August 11. maps; I'm actually looking forward to it, but i despise homework, i prefer taking tests.
Some time in September.
I believe September 2nd or 6th not so sure. I actually want to go back to school.
4th of Sept.
I have a doctor's appointment on that day so yay.
August 4th, I think.
August 16th. Summer is passing by too fast.
september ninth
Either August 6 or 8. If it's the eighth, I'm skipping because that's a friday.
The twenty-first of August, meh.
In about 30 minutes for me gonk;
What the sand nigger said.
Quote from: some_person on July 14, 2008, 07:04:05 AM
In about 30 minutes for me gonk;
holy shit
I hope that's summer school.
Quote from: Lawlz on July 14, 2008, 07:04:56 AM
holy shit
I hope that's summer school.
Yes dawkins;
i had to drop out to support my twelve kids ;____;
I think I start at the 5th...
Early August for non College, since when?
DeVry starts either in September or November, when I choose.
First week of September is when college starts for me. I can't wait really
August 26, here. powerofone;
I'm really excited for it, though. I'm taking really awesome classes. powerofone;
What the fuck for you people who start in august when did your summer start?
And I think September 6th.
Quote from: Vegeta link=topic=31203.msg531671#msg531671 date=1216053706
What the fuck for you people who start in august when did your summer start?
And I think September 6th.
My summer started on the fourth of June.
aug 25 i think
September 3. :'(
August 22, I think.
I don't know nor care.
I move into residence on September first and classes start on the eighth.
August 14. I'm actually pretty excited because I'll be going to a new school.
Quote from: Thief888 on July 14, 2008, 07:04:44 AM
What the sand nigger said.
No sand nigger posted... doodthing;
I start on September 4th or something like that.
I'm not too excited, mainly because I fucked up last year, and I'll be paying for it this year. It's my fault, but still.
After Labor Day.
August 4th.
Suck. Luckily, I didn't go to summer school =)
Eptember Thirds I think
Somewhere around the time of my birthday. Probably late August.
First Tuesday of September.
What the fuck do some of you go back so early? Do you guys like, get out in April?
I got out may 30
August 11th.
The school is starting a new schedule too, so we lost a few weeks of summer and we're losing days off and stuff like that. :(
Quote from: quaiowe on July 14, 2008, 06:58:43 PM
What the fuck do some of you go back so early? Do you guys like, get out in April?
i got out in the middle of june lol
Orientation starts on August 20th, and classes start on the 25th.
My summer started on June 28th. :(
Quote from: Yoseph on July 14, 2008, 07:17:22 PM
Orientation starts on August 20th, and classes start on the 25th.
My summer started on June 28th. :(
Summer school started June 16th and will end on July 25th gonk;
No school in my area ends so late or starts so early.
Quote from: some_person on July 14, 2008, 07:22:04 PM
Summer school started June 16th and will end on July 25th gonk;
maybe you should have passed your classes spam;
Quote from: Yoseph on July 14, 2008, 07:25:50 PM
maybe you should have passed your classes spam;
I only failed English baddood;
Quote from: some_person on July 14, 2008, 07:26:56 PM
I only failed English baddood;
how the fuck do you fail english? befuddlement
Quote from: Yoseph on July 14, 2008, 07:27:49 PM
how the fuck do you fail english? befuddlement
It's the essays, man dawkins; Seriously though, I got sick for a week, overlapping the due date of my essay.
Quote from: some_person on July 14, 2008, 07:29:33 PM
It's the essays, man dawkins; Seriously though, I got sick for a week, overlapping the due date of my essay.
lol. I got a 98 on my research paper. baddood;
Quote from: Yoseph on July 14, 2008, 07:32:44 PM
lol. I got a 98 on my research paper. baddood;
If we did research papers instead of essays, I would be somewhere in the 90s.
Quote from: Yoseph on July 14, 2008, 07:27:49 PM
how the fuck do you fail english? befuddlement
i know i didn't do any work for the entire last quarter and still passed lolz
You can fail anything if you don't do the work. School is BS that way, someone who does all the work but understands shit about the essence of the class passes. Someone who does well on exams but does nothing else fails.
Quote from: not famy on July 14, 2008, 07:06:13 PM
i got out in the middle of june lol
so did i lol
Quote from: Yoseph on July 14, 2008, 07:17:22 PM
Orientation starts on August 20th, and classes start on the 25th.
My summer started on June 28th. :(
I started earlier than that and I go back later than that. Do you get a longer Christmas break?
