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slybison45 said:Finished high school, but I never really clicked with that crowd... especially when it came to the girls, man... why am I even thinking about them now? 🙄
High school is just full of weirdos. I always found better people at other schools—people who actually felt more natural and down-to-earth
electricdriver33 said:The whole point of grades is just to light a fire under people so they actually study... it's not some freaking academic Olympics. 🤣
I know plenty of kids who were straight-A students in elementary school only to end up working as flight attendants, or guys who barely scraped by with Cs but went into mechanical engineering and are pulling in huge salaries now.
Then you see all those honor roll types from college who wind up as high school teachers or secretaries—honestly, why even bother with the degree?—while the ones who just did "okay" go on to get their PhDs and become professors... 😍
electricdriver33 said:The whole point of grades is just to light a fire under people so they actually study... it's not some freaking academic Olympics. 🤣
I know plenty of kids who were straight-A students in elementary school only to end up working as flight attendants, or guys who barely scraped by with Cs but went into mechanical engineering and are pulling in huge salaries now.
Then you see all those honor roll types from college who wind up as high school teachers or secretaries—honestly, why even bother with the degree?—while the ones who just did "okay" go on to get their PhDs and become professors... 😍
Kimberly Smith6 said:That’s just what I’ve seen at my college, so it feels a bit strange to hear you claim that prep school kids are somehow ahead of those who spent four years in specialized vocational training. And, if I'm being honest, I actually had to personally pull some of them through their coursework because I felt bad watching them fail; they aren't exactly to blame for the fact that our education system essentially stretched middle school into an extra four years filled with subjects that have absolutely nothing to do with a real profession. But, according to your logic, I suppose all these prep school students were just born geniuses, attending classes solely to collect a diploma. 🤣
If everyone in the class had achieved a 4.0, they wouldn't bother handing out certificates or flower bouquets, because then it would just be taken for granted.
Besides, doing that would be considered discrimination against the other students whose averages fall below a 4.9, since there isn't an official competition designed to reward one group of students over another. ☕
Honestly, I'm a little disappointed by your somewhat convoluted and rushed way of thinking when you suggest that everyone had perfectly equal circumstances to achieve a 4.0 and that anyone who failed to reach it is solely responsible for their own failure. It leaves me with the impression that you might not know much about how the real world works and that you're viewing everything solely through your own lens. 🙄
Kimberly Smith6 said:That’s just what I’ve seen at my college, so it feels a bit strange to hear you claim that prep school kids are somehow ahead of those who spent four years in specialized vocational training. And, if I'm being honest, I actually had to personally pull some of them through their coursework because I felt bad watching them fail; they aren't exactly to blame for the fact that our education system essentially stretched middle school into an extra four years filled with subjects that have absolutely nothing to do with a real profession. But, according to your logic, I suppose all these prep school students were just born geniuses, attending classes solely to collect a diploma. 🤣
If everyone in the class had achieved a 4.0, they wouldn't bother handing out certificates or flower bouquets, because then it would just be taken for granted.
Besides, doing that would be considered discrimination against the other students whose averages fall below a 4.9, since there isn't an official competition designed to reward one group of students over another. ☕
Honestly, I'm a little disappointed by your somewhat convoluted and rushed way of thinking when you suggest that everyone had perfectly equal circumstances to achieve a 4.0 and that anyone who failed to reach it is solely responsible for their own failure. It leaves me with the impression that you might not know much about how the real world works and that you're viewing everything solely through your own lens. 🙄
Jessica Patel3 said:I grew up in a small town where people view high school students through a very specific lens.
After finishing middle school, I was torn between going to a traditional four-year academic high school or a vocational program. My parents were definitely leaning toward the academic route, but I made my own choice—vocational—and honestly? I don't regret it one bit.
😳I still remember how all my parents' friends, neighbors, and whoever else was around expected me to head straight to the prep school track. When I finally told them what I actually chose, it was always the same old story—questions like, "Why there?" or "Wouldn't you be better off at the academy?"—just constant judgment.
