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We’ve watched while the stars burned
Out, and creation played in reverse.
The Universe freezing in half-light.
Once I thought to escape.
To end a master, step out of the
Path of collapse. Escape would make us God.
Yet I cannot help but remember one enigma,
A hybrid, elusive destroyer.
This is the one mystery I have not solved.
The only element unaccounted for.
Posted by: Spartan 133 aka
i hate school more than anything in my life but i still think it's important. i think that people wouldn't mind school as much if it were shorter. but what i hate the most is homework. there is no use for it. we're gonna learn it and do it in school anyway. why have us waste our time at home too.
While I too hate homework and agree that the majority of it is pointless, I have to disagree. Properly used, homework can be the best way to show that you understand what you've learned. The majority of the class time can be used to explain the information in the homework, making sure that anyone who cares to learn will do so. Then you take the work home, where you figure it out by yourself, rather than having a "work group" to copy off of. Assuming that your teacher assigns worthwhile homework.
Do you want to know what is truly pointless? Literature. Not English and grammar, but literature. WHO CARES ABOUT SHAKESPEARE!!! The only use for any of it is to teach others about it! Please, if anyone can think of a practical use for it, then please tell me. You would be the first.
And I agree that schools need to be accelerated. Make two sets of classes, slow and fast. The fast will be for the people that pay attention, and the slow for people that don't, or truly don't understand. However, it is rare that someone truly does not understand what is being taught. In my experience, the vast majority of people slowing us down are the ones that DON'T PAY ATTENTION. It ticks me off, especially when we redo the same exact subjects. I've covered the atmosphere 3 times, none more in depth than the last. WE AREN'T LEARNING THIS WAY!!! So please, pay attention in school, and don't be a jerk. Following that would fix 75% of the problems in our schools. The remaining 25% could be fixed with adequate funding for our schools, and reasonable payscales for teachers. It is a sad thing that the most important job in the world gets paid so poorly. Sad indeed...
[Edited on 8/25/2004 12:00:39 AM]