So, I took the CHSPE this morning

[James Comey]

I had to wake up at 5AM to get to Sacramento because there was an 8AM deadline for the test, probably the earliest I've woken up on a Saturday ever. The more closer facilities in Hayward and Santa Clara were already full, so I had no choice but Sacramento.

The test itself was easier than I expected. The English/Grammar part was a given. The Math part was easier than I expected. It was so easy that a majority of the questions I had an idea what it was about, and had an idea what the answer was. No complex stuff, just straight up math.

Now, I just wait for April 22nd for my results to get mailed in. I think I passed.

[Gwedin]

Well shit, nice.
10 bucks says you got 100%.

[James Comey]

It feels so awkward to be in school even though you know that soon you're going to be out of school soon.... it's strange. The homework becomes even more meaningless. So do the grades. My life's about to change big time. It's strange. I don't believe it at all. For years I've flown under the radar at middle and high school and was only known as that weird smart kid that got high grades. Damn.

xcriteria, if I may ask, what was it like to know that you were going to drop out of school while you were still in school? I'm pretty much in the same exact situation right now.

[xcriteria]

(03-25-2014 11:49 AM)Hansgrohe Wrote:  It feels so awkward to be in school even though you know that soon you're going to be out of school soon.... it's strange. The homework becomes even more meaningless. So do the grades. My life's about to change big time. It's strange. I don't believe it at all. For years I've flown under the radar at middle and high school and was only known as that weird smart kid that got high grades. Damn.

xcriteria, if I may ask, what was it like to know that you were going to drop out of school while you were still in school? I'm pretty much in the same exact situation right now.

Hah, yeah, it was a weird feeling. Even more so, since I started a new semester about a week before I actually dropped out. So these new teachers were treating the classes like they'd own them for the coming months, while I knew (pretty much) that I was not going to be under their control for more than a few days.

And yeah, suddenly all that work really *is* meaningless (unless the assignments are especially worthwhile in and of themselves.)

[Trar]

(03-25-2014 01:26 PM)xcriteria Wrote:  

(03-25-2014 11:49 AM)Hansgrohe Wrote:  It feels so awkward to be in school even though you know that soon you're going to be out of school soon.... it's strange. The homework becomes even more meaningless. So do the grades. My life's about to change big time. It's strange. I don't believe it at all. For years I've flown under the radar at middle and high school and was only known as that weird smart kid that got high grades. Damn.

xcriteria, if I may ask, what was it like to know that you were going to drop out of school while you were still in school? I'm pretty much in the same exact situation right now.

Hah, yeah, it was a weird feeling. Even more so, since I started a new semester about a week before I actually dropped out. So these new teachers were treating the classes like they'd own them for the coming months, while I knew (pretty much) that I was not going to be under their control for more than a few days.

And yeah, suddenly all that work really *is* meaningless (unless the assignments are especially worthwhile in and of themselves.)

This post is good all around, but the last paragraph struck me. I would be tempted to do assignments in a provocative way, to try and shed light on how faulty factory-model public schooling really is. Maybe get a couple people to start seeing things more clearly. I've sometimes felt like I should have gone to HS just to spark synapses, even if it would have been a hard, grueling job.