Quote from: some_person on July 14, 2008, 07:34:04 PM
If we did research papers instead of essays, I would be somewhere in the 90s.
I always got 70s and 80s on my essays. Sometimes 90s.
You do know how big a research paper is, right?
Quote from: Yoseph on July 14, 2008, 07:36:57 PM
I always got 70s and 80s on my essays. Sometimes 90s.
You do know how big a research paper is, right?
God damn research paper fucked me over.
Quote from: Yoseph on July 14, 2008, 07:36:57 PM
I always got 70s and 80s on my essays. Sometimes 90s.
You do know how big a research paper is, right?
The one I did for Geography was about 5-6 pages. To me, research papers are less constricting.
Quote from: Socks on July 14, 2008, 07:34:46 PM
You can fail anything if you don't do the work. School is BS that way, someone who does all the work but understands shit about the essence of the class passes. Someone who does well on exams but does nothing else fails.
Agreed.
I had a 98 in English and a 97 in geometry. powerofone;
I don't know how I managed the English grade, because my teacher hated me and I never did any of the work. doodthing;
Quote from: Laurami on July 14, 2008, 07:44:10 PM
I had a 98 in English and a 97 in geometry. powerofone;
I don't know how I managed the English grade, because my teacher hated me and I never did any of the work. doodthing;
I got a 94 or so in Algebra, then after that, all I can say is that I've got an A in PE and an A- in Electronics 1.
Probably around September 5-6
It's coming so fast, my god
Quote from: Socks on July 14, 2008, 07:34:46 PM
You can fail anything if you don't do the work. School is BS that way, someone who does all the work but understands shit about the essence of the class passes. Someone who does well on exams but does nothing else fails.
If idiots can do the work, I'd assume the smart ones would be equally capable of doing it, so it's not really bullshit.
In the working world, if you don't do your work, you don't get paid, and that certaintly is not bullshit
Quote from: Yoseph on July 14, 2008, 07:27:49 PM
how the fuck do you fail english? befuddlement
not trying
Quote from: Yprie on July 14, 2008, 08:26:20 PM
If idiots can do the work, I'd assume the smart ones would be equally capable of doing it, so it's not really bullshit.
It's bullshit because it is a bad form of learning. I would be content with a written exam at the end of each month responding to a topic which was tough during that month. If you understand and expand on it, great, if not then too bad. However that's it, no homework and no busy work made to make teacher look good.
Quote from: Yprie on July 14, 2008, 08:26:20 PM
In the working world, if you don't do your work, you don't get paid, and that certaintly is not bullshit
In the working world what matters are results, not how you go about getting them.
Quote from: Yprie on July 14, 2008, 08:26:20 PM
If idiots can do the work, I'd assume the smart ones would be equally capable of doing it, so it's not really bullshit.
In the working world, if you don't do your work, you don't get paid, and that certaintly is not bullshit
First of all, idiots tend to turn in F quality work. If idiots only do F quality work, they are more likely to fail that class. If they fail all of their classes throughout high school (and then some), then they are forced to a job like McDonald's, if a job at all.
Second, why are we forced into school? We are forced into school because it would allow the companies to employ better educated workers. If there was no compulsory education, then companies would have a harder time finding highly (if at all) educated people.
On the other hand, compulsory education doesn't do much for some students (like me). Why would I have to have high grades in English to become the company's attorney (for example)? It'd be better to prove that I would be able to legally serve the company by explaining to the employer why I got an F for the second semester of English. If I could convince the employer that I would have passed English if it weren't for a sickness that prevented me to turn in a critical essay, then they might find that I'd be a great attorney for the company (hypothetically speaking).
My point is that compulsory education is easier on employers, but alternative education (depending on the teacher['s] quality of education and personal knowledge) would be better off for employers. I'm open to the fact that I might be missing critical factors such as one's willingless to learn. Then again, those people might be like that because they are forced to do so now.
Quote from: some_person on July 14, 2008, 09:14:09 PM
First of all, idiots tend to turn in F quality work. If idiots only do F quality work, they are more likely to fail that class. If they fail all of their classes throughout high school (and then some), then they are forced to a job like McDonald's, if a job at all.
Second, why are we forced into school? We are forced into school because it would allow the companies to employ better educated workers. If there was no compulsory education, then companies would have a harder time finding highly (if at all) educated people.
On the other hand, compulsory education doesn't do much for some students (like me). Why would I have to have high grades in English to become the company's attorney (for example)? It'd be better to prove that I would be able to legally serve the company by explaining to the employer why I got an F for the second semester of English. If I could convince the employer that I would have passed English if it weren't for a sickness that prevented me to turn in a critical essay, then they might find that I'd be a great attorney for the company (hypothetically speaking).
