If you know me well enough you'd know that I'm a fifteen year old boy who hasn't gone to school in a year. That story is for a later blog. The thing that I have a problem with is that kids today fail BADLY at my school. I mean how the fuck do you get a 34 on the test that you shouldn't even have to study for? We have this fifteen minute period every Tuesday called "Advisory". Basically, they take fifteen minutes out of MY CLASS PERIOD to bastardize the children with bad grades. If you can keep a 3.5 GPA like myself, then you shouldn't have to join said classes. It's bullshit! I don't want to fucking hear about your bad grades and not get fucking rewarded for having my good grades. FUCK THAT. Why even fail in the first place? It's not all that fucking hard. I mean seriously you guys. If you're reading this and you're failing then you really need to get your shit straight. ITS REALLY NOT HARD!
Thanks for reading
--Andrew
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
The "C" Student
There is no such thing as a perfect grading system (though I think a "Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down" system would be fun, like a movie review). Most students receive number grades or letter grades. I know that each school district has a different definition for a passing grade and failing grade, but today I'd like to focus on the middle score. The so-called "average" score. The C.
The C is a strange, abstract, anomaly. It can ruin your entire semester or help you pass a particularly difficult class. To some, a C means less-than-average. To others, it means more-than-failing, or just-as-good-as-an-A. Which type of C student are you?
The Angry Whirlwind:
When a C ruins an otherwise stellar grade point average, you're not happy. At first, you see it as an error. Something must have gone wrong at the grading lab. There's no way you could have received a C! And then reality sinks in, probably after a heated chat with the teacher, and the grade stands as is.
After this, depression hits, and hits hard, followed by another round of denial, and finally acceptance, which is followed by more depression, and then some denial, and more depression, and a few moments of hysterical laughter, more denial, eight minutes of depression, a few moments of breath holding, and then acceptance again.
My advice: You can't cry over spilled milk. (Your tears will only make the milk spread.) What happened, happened. Take some comfort in knowing that your grade is still average. You didn't fail. You didn't even get a D. It could have been worse. Look at your mistakes, figure out what went wrong, and move on. Besides, there are more important things to be crying about, such as paper cuts and that eerie knocking sound coming from the crawl space.
The Earner:
Sometimes, a C is a welcomed surprise. You're trying hard to get through a difficult class, and despite studying and preparing, you went home after the exam thinking you failed again. But when the C arrives, and you learn that you actually passed, it's a boost to your confidence. While your test might not be waved around at the dinner table, or taped to the fridge, deep down, you're proud of the grade.
My advice: Don't get cocky. Think of this as riding a bike up a steep hill. If you keep working hard, you will eventually get a B. But if you stop working, and assume that you can blow off studying and still get a passing grade, you'll slip past C territory, all the way to the bottom of the grade hill, where snakes, spiders, and evil, riddle-telling goats dwell. You don't want to go there. Trust me.
The C Student (C is for Coasting):
You're not surprised to get a C. In fact, you expect it. You know exactly how much work is needed to receive a passing grade, and that is all you are willing to do. You have a laid-back attitude towards education, and are simply going through the motions. Your philosophy is: Why work as hard as the A student, when we'll both be wearing a cap and gown come graduation day?
My advice: You're a fool. What if Superman didn't live up to his potential, and instead went to work at the Daily Planet, never once using his super powers? Sure, he'd have a nice life as a mild-mannered reporter. But the dude would never know that he could fly, because he was too lazy to try. He might need to put some work into it, make a flamboyant costume, learn not to swallow bugs in mid-flight, but eventually he would be flying all over the damn place. That could be you! You could be superman! I'm not suggesting that you try to defy gravity by jumping and flapping your arms (though I'd be lying if we said I didn't give it a go once…or a dozen times). But with a little, tiny, itty-bitty amount of work, you might be shocked to learn that you are a genius…or maybe even a super genius!
Thanks for reading!
--Andrew
The C is a strange, abstract, anomaly. It can ruin your entire semester or help you pass a particularly difficult class. To some, a C means less-than-average. To others, it means more-than-failing, or just-as-good-as-an-A. Which type of C student are you?
