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I know this probably isn't the right section but I thought it might be...can you guys help me with this question please!!!

It all depends if you want to finish off your high school diploma at a normal high school, or go to Job Corps. Either way, you'll get your diploma. It isn't a bad choice either. And if you want to, you can go into vocational training for free (free living and education).

I don't think that it's a bad choice to go there, but if you have the choice, it might be best to finish school off at a normal high school. I'm planning on going to Job Corps soon (once I get my important papers that got lost and need to be replaced >.>).

But yeah, I'm planning on going there to get a jump on life and study in Culinary Arts so I can get a decent job, and then move onto college. My friend is planning the same thing, though he's 17 right now.

Finish high school if you can. It's better that way around. It's true that there's nothing wrong with Job Corps, but there's nothing wrong with doing the "normal" thing by going to school.
You sound smart, so I think college would be a lot better for you.

If money is a problem, loans and scholarships are very helpful. My parents can't afford me at all, but I'm still wasting money. xd

The thing is I hate high school...they teach us a bunch of bs I don't need.

you get paided just being there and you can take your time on what your learning there.


but finish up high school so you don't have to deal with some of the other education class.

Eh I just hate this school I'm in it's worthless and has no point they don't even know what they are teaching...I have to correct my biology teacher constantly :\

Well if your high school is as horrible as it seems. There is always the possibility of transferring schools (if that option is available for you). And if not, then I'd say go to Job Corps and finish up your education there.

I'll talk to my mom about it. I just find it pointless when I have to correct the teacher... I am 16 for crying out loud!

DeadAngel... although now being 16 you think you know it all and i mean think! You really dont.. and correcting your teacher could be any number of small less significant things. I know this because I was there, I was the same way BUT your diploma means more then ANYTHING Job Corps. can provide! After finishing HS I now see that unfortunately you might be 're-learning' or adding small new facts to topics you've know about since 8th grade.. buuut in end High School is a place to prove your willing to learn! Going to job corps no matter how bad your HS is.. well it will never look as good as that diploma will!

I'm going to move this on over to Life Issues where it belongs. Good luck making your decision. Whatever you do, get your diploma or GED though. It's integral for life. :yes:

Everyone hates school, well mostly everyone. You are feeling burned out and tired from it. That's normal. Job corps you are still going to take classes so high school is the better option for various reasons. Employers like seeing high school being finished. It means you stuck with it and they like seeing that. You can get better jobs with High School diploma. Plus educated men like educated women. You are not going to marry a man that is intelligent and dedicated if you finish school. Finishing or trying to work at something is probably the best you can for even that life. It looks good to educated lovers and intelligence is an attractive trait.

Runes...I find your comment degrading. Not everyone finds intelligence attractive hell most people hate it. I also don't like the fact you make it sound like thats the only thing you should stive for is an intelectual partner. My mom went to college and my dad is a drop out. He is still smarter than she is and they've been together fo 19 years now. Just because I may not get a diploma does not mean that you are an idiot or wont make it far in life...It's the fact there are situations where school is not needed.

Wake up honey, this isn't 1960.

You are so ignorant if you think I am thinking about 1960. Just because people drop out does not mean they are idiots at all. Sure most are not but their is a few who are not. If you do not know someones IQ don't ASSume anything... Assumptions tend to be wrong and not worth it. I don't think it's right for people to be treated like idiots but are smart. Just because you drop out means nothing....

Honey right now, you can't get a job without a real education that is going to pay the bills. You are the ignorant one. Look at the world not your little corner. Job corps is going to have you a McDonald the rest of your life. You'll never get higher and you'll fall into a relationship with a man that settles for nothing. You got to fight for your dreams and stop thinking that "stuff you don't need" isn't going to help you. A portation of it is not going to help you, but the chem class or maybe what that speech teacher said might end up getting you a high position in a company and damn good job. Your are settling for nothing which will more than likely cause drug and alcohol problems, you'll be mooching of the welfare system, and guess what! People don't like to pay for people that settle for nothing. People understand, you got laid off, or your child is really sick and once things look brighter you are going to work and support yourself and make decent wages. That's what people are willing to put in for, not this, I went to Job corp, got a job but it's only paying 5,000 a year and I don't want further my education. But I want purses and hand bags and pretty clothing.

