that was useful, and I enjoyed it

@Rhodesiaboo you probably have a lot of potential, it's just that it's crushed by how shitty the public school system is

From sixth to the middle of Seventh Grade I was at this retarded Middle School

@FLanon that sounds pretty great

did most of your class understand it

Sixth Grade was fine, but Seventh was awful

middle school in general is awful

understood, maybe, cared, no.

I was kept in the room I started out in, and got suspended a lot

what part of Florida are you in again?

Around Tampa Bay

@Rhodesiaboo what got you suspended a lot?

I once said I tried to kill myself, and had to see a therapist

@FLanon did you hear about the serial killer?

It was a couple weeks back, yeah

@Rhodesiaboo sorry to hear that, I suffered through suicidal depression as a teen too

@Red Storm (in NYC) I just didn’t like the way they were teaching.

that serial killer went to St. John's University

which is a 40 minute walk away from my apartment

it's a small world

Eventually they showed me this private school for kids like me, and I’ve stayed there since

I’m a lot calmer, and happier

@Rhodesiaboo are you on meds?

@Red Storm (in NYC) No, i was never on any meds

btw, what made you depressed? Was it the environment of the school you were in?

I wouldn't be surprised if it was

that's why I think public schools are not only useless, they're harmful

@Red Storm (in NYC) Yeah, it was very shitty. I was stuck with this kid who had big meltdowns because he couldn’t speak.

They really they should focus on stuff like teaching fiscal responsibility, entrepreneurship, values, and normal empirical stuff like mathematics.

And I only left the room when lunch arrived

btw life will get MUCH better once you're done with high school

you're what...16?

15

Literacy is okay, but the way English classes have gone in the US is downhill.

what is the attitude of your peers towards politics

is the Gen Zyklon meme real

They all are politically neutral

From what I gather there seems to be a lot more division

Most of them don’t care about politics

if not outright apathy

@FLanon I honestly think all you need to do is teach a kid how to read, and let their natural curiosity make them great readers