Y'know, some people...
Hey again; I'll just start right off on my rant.
I simply don't understand why, if natural selection works, some people don't just drop dead instantly. I'm not very positive in my outlook on the human race at this point, but really, how is it even conceivable that some people could just become so arbitrarily mindless and irritating -- and yet they still, by some fluke, manage to keep existing! This is my issue with the school system... students are assessed by how much free time they have and whether they can meet prerequisites, not by their actual level of intellect. I know enough people that do well enough in their classes (Can pull of As no problem and the like), but have absolutely no concept of what thinking would be like outside of the school gate; yet others may be a bit less exceptional in their classes (Occasional B or C), yet actually think and analyze things outside of the comparison between Niccolo Machiavelli's and Beethoven's contributions to the logic field. The people that elect to think end up being my better friends -- like minds, I suppose.
It just annoys me to such an extent that none of my philosophical discussions with my friends over IM will count at all on my college transcript, yet a student that can throw together a few big words and some coherent statement that they probably lied about and get into an Ivy.
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Well, now that my ranting is done, I suppose I could go over my day a bit. Let's see... we didn't get to V/3 in Macbeth today, so I didn't get to verbally abuse another student in my class in a British dialect; the Math stuff was unusually simple today (The section is on Complex numbers, go figure).
French was pretty usual, and we did a Free Response in Euro History today. I was fond of these topics, the one I picked let me get away with a few subtle attacks on the Catholic Church while still holding a firm position. I'd think this one will merit a 7 or an 8, but hey, I won't be sure until I get it back.
Oh, and someone's iPod was stolen in Theater today. I had no idea what was going on, but Donia (Theater instructor) ended up holding us in for a minute or so after the bell to explain the situation and attempt the "Give it back on your own free will" speech. It really bothers me that some people would do that to others... it really isn't helping me get any faith back in humanity.
Chem was simple today (As it usually is). I have absolutely no idea why I rock at the sciences (Especially since I have a distaste for Math); but hey, I get it completely either instantly or after a handful of extra examples. Granted, today in Chem was the motive for my earlier ranting, but hey, it's kind of irrelevant as to the actual situation. I'm just not entirely happy about it.
And that's about it for the time being. I've been musing to myself a lot lately, and I have no idea why -- I do muse to myself more than most people do, but I'm reflecting on something on a near-daily basis at the moment. I suppose there are just a lot of things that merit my attention...
"No... I have to believe that all of us were born with a purpose." ~Naomi Weaver, Trauma Center: Second Opinion (X2)
I simply don't understand why, if natural selection works, some people don't just drop dead instantly. I'm not very positive in my outlook on the human race at this point, but really, how is it even conceivable that some people could just become so arbitrarily mindless and irritating -- and yet they still, by some fluke, manage to keep existing! This is my issue with the school system... students are assessed by how much free time they have and whether they can meet prerequisites, not by their actual level of intellect. I know enough people that do well enough in their classes (Can pull of As no problem and the like), but have absolutely no concept of what thinking would be like outside of the school gate; yet others may be a bit less exceptional in their classes (Occasional B or C), yet actually think and analyze things outside of the comparison between Niccolo Machiavelli's and Beethoven's contributions to the logic field. The people that elect to think end up being my better friends -- like minds, I suppose.
It just annoys me to such an extent that none of my philosophical discussions with my friends over IM will count at all on my college transcript, yet a student that can throw together a few big words and some coherent statement that they probably lied about and get into an Ivy.
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Well, now that my ranting is done, I suppose I could go over my day a bit. Let's see... we didn't get to V/3 in Macbeth today, so I didn't get to verbally abuse another student in my class in a British dialect; the Math stuff was unusually simple today (The section is on Complex numbers, go figure).
French was pretty usual, and we did a Free Response in Euro History today. I was fond of these topics, the one I picked let me get away with a few subtle attacks on the Catholic Church while still holding a firm position. I'd think this one will merit a 7 or an 8, but hey, I won't be sure until I get it back.
Oh, and someone's iPod was stolen in Theater today. I had no idea what was going on, but Donia (Theater instructor) ended up holding us in for a minute or so after the bell to explain the situation and attempt the "Give it back on your own free will" speech. It really bothers me that some people would do that to others... it really isn't helping me get any faith back in humanity.
Chem was simple today (As it usually is). I have absolutely no idea why I rock at the sciences (Especially since I have a distaste for Math); but hey, I get it completely either instantly or after a handful of extra examples. Granted, today in Chem was the motive for my earlier ranting, but hey, it's kind of irrelevant as to the actual situation. I'm just not entirely happy about it.
And that's about it for the time being. I've been musing to myself a lot lately, and I have no idea why -- I do muse to myself more than most people do, but I'm reflecting on something on a near-daily basis at the moment. I suppose there are just a lot of things that merit my attention...
"No... I have to believe that all of us were born with a purpose." ~Naomi Weaver, Trauma Center: Second Opinion (X2)