How did you find the Firekeeper Series?

Rebelshade · Post by **Rebelshade** » Thu Jul 10, 2008 8:45 pm

ha ha. i started as an alto, but moved up to saprano, as it was easier for me. never got too big into it

moonwolf021 · Post by **moonwolf021** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 7:54 pm

RebelShade -> Its okay even though dragonboats is the fastest growing sport in the world, alot of people have never heard of it. Its an amazing sport ... I could go on for hours about it but i'll just give a link

Misha -> Well I had a tough time freshman year and having a stubborn, condenscending, passive aggressive band teacher that I didn't get along with didn't help. He expected us to be proffessional level when most of the players in the band were in they're second or third year of playing. By then I had been playing flute for four years and was taught by an awesome but unfortunately inadequate teacher. Well I was tired of his attitude and him blaming the entire flute section's lack of talent on me (2nd chair).
Plus alot of it had to do with my dad who's a professional trombone player and pressured me tremendously with playing the flute and other instruments. By freshman year I could play something like 6 instruments. So between my father that I dont get along with and my band teacher, I was done.

Rebelshade · Post by **Rebelshade** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 9:57 am

thanks, moonwolf, i think i've seen this before, somewhere. don't quite remember, but it looks familar

Panama Girl · Post by **Panama Girl** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 12:02 pm

Man, I reeeally have to check in more often!

I was never much a fan of school after third grade. I got bumped up a grade so did most of 4th during the summer, then went into 5th. My new classmates didn't like me because of that.

Seventh grade I started at a different secondary school, which improved my social life slightly, but it was academically boring compared to the previous one. I tuned out, eventually dropped out, and finally got my HSD at an evening school (there is no GED in Panama).

I just wish I had learned the really useful stuff in school, life skills it seems everyone expects you to be born knowing.

My list so far:

how to budget and balance a checkbook
how to read a utility company bill
how to get utilities hooked up in the first place
how banking, credit and mortgage interest works
how municipalities work
writing a resumÃ©
what to do at a job interview
how to write a letter to a business (registering a formal complaint, requesting information or just saying "good work")
how to fill out a tax form and take advantage of deductions

and it just goes on and on and on...

Rebelshade · Post by **Rebelshade** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 9:25 pm

don't worry. i didn't learn most of that in school. honestly, i'm stilling learning most of those myself.

moonwolf021 · Post by **moonwolf021** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 4:36 pm

i guess i was lucky then. When I dropped out of band, they stuck me in 'Introduction to Business' which should really be 'get ready for being an adult class' cause they taught us how to do our taxes and balance our checkbooks and all that.

Misha12 · Post by **Misha12** » Wed Jul 16, 2008 7:48 am

Panama Girl wrote:Man, I reeeally have to check in more often!

I was never much a fan of school after third grade. I got bumped up a grade so did most of 4th during the summer, then went into 5th. My new classmates didn't like me because of that.

Seventh grade I started at a different secondary school, which improved my social life slightly, but it was academically boring compared to the previous one. I tuned out, eventually dropped out, and finally got my HSD at an evening school (there is no GED in Panama).

I just wish I had learned the really useful stuff in school, life skills it seems everyone expects you to be born knowing.

My list so far:
how to budget and balance a checkbook
how to read a utility company bill
how to get utilities hooked up in the first place
how banking, credit and mortgage interest works
how municipalities work
writing a resumÃ©
what to do at a job interview
how to write a letter to a business (registering a formal complaint, requesting information or just saying "good work")
how to fill out a tax form and take advantage of deductions

and it just goes on and on and on...

But...then they wouldn't have time to teach us Algebra! And Lord knows we use THAT almost everyday -_-. Seriously though, it wouldve help to know that stuff...except the resume. I was actually taught that in Middle school. But by the time I had to actually use that knowledge it had escaped me

. Thank goodness for the internet :3

moonwolf021 · Post by **moonwolf021** » Wed Jul 16, 2008 4:00 pm

God, I'm going to be taking so many classes that won't help me in life for the next two years since i'm in International Bacclaureatte

Except for Newspaper and English and all the science classes i'm taking.

Like I'm going into Pre-Cal next year.... not looking forward to that

Rebelshade · Post by **Rebelshade** » Wed Jul 16, 2008 9:36 pm

one reason i choose a trade school. dont have to study anything not related to my field

moonwolf021 · Post by **moonwolf021** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 1:13 am

One of my top preferences in my current college search are schools that don't have requirements. My number 2 choice is like that but unfortunately my number 1 is not.