Do you hear that? That's the sound of truth resonating in my mind. So instead of writing a photo analysis paper,
I shall now ramble on about the meaning of life with you, but that's okay. Your words ring so true to me. Keep writing, Super-American.
And now for the quotes:
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Originally Posted by Daniel Terhorst  I was fortunate enough to be home-schooled for much of my youth. It was a real shocker when I got dumped back into public school during my parents' divorce. Being an outsider, the rampant dysfunction was terribly obvious. |
A similar instance happened to me. I was put back in at 6th grade, (per my request if I remember correctly), and now I'm pretty sure that's the worst possible time to go back, though I could be wrong. But I agree, the whole system is horribly misguided.
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Originally Posted by Daniel Terhorst Now, it wasn't so bad as it might sound from what I wrote above. I learned a lot about social interaction and making friends (something I missed out on as a home-schooler). I experienced a couple exceptionally well-taught classes that I enjoyed quite a bit (Spanish and Discrete Mathematics, for those who wonder). Somehow all this has made important people proud of me... |
And it seems I'm now at a similar point in my life. Some individuals I spend time with often wonder aloud if they learn more from our discussions than from their classes.
Now, it seems to me that the real problem here is motivation. Why aren't people motivated? Passion. Too many people don't know why they are there – on a road that is not theirs because it is a road well-travelled. And now we find ourselves at Podcast #14: Security vs. Passion.
I think about this a lot...