Comments on: Returning to High School 10 Years Later http://www.reschoolyourself.com/returning-to-high-school Reliving my schooling. Rebooting my life. Fri, 18 May 2012 12:05:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Melia http://www.reschoolyourself.com/returning-to-high-school#comment-1169 Melia Fri, 07 Nov 2008 05:34:22 +0000 http://www.reschoolyourself.com/?p=1330#comment-1169 Without the grades and testing in high school, I would have definitely learned more and enjoyed the process. I didn't realize how meaningless grades were until the end of college, after I'd sacrificed a lot to work for them. I now wish I'd invested that time elsewhere. Lynnie, you're good with words for someone who hated English. I'll be at SCU the first week of December and will take plenty of pictures of the fancy-pants library. I've seen it from the outside, and it's such an improvement on the 60s style, fluorescent-lit prison that it used to be. Darren, I would love to go to Winter Formal! What color boutonniere shall I get you? Without the grades and testing in high school, I would have definitely learned more and enjoyed the process. I didn’t realize how meaningless grades were until the end of college, after I’d sacrificed a lot to work for them. I now wish I’d invested that time elsewhere.

Lynnie, you’re good with words for someone who hated English. I’ll be at SCU the first week of December and will take plenty of pictures of the fancy-pants library. I’ve seen it from the outside, and it’s such an improvement on the 60s style, fluorescent-lit prison that it used to be.

Darren, I would love to go to Winter Formal! What color boutonniere shall I get you?

]]> By: lynnie http://www.reschoolyourself.com/returning-to-high-school#comment-1163 lynnie Thu, 06 Nov 2008 22:39:59 +0000 http://www.reschoolyourself.com/?p=1330#comment-1163 I went to a Catholic school too with about 500 in our whole high school (approx 125 per class). I too felt that I got those "meaningless" A's (which didn't feel so meaningless back then!) but I loved school. Part of what made it great was finding my inner dorkiness and doing work-study after school fixing computers. I went back to work every summer for a few years after I graduated although after the final time I felt that I was too old. EEK. I did love all my math classes in HS though, particularly Pre-Cal and AP Cal. Hated English classes. I'm pretty sure that's evident. I can't wait till you go back to SCU! Take lots of pictures of the innards of the library OK? I went to a Catholic school too with about 500 in our whole high school (approx 125 per class). I too felt that I got those “meaningless” A’s (which didn’t feel so meaningless back then!) but I loved school. Part of what made it great was finding my inner dorkiness and doing work-study after school fixing computers. I went back to work every summer for a few years after I graduated although after the final time I felt that I was too old. EEK.

I did love all my math classes in HS though, particularly Pre-Cal and AP Cal. Hated English classes. I’m pretty sure that’s evident.

I can’t wait till you go back to SCU! Take lots of pictures of the innards of the library OK?

]]> By: Gilliebean http://www.reschoolyourself.com/returning-to-high-school#comment-1160 Gilliebean Thu, 06 Nov 2008 17:00:53 +0000 http://www.reschoolyourself.com/?p=1330#comment-1160 Good luck in high school! I've often wondered what it would be like to go back now that I'm so old and wise. I used to go back to MY SVHS (the Sonoma Valley, not the St. Vincent) over Christmas breaks in college to use the fancy new darkroom they built right after I graduated, and I felt old and far removed from it all even then. And now I've been out for 7 1/2 years! Good luck in high school! I’ve often wondered what it would be like to go back now that I’m so old and wise. I used to go back to MY SVHS (the Sonoma Valley, not the St. Vincent) over Christmas breaks in college to use the fancy new darkroom they built right after I graduated, and I felt old and far removed from it all even then. And now I’ve been out for 7 1/2 years!

]]> By: Darren http://www.reschoolyourself.com/returning-to-high-school#comment-1155 Darren Thu, 06 Nov 2008 15:38:20 +0000 http://www.reschoolyourself.com/?p=1330#comment-1155 Also, will you go to Winter Formal with me? Also, will you go to Winter Formal with me?

]]> By: Darren http://www.reschoolyourself.com/returning-to-high-school#comment-1154 Darren Thu, 06 Nov 2008 15:37:18 +0000 http://www.reschoolyourself.com/?p=1330#comment-1154 I went to a Catholic school that was about the same size. The community was great; I had lots of great friends, some who I still keep in touch with today. After my first year at college, I visited the school and the principal asked me frankly how he thought the school had prepared me for learning after high school. I told him that I was disappointed that we'd done really no critical thinking in high school, no analytical writing. It was all set up in a way that allowed me to not do homework, halfway pay attention in class, and get meaningless A's. The world doesn't give A's, though, and it wasn't until I got to Loyola University in New Orleans that I felt pushed to do real critical thinking that's served me in every situation I've since encountered. I went to a Catholic school that was about the same size. The community was great; I had lots of great friends, some who I still keep in touch with today.

After my first year at college, I visited the school and the principal asked me frankly how he thought the school had prepared me for learning after high school. I told him that I was disappointed that we’d done really no critical thinking in high school, no analytical writing. It was all set up in a way that allowed me to not do homework, halfway pay attention in class, and get meaningless A’s. The world doesn’t give A’s, though, and it wasn’t until I got to Loyola University in New Orleans that I felt pushed to do real critical thinking that’s served me in every situation I’ve since encountered.

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