tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1251231436589107608.post6573077576664375444..comments2023-07-25T01:26:29.432-07:00Comments on The days in the life...: High SchoolNeil Hiatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05120790378086464650noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1251231436589107608.post-91456110898563969412010-06-16T13:59:00.658-07:002010-06-16T13:59:00.658-07:00But the major problem stated isn't reliving hi...But the major problem stated isn't reliving high school it was that they didn't live AFTER high school. They look back on high school as when they were important and cool as I look to the future for new experiences instead of reliving the past.Neil Hiatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05120790378086464650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1251231436589107608.post-17866194997510187492010-06-12T11:01:47.550-07:002010-06-12T11:01:47.550-07:00The freedom I am referring to and the freedom you ...The freedom I am referring to and the freedom you are referring to are two different things. I am in no way discussing legal freedoms and even if I was at 14 you are in no way prepared for "smoking, drinking legally, voting, gun ownership, ability to rent a car or hotel room, etc." You are prepared however to begin spreading your wings and testing the waters of your own independence which for me and possibly others is what High School was. Obviously I'm aware that all lower education is payed for with taxes but thank you for pointing out the obvious all the same. I am also aware of the need to pay for extra curricular activities and lunches but that wasn't even part of the discussion, nor was was the text book debate. As for the level of learning you receive in college I am well aware that you receive a better education in college otherwise you wouldn't go. I stand by my argument that I enjoyed learning in High School and never once said it didn't need to be augmented with a college education. As for attacking you I wasn't (more like teasing you on the bitter thing sorry if it offended). My point was not to argue with you but simply to answer the question you posed: "why anyone would want to relive high school" I can see why there is some appeal and I also stated that I wouldn't because as you said my life since is far superior. That doesn't negate that for some it would be worth going back at least in my opinion.Britumshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02654006433446150418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1251231436589107608.post-68099680378600233922010-06-10T09:47:42.209-07:002010-06-10T09:47:42.209-07:00I'm not saying you are wrong, but I heartily d...I'm not saying you are wrong, but I heartily disagree. Also, you really need to read through that again. I DID have a good high school experiences. My friends were there and everything. But, the "learning" you so joyously loved in high school is immensly curtailed compared to college. I mean my God just look at the text book debate going on in high schools across America right now. You are discouraged from learning anything that parents might find "offensive" as well as from sharing personal opinions in the class room. And it's the responsibility of adulthood I enjoy. It's what truly guides you into reality and out of the superficial shackles high school offered. And as for freedom I call bull, you are required BY LAW to attend so how much freedom is that really? Specifically here are just a few rights you've obtained since graduating smoking, drinking legally, voting, gun ownership, ability to rent a car or hotel room, etc. I might add that it's the freedom I am allowed as an adult to scoff at such frivolities (by the way my family went to the exact same high school as me...so check your facts there). Also, I don't know what school you went to but it cost money for us to go each year. Every field trip, sport, club, tuition, and locker cost us (it's the reason I had to work as a lunch worker all through elementary and high school because we couldn't afford lunch for me...or so I was told). And you can not even begin to tell me that the experiences you've had since high school (e.g. world travel, true love, and yes EVEN HOMEOWNERSHIP) are not infinitely more enjoyable than the ones you had or were allowed to have in high school. Call me bitter all you want (I just see that as an ad-hominem attack to deter from the point) but it doesn't detract that I am, in fact, making a valid point. Call me bitter, but I, am a realist.Neil Hiatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05120790378086464650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1251231436589107608.post-5183292899567880942010-06-10T09:02:03.546-07:002010-06-10T09:02:03.546-07:00Bitter bitter man. I too loved high school.
High ...Bitter bitter man. I too loved high school. <br />High School is a true paradox. It's your first chance to grasp any type of freedom without fear of true failure (read:credit score/house payment). It's also your last chance at childhood; the chance to see your friends daily and do all kinds of activites that you'll never get a to do again as an adult. If you are like me you also enjoyed learning, in fact I loved learning and learning for FREE, at the time I was fortunate to have really good teachers. While not everyone gets a glorious experience you shouldn't scoff at others because your experience wasn't as good. While going back to high school would be great just for the lack of responsibility that is associated with it, I personally wouldn't just because I have to much too lose. I don't blame those who would jump at the chance if only for a day or two.Britumshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02654006433446150418noreply@blogger.com