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[jaF0]

You're about to graduate High School ... barely. Grades are marginal at best. You hated every minute of school and have vowed you'll never set foot in a classroom again. You can't wait to get out of the house and get your own place.

Where do you start?

I don't envy that group today.

 

[BobaFetaCheese]

People like that don't tend to do well, generally speaking. High school isn't that hard so if they can barely get thru that then they're really gonna love what life has in store for them.
Hasn't changed much over time tho. That group has always been there.

 

[Amoebah]

You're about to graduate High School ... barely. Grades are marginal at best. You hated every minute of school and have vowed you'll never set foot in a classroom again. You can't wait to get out of the house and get your own place.

Where do you start?

I don't envy that group today.

I just don’t know what I want.

 

[AngusBridie]

People like that don't tend to do well, generally speaking. High school isn't that hard so if they can barely get thru that then they're really gonna love what life has in store for them.
Hasn't changed much over time tho. That group has always been there.

Depends really, you can get into trades, for example, electrician. Make insane cash and High School really wasn't all that important.

 

[BobaFetaCheese]

Depends really, you can get into trades, for example, electrician. Make insane cash and High School really wasn't all that important.

I had actually put something similar in my post but deleted cuz I rambled even more than usual. My point had been that they can do those things or factory work or whatever but it still takes hard work and a willingness to learn and if a person struggled in high school often it's because they lacked those qualities. Again, just generally speaking. By no means applies to all.

 

[AngusBridie]

Word..........

 

[Not Normal]

Depends really, you can get into trades, for example, electrician. Make insane cash and High School really wasn't all that important.

Yeah. If I had kids, I'd encourage them to learn a trade or two. Auto repair, or auto body, plumber, electrician, construction, HVAC. Those are jobs that will always be around and need to happen locally. Hare to outsource an overflowing toilet to another country.

 

[GiaCat]

You're about to graduate High School ... barely. Grades are marginal at best. You hated every minute of school and have vowed you'll never set foot in a classroom again. You can't wait to get out of the house and get your own place.

Where do you start?

I don't envy that group today.

I joined the Air Force at 18. I was on my own in no time https://www.airforce.com/

 

[jaF0]

I joined the Air Force at 18. I was on my own in no time https://www.airforce.com/

Forced to raise your hand in tribute to a ButterBar is not 'on your own'. Three of my four fingers were known to droop a bit during that phase too.