My point is that compulsory education is easier on employers, but alternative education (depending on the teacher['s] quality of education and personal knowledge) would be better off for employers. I'm open to the fact that I might be missing critical factors such as one's willingless to learn. Then again, those people might be like that because they are forced to do so now.
And you'll also find employers don't care about sickness if it means what they wanted you to accomplish by a deadline goes undone
I got out at the end of June. :'(
Quote from: Yprie on July 14, 2008, 09:19:57 PM
And you'll also find employers don't care about sickness if it means what they wanted you to accomplish by a deadline goes undone
We are on two different wavelengths here. What kind of attorney has deadlines? The only deadlines an attorney must deal with are ones relevant to lawsuits and other legal procedures. As far as I know (and being related to someone who studies law who can give me this info), being a lawyer is one of the busiest, but otherwise time-flexible jobs around. But yeah, it really does depend on what job your employer is looking for (and what you can do, if not a job you want).
If you are a surgeon, then who cares if you failed Algebra? All a surgeon does is surgically cure illnesses. Pharmacists, however, need mathematical knowledge to properly prescribe medications. Construction workers rely on communication, but how does an A+ in Honors English prevent communication errors? In fact, it might make communication worse, seeing as your stereotypical (if not typical) construction worker didn't do very well in school (English specifically).
BTW Past, non-chronological illnesses that effected your school grade doesn't have to effect your work report that's due on Wednesday.
Quote from: some_person on July 14, 2008, 09:29:21 PM
We are on two different wavelengths here. What kind of attorney has deadlines? The only deadlines an attorney must deal with are ones relevant to lawsuits and other legal procedures. As far as I know (and being related to someone who studies law who can give me this info), being a lawyer is one of the busiest, but otherwise time-flexible jobs around. But yeah, it really does depend on what job your employer is looking for (and what you can do, if not a job you want).
If you are a surgeon, then who cares if you failed Algebra? All a surgeon does is surgically cure illnesses. Pharmacists, however, need mathematical knowledge to properly prescribe medications. Construction workers rely on communication, but how does an A+ in Honors English prevent communication errors? In fact, it might make communication worse, seeing as your stereotypical (if not typical) construction worker didn't do very well in school (English specifically).
My dad is a lawyer, and works at least 10 hours a day... doesn't seem flexible to me. If he even misses one day with illness he usually has to go in during the weekend to catch up with the work
Quote from: Yprie on July 14, 2008, 09:32:26 PM
My dad is a lawyer, and works at least 10 hours a day... doesn't seem flexible to me. If he even misses one day with illness he usually has to go in during the weekend to catch up with the work
Does your dad work for Microsoft so something? Please elaborate. Just telling me that doesn't help your argument in any way.
Quote from: some_person on July 14, 2008, 09:39:49 PM
Does your dad work for Microsoft so something? Please elaborate. Just telling me that doesn't help your argument in any way.
He works on getting immigrant families into the country mostly... Oh, and he helped shut down the Westboro Baptist Church.
I don't really feel like arguing much though. I'd agree that at a certain point taking classes not applying to your planned career doesn't make much sense, but I guess it's assumed that's the duty of colleges.
Quote from: Yprie on July 14, 2008, 09:44:37 PM
He works on getting immigrant families into the country mostly... Oh, and he helped shut down the Westboro Baptist Church.
I don't really feel like arguing much though. I'd agree that at a certain point taking classes not applying to your planned career doesn't make much sense, but I guess it's assumed that's the duty of colleges.
And one sick day in high school could prevent you from getting into a collage. BTW is that an independent job or does he work in an organization for that kind of legal service?
Quote from: some_person on July 14, 2008, 09:48:41 PM
And one sick day in high school could prevent you from getting into a collage. BTW is that an independent job or does he work in an organization for that kind of legal service?
He's a partner at his firm now, I don't think he's been an independent lawyer. He's always worked in a firm or for the Army
Quote from: Yprie on July 14, 2008, 09:53:21 PM
He's a partner at his firm now, I don't think he's been an independent lawyer. He's always worked in a firm or for the Army
Well in those types of jobs, being sick can make things very difficult. Then again, it (should be) possible to sacrifice some of your pay to hand over your work to someone else, while you are sick (and you know for a fact that you will remain sick a day or two after the deadline).
September 6th... unfortunately.
Btw, nice change in topic :]