The Angry Whirlwind:
When a C ruins an otherwise stellar grade point average, you're not happy. At first, you see it as an error. Something must have gone wrong at the grading lab. There's no way you could have received a C! And then reality sinks in, probably after a heated chat with the teacher, and the grade stands as is.
After this, depression hits, and hits hard, followed by another round of denial, and finally acceptance, which is followed by more depression, and then some denial, and more depression, and a few moments of hysterical laughter, more denial, eight minutes of depression, a few moments of breath holding, and then acceptance again.
My advice: You can't cry over spilled milk. (Your tears will only make the milk spread.) What happened, happened. Take some comfort in knowing that your grade is still average. You didn't fail. You didn't even get a D. It could have been worse. Look at your mistakes, figure out what went wrong, and move on. Besides, there are more important things to be crying about, such as paper cuts and that eerie knocking sound coming from the crawl space.
The Earner:
Sometimes, a C is a welcomed surprise. You're trying hard to get through a difficult class, and despite studying and preparing, you went home after the exam thinking you failed again. But when the C arrives, and you learn that you actually passed, it's a boost to your confidence. While your test might not be waved around at the dinner table, or taped to the fridge, deep down, you're proud of the grade.
My advice: Don't get cocky. Think of this as riding a bike up a steep hill. If you keep working hard, you will eventually get a B. But if you stop working, and assume that you can blow off studying and still get a passing grade, you'll slip past C territory, all the way to the bottom of the grade hill, where snakes, spiders, and evil, riddle-telling goats dwell. You don't want to go there. Trust me.
The C Student (C is for Coasting):
You're not surprised to get a C. In fact, you expect it. You know exactly how much work is needed to receive a passing grade, and that is all you are willing to do. You have a laid-back attitude towards education, and are simply going through the motions. Your philosophy is: Why work as hard as the A student, when we'll both be wearing a cap and gown come graduation day?
My advice: You're a fool. What if Superman didn't live up to his potential, and instead went to work at the Daily Planet, never once using his super powers? Sure, he'd have a nice life as a mild-mannered reporter. But the dude would never know that he could fly, because he was too lazy to try. He might need to put some work into it, make a flamboyant costume, learn not to swallow bugs in mid-flight, but eventually he would be flying all over the damn place. That could be you! You could be superman! I'm not suggesting that you try to defy gravity by jumping and flapping your arms (though I'd be lying if we said I didn't give it a go once…or a dozen times). But with a little, tiny, itty-bitty amount of work, you might be shocked to learn that you are a genius…or maybe even a super genius!
Thanks for reading!
--Andrew
Monday, November 2, 2009
YouTube
Fuck YouTube. No even better yet, fuck the people on YouTube. They just need to go away. If you spell "Of" like "Ov" then you have a serious fucking problem. And then I get criticized for correcting someone? I mean, I didn't correct them in a douchbaggish manner. I just simply pointed out that he's mentally fucking retarded. I did it in a polite way, but no, the whole fucking YouTube community decided to fucking get on me for being a "Grammar Nazi". The least you can do is respect someone's job. YouTube partners support families by making YouTube videos. It's the main source of their income. The least you can do is fucking spell right. Okay let me put it this way, Back before the internet, if you wanted to make a review for a movie, you would double check your grammar, right? Not because it looks "professional", but because it is respect for the people who spent a year or two to put a movie together for your viewing pleasure. I don't even care if you fuck up the big words that you try to use. At least spell "Of" right. Good god, us Americans are getting stupider and stupider every fucking day. Everyone should learn to type like me, correct grammar fluently and FUCKING PROOFREAD.
Thanks for reading
--Andrew
Here's my point:
Kyeoni:
btw ive never actually tried it i just thought ov it
Tacobeans:-2
ov?
Isn't it "Of"?
Kyeoni +1
wateva offfffffffffffffffffffffffffff ffffffffff
u happy??
Tacobeans: -2
Didn't we all learn how to spell this two letter word in the first grade?
And "Whatever"
Sound it out.
"What-eve-r"
See?
Isn't elementary school again so much fun?
Kyeoni +0
Lots of laughs. I find your interest in the english language quite amusing. The way your sentences are stuctured and the certain words you use inspire me to hold a slight dislike towards your personality. I do hope I have not offended you thought my written speech. =P.
