).
I know. I mean, fuck. Some classes don't even bother pretending otherwise. Computer Technology is an excellent example. All you do is sit at your computer and type up reports, letters, etc. according to a set of directions. They basically say, "This is what we're actually training you to do, because we expect you to grow up into just another guy in another cubicle in another office. Don't think about what you're doing, don't think about the nothing you've become, don't think about how much you hate your fucking job. Just think of the shiny new TV you want, just think about the car that will make you the envy of all your friends, just think about the rent you've gotta pay and the paper we have that'll let you pay it..."
The class devours my fucking soul. My mind rebels at stagnation.