Life School

im in a high school that i seriously can't stand. it's not only the high school, but all the work too. they expect a lot from you, and my grades are pretty bad.i'm getting about 4 hours avg of sleep a night and constantly falling asleep in class. i tried transferring, and actually got into the school i really want to go to, but my mom is forcing me to stay here. i really don't know how i'm gonna get through it. my best friends who i've been friends with for years are transferring, making this worse. i know education is important and they teach a lot here, but how can i learn if i'm constantly falling asleep? and there is really no time to do anything. it's only my first year in hs. this is adding onto my other personal problems that stress me out&i find myself depressed a lot. there might be a possibility that i can transfer after soph year, but i heard that kinda screws you up if you transfer then. i know this isn't really a question, but any advice would be really helpful. Ty.
my friends are transferring to the school i want to go to. theyre the only ones that i feel close to in this school, because everyone else is so different. we were all going to transfer together and be happy, but its not working out that well for me. my mom knows how i feel. i've told her everything, and she just tells me that life's not fair and that i need to stop complaining, because she's not happy either. i know life's not easy, mine hasn't been since i was a child. i'm not giving up, i know i need to stay in school and try my best, but i just want to do it somewhere i'm more comfortable and motivated. ><
&it's only my mom, no dad. also she doesn't know english, so i can get help from tutoring, but i don't think we can afford that. the only school she's gotten is up to is like 7th grade in another country. so i know how important it is for me to work hard and appreciate what i have. but she doesn't know how school is like here and today. yes, now i'm just going on and on. lol.

Show your parents this letter. They need to know you are feeling defeated in your schooling. But, also don't give up on yourself. I don't know why you are only getting 4 hrs of sleep at night....all schools give a lot of work, but you may need your parents or teachers to give you that extra helping hand to get your homework done in less time.
As for your friends, I don't know the story there so not sure what to say: having friends in school is very important, but they can also slow you down so them transferring could be a blessing in disguise, or could be a very lonely high school experience. You haven't given enough explanation as to why your friends are all transferring. The bottom line is , it is all about you, and what you can do to get through this and to the finish line - real life....the college or job you really want. You have to concentrate on that, because if you blow it, then what? It is a tough tough world out there, and you have to do what you can to get to where you want to be. The trip there can suck sometimes, ( I know from experience, I hated high school and none of my friends went to my school) but I can say, I am 500% more successful them then now and am also happy - am fun, have a good life, but have a great job I love and am smart and that is great. It sucked going through it, but honestly, you have to concentrate on finding balance - getting the grades and having friends. Talk like an adult to your parents about what you can do to have both. Good luck.

2008-03-27 21:24:10 by dinosaurs.

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I have to do a report wher I ask my Gran or Grandad about life and school when they were children, but my gran is in hospital and all my other grandparents are dead,,,,

Ok so I know theres nobody here that old, but anyone know what it would have been like? Like the schools, the houses, the trends, etc.

Sorry the question is a bit vague...

Thanks anyway :]

Orla xO

Most didn't go to secondary school as they had to work from a young age..my mum was working full time at 14 years of age & when she finished her job would have to help out on the farm at home..those that got to stay on in school were very lucky & must have had money in the family. Their house was a lovely farmhouse in midlands of Ireland with the old well outside for water...they grew their own vegatables & had some animals also...so fairly self sufficient... my grandmother was a fantastic baker & did lovely home baking all the time... live was tough though on teenagers as they didn't have the same free time as we had, forgot to add her dad, my grandad was very strict & they didn't have the same social lives that we had as teenagers & free time for themselves....Hope this helps.. :)

2010-02-28 12:36:50 by Just keep smilin&#39; ;]

Mostly people ingnore it but can it really affect your life? This question is mainly for people who live in hawaii and/or has a child or is going to school in hawaii.

