Why is school so pointless?
88970
No, you're not entirely wrong.\n\nSchool is and will always be a waste because our school systems are not teaching you the proper subjects, such as money management, how to invest, how to save, etc.  What they do teach you is just enough to answer Trivial Pursuit.  \n\nHowever, pay attention in Econ, Math and English.  Learn a second language.  Get involved in school activities and school government. \n\nThe best thing about school is learning how to be social and how to network.  Yeah, you may be a HS'er or College kid but networking early is always a good thing.  You never know -- those nerds in the Math club may have something going on in 10 years.
570817
Sounds like you have a great attitude and/or a good school. Most people don't like school, because it makes them feel like they are wasting their time, or makes them feel bad about themselves in some way. A lot of people find that they like college a lot more than high school, because they have a purpose, and people aren't putting them down.
505278
School, huh?\n\nOr do you mean learning things?\nLearning about things you dont even care about isnt that bad, it never hurts to have knowledge and be prepared for things to come. \n\nBut school (as the organisation) sux!\nIts focus is on subjects that prepare you for your work life and many times peoples potential gets strangled by the school system, even guys like Einstein didnt do so hot in school.\n\nThe old romans had a saying:\n\n"Non scholae sed vitae discimus"\nWhich supposedly means: Not for school but for life we learn.\n\nNow think that one over!\nIf you want to get technical about it it also means:\n\nSchool isnt life!\n\nSo there! \nWho needs it :p
366215
Yea, i see where ur commin from. im 16 and a sophmore in high school but 7 hours of school is not really that much time in class cuz u gotta look at it as u gotta take out ur lunch that a half hour usually. then there is all the passing time for changing classes...thats about an half hour or more. so ur only in classes 6hrs right there that is only 1/4 of the day. besides the homework is to refresh your memory on what u learned in class that way u can learn something new next class. and 182 school days out of 365..thats not that many. i used to wonder the same thing and i used to think it was torture but its honestly not. ITS TO HELP YOU!!
912666
Like school on Satuday! No class.
701979
no one cares about your school. sorry. my school is probably exactly like that....Boring!
866268
Homework is just a review of what you learned in class so that it will stick in your brain.  Most people learn from repetition.  It may seem pointless now but you will appreciate it when you grow up and have a great career and  income.....look me up and let me know if I am wrong about that but I can bet on it, lol...there's nothing like being able to go to the mall and get the stuff you want or being able to afford vacations and your bills.  It all starts with having a good education. \n\nHoney, it will only takes 30 minutes to an hour for you to do your homework and then get back to yahoo answers...just do it as soon as you get home and the rest of the evening is yours. :-)
784921
Well there's no point in going to school LESS if you're flunking...\n\nNo offense, but you can't learn if you aren't there mate. \n\nI know it seems pointless, but in my experience, everyday experiences make up your life, just as much as the big moments. Go back to school and try to make the most of it.
671549
Because it's helpful. I hated school with a passion, but I knew that if I didn't get good grades, that I wouldn't get a good job. That's why you always have to bust them books, no matter how much you hate school.
40321
While school may not be interesting to you now, it may if you decide to go to college.  I was never into school either until I got to college where I was learning about things I was interested in.  Try to get through it and you'll probablly be reward for it in the future.
587297
Homework?Not to be rude but why on earth would anybody like homework?
46015
School sucks in general.  Teenagers shouldn't be forced to live at the mercy of other teenagers.  College, on the other hand, is great.  Once you get rid of the people who don't want to be there and give the student full control of their academic career, everything gets good.
97902
It is hard to motivate yourself. A good motivation is if you can convince your parent's to pay you for good grades. I read about that somewhere. When you are in school you are commiting more time and effort to it than many people put into their jobs. You need some kind of motivation to do well. Adults do not work for nothing and neither should people in school.
28998
Coz you think is sucks... If school sucks then why does billions and billions of people go there?\n\ntry searching the 10/90 reaction...\n\n10% is something you can not control...\n90% is how you react to something... And this is why you think school sucks...\n\nWhen you start working in the real world you would wish you were back in school...
14448
It's not useless. You may not use all the details in your future, but the class should be teaching you how to think, and you will use that forever (hopefully). I remember feeling the same way about math in high school, and I had a hard time believing it when anyone said it was worth anything. It was. It's harder if you don't have a good personality match with your teacher, but really, it's your life so don't let someone else hold you back.\n\nYou do need biology for several reasons. Anytime you have to go to the doctor, you should have some understanding about what is going on, and biology makes you informed. You're better off when you're buying a car if you know at least something about how things work. Same thing with medicine. It's good to be informed.\n\nAlso, there is a lot of stuff that goes on in the world that people have opinions about. When something comes up like cloning, or stem cell therapies, or something to do with evolution...it might not seem like it affects you very much, but someday you might vote on things that affect these issues. And, okay, I'll admit this is a little selfish on my part. I do research, and even though what I do isn't very controversial, sometimes people don't understand what is really going on. There have been laws passed that limit the kind of science people can do, and sometimes it's because people don't understand what they are voting on. I *hope* that people care, because ultimately bad choices slow down research that can help people.\n\nAsk questions here. People will help you. Sometimes it's just a matter of seeing things in a different way and then it makes sense.
321697
NO. I hated school. so i dropped out this yr. Senior year of highschool. But i now regret it. I've found that it's very hard to get a job, or for an employer to even take a second look at you, if you don't have a highschool education. However i'm going to get my GED, and try and make something of my life. But what i've found out is that, school may suck and be boring at times, but in the long run, it's necessary. So what ever you're thinking stay in school.
284905
Well man needed to learn so that this world would be better. Like if people did not learn you would not have a computer or anything that you use your brain with. I wish that we did not have to go to school. But hey that is what learning is all about. To succeed in life.