You obviously don't know anything about me. I strive for whatever I want and one way or another I will get it. Just because I don't finish a stupid ass school does not mean that I will not ever get a good job or I will just be working at McDonald's the fact is that I can do what I want with my life! I could care less if you think that no one will ever succeed in life without a diploma but let me just say you are completely and uterly wrong. Some of the smartest people never even went to high school much less college....stop posting in here your making everything that was already pissing me off worse...once you have a guy punch you in your chest, starting shit with you and some other people doing the same damn thing just because you talk to their ex who doesn't want anything to do with them....I HATE IMATURE PEOPLE! All they do is think about themselves, all I was trying to do was help her out because she was hurt but can I even fucking do that without anyone being pissed no....no I can't.....In my opinion right now the world could be nuked and I wouldn't care...The world could just crumble and die....it would do us all a favor. >.>

Alright guys, there's no need to get this worked up. :yes: Let's please calm down so that I don't have to lock this thread because you all are bickering. :yes:

DeadAngel, it sounds like you already have made your decision, so why are you still asking others what they think and getting upset at those who are giving you advice you don't like? I think you've probably noticed that most people are giving you the same answer -- stay in school, get your diploma.

I'll give you a real-life example, so you know where I'm personally coming from when I tell you to stay in school (at least high school). My boyfriend graduated from high school a year early because he thought he wasn't learning anything and found school to be pointless. He took most of his required classes from home, while making occasional trips to school for a class here and there.

He took a year off (I'm not sure what he did during this time though) and ended up going to college the next year. I met him as a first-semester freshman. He dropped out after first semester because he wasn't ready/mature enough to handle living independently and making himself go to class. He likes sleeping, which isn't good for those 8 a.m. classes. :sweat: That was eight years ago now. The first six years, he didn't know what he wanted to do. He'd gotten no career advice and had explored no options -- both of which he could have gotten by staying in college, or by even just going to classes at high school while he was there.

Sure, some classes are REALLY boring and hard to sit through. But those classes help you realize that those are the topics you DON'T want to go into further in the future. Going to school helps you weed out those things you're not interested in so that you can find those that are interesting for you.

Only in the past two years has my boyfriend figured out that he enjoys doing handyman/repair work. Had he taken a shop class or something, perhaps he would have realized it sooner, and not wasted so much time and money trying to find out what he wanted to do with his life (he not only tried college, but also went to welding school, where he also dropped out after first semester). At 28 years old, he's finally found something he enjoys, which is great. But at the same time, it took eight years for him to find it -- time he could have used doing a job he enjoyed instead of sitting around trying to figure out what he could do and getting crappy jobs (pizza guy, dishwasher, waiter) to pass the time because that was all he could get with a high school diploma.

In today's job market (with few jobs and lots of people who are unemployed), it's always going to be better to have more education so that you stand out from the crowd. It's a fact that employers will most always choose the person with more (or better) education/stronger background. I just fear that you will drop out and have a hard time finding a job because there are other people who finished high school (or even college) and are competing for the same job you are. :yes: It's something to take into consideration before you actually drop out of school...

It's not that I just find it stupid that she is pretty much saying that anyone who drops out is an idiot and will amount to nothing...I'm still not sure as to what to do I'm just tired of people saying drop outs are idiots.

That's understandable, but I think you should really think about what people are saying and take everything into consideration, even if it does make you mad now. You can choose to ignore anyone who says that drop-outs are idiots, but please take the advice given to you seriously. :yes:

I've known several people who have either dropped out of high school or college, and while they are definitely not idiots (some of them are highly intelligent/geniuses), they've had more than a hard time finding a good job that will pay the bills adequately. :yes: Education = a better job = more money = less stress on your life (because at least you've got enough to pay your bills and not have to worry about how you're going to eat in the next week).

My personal opinion is that you are very young and you have your whole life ahead of you, you don't need to rush into anything. Live for the moment and enjoy the time you have as a teenager. Yes stuff like working and taking responsibility for things is a great way to get yourself ready for being an adult, but you don't have to concentrate so hard on it. Growing up too fast isn't always a good thing, trust me.

It's not my place to tell you what to do, you have to decide that all on your own, but all I'm saying is that you should at least spend your teenage years enjoying everything you possibly can.

I'd try to finish highschool, because I even got a standard diploma with an IEP.

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