Topic: Kid Leaves school to play in Guitar hero tournaments

[AV]

I just posted little quotes but the kid USED to go to a Christian academy which I think would be a Private school, so part of the discussion in this topic isn't really relevant to this kid.

I wouldn't be surprised if this years Guitar Hero/Rock Band are the last games in the series and within a year or two people get burnt out on these types of games.

[EasyCure]

George Bush doesn't care about Blake Peebles.

FTW

[GoldenPhoenix]

Most merely work to make their lazy overlords richer, whether it be a manager, CEO, or their government.

I could go on about how asinine and ridiculous this all encompassing statement is, but then I discovered this whole thread is going down the tubes fast (Anytime the Adolph is involved remotely political things can go nowhere but down). So in conclusion:

1. This kid is an idiot
2. He is hurting himself
3. I won't give him a penny when he is pan handling on the street trying to play his Guitar from Guitar Hero.

[AV]

(Anytime the Adolph is involved remotely political things can go nowhere but down).

Why SO SERIOUS?!
 Let’s put a smile on that face!. 

I'll Go down.........no wait I'll get banned for saying that.

LOL

[Morari]

Most merely work to make their lazy overlords richer, whether it be a manager, CEO, or their government.

I could go on about how asinine and ridiculous this all encompassing statement is, but then I discovered this whole thread is going down the tubes fast (Anytime the Adolph is involved remotely political things can go nowhere but down). So in conclusion:

1. This kid is an idiot
2. He is hurting himself
3. I won't give him a penny when he is pan handling on the street trying to play his Guitar from Guitar Hero.

No, you can't. You're probably just offended because you're a wage slave. Too many people bleed to better the very system that oppresses them. That's what school sets you up for though, so it's no surprise. The problem with this kid is he won't go out and learn reality on his own, whether he's doing it outside of school or away from school almost entirely. He's a waste of gray matter all around. The best one can hope to learn from such a situation is failure, which may or may not even make a lasting impression.

And really... Do you give money to any panhandlers? I don't. In a lot of places however, it is a job. You need to apply for a permit to do it and everything! America is a broken place and very little could fix it at this point.

[DAaaMan64]

It sucks being a product of the the system. I should kill myself.

[Ian Sane]

If the only "people skills" you learn is in public school, you really, really, really need to get out more...

How to do grade school age kids "get out more"?

School exists because of history.  In the past when you were working your balls off you didn't have time to teach your kids how to read and write and do basic math and such so you sent them to school.  Having a room full of kids is obviously more efficient then one-on-one tutoring and everything just spawned from there.  It isn't like the man created school to specifically brainwash everybody, even if things have somewhat moved in that direction.

You're probably just offended because you're a wage slave. Too many people bleed to better the very system that oppresses them.

May I ask what you do to support yourself?

[DAaaMan64]

Why unemployment of course.


ooooh

[Morari]

May I ask what you do to support yourself?

It depends upon what day it is. My home business covers a few different areas, thus ensuring that I always have something going on. At the core of my job, I am a tattoo artist and body piercer. Outside of that however, I do airbrush work such as painting signs, vehicles, etc. The most popular gig nowadays seems to be repairing, upgrading, and building PCs though. I can't say I get much in the way of web design requests, but they pay well when they do come along. It's quite alright, actually. The tattoo stuff isn't as amusing as it once was now that it has become the latest fad (and has been for about a decade)... any moron can pick up a catalog, buy the equipment and become a scratcher. Believe it or not, I'm an artist and care about (most of) my customers.

Really though, I don't do too bad at all. I choose exactly when I want to go in and typically only work four days a week (half days at that), also paying very little in taxes. I own my house and property, I own my vehicles, and am in debt to no one. I don't have a credit line, I don't have a college education, and I don't live in a tuna can apartment in the depths of some urban sprawl. My expectations are much different than that of most, as I don't need a $30,000 SUV to be happy. My lawn isn't well manicured either... in fact, the large majority of my thirty-two acres is heavily forested.

I had plenty of normal jobs when I was young and fresh out of high school however. I lived in an apartment which only kept me further in the hole, forcing me to pay $400 every month just to have the privilege of being there. I'm not some angst ridden teen trying to justify their laziness. I've seen both sides of the coin. Further expanding upon that and also regarding earlier comments, I was homeschooled through my last several years of mandatory education. I went to a private preschool and kindergarten, but a public school up until after sixth grade. After that I began homeschooling, actually skipping seventh grade altogether due to the results of a placement test. My first year was pretty standard homeschool fair, but my highschool years were spent enrolled with an online charter school, thus ensuring that I could simply go through the motions and obtain an diploma instead of a GED while still focusing on actual education via a traditional homeschooling curriculum.

[Dasmos]

This thread got real boring and real pretentious awfully quickly.

[UncleBob]

If the only "people skills" you learn is in public school, you really, really, really need to get out more...

How to do grade school age kids "get out more"?

Really?
Church.
Youth Groups (Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, etc).
Small jobs (mowing lawns, paper carrier, etc).
Playing Sports (Little League, Gymnastics, etc).
Playing with Neighborhood children/at the park.
Trips with friends of the family.

And I don't even have kids and I can come up with all of these things.

[Mario]

But you have nephews.

[NWR_pap64]

Is anyone else here a teacher?  I am!  I'm a college instructor and an extracurricular arts instructor, and I find very little difference between my students who are/were home-schooled and those who went to public or private schools.  If anything, the younger, currently home-schooled students tend to be a little more rowdy in class because they aren't used to being around other kids.  Public school is definitely good for socialization, whether you think that's a good thing or not.

I am a certified teacher with experience teaching children and adults in the subjects of English and computers respectively.

As such, I disagree with Morari's thoughts that schools only exist to mold brain dead workers.

Yes, schools do exist to mold children into active participants of the community, which looking at it through a cynical point of view really is creating working government drones.

HOWEVER, this is not the only thing we teachers are taught to present in schools.

We teach children the basics of logic, motor skills, creativity, critical think, reason, psychology, social life among many other things through the typical school subjects (Math, English, History etc.).

Once we finish our job and the child finishes school it is up to him or her to make the decision of what they want to do with their social and professional life. We mainly give them the ideas, skill and inspiration to finally decide what they want to do for the rest of their life.

And time has taught us that many people that got their education through normal schooling have gone on to become great inspiration. In other words, they are not working drones being bleed to death for a hungry corporation.

The point is that in the end the one that makes the decision of what to do with their life is the student. That even if schools exist to "mold and condition" they cannot tell you what to do with your life.

As for this kid, well, let's be honest here. As stupid as this sounds if this was the kid's decision and the parents approve who are we to decide what's good or bad for him. We can't determine what he'll become in the future. He may either become a bum or be someone truly talented. Hell, this could catapult him into videogame making, music or something involving both.

And yes, this thread has gone to hell right away. I'll just leave it there.

[ShyGuy]

You know who else left school to play Guitar Hero? Hitler.

[Shift Key]

You know who else left school to play Guitar Hero? Hitler.

There's a rumour Christopher Columbus went searching for Guitar Hero tournaments when he stumbled upon North America. That whole "safe passage to the East" notion is a crock.

[UncleBob]

As such, I disagree with Morari's thoughts that schools only exist to mold brain dead workers.

I disagree as well.  Only government schools do this.