parents: skipping kindergarten - Page 6

pauldun170 · 04-16-2010, 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by askmrjesus

And you named her April...

I guess we can dispense with the "Asians are brainy" stereotype now.

JC

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Originally Posted by tommymac

I thought that was done after the whole fire dept picking the lock thing

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Originally Posted by askmrjesus

No, that was the "Asians are cheap bastards" stereotype.

This one is different.

JC

Trip · 04-16-2010, 01:29 PM

Honestly, I don't think gifted shit helps til you get to college. I took the bored path throughout k-12. Didn't give a shit, learned what I wanted to and basically made the grades I needed to graduate.

Then I went to college and put the hammer down and graduate with every damn honor I could get. Honor society everything. Got a good job and now all that shit doesn't matter again. GPA helps you once, get your first job. After that it doesn't mean a damn thing ever again.

High school GPA helps you get scholarships though, so that is helpful.

azoomm · 04-16-2010, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Trip

Honestly, I don't think gifted shit helps til you get to college. I took the bored path throughout k-12. Didn't give a shit, learned what I wanted to and basically made the grades I needed to graduate.

Then I went to college and put the hammer down and graduate with every damn honor I could get. Honor society everything. Got a good job and now all that shit doesn't matter again. GPA helps you once, get your first job. After that it doesn't mean a damn thing ever again.

High school GPA helps you get scholarships though, so that is helpful.

Now, it's about more than GPA. It's about extracurricular, scholastic, applying themselves, etc. 4.0 doesn't get you shit anymore.

RACER X · 04-16-2010, 02:29 PM

i know alot of HS kids who's AP classes counted as college level. they had so many they finished college in 2 yrs.

Rider · 04-16-2010, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by RACER X

i know alot of HS kids who's AP classes counted as college level. they had so many they finished college in 2 yrs.

I've seen AP math, AP science and AP English but not 2 years worth of stuff. Although I know people that have graduated in 2 1/2 years so it's possible.

azoomm · 04-16-2010, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by RACER X

i know alot of HS kids who's AP classes counted as college level. they had so many they finished college in 2 yrs.

And, in Texas students get two free courses per year through the community college system. Jordan is doing that right now with her AP classes. She came to us last year with a plan to graduate a year early, Evan and I opposed it. BE A KID. There will be plenty of time to go to college and to be successful.

CrazyKell · 04-16-2010, 02:35 PM

People that graduate in 2 1/2 years don't have summer's off. There's nothing AP about that.

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Trip Hold mah beer! Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: 80 Miles South of Moto Heaven Moto: 08 R1200GS Posts: 23,268	Honestly, I don't think gifted shit helps til you get to college. I took the bored path throughout k-12. Didn't give a shit, learned what I wanted to and basically made the grades I needed to graduate. Then I went to college and put the hammer down and graduate with every damn honor I could get. Honor society everything. Got a good job and now all that shit doesn't matter again. GPA helps you once, get your first job. After that it doesn't mean a damn thing ever again. High school GPA helps you get scholarships though, so that is helpful.

04-16-2010, 02:35 PM	#7
CrazyKell Vrooom Join Date: Nov 2008 Moto: 06 ZX6R Posts: 4,427	People that graduate in 2 1/2 years don't have summer's off. There's nothing AP about that.