Posted by fallsfall on September 22, 2003, at 23:03:47
In reply to Reposting from psycho-babble., posted by zarathustra on September 22, 2003, at 21:01:03
Hi Andrew,
I can't answer most of your questions, but as you were describing your attitude towards school I thought of my son. He is very bright - will be a computer scientist some day. Starting in high school his grades started to drop. By his last semester there were 3 classes that could keep him from graduating. He got one D and two D- for those three classes. "Grades don't measure intellegence, so why should I worry about grades?" He decided that he wanted to go into the Army. He told me that he knew that he needed some discipline and that he could get that at Basic Training. He is in Basic Training now (and really liking it). He seems enthusiastic about the amount of discipline and rigidness that the Army provides. I can't tell you yet if it is what he needs, but I'm hoping.
I don't know if this has any relevance for you, but I thought I'd let you know what he decided to do.
Good luck!
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