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Go get the high school diploma, you get to play around for four years. The later you have to join the rat race the better. It's boring =P
I had damn good time at my high school. All the negatives has been listed in the thread didnt happen to me. Well, my opinions about textbooks being outdated did happen.
GED can be a huge lifesaver for people who can't help it but really loathe going to high school, i know quite a few people who chose to drop out and take ged. They doing fine.
It was pretty cool getting that info about ged, i learned something new from it.
I had damn good time at my high school. All the negatives has been listed in the thread didnt happen to me. Well, my opinions about textbooks being outdated did happen.
GED can be a huge lifesaver for people who can't help it but really loathe going to high school, i know quite a few people who chose to drop out and take ged. They doing fine.
It was pretty cool getting that info about ged, i learned something new from it.
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Dante1214 wrote...
The only people who really enjoyed High School were people in school programs, you know, sports, drama, band, etc. Or so it seems.
HS must be miserable in the states indeed. I was doing no extra curriculum activities. The fact that I'm horrible at sports due to my health means I don't do anything besides talk and watching others play during breaks. I still enjoyed it, classes were pretty fun for most part (other than getting chewed out for doing nothing during maths, as much as I love it I didn't want to do learn something I already knew).
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If you're over 20 or in jail or something, then the GED is for you. If you're still a normal teenager, then a high school diploma should be your goal. Theoretically you also get some education in social interaction, with all the good things and bad things that might entail.
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cooperboy321 wrote...
If you're over 20 or in jail or something, then the GED is for you. If you're still a normal teenager, then a high school diploma should be your goal. Theoretically you also get some education in social interaction, with all the good things and bad things that might entail.
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wbacyc wrote...
Dante1214 wrote...
The only people who really enjoyed High School were people in school programs, you know, sports, drama, band, etc. Or so it seems.
HS must be miserable in the states indeed. I was doing no extra curriculum activities. The fact that I'm horrible at sports due to my health means I don't do anything besides talk and watching others play during breaks. I still enjoyed it, classes were pretty fun for most part (other than getting chewed out for doing nothing during maths, as much as I love it I didn't want to do learn something I already knew).
I don't know. I moved around a lot in high school, although I went to the same one freshman and senior years, and I think I liked that one the best. But I've never been all to good at making friends. I don't like most people, so in most cases, I start getting a headache a few minutes into my first conversation with a person, and end up getting frustrated and telling them to jump off a cliff or something and walk away from them. But I like the people who are my friends pretty well, and hanging out with them is interesting. But really, that has more to do with that time period of one's life or one's age than high school itself.
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A High School diploma is superior and viewed as such by a number of universities and employers. Why? Mainly because getting a GED merely proves that you have the ability and knowledge of a high school graduate. Generally, if you go through and graduate from high school, you are also forced to learn some work ethic and discipline. Teachers all have their own standards and even if you are smart and know the stuff to pass the tests, if you don't do your assignments, some teachers will fail you anyways.
For most jobs for which only a HS diploma or GED is required, employers would rather have someone who is not as intelligent but has displayed responsibility and work ethic.
For most jobs for which only a HS diploma or GED is required, employers would rather have someone who is not as intelligent but has displayed responsibility and work ethic.
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WhiteLion wrote...
A High School diploma is superior and viewed as such by a number of universities and employers. Why? Mainly because getting a GED merely proves that you have the ability and knowledge of a high school graduate. Generally, if you go through and graduate from high school, you are also forced to learn some work ethic and discipline. Teachers all have their own standards and even if you are smart and know the stuff to pass the tests, if you don't do your assignments, some teachers will fail you anyways.For most jobs for which only a HS diploma or GED is required, employers would rather have someone who is not as intelligent but has displayed responsibility and work ethic.
Where the fuck did you go to high school? Every high school I went to was pretty much the same; push everyone through to the end if you can at all get away with it. I pretty much proved this to myself by doing jack shit in high school, for the most part. My senior year, in most of my classes, I didn't do a single homework assignment. Most of my teachers just passed me anyway. Most teachers don't give a shit about discipline or work ethic or anything like that.
Also, I've filled out a lot of job applications, and the box says, "High school diploma or equivalency." One box, man.
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Dante1214 wrote...
WhiteLion wrote...
A High School diploma is superior and viewed as such by a number of universities and employers. Why? Mainly because getting a GED merely proves that you have the ability and knowledge of a high school graduate. Generally, if you go through and graduate from high school, you are also forced to learn some work ethic and discipline. Teachers all have their own standards and even if you are smart and know the stuff to pass the tests, if you don't do your assignments, some teachers will fail you anyways.For most jobs for which only a HS diploma or GED is required, employers would rather have someone who is not as intelligent but has displayed responsibility and work ethic.
