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Fuckin' school.

Oh, hai. Since there's so much negative personal experiences I thought I'd even out the scale. =D

I'm going into the 10th grade. I have a 3.9 GPA and I'm in the highest history and literature course (AP U.S. History, Pre-Ap English.) I was going to be in Honors Geometry but I couldn't fit it in, and I'm skipping Science matters/physical science and going straight to Chemistry.
All of my teachers last year had given me the same impression of 95% of all of all my teachers: They bend over backwards for students who try and they show respect to all of those who show respect back.

In terms of peer ostracization and the social hierarchy of high school: I'm completely ignorant. I don't enjoy conversation during the school day and really only associate myself with a click because I need somewhere to sit at lunch. But I've never really been bullied. In the rare cases that are considered a confrontation it's not a bully-victim circumstance, it's just a disagreement, and never bothers me.

Ok, that's my school experience, bai.

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08-05-2008 11:45 AM
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What? No flames? No rebuttals? Wtf? O:

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08-06-2008 09:30 AM
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This is now a ninja turtle thread.

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08-06-2008 09:31 AM
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Y HELLO THAR!

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To a mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders. - Chuang-tzu
The quieter you become, the more you can hear. - Baba Ram Dass
The whole moon and the entire sky are reflected in one dewdrop on the grass. - Dogen
Great Faith. Great Doubt. Great Effort. - The three qualities necessary for training. - Zen saying
Possessing much knowledge is like having a thousand foot fishing line with a hook, but the fish is always an inch beyond the hook. - Zen saying
08-06-2008 09:33 AM
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Well, you are lucky. Whether people care or not about the hierarchy, it can effect them trough bullying. And while it is better to be respectful, and you should be, some people lack the motivation to work hard at school.

I highly suggest Mobb Deep's albums The Infamous and Hell on Earth, if you have not listened to it yet.
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