To keep from drifting too far off-topic, there is a clear hierarchy in my hometown regarding high school paths. Most people seem to think those in academic tracks are naturally smarter, better people, or just destined for more success... essentially, they get a level of respect that others don't.
Personally, I don't see any reason to judge someone based on their high school diploma, their college degree, or anything else for that matter.
First off, being a decent human being is what matters—and no school can teach you that.
In my opinion, you can find brilliant kids in any type of school.
I agree.
hiddenhawk3 said:I guess high school kids seem smart mostly because they actually have the option to stay in school. They usually have parents with enough money to make sure they aren't working full-time jobs right after turning eighteen. And saying a grad without a degree is worse than some smart mechanic is a stretch.☕
Besides, degrees vary wildly. It really just depends on what you studied. 😍
Kimberly Smith6 said:Why is there such a massive bias toward kids from prep schools?
Well, it’s simply because you can't just wander into a high-end preparatory academy; you need an GPA hovering somewhere between a 4.5 and a perfect 5.0!
And of course, almost every teacher in our elementary schools graduated from those same elite academies and went on to prestigious universities, which leads to this constant, repetitive conditioning where they tell the children that a kid with a 5.0 is some kind of genius. Meanwhile, if a student falls even slightly below that 4.5 mark, they are practically invisible, receiving absolutely zero recognition or praise. It reminds me of how most famous authors came from that same academic track—and we all know the unspoken social hierarchy regarding writers who merely read the classics for a grade versus those who actually live them!
At least in my old elementary school, things worked exactly like that; any student who managed to finish with a 5.0 would be called up in front of the whole class to receive a formal certificate, along with flowers and various little gifts. To me, it felt like pure brainwashing for the rest of the students who didn't hit that 5.0 mark, essentially drilling into their heads that only the "perfect" student is smart. It sends this heavy, indirect message to everyone else that they are somehow dim-witted just because they didn't get a fancy piece of paper or a public shout-out!
Now, look at my own situation—I graduated from a vocational high school and I am currently attending a technical university, and let me tell you, seeing those prep school graduates walk into a technical college lab is quite the sight to behold.
Those prep school kids stare at the lab equipment like newborn calves staring at a colorful gate, and they almost always try to sit next to the students who came from vocational backgrounds just to ride their coattails and scrape by with a passing grade.
Because when they see an oscilloscope, a multimeter, or a voltmeter for the first time—not to mention resistors, chips, or capacitors—they honestly just stand there asking, "Wait, what is this? What does this thing do?"
They have a thousand questions about how to connect a single wire, whereas the students who spent four years in vocational training just look at them and say, "How do you not know this? It's this, it's that," and then they assemble the entire circuit perfectly in a minute because they've been practicing the exact same material consistently for four straight years.
In contrast, a prep school student is expected to cram that entire four-year vocational curriculum into a single semester lasting maybe three or four months!
So, I really want someone to explain to me how a student from that background can possibly be a high-quality professional when they've only touched the material for a few months—and that's not even counting the time they spend cramming for exams. How can they compete with someone who has been absorbing and repeating that knowledge steadily over a four-year period?
It ultimately results in a situation where even the lowest-performing student from a vocational school ends up being far more capable than a prep school graduate when it comes to actual, practical expertise.
coastalhound58 said:Personally, I don't judge, nor do I ever place myself in a subordinate position!
Don't generalize like that! Your two little anecdotes aren't exactly a sufficient sample size to draw such a broad conclusion.
For instance, I don't treat someone any differently just because they have a degree from an Ivy League school versus someone who doesn't.
One really needs to actually get to know a person before forming a judgment, and what you're describing here is, at the very least...😂
...neither a choice of high school nor a college degree tells you absolutely anything about a person's actual intellect.
This topic seems more suited for teenagers! I suspect it doesn't really belong here.
hiddenhawk3 said:I guess you missed the point... maybe that's why people don't hang out with high school grads; you guys can be a bit much and way too full of yourselves.
The point is, once you're at college, everyone's on equal footing. It doesn't matter where you came from. That doesn't guarantee anything, really, if you aren't still putting in the work. ☕
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