Where the fuck did you go to high school? Every high school I went to was pretty much the same; push everyone through to the end if you can at all get away with it. I pretty much proved this to myself by doing jack shit in high school, for the most part. My senior year, in most of my classes, I didn't do a single homework assignment. Most of my teachers just passed me anyway. Most teachers don't give a shit about discipline or work ethic or anything like that.
Also, I've filled out a lot of job applications, and the box says, "High school diploma or equivalency." One box, man.
I went to a high school in which the classes I took generally required me to at least do some of the assignments if I wanted to pass. Though, since I wanted to go to college, I generally tried to do the assignments even if it was possible to pass without doing them.
Though for many of the jobs I have applied for I have had to list the institutions where I attended or am attending, so even with HS/GED box, they can still see if you went somewhere.
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for the average person I think the Diploma is better but for those younger than 16 GED is the way to go
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Dante1214 wrote...
WhiteLion wrote...
A High School diploma is superior and viewed as such by a number of universities and employers. Why? Mainly because getting a GED merely proves that you have the ability and knowledge of a high school graduate. Generally, if you go through and graduate from high school, you are also forced to learn some work ethic and discipline. Teachers all have their own standards and even if you are smart and know the stuff to pass the tests, if you don't do your assignments, some teachers will fail you anyways.For most jobs for which only a HS diploma or GED is required, employers would rather have someone who is not as intelligent but has displayed responsibility and work ethic.
Where the fuck did you go to high school? Every high school I went to was pretty much the same; push everyone through to the end if you can at all get away with it. I pretty much proved this to myself by doing jack shit in high school, for the most part. My senior year, in most of my classes, I didn't do a single homework assignment. Most of my teachers just passed me anyway. Most teachers don't give a shit about discipline or work ethic or anything like that.
Also, I've filled out a lot of job applications, and the box says, "High school diploma or equivalency." One box, man.
Hmmm, interesting. HS in the states must really be different. Here we actually have to complete all the tasks assigned to us or we have no chance of passing, particularly for the senior years (slightly more lenient for the junior years). Then again I had to take an exam to get into my HS, so maybe that's why there's a difference (have never attended a HS that you get into by being in the local area, heck I've only ever been in one HS).
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wbacyc wrote...
Dante1214 wrote...
WhiteLion wrote...
A High School diploma is superior and viewed as such by a number of universities and employers. Why? Mainly because getting a GED merely proves that you have the ability and knowledge of a high school graduate. Generally, if you go through and graduate from high school, you are also forced to learn some work ethic and discipline. Teachers all have their own standards and even if you are smart and know the stuff to pass the tests, if you don't do your assignments, some teachers will fail you anyways.For most jobs for which only a HS diploma or GED is required, employers would rather have someone who is not as intelligent but has displayed responsibility and work ethic.
Where the fuck did you go to high school? Every high school I went to was pretty much the same; push everyone through to the end if you can at all get away with it. I pretty much proved this to myself by doing jack shit in high school, for the most part. My senior year, in most of my classes, I didn't do a single homework assignment. Most of my teachers just passed me anyway. Most teachers don't give a shit about discipline or work ethic or anything like that.
Also, I've filled out a lot of job applications, and the box says, "High school diploma or equivalency." One box, man.
Hmmm, interesting. HS in the states must really be different. Here we actually have to complete all the tasks assigned to us or we have no chance of passing, particularly for the senior years (slightly more lenient for the junior years). Then again I had to take an exam to get into my HS, so maybe that's why there's a difference (have never attended a HS that you get into by being in the local area, heck I've only ever been in one HS).
America is very different. There are basically three types of high schools: 1) Public, which differ depending on the area but usually suck ass; 2) Private, which accept anyone as long as they pay the money (and are usually Christian-based); and 3) Magnet, which are for the really smart kids, though a magnet high school in the States may only be as good as a regular high school in another country/
For one, high school is mandatory is the US, so there can't really be tests to let people in or refuse them. Because of this, and the fact that high school students are teenagers (and the teenage years are when kids rebel the most), a lot of students don't want to be there. Then there's of course the shitty work ethic that almost the entire US has. Put those all together, and you end up with a crappy high school experience where you don't have to really do anything.
Finally, after you have a crappy high school experience, if you go to college, you're going to be overwhelmed because college is usually serious business. A student in college will face five times the amount of work he did in high school.
America may be the "best country in the world," but we suck at a lot of things. It's no wonder so many people don't bother with college and just find work straight after high school.
