10. You can learn everything in a maximum of 3 years. I actually did realize this back then which is why I skipped a year. That being said, there is absolutely no need for four full years of high school, I don't really think there is even a need for 3. I will be honest, I learned a lot of stuff from Kindergarten to Jr. High like how to read, but then I didn't absorb anything new until my freshman year of college. In fact, I would bet a large sum of money that the U.S. history curriculum from 7th grade is actually identical to the one in 10th grade.
9. A large percent of male high school teachers would stare at your boobs. I didn't really realize this until after the fact, but yeah several teachers would stare at your tits. I know one specifically that would make comments about a girl's in my class.
8. The senior boys really aren't that big of a deal. Not to get all Taylor Swift on you, but when you are a freshman you sort of think the senior boys are the bees knees. Then when you get out of high school and you run into them, still wearing their trusty cargo shorts and drinking Bud light, you realize they aren't that impressive, they are just 2-3 years older than you.
7. Getting detention isn't a big deal. I used to be terrified that I would get detention, that I would be labeled a bad kid. Now I realize that detention literally has no impact on your life whatsoever. I never got detention, and I probably missed out on some good fun because I was so worried that I'd get detention. But even if I had been forced to stay after school once or twice, nothing in my life would be any different.
6. Binder checks are bullshit. Not only did I fail every binder check that I ever had, I also stressed about every single one. One math teacher looked through my notes and then showed everyone in class my doodles. He told me I was unorganized and if I wanted to be successful I'd have to take my notes more seriously. Then he gave me an F. If I knew then what I know now, I would have told him to fuck off.
5. Being part of a clique is stupid. I wasn't smart enough to be with the smart kids, I wasn't tan enough to be with the cool kids (although I did take on a nice shade of orange), and I wasn't sad enough to be a goth. I used to wish I was one of the above, then I went to college and hung out with everyone and had a blast.
4. School lunches rocked. You got a main, 2 sides, and a milk for a dollar. I literally cannot buy anything for a dollar, expect maybe a gumball. I wish I had appreciated this more at the time. I actually bribed my 14 year old neighbor yesterday to bring me back a piece of pizza and freeze it for me so I can have it when I get home. She better remember!
3. Most high school teachers really just want to be back in high school. When it became known that I was skipping a year I was pulled aside by several teachers in order to talk me out of the grave mistake I was making. An intervention of sorts. I literally had one say that they were the best years of his life and he'd give anything to go back. This man had been to college, he was married, and he had 2 little babies....and he said he wanted to go back to high school? Sorry Mr. Onze, but please don't project your shit on me.
2. You are smarter than most teachers. I once wrote an awesome paper on gangs for my senior thesis. It was epic. In fact, my english teacher loved it, he loved it so much he thought I cheated and that my parents wrote it for me. He docked me a letter a grade. Now I am going to school for writing and I know that he was just a prick who didn't know shit. Can you say, peanut butter and jealous Mr. Strauss?
1. None of it matters. I mean sure, do your work, but just so you can get into a college. But none of it actually matters. I talk to about 5 kids from high school and no one will ever again look at my high school transcript or my SATs.
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