I went to a high school in Indiana. We had 2000 kids or so. I was the typical computer geek who broke into all the computers and was arrested for it. The teachers and such didn't give a shit about the "outcast" kid, but were scared to have me around. I was a 4.0 student, but was forced to drop like 4 classes (computer related of course) because I was a "threat to the normalcy." I'm 23 now, and have finally gotten over the bitterness of school. I'm in college and 4.0'ing my way thru with barely cracking a book. The disgusting thing to me, is probably what most of you feel. Why didn't they talk to me? Why did they just exclude me and treat me as a threat? I'm a pretty neat kid, and have a neat mind and am open to learning lots of things. They (the school) had my parents conviced that I was going to hurt them. What the hell? In MY humble opinion, schools neat to talk with students, not attempt to understand them. Hell, I can't understand high school students, and I'm only 6ish years older than they are! How can teachers 20 or more years older attempt to understand? Talk with your child! Easier said than done, I'm sure because I was a prick kid, but it has to be done.
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I went to a high school in Indiana. We had 2000 kids or so. I was the typical computer geek who broke into all the computers and was arrested for it. The teachers and such didn't give a shit about the "outcast" kid, but were scared to have me around. I was a 4.0 student, but was forced to drop like 4 classes (computer related of course) because I was a "threat to the normalcy." I'm 23 now, and have finally gotten over the bitterness of school. I'm in college and 4.0'ing my way thru with barely cracking a book. The disgusting thing to me, is probably what most of you feel. Why didn't they talk to me? Why did they just exclude me and treat me as a threat? I'm a pretty neat kid, and have a neat mind and am open to learning lots of things. They (the school) had my parents conviced that I was going to hurt them. What the hell? In MY humble opinion, schools neat to talk with students, not attempt to understand them. Hell, I can't understand high school students, and I'm only 6ish years older than they are! How can teachers 20 or more years older attempt to understand? Talk with your child! Easier said than done, I'm sure because I was a prick kid, but it has to be done.
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