Super mystic sonic said:
Basicly, school is quite needed. But they just learn kids so many stuff thats totally obvious already. "How to have sex and why" as a chapter in the second grade was one of them. Its gross to see all those images, and its already dang obvious how and why, since your parents probably already told you about it 5 years ago. French, something I never needed in life. Drawing, which is fun, but also not needed. Music, also not needed. This is what you would all think, right? Wrong. Although it might not be usefull to you, it is to others.
But....that still means its not usefull to you. And thats why I think you need to be able to choose from an earlier age what you want to do. All the knowledge from "useless"(which means to you) French lessons will definitly hinder you from doing important ones. If you get horrible grades on it, your chance of failing will be bigger. So you're forced to learn it. And by doing so you'll waste time that could have been spent on important lessons, and/or free time. (Oh yes, before you think free time means laziness, its not nessesarily that. You'll learn alot from information sources like people around you, TV, internet, and more. It helps you with general knowledge.)
So, basicly we need are more and earlier choices, and school should stop pointing out such obvious things. Its irritating to have french for 2 years, and only being able to stop it after that.
Alright. First of all, do you even know what you're talking about? Do you know how many kids would kill to have the opportunity to have a decent education, but are less fortunate and have to work? What your saying isn't fair; with which what you have said has deemed you (in my opinion) undeserving of the education sought after by the many hundreds of millions of uneducated peoples.
Let's pinpoint some of the stuff you said.
Super mystic sonic said:
Basicly, school is quite needed. But they just learn kids so many stuff thats totally obvious already. "How to have sex and why" as a chapter in the second grade was one of them. Its gross to see all those images, and its already dang obvious how and why, since your parents probably already told you about it 5 years ago.
What? I didn't have any SexEd classes in second grade, and I don't think I really knew fully the ways in which sex worked. I highly doubt you had it in second grade, because if it were that early in life, you'd need a permission slip to be able to be taught it (hell, you need one in some middle schools too). You need to get your facts straight, because in 2nd grade, the average age is 8. If my parents told me about sex at age 3, what good would that do?
Super mystic sonic said:
French, something I never needed in life. Drawing, which is fun, but also not needed. Music, also not needed. This is what you would all think, right? Wrong. Although it might not be usefull to you, it is to others.
I beg your pardon, but it's actually important to have at least SOME experience with ANY second language. It broadens and attracts your mind to other countries, cultures, traditions, and so much more. The fact that makes you so incredibly wrong about French being useless is that it's actually very, very important. Did you know French was part of a class of languages called the 'Romance Languages'? (No, it has nothing to do with love; more so Roman/Latin based roots.)
French
Spanish
Italian
Portuguese
Romanian
...are the five romance languages. If you learn the principles in one, it makes it exceptionally easier to learn all five of those, making travel a whole lot easier. Knowing words and principles in another language can also improve your skill in your first one; specifically writing, since there are so many wonderful techniques you can implement well into English from pretty much any language. It also trains your brain in memorization, and linguistics. I'd say it's useful.
Drawing and music (or specifically the Unified Arts) may not be similar to French in this case, but it's still useful if you want to have a life with meaning, rather than be a one-purpose 'robot' with knowledge in only one thing. You may not become an artist, or a musician, but it doesn't hurt to know a little extra, does it? Random trivia is good for gameshows, advice, certain academic subjects (which may require this sort of thing (oh and by subjects, I'm not talking about school really; just if you were to become a Chemistry major or something, and took up a career in chemistry)), and just life in general! Why not spice it up and LIVE? They teach you these things to make you a well rounded human being; complete with emotions and thoughts.
Super mystic sonic said:
But....that still means its not usefull to you. And thats why I think you need to be able to choose from an earlier age what you want to do. All the knowledge from "useless"(which means to you) French lessons will definitly hinder you from doing important ones. If you get horrible grades on it, your chance of failing will be bigger. So you're forced to learn it. And by doing so you'll waste time that could have been spent on important lessons, and/or free time. (Oh yes, before you think free time means laziness, its not nessesarily that. You'll learn alot from information sources like people around you, TV, internet, and more. It helps you with general knowledge.)
Can you honestly imagine if people made up their mind about what they wanted to do for the rest of their lives at the age of 5, and only studied in that one subject? Everyone would be separated into what they had learned. This is the kind of education that keeps groups of differing qualities and attributes together! How could we go without it?
I'm not sure, but I think you're tying this into your current life (which as you described, involves failing French). The sad thing about it is that you don't even take the initiative to do something about it. You can't just sit there and say, "Oh... I'm failing. I can't do anything. Why should I even try?" Also, have you ever heard that making mistakes are a part of learning? If you got everything right from the start, you wouldn't learn anything, but that's not the case. You CAN learn, but you're not grabbing this opportunity by the trousers and saying, "I can pass. No! I can ACE this course... all I need is a little effort... and maybe study a bit more instead of using the computer all day..." Although you may think it's a waste of time, it isn't It just isn't. Everything PROVIDED in school is absolutely essential; you can't learn everything by sitting in front of a screen for most of your life. You have to explore, think, create... invent... it doesn't happen in front of a screen. You can waste your life and do nothing about it, sure, but you're only hurting yourself.
Super mystic sonic said:
So, basicly we need are more and earlier choices, and school should stop pointing out such obvious things. Its irritating to have french for 2 years, and only being able to stop it after that.
But, we have that. It's called Pre-school, or Elementary school. It's before all of the pandemonium of careers and college to prepare you for what's up ahead. It points out the obvious; slowly building your intelligence and what you know, but you find your own way on that timeline too, and it makes you different than everyone else. A world where all people learn only one thing their whole lives... to only do one task... isn't that what robots are used for? Just thinking about a world like that - so bleak - brings chills down my spine.
About your French problem: If you had hated French SO much, you could have taken another course (which doesn't necessarily have to be a second language, but colleges like it). I mean, I don't know about you, but in Pre-K and Elementary, I was taught a little French once a week (on Tuesdays). I liked it. It was fun and enjoyable. Every kid either had French or Spanish depending on their grade level, and I was happy with the one that was assigned to mine. Guess which language course I'm taking now?
Italian.
You don't have to stay consistent with one thing; learn to follow your heart rather than your brackish, clouded mind filled with nothing but conformity, or you wont get anywhere. School is absolutely essential, and there's nothing anyone can say to change that.