College life
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I have ap Calc 1, ap physics, and ap Econ. That's the main homework load.
Seriously, my gf and I always laugh and say we wish we can go back to those days and just waking up and going to classes.. Man those days are long gone now.
Your carpooling is exactly what I did with my gf during the first two years of college and yeah that was tough until we were able to get a place nearby.
Oh I'm sure the math is different at the 300+ level courses in physics for sure..
I agree with both sides of the argument. Teens need to stop whining so damn much about EVERYTHING, but in the same respect there are a lot higher demands on today's youth than even when I was in high school...which wasn't terribly long ago.
This is a serious problem with kids in america.. Last year, couple of my students were out during periods 1-3 (they had me for period 4) and would come to school just to make it on time for period 4. I would ask them why they would always miss out on p1-3 and come to school then. Then I learned that those three boys worked from 6am to 11am to support their families pay the bills.. I was just in awe as they explained how unfortunate they situations are and of course then I worked with them to get their grades up, make up missing assignments, and study for tests. I always use their example to my new students every year but to reassure that some of the students have it really easy and others just dont, so take advantage of your situation.
Man you are right on. Teens whine way too much and honestly I get so sick and tired of it that one of my expectations in my class is simply "If you have time to whine, you are wasting your time."
College was great but I also stayed within my means. I got a degree that would get me started quick and still achieve my salary goals in my industry. I had a little part time gig installing water lines. I basically went to class, did homework, drank, hit on women, got 5 hrs sleep then repeated. I had few responsibilities back then besides my half of rent.
Now with wife kids stressful job etc and needing more rest college would absolutely be brutal. I have a different raising than most I run into though. I've had jobs since I was 13 and my dad made it very clear that I better handle business first before I did anything else or that was my ass. Live within your means, keep your priorities straight, and rise above adversity. Life is full of bad situations but its how you make the best of them. Most people today have no coping mechanism.
College was awesome and the opposite sex was so much easier to deal with lol
Now with wife kids stressful job etc and needing more rest college would absolutely be brutal. I have a different raising than most I run into though. I've had jobs since I was 13 and my dad made it very clear that I better handle business first before I did anything else or that was my ass. Live within your means, keep your priorities straight, and rise above adversity. Life is full of bad situations but its how you make the best of them. Most people today have no coping mechanism.
College was awesome and the opposite sex was so much easier to deal with lol
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Hats off to young people with a work ethic. They are the exception to the rule. So many are brought up in a very privileged society where everything is done for them, bought for them, where their world is constant entertainment. Must be hard to grow up with all the distractions that were not even invented when I was growing up. That said, I still maintain that college is much harder than high school, and grad school and post grad is harder than college, and that making it in the working world is generally harder and definitely less fun than going to school.
My gf told me the other day that goes something along the lines, those who are successful are whom "suffered" at some point of their lives therefore take control of their lives and truly seek a better life. My brother grew up as a spoiled little brat sociopath who is 30 years old and still havent work a full time job ever. He just free loads off my parents.. I moved out of my parents house and been paying my own bills and loans since 18. I suffered so much having to deal with that idiot that I chose to break out of old habits and live a prosperous one. Kudos to my girl for really helping me straighten my life..
