the divine tragedy

Get a grip? Didn't you just tell me to shove my 'holier than thou' attitude up my ass.....yeah.....and I need to get a grip. Well, no worries - I have decided that there is no one in this thread worth talking to or debating. So, I'm leaving. I'm sure you're all happy. And so am I.

Hugh G. Rection. Wow. That is SO funny. I mean....a penis joke. It sounds like HUGE ERECTION! WHAHAHAHAHA! No, I'm not in elementary school. Might have been funny then - some of us grow out of those things.

kk - got me on that one, careless typing. but still - I don't think he has any grounds to call me a silly kid or anything like that, his name/avatar defines immature.

Um....are you kidding? 1. You're username is a penis joke - grow up, I don't think i'm the one whose a silly kid. 2. You're avatar is the baby giving the middle finger - grow up, I don't think i'm the one whose a silly kid.

Well I love the irony of everyone flaming me, because I gave a harsh comment about school, I guess that automatically makes me a failure for the rest of my life. How about all the adults on here who have time to cuss out a teenager on a little-known web forum? Is that successful? No offense, but when I'm your age, I doubt I'll still be using this. I'll be doing something a bit more valuble and productive. Phreakwars, you're 34 and use "The Rock" as your avatar - maybe you are one of the few who think that wrestling is real. Well it's fake and aimed towards kids, so grow up. With a name like Mohammad_Rots_In_Hell, who do you think is really going to take you seriously? Sorry for stating my opinions - glad to see this this was misnamed as a "debate" forum - I was under the impression that there would be some intelligent discussoins, not a bunch of prejudgement-filled rants.

Yes, I agree, Laura Bush is ignorant and utterly disagreeable. If you missed it, she had a press conference where she twice referred to Hurrican Katrina as Hurricane "Corrina". You honestly have to try hard to mess up a name that's been on the news and in people's heads for days and weeks. How much more stupidity can you get from one of the leading positions in the country?

I didn't say that everything learned in school is useless, I said that large portion of the things taught in school are useless. Sure, in Biology you need to know the basic functions of the human body, be familiar with common terms and theories, etc. But, why must I try to learn and memorize the composition of a phospholipid bilayer, or learn the life cycle of a plant? These things are useless in life, and arn't teaching me anything. I don't try to do things half-assed, I'm a sophomore and am in all AP classes, including taking the AP test last year for European History. I'm simply suggesting that schools try focus more on what we need to succeed in life, not what we need to succeed in school. It seems like a strong sign to me when parents are unable to help you with your homework - why is that? - because they didn't need any of that stuff, so they didn't remember it. Sure, you need to know about the Civil War, you need to know about the French Revolution - but you don't need to analyze every little aspect of it that will only end up forgotten anyway.

The world doesn't revolve around how many facts you know or how many hyperbolas you can factor into an equation. It revolves around what you can do, and how you can understand and assess the world's problems. I cannot understand why schools must send us on a 12-year tedious voyage through unnecessary knowledge. Last year, I was required to take a course in biology. 75% of the things learned in that class will never be remembered or need to be remembered. School could easily narrow down the futility of their teachings if they come to realize that life isn't about knowing what a text book says - It's about knowing what to do in real world choices. Schools impose the inessential and ignore and disguise the inevitable.

Supergrandma, not only am I your neighbor, but I also couldn't agree more. I am also embarassed of the human race when I witness teenagers try to convert to the "gangster" way of life, because they think that looking "cool" will make them successful in life. It is these pseudo-gangsters and other "cool"-seekers that will give our generation a bad name.