school vs. education

"I have never let my schooling interfere with my education."- Mark Twain

Now i believe in school, that children should be taught to read and write and things of that nature. These are necessities for children, in order for them to have the skills necessary to thrive in society and keep up w/ the world as it progresses. However, once children are older, lets say around the teens ( particularly those in their final years of high school and college) school has the ability to hinder education rather than aid it. The structure of classrooms, the rules, and the standards can all contribute to the loss of unique and individual thought.

Let me explain this idea a little. Lets take english for example, we learn to read when we're quite young. We learn the alphabet, write our name, form sentences, and eventually to read and write our thoughts down on paper. then we get a little older, we learn to write in a structured format, read books that are assigned to us ( at this age more for the sake of reading). The we get even older, ( lets say high school now) and we're forced to become even more structured with our writing, to follow strict formats and read books that are not only assigned to be read, but to dissect it and analyze it and write essays on it and to beat it to a pulp until a book we normally would have enjoyed makes us cringe.Personally, i can prove this. I used to love to read, i used to read all the time, and i honestly i could not read enough. Then i went to high school were i was required to read certain books. Now don't get me wrong, i'm learning to appreciate all the books i've read so far in high school, they were all required for a reason. But the point is all these assignments and standards made me not want to read as much as before, especially since my time was consumed by doing the assignments and not enjoying the book. They give us the assignments to help us understand and absorb the book, but really it just makes us lose interest in it at all.

I think europe has it right. children should be going to university/college much earlier than the age they do in the US. but sadly i live in the US. i do understand the necessity of school, but it does get in the way of education sometimes. i used to love to learn. but now i don't learn, i go to school. But this is just a build up for the days of late college (after the first two years) and the rest of my life, where you truly start to learn.

In honor of the end of school...

here's a school survey ;)

Period 1

1. Who sits behind you?
no one, but i sit opposite wondy :)

2. What class is it?
AP Language- Farley

3. Have you ever fallen asleep in first period?
lol. yeah. it's just sooo boring sometimes.

4. Is your best friend in this class?
i don't really have a best friend. so no

5. Do you hate anyone in this class?
only the teacher. haha JK,no hate fo' him, he gave me an A (:

Period 2

1. What class is it?
H. US History - Ortiz

2. Are you failing this class?
pssshhhhhh, i couldnt fail if i tryed. so flipping easy.

3. Is this your favorite class?
umm no. it's ok though

4. Who sits next to you?
bryan/ victor to my right & daisy behind me

5. What do you do in this class?
talk ALOT w/ them 3 listed above.
lost of laughs & sexual innuendos ;)

Period 3

1. What class is it?
AP Chem

2. Do you sit by your friend?
yes! bryan and daisy and benjamin!

3. Who's the teacher?
Gonzales !

4. Are you allowed to eat in this class?
i'm not sure. i just chew gum

5. Do you have friends in this class.
of course

6. Is your best friend in this class?
again does not really apply.

7. Is that class hard?
i can't get an A. it's quite hard.

Period 4

1. What class is it?
AP Calculus!

2. Who teaches it?
Cristiani

3. Are any of your friends in that class?
yessir

4. Do you get in trouble in this class?
lol no. i actually pay attention

5. Does your teacher let you chew gum?
i dont think he really cares

Period 5

1.What class is it?
French

2. What do you do during period 5?
talk about drugs, sex, & pop culture.
occasionally we learn a french word or two

3. Do you chew gum in period 5?
yes, i ALWAYS do

4. Anyone you want to kiss during period 5?
secret, secret. yes there is, but i aint gonna say who it is.

5. Is period 5 your favorite class?
No, not at all
but def, some of the most awkward/interesting convos of the days

6. Who do you talk with the most in this class?
all them kids, we're all friends (:

7. Do you have a crush on someone in this class?
maybe......sorta....hhmmm

8. Who has this class with you that has a Facebook?
alot of people.

Period 6

1. Who sits behind you?
no one

2. What class is it?
Service!

4. What's the teacher like?
she's really cool (:

5. Is your best friend in this class?
again w/ this question? really?

6. Is there anyone you hate in this class?
nope.

7. Do you like this class?
nope, i awlays leave like 5 min after i get there.

Period 7

1. What class is it?
Golf

2. What do you do ?
nothing! i dont have to attend

3. Did you learn anything?
umm, how to get free P.E. credits?

4. How many people are in this class?
ummm idk

5. Good memories?
not many

so update.

i'm sticking with golf. lol
cereally imma be like the next tiger woods.

jealous?

hahah.
geez imma have no sociallife for my first semester.
it's gonna be school, golf, homework, swim, & more homework.

::sigh::

but i'm pumped!

ohhh & i miss my smack!
& like wtf? i only have mt other boi for 1 class.

asdfghjkl! i miss swim<3

that juicebox is a junior?

yes, yes i am!
hahaha, today wasnt as bad as i thought it would be.
eventhough i didnt get any teacher i wanted. ohh well cant have it all.

period 1: AP English (lol idk the "official" name)
Period 2: H. US history
Period 3: AP Chemistry
Period 4: AP Calculus
Period 5: French 3
Period 6: Golf soon to be ceramics. (:

psssh, i smell a hard year with little sleep coming up.
hahaha. only 3 ap though, not 4 like i wanted. but ohh well.

st-st-stress

so yeah, right now i'm blogging. when there is a bazillion other things i should be doing. i just don't know what to do first.I have less than a month to do everything. OHH why did i sign up to take 4 ap classes. i think i'm crazy. but yeah to give you an idea of what i have to do:

1. read the friggin scarlet letter! asdfghjkl!
2. take a notebook full of detailed notes/vocab on the above book ^
3. take the calculus test & review my weak spots from trig (hello LOGS!)
4. try and start to memorize the presidents and their terms.
5. figure out where i'm going to swim!(*my most important thing*)


yeah, might not seem like alot but it is. trust me it is.


i need to start swimming again, because i'm suffering from withdrawl.