I used to live in Hawaii, I was on the island of Oahu and lived in Ewa Beach, and that was actually a topic when I was attending Campbell H.S. at first we just came up with simple answers like "well it just makes us look bad, and that's about it" but it does affect the school life because it brings property value down, than the type of people that tend to live in the area are "lower class" and tend to resort to violence or gangs. Now I am not saying that its true for everyone, but GRAFFITI in general just brings a bad image towards how we view the community.

2006-09-25 21:04:09 by Piggy Ainokea

I'm going to move there with my family pretty soon and I'm curious about life (school life and other things) there. I'm 15 and currently living in the Philippines.
Oh and I forgot to ask, what grade will I be in when I go to school there?

The grade you enter will be based off your existing education. I know a 20 y/o in grade 12 because the school equivalent in Spain was different from here. Generally 15 y/o are in grade 9/10.

Public schools are VERY good here. Private schools are just expensive, and at the highschool level there is no real benefit to them.

It depends on the neighbourhood the school is in. You will find by highschool people are more understanding and respectful - ESPECIALLY if you take the Academic stream courses.

2008-06-06 03:01:49 by jenn :]

I'm 18 years old and from the Netherlands, in my last year in high school. Next school year I would like to participate in an high school exchange program for South Africa with AFS. I would like to know from the South African (exchange) high scholars how the high school life is and the way of living in South Africa. Also I heard a lot about crimes being committed to white people and that the crime rate in general is very high, can some please tell more about this. Thanks for helping

I think u came and asked in the wrong website. Most of the ppl here have a negative attitude towards their country, but anyway.

SA high schools are fun. My friend had an exchange student placed in her home. She isn't well off, just middleclass. She went to a nearby mixed medium school (English and Afrikaans). The school went to events like landsdiens (kinda like a camp) and interhighs (an athletics event where all the town's high schools compete and the school's cheerleaders do themed routines). Some schools (usually all boy/all girl) schools have socials where boys or girls from other schools come for a dance, some of the boys from my school were invited to Oprah Winfrey's school's social.

Some SA schools are cliquey, but most aren't because everyone dresses the same and all, but kids like having friends that are the same colour as them or who like the same type of music as them. The coursework is in most subjects is mostly South African and about our people. We have 4 school terms and holidays that are a few weeks long each. December holidays are usually the longest. We write cycle tests in term 1 and 3 and exams in term 2 and term 4. We have rcl elections where we vote for a school president, secretary, p.r.o. etc. In some schools girls can't be president or smart kids are the only ones allowed to run for the rcl or the elections are open.

Some schools have major discipline problems like bullies, gangs, drugs, fighting, bunking, racism. In other schools smart kids are unliked (like my school). Some schools will have a large number of rich or poor kids, or biracial kids, foreigners, portugeuse people, white people, black people, etc: this is usually because of the school's history, school fees (we pay here), and location. My school has a lot of portugeuse kids or biracial portugeuse kids because it is near a part of town where a lot of portugeuse people live.

We don't have lockers, but other schools rent lockers to students for something like R40 a year. Our schools are open air, meaning that classes aren't under one roof like in America. Most schools these days don't have bells, but use sirens as a bell. My school has a fingerprint machine that marks whether you are present for school or late. We have honours societies or colts that are the elite students at school and wear different colour blazers from the others. In some schools they have their own special room where they eat, relax at break, etc. Cultural events and extramurals differ. At my school we do plays, Idols competitions, science fairs, public speaking, scrapbooking, etc

In year 12/grade 12/12th grade we have a special event called a Matric dance where we go to dance dressed in formal clothes. Some girls spend thousands of rands on dresses, shoes and hair. It's kinda like prom night in America, but we don't have a Matric queen or king lol.

Hope this helped. If you're gonna go to Joburg, Pretoria or Cape Town consider yourself lucky because you'll meet lots of different people and take part in a LOT of things depending on the students' attitudes and the capability of the school to allow you to. :)

2010-12-02 13:52:45 by Ceren