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Originally posted by Frenchie How is that narrow minded? Because it's not. Even if you want to do an apprenticeship is it really going to kill you or take THAT much time to take those 2 more years and finish high school? Really? It's laziness to not finish regardless what you want to do after high school is done. Some people only do 3 years, say fuck it and then go back and do that GED thing. At least they finished at some point. A good friend of mine struggled hard core to the point of wanting to say fuck it. Bad grades, bad attendance, just a general bad attitude overall. She DID finish and now has her bar exam next year with straight A's. All she needed was a push. All anyone really needs is a push. You CAN do it and you should.

Because for someone that's going to be a plumber, carpenter, etc those extra 2 years are often a waste. It means they end their apprenticeship at 22-23 instead of 20-21 and that can mean a lot. Finish high school is extremely useful and I agree that most people should finish but not 100% of people. For some it's actually detrimental to their career to waste that time. Their apprenticeship is further education anyway, not like they need to know advanced chemistry to fix pipes for fucks sake.

I have friends that finished school and then did an apprenticeship and they are still going, while those who dropped out in year 10 (two years before the end) are full time workers now and loving it.

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I now teach forward observing of Artillery to Afghans who can't read and write, who all don't speak the same language, all of which through an interpreter.

Today they're getting it... teaching isn't all bad.

These guys don't have much of any schooling, much less high school.

I'm off topic... meh.

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Originally posted by Zewad 1998 I now teach forward observing of Artillery to Afghans who can't read and write, who all don't speak the same language, all of which through an interpreter. Today they're getting it... teaching isn't all bad. These guys don't have much of any schooling, much less high school. I'm off topic... meh.

I'm sure I'm understating it when I say it's quite a challenge teaching artillery to people who don't know math.

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Originally posted by squirrelly I don't think that crazy life circumstances is an excuse to not finish your education, or that because of it, it's ok if you quit something. People are always going to die, and you're always going to get sick. If you get that mentality of "Oh, someone died and now I just don't want to do anything and quit", you never become an adult and handle a situation without letting it wreck your life. I'm not saying that death isn't terrible, but it is constantly all around us. Are you going to quit your job because someone died? You take time to grieve, and then get right back into the swing of things.

I totally agree. I mean I was dealt a pretty shit hand, but it only served to motivate me more. I learned great coping skills from that and gained a lot of independence. Not to mention resourcefulness. However, one has to realize that not all people posess the same ability to adapt. That said, I still don't think it justifies not making an effort. Where there's a will there's a way. Can make anything happen.

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