High school...a great experience or worst moments of your life?

I finished my high school in 2004, so it seems we're about the same age texas..I started high school with a little bit pessimistic actually, not going to the school I want, instead going to my second choice, a Catholic school which quite well known because many rich people go there to study...I initially think, geez I'm a middle class boy and surrounded by (mainly) people who were richer than me can be a little pressure. You have to adjust to their lifestyle, like gping to the mall almost every weekend, spending their money and get bigger allowance from their parents. But in the end, I learn that although some of them are very very rich, you cannot perceived them as a spoiled people. Many of them have brains and a hard worker, but they also can play hard. I am not a sport guy or anything (in fact I hate sports lol), but I was quite well known as a talkative person and thankfully smart enough to get good grades. I enjoy every party they did, in the end until now my best friends are all from my high school. Your school has less than 1000 people? By 1000 you mean only high school or from primary? Does all the teen movies reflect how US schools is? I mean there are groupings here and there, bullyings and all those stuff? In my country it does not seem that bad, that's why I am very interested in US schools, seems to me it's more dynamic

I agree. In my country high school always related to grades, it's rarely related to extracurricular or social activities which can build our EQ, emotional quotent. There are also too many subjects too in high school. My friend once said in other countries, students only study several subjects (even my friends said less than five!) which really is their interest pursuing in the future. It's really a lot amount of books, which is very tough for many students, but I think if we could cope with like you said, it's not always be pain, but I found a true happiness in it. Thanks for the response!

Some good teachers (or some good parents) will encourage you to attend extracurricular activities. Cuz what we learn from school is the skill of self-learing, that's all!

The most important skill we should learn is Communication skill! and this skill can only be leart from society. I will push my kids to contact with society and not just focus on the points of school.

Agree with you! I am lucky I was given an opportunity to be a host of a big school event and trained by professional entertainer, that's how I learn communication skill and boost my confidence. But my friends, poor them, even until graduating uni didn't know how to socialize, doing good presentation, and have low self esteem of themselves. It must be realized by today's education that later on their life, communication skill is the most important card to play in work environment, and it must be taught since they are still a little kid.

Lucky you! I used to think that the only important thing in my high school life was the points. Cus all the teachers and parents are just focusing on the high points' students, and students themselves also, comparing with each others' point.

However, when we start to connect with society, the so-call best students in the class seem never be the best one in society. So, now I am thinking how I can teach my future children to learn communication skill more than just focus on textbook. Fortunately, my boyfriend is excellent on communication skill, and sometimes he teaches me as well.

Well, many of us did that in the past and we cannot turn back time to fix it right? I think we all can learn by mistakes we did. Just do our best in the future, and hopefully all of our mistakes will be erased by our success:) Happy myLotting, thanks for the response

College is definetely different than school. Yes, it offers freedom which I don't have during high school because there were teachers watching us, but at the same time it also made individuality, people only think about themselves, they start really2 ambitious, and not caring for others. I believe in stricter rules and regulations, people tend to stay close an lookout for each other and although maybe you found the teachers annoying person, they actually care about us and think about it now they are really people who mold us into what we are now, they give me a lesson about discipline and hard work. Teachers really are a hero which we are easily to forget, sad but true..Thanks for the response!

Yeah you are right teachers are really hero's cos they really teach us how us how to be in life the decipline that they teach is worth admiring.

Hey, congrats for you for achieving highest grades in school. I never been the highest but I am sure if they made a top 10 list, I will be there:) I also suffer the same thing, quite smart but in terms of behavior,I'm not like the nerd people lol. I do a lot of talks at class, and lots of arguing with teachers. There are so many weird teachers in my high school, there are smart teacher but they just don't know how to teach. We even have a teacher which bullied by us cause it's his first time teaching, must be a nightmare for him. Thanks for the response. Happy myLotting!

wow, in our case, new teachers are not the bullies, though we can be the ones to do the bullying. LOL. Yeah, I'm not the nerd type, I don't really bury myself studying, maybe that's why I need to reform my study habits now, as lessons gets way out of hand.
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I also miss those moments a lot! In fact, I'm having a reunion once every year and will have it Saturday next week! Can't wait to give updates on each other and share stories of our life:) Thanks for the response

I go to different schools for primary, secondary and high, and I think I'm lucky to have that experience. I don't like primary at all, being bullied and not knowing who I was at the time. At secondary, I started to fit in and know my group, but I have a certain great experience which boost my confidence right away which carries away until my high school. As you said, being in a new school allowed you to start on a clean sheet, which means people doesn't know who you are before, and it's even nicer if this people are very supportive for a newcomer. Thanks for the response

Senior year is also my favorite and at that time, time seems so fast I hardly believe it's already over. Really wish could go back there, but think about that again, I won't change a thing. Looking through all the photos taken there still made me laugh. Thanks for the response!

Haha..the high school I initially wanted to enter is all boys. Yeah I know it's pretty tough to looking for romance there. Usually the end result of all boys school is they seems more crazy than the mix school one:) Thanks for the response!