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Asco said:
Yeah school is needed in order to have an occupatino in life ( a job) and survive.

Self education you can do that your whole life but won't get credit for it.
Back up your futur by finishing school ( you can still self-educate yourself at the same time).

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I'd have to both agree and disagree...  If you can teach yourself enough to produce some sort of product (be it writing books, programming applications, or building things on your own, like say, an outhouse), and you can put that product on your resume, then you're golden.  Who would YOU hire in this situation: A guy who has spent the last 4 years in school to get a degree in language arts, or a guy (pardon my sexism) who over the last 4 years has written 3 books, been published once, and succesfully been accepted in the literature community as having an outstanding opinion?

I suppose non-certified-genius isn't recognized in our time of consumerism, only because most are certified-non-genius. 

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PHARMAKOS said:
That being said i feel like most of my classes are a total waste of time, in that they either teach me things i have no interest in knowing, teach me nothing AT ALL or , if its a subject im actually interested in they teach it at an insufferably slow pace and i feel like by the end of the year ive learned less about say psychology or philosophy than in one hour of independent reading (this is the worst of all) .

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Now, at my school there is no maximum skip rule, and essentially you can graduate without attending any classes as long as you email in assignments and come for tests and exams. This is not supported but the idea is that sense you pay for it its up to you if you come and do well or skip and fail. However, i find myself with a. the best marks ive ever had in my life and b. an insane abscence record (up to 40% in many classes) . this means im only there like once in every 2 or 3 classses. And yet ive recieved 2 letters of commendation from the dean and am on my way to a scholarship (yay!) now the point of this post is not to brag.

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I want to know if you think i should curb this maladaptive skipping habit in case it becomes a problem in later life when it is no longer an option to just stay home and do what i want or if i should take full advantage of this perhaps once in a lifetime oppurtunity to pursue my OWN interests, read what I want, exercise, meditate (and of course blaze and watch south park) etc when my peers are rotting in pointless classes.  I honestly try to make full use of my 'stolen' time to really work on MY goals like reading philosophy, getting in better shape and achieving inner peace, among others, but some people tell me im on a bad course. I occasionally feel guilty because some of my teachers are really great people and i feel like im insulting them by not showing up. On the other hand if i can get honour roll marks and still have all the time in the world for my own interests, should i not take advantage?

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As I stated above, I still graduated from law school and became an attorney.  If you are doing well in the manner in which you are approaching your lessons, then I don't see any need to change.

Some people need the disclipine of classes, or they learn better by listening.  Other learn better by reading and writing.  As long as you are doing well, why change. 

You sound like an ADDer to me. 

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do you feel its better to succeed in school or to learn on your own? often school makes you jump through alot of pointless hoops for approval from people in no real poosition to be judging you , and yet without that approval you can get into some trouble in later life. whaddaya think?

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