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I went to a magnet hs, which turned out to be harder than college. >__<
If I got a GED instead of finishing my hs, I definitely wouldn't have been as prepared for college~
But that's just my personal experience.
If I got a GED instead of finishing my hs, I definitely wouldn't have been as prepared for college~
But that's just my personal experience.
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ShaggyJebus wrote...
wbacyc wrote...
Dante1214 wrote...
WhiteLion wrote...
A High School diploma is superior and viewed as such by a number of universities and employers. Why? Mainly because getting a GED merely proves that you have the ability and knowledge of a high school graduate. Generally, if you go through and graduate from high school, you are also forced to learn some work ethic and discipline. Teachers all have their own standards and even if you are smart and know the stuff to pass the tests, if you don't do your assignments, some teachers will fail you anyways.For most jobs for which only a HS diploma or GED is required, employers would rather have someone who is not as intelligent but has displayed responsibility and work ethic.
Where the fuck did you go to high school? Every high school I went to was pretty much the same; push everyone through to the end if you can at all get away with it. I pretty much proved this to myself by doing jack shit in high school, for the most part. My senior year, in most of my classes, I didn't do a single homework assignment. Most of my teachers just passed me anyway. Most teachers don't give a shit about discipline or work ethic or anything like that.
Also, I've filled out a lot of job applications, and the box says, "High school diploma or equivalency." One box, man.
Hmmm, interesting. HS in the states must really be different. Here we actually have to complete all the tasks assigned to us or we have no chance of passing, particularly for the senior years (slightly more lenient for the junior years). Then again I had to take an exam to get into my HS, so maybe that's why there's a difference (have never attended a HS that you get into by being in the local area, heck I've only ever been in one HS).
America is very different. There are basically three types of high schools: 1) Public, which differ depending on the area but usually suck ass; 2) Private, which accept anyone as long as they pay the money (and are usually Christian-based); and 3) Magnet, which are for the really smart kids, though a magnet high school in the States may only be as good as a regular high school in another country/
For one, high school is mandatory is the US, so there can't really be tests to let people in or refuse them. Because of this, and the fact that high school students are teenagers (and the teenage years are when kids rebel the most), a lot of students don't want to be there. Then there's of course the shitty work ethic that almost the entire US has. Put those all together, and you end up with a crappy high school experience where you don't have to really do anything.
Finally, after you have a crappy high school experience, if you go to college, you're going to be overwhelmed because college is usually serious business. A student in college will face five times the amount of work he did in high school.
America may be the "best country in the world," but we suck at a lot of things. It's no wonder so many people don't bother with college and just find work straight after high school.
yeah... public high school in the US is pretty much a joke.
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@ShaggyJebus
Doesn't seem all that different...We have three kind of HS's here too:
1)Public
2)Private
3)Selective (you do an examination in your final year of primary, you put in preferences and if you do well enough you get in)
High School is mandatory here too. I'm guessing public HS also has a high percentage of people who doesn't want to be there.
Our teachers seem fine, other than the odd one or two who probably got through Uni with means other than study if you know what I mean.
Here, good experience doesn't make it any better. I'm more stressed than I am for my University exam on an average basis.
only in terms of raw numbers.
America is very different. There are basically three types of high schools: 1) Public, which differ depending on the area but usually suck ass; 2) Private, which accept anyone as long as they pay the money (and are usually Christian-based); and 3) Magnet, which are for the really smart kids, though a magnet high school in the States may only be as good as a regular high school in another country
Doesn't seem all that different...We have three kind of HS's here too:
1)Public
2)Private
3)Selective (you do an examination in your final year of primary, you put in preferences and if you do well enough you get in)
For one, high school is mandatory is the US, so there can't really be tests to let people in or refuse them. Because of this, and the fact that high school students are teenagers (and the teenage years are when kids rebel the most), a lot of students don't want to be there.
High School is mandatory here too. I'm guessing public HS also has a high percentage of people who doesn't want to be there.
Then there's of course the shitty work ethic that almost the entire US has. Put those all together, and you end up with a crappy high school experience where you don't have to really do anything.
Our teachers seem fine, other than the odd one or two who probably got through Uni with means other than study if you know what I mean.
Finally, after you have a crappy high school experience, if you go to college, you're going to be overwhelmed because college is usually serious business. A student in college will face five times the amount of work he did in high school.
Here, good experience doesn't make it any better. I'm more stressed than I am for my University exam on an average basis.
America may be the "best country in the world," but we suck at a lot of things. It's no wonder so many people don't bother with college and just find work straight after high school.
only in terms of raw numbers.
