most high schools are crap (even the expensive ones - i've been to a few).
i dropped out eventually, got my ged, and got into college early. guess what - even the crappy little community colleges are FAR better than any high school! sure, you learn a lot of things that might seem not be applicable to everyday life, but if you have a good prof, they will make it interesting, actually engage in discussion with the class, and SHOW you why it IS applicable.
seriously, i thought i hated history for the longest time... it became one of my favorite subjects (with one professor, anyway). he didn't just make it about memorizing dates and names - it was more focused on the underlying ideology of the people, and how those ideologies shaped history. it became abundantly clear that history is cyclical, and the same crazy-ass bullshit that one couldn't imagine happening ever again, does and IS.
honestly though, try taking a couple of summer courses (or even just sitting in on a couple) at a local college or uni.
Is it normal that I think school is a waste of time?
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most high schools are crap (even the expensive ones - i've been to a few).
i dropped out eventually, got my ged, and got into college early. guess what - even the crappy little community colleges are FAR better than any high school! sure, you learn a lot of things that might seem not be applicable to everyday life, but if you have a good prof, they will make it interesting, actually engage in discussion with the class, and SHOW you why it IS applicable.
seriously, i thought i hated history for the longest time... it became one of my favorite subjects (with one professor, anyway). he didn't just make it about memorizing dates and names - it was more focused on the underlying ideology of the people, and how those ideologies shaped history. it became abundantly clear that history is cyclical, and the same crazy-ass bullshit that one couldn't imagine happening ever again, does and IS.
honestly though, try taking a couple of summer courses (or even just sitting in on a couple) at a local college or uni.