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17 Nov 2007, 9:44 pm

i left school and im NOT goin back NEVER i just don't like it there i don't like crowds being near people....well people i don't like at all unless i chose to get to know them...yeh that's not gona happen...il just teach me self....1+1=2 ha ha :twisted:



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21 Nov 2007, 11:58 am

webster wrote:
i left school and im NOT goin back NEVER i just don't like it there i don't like crowds being near people....well people i don't like at all unless i chose to get to know them...yeh that's not gona happen...il just teach me self....1+1=2 ha ha :twisted:


It's your choice.
I left school when I was 15 officially. I could have stayed, got my qualifications...but I decided to leave.
Now, I am 16, have no qualifications, am jobless and spend everyday isolated in my bedroom.
Thats just my personal experience though.

There are many other education opportunities though, private education, tertiary education, homeschool etc. Or you could just go straight to work.

Whatever you chose, I wish you luck.


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21 Nov 2007, 2:03 pm

Pray tell how old are you?

I hated school every instant of my life -- hell I still do technically. But if you can try to ignore everything else on just focus on 'education' then you should be just fine. Only problem is if you don't want to learn. Then you should just keep doing what you are doing <33



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23 Nov 2007, 9:00 am

I left school when I was 15 because of constant bullying from my peers and teachers. I have got a B grade in music and a qualification in art and design. I am pretty miserable, usually because I know I could have finished my GCSEs and got A grades. waah I made myself cry...


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23 Nov 2007, 10:03 am

I left school when I was 17, managed to stick it out through GCSE and AS but as soon as it got to A level my "Get the bloody hell out" response just kept kicking in for some reason.



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05 Dec 2007, 5:14 am

Is your mum ready to home educate you just until you're about 20? I'm half home-educated and I half go to school (confusing, I know) and that's how I do it.


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05 Dec 2007, 12:35 pm

I hated high school and I dealt with it by graduating early--I basically had to take 8 classes/semester, no lunch, no break, plus an online course. That was not fun, and my grades were not great, but hey, at least I got it over with. Now I am finishing college, which is not perfect, but definitely better than high school. just something to consider.


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07 Dec 2007, 2:58 pm

There are people everywhere and you probably won't like a good portion of them, but don't let them stop you from advancing in life.



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07 Dec 2007, 3:28 pm

webster wrote:
i left school and im NOT goin back NEVER i just don't like it there i don't like crowds being near people....well people i don't like at all unless i chose to get to know them...yeh that's not gona happen...il just teach me self....1+1=2 ha ha :twisted:


C'mon buddy, you know you gotta suck it up.

Geeze, there are time when I wanted to just take off and run, but what seems like a big issue when you're a teenager will be downright laughable when you look back on it. You know perfectly well that you will have no future if you drop out of school.

You can do it. :)



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07 Dec 2007, 9:53 pm

I love school.


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07 Dec 2007, 9:56 pm

Gamester wrote:
I love school.


Yeah, college is fun.



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07 Dec 2007, 11:12 pm

Phagocyte wrote:
webster wrote:
i left school and im NOT goin back NEVER i just don't like it there i don't like crowds being near people....well people i don't like at all unless i chose to get to know them...yeh that's not gona happen...il just teach me self....1+1=2 ha ha :twisted:


C'mon buddy, you know you gotta suck it up.

Geeze, there are time when I wanted to just take off and run, but what seems like a big issue when you're a teenager will be downright laughable when you look back on it. You know perfectly well that you will have no future if you drop out of school.

You can do it. :)


Responding to the "You will have no future if you drop out of school."

This isn't necessarily true- You just have to be highly motivated enough yourself to be talented in something that can make you money in the future.

People have dropped out and have been successful in modeling, acting, science, art, philosophy, and etc etc. The real problem is that at 15-16 it is next to impossible to drop out of school and have the mental maturity to do something productive with your life.

Not many people are like Bill Gates or Albert Einstein and they simply do not have the dedication(Or maybe it is more likely the work?) to advance.

Although this is basing success purely on material gain or fame; which is a counter argument within itself.



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07 Dec 2007, 11:15 pm

beautifuloblivion wrote:
There are people everywhere and you probably won't like a good portion of them, but don't let them stop you from advancing in life.


This is very good advice; if other people in school(Or whatever) don' like you then don't pay attention to them. Your success ill not depend about what other people in high school or college think about you.



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08 Dec 2007, 9:27 am

Brian003 wrote:
This isn't necessarily true- You just have to be highly motivated enough yourself to be talented in something that can make you money in the future.


Yeah, but the chances are slim that you won't be working some mindless job for the rest of your life. Is it really worth it when you can just suck it up and complete the two or three years of high school?

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Not many people are like Bill Gates or Albert Einstein and they simply do not have the dedication(Or maybe it is more likely the work?) to advance.


Bill Gates dropped out of college, not highschool, I believe. And Einstein dropped out of school, but he was incredibly gifted in mathematics and was able to test into college.



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08 Dec 2007, 11:54 am

I hated school because if the other kids too. My parents wouldn't let me drop out though. But at 18 they no longer had a real say. My mom was fine with it though because I was going straight for the GED test, and my dad respected my choice to get the GED, he thought I was choosing the hard road. He thought sticking with highschool for a couple more years was easier than dropping out and finishing it.

To me it was the easy route. I was 18 in 11th grade and was sick of it. I'm no genius, have no high paying talents, don't have well off supportive parents, and am basically unmotivated so without completing school I had no prospects for making a survivable living. Now I make enough to get by. I would like a better paying job and am wanting to go to college to learn a trade, but am to lazy and I'm about to declare bankruptcy(I made a stupid choice that got me into alot of unnecessary debt) so I doubt I'd qualify for financial aid, though that's a lame excuse as I haven't found out about it.

So, drop out if you feel you must, but I'd encourage you to go for a GED or another equivalent unless you have some prospects for financial independence.



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15 Dec 2007, 11:39 pm

Is there a specific reason why you don't it at school and about crowds?
What level of school are you in?

I am in college now and I really hate it because I don't like how lectures are taught and the emphasis of the course material.

If you're in college, you can easily avoid the crowds. But you have to not let people bother you.
I suggest you homeschool if you aren't in college yet.