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Enjoy your first day at school MM. Remember, girls are icky and have cooties :rolleyes: focus on your studies!
 
Charlie_K said:
Leave the cutlery at home!
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Amazingly enough, some schools still allow knife carry. My son's HS (he graduated last year) allowed a knife as long as the blade wasn't longer than the width of your palm. Kind of arbitrary, but with a huge percentage of the kids in FFA, they recognized that knives are tools for most people as opposed to weapons. It's almost required when working out in the Ag barn at the school, and they certainly weren't going to be providing knives to the students.
 
mountainmist said:
Ugh, first day of school! :D See you all tonight! :thumbup:
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Good luck but I thought also that you were homeschooled?.
My daughter starts on the 18th here in Florida, but this year she is trying Virtual school everything online Plus a occasional phone call with her teachers.
She can take a full week to do her 24 assignments or do all in a day or two and have the rest of the week is free,
A great advantage no need to stay home as long as she takes her tablet or laptop we can go anywhere at anytime.
 
GSO1962 said:
Amazingly enough, some schools still allow knife carry. My son's HS (he graduated last year) allowed a knife as long as the blade wasn't longer than the width of your palm. Kind of arbitrary, but with a huge percentage of the kids in FFA, they recognized that knives are tools for most people as opposed to weapons. It's almost required when working out in the Ag barn at the school, and they certainly weren't going to be providing knives to the students.
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When I first read this I thought WTH?!? Then I remembered that you live in rural Texas and knew everything was alright. :thumbup:
 
Another sloooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow day at work. Yes, that slow.
 
TBL said:
Enjoy your first day at school MM. Remember, girls are icky and have cooties :rolleyes: focus on your studies!
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This.....if I could go back, this is what I would try to remember....the harder you work now, the more you will be able to play later
 
OutdoorsFamilyMan4 said:
This.....if I could go back, this is what I would try to remember....the harder you work now, the more you will be able to play later
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This is also the advice id give to my kids.... BUT in all seriousness im kind of glad i had the experiences i had. If i went straight to college and never joined the Army id never of met my wife and had my kids... SO the best case scenario would of changed my life in a way thats not worth it at all.

There was always a decent chance id go into the military.. Just because it was sure way out of town. I graduated with good grades... But i got into quite a bit of trouble in school and was expelled in the beginning of 10th grade for the entire year.... That made applying for scholarships difficult. And i had no idea student loans were so easy to get, thankfully LOL

But as fate would have it id get injured in the Army and not be able to work any longer... Now if i would of spent all my time studying i wouldnt have the memories i have, or a good job from all the hard work...


Yea i know its my own corrupt way of justifying my actions LOL... I have another corrupt way of justifying not wearing a seat belt as well... Yet i still make my kids.... Do as i say, not as i do :D


Its funny... I was in such a hurry to get out of the woods and go see the world... Now im doing everything in my power to get back to the same woods i was in such a hurry to leave... Just goes to show the grass is not always greener on the other side.
 
meh.
no matter how hard they work, it's unlikely the next couple generations will be able to retire ever.
So play the lottery, it's the only way you'll get lucky - and it will teach you statistics. :D

(don't listen to me, I'm having a curmudgenly morning)
 
The Warrior said:
Another sloooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow day at work. Yes, that slow.
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At least you're being monetarily compensated for boredom.
daizee said:
meh.
no matter how hard they work, it's unlikely the next couple generations will be able to retire ever.
So play the lottery, it's the only way you'll get lucky - and it will teach you statistics. :D

(don't listen to me, I'm having a curmudgenly morning)
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Sadly I think the same thing and was even talking to my girls last night about it....I told them if they really want a reasonable guarantee of a comfortable living they might consider NOT going to college and become a plumber or electrician....actually school would be OK with me, as long as they consider the ramifications of what they pursue. Do you want to sit at a desk all day with no windows? Can your profession be done by somebody with an Internet connection halfway around the globe? I think these are some pretty hard things to suss out when you're 17 years old and applying to college. I went and never ended up using my degree. 20 years doing this job and living life has taught me to at least question the paradigm, especially when I see so many college educated ADULTS still living with their parents. Grade school is mandatory and I expect both of my girls to do their best. ...but I think that college should be just ONE option after high school. For those parents out there about to go through this with their young adults, I'd recommend "Shop Class as Soulcraft" by Matthew B. Crawford. Interesting book.
 
granitestateofmind said:
Grade school is mandatory and I expect both of my girls to do their best. ...but I think that college should be just ONE option after high school. For those parents out there about to go through this with their young adults, I'd recommend "Shop Class as Soulcraft" by Matthew B. Crawford. Interesting book.
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One of the HUGE advantages of college is learning to take a longer view and more personal responsibility for larger projects. It teaches time and stress management, critical thought, and usually some level of writing skills. Completing a 4-year degree demonstrates to future employers that you can be counted on for the long haul. Whether or not you apply the specific learning/experience of your major field of concentration is another matter. But these are very abstract things that can be learned in other contexts. A top-notch vocational education is not to be underrated at all. And in some fields, a PhD is simply an indication of over-specialization and and extra 7 years spent not getting practical real-world experience.
 
daizee said:
meh.
no matter how hard they work, it's unlikely the next couple generations will be able to retire ever.
So play the lottery, it's the only way you'll get lucky - and it will teach you statistics. :D

(don't listen to me, I'm having a curmudgenly morning)
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Or get a guberment job with a funds-matching retirement account. Not to retire from, but working for the government is like being retired.
 
I went to college for two years. I stopped because I couldn't see myself doing one thing for the rest of my life, and didn't want to put myself further in debt while I tried to figure out what direction I wanted to take.
 
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