The equals "P" sign is a symbol in the teenage slang of typing which symbolises the face of that person sticking there tongue. This usually portrays shame upon the viewer.
ImKingc0n -1
Not to mention the fact that you used the incorrect word usage of "there". You probably mean "their", no?
Tacobeans
-4
You might want to cut out the "Lots of Laughs" fragment in your statement there Keyoni. "lol" works just fine.
I aim to be amusing. I also aim to inspire.
Dislike towards my personality?
Oh my.
I'm so sorry to hear that. *Sarcasm*
The "asterisk word then asterisk" is used commonly on the internet to show either a way of someone’s speech, or a physical motion that they would perform if they where actually talking to the person in person
Kyeoni-3
*sigh*
The word "sigh" in asterisks portrays to the reader a "sigh". A sigh is an audible exhalation of air, arising from tiredness or from an emotion, which could be stemming from feelings of sadness or simple futility. In this certain case I am conveying the idea of being tired and bother from formality of one's speaking or typing. A sigh can also be an exclaimation used in comics. Breathing is the process that takes oxygen in and carbon dioxide out of the body.
Tacobeans -4
Well-played good sir.
Have you considered writing for Wikipedia?
Oh wait.
Maybe that's where you found it.
And maybe you also mixed seventh grade biology and reading with twelfth grade vocabulary.
Just a possibility.
You also forgot to add the juxtaposition of "Breathing"
Seeing as though you explain everything to me, I think that photosynthesis is an important part of this conversation.
Kyeoni +2
ok i randomly copied nd pasted wiki stuff who cares beside u????
Ur such a stupid smart person
OOooooOOO im usin bad gramma nd spelin nd language erroe nd spellin in m not bein formal.
Thanks for reading
--Andrew
Here's my point:
Kyeoni:
btw ive never actually tried it i just thought ov it
Tacobeans:-2
ov?
Isn't it "Of"?
Kyeoni +1
wateva offfffffffffffffffffffffffffff ffffffffff
u happy??
Tacobeans: -2
Didn't we all learn how to spell this two letter word in the first grade?
And "Whatever"
Sound it out.
"What-eve-r"
See?
Isn't elementary school again so much fun?
Kyeoni +0
Lots of laughs. I find your interest in the english language quite amusing. The way your sentences are stuctured and the certain words you use inspire me to hold a slight dislike towards your personality. I do hope I have not offended you thought my written speech. =P.
The equals "P" sign is a symbol in the teenage slang of typing which symbolises the face of that person sticking there tongue. This usually portrays shame upon the viewer.
ImKingc0n -1
Not to mention the fact that you used the incorrect word usage of "there". You probably mean "their", no?
Tacobeans
-4
You might want to cut out the "Lots of Laughs" fragment in your statement there Keyoni. "lol" works just fine.
I aim to be amusing. I also aim to inspire.
Dislike towards my personality?
Oh my.
I'm so sorry to hear that. *Sarcasm*
The "asterisk word then asterisk" is used commonly on the internet to show either a way of someone’s speech, or a physical motion that they would perform if they where actually talking to the person in person
Kyeoni-3
*sigh*
The word "sigh" in asterisks portrays to the reader a "sigh". A sigh is an audible exhalation of air, arising from tiredness or from an emotion, which could be stemming from feelings of sadness or simple futility. In this certain case I am conveying the idea of being tired and bother from formality of one's speaking or typing. A sigh can also be an exclaimation used in comics. Breathing is the process that takes oxygen in and carbon dioxide out of the body.
Tacobeans -4
Well-played good sir.
Have you considered writing for Wikipedia?
Oh wait.
Maybe that's where you found it.
And maybe you also mixed seventh grade biology and reading with twelfth grade vocabulary.
Just a possibility.
You also forgot to add the juxtaposition of "Breathing"
Seeing as though you explain everything to me, I think that photosynthesis is an important part of this conversation.
Kyeoni +2
ok i randomly copied nd pasted wiki stuff who cares beside u????
Ur such a stupid smart person
OOooooOOO im usin bad gramma nd spelin nd language erroe nd spellin in m not bein formal.
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