I'm a member of that illustrious group of high school dropouts.. currently pursuing an associate in CIT (ambiguous enough, eh?) with aims to be a network admin or security analyst/consultant.
I'm also very sarcastic, narcissistic, and female.
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I'm a member of that illustrious group of high school dropouts.. currently pursuing an associate in CIT (ambiguous enough, eh?) with aims to be a network admin or security analyst/consultant.
I'm also very sarcastic, narcissistic, and female.
Welcome to AO :-) Plenty of experience in these forums to go around, read up!
High school dropout... is that a big group these days?
welcome to AO!
Hi there - Welcome to AO :)
Always good to have female members to bring a differnt view into the community.
Hope you enjoy your stay.
How YOU doin? ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by kataline
Welcome to AO!
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Quite. According to a report I skimmed over yesterday, my state has a nearly 30% dropout rate.Quote:
Originally Posted by ArPaNET
Otherwise, sarcasm noted. ;)
Thanks for the welcoming.
Welcome,
High School dropout? do you mean actually dropping out of your high school, or just not going on after you graduated?
We know ... most females are ;-)Quote:
I'm also very sarcastic, narcissistic, and female
Anyway, Welcome to AO !!
I dropped out of high school - I've never heard the phrase used in another context. For what it's worth, I'm taking classes at a junior college at the moment.. not much of a redeeming factor, but I intend to do well regardless.Quote:
Originally Posted by nihil
Heh.. PacketThirst.. true, but I consider sarcasm an asset, no matter the application :D
Awesome. Sarcasm leads to skepticism which leads to thought which leads to change which leads to impetus which starts the whole cycle all over again WHICH LEADS TO PROGRESS.Quote:
Originally Posted by kataline
It's the way we roll.
Oh...you meant the humor side of sarcasm? Sorry, we just don't know each other well enough yet. :halo:
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Over here you are not allowed to drop out of High School.................it is illegal. So, the expression would refer to someone who left High School and did not follow a tertiary education when they had adequate qualifications to do so.Quote:
I dropped out of high school - I've never heard the phrase used in another context.
OK, people complete their secondary education and then go onto the employment market, but that is not "dropping out"
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Oh, my mistake, I didn't note your location.. where 'tertiary' would be FE, or HE? International school systems are something I know very little about.. but interesting nonetheless. Heh.. I'm imagining a similar legal restriction put on US schools.. heh. I think I'll refrain from commenting on that one. ;)
Thanks for the info :)
And Ouroboros, I believe I like you already :D
Hi there kataline,
Yes, I am over here in the UK :)
We have "nursery schools" or "playschools" which are for the under fives. These are privately funded.
The state system cuts in around five years old and is your "primary school" this lasts until 11 years old, when you go to "secondary school" which goes on to the age of 16, when you face the first major examinations in our education system.............GCSEs (General Certificate of Secondary Education).
At present, this is the earliest you can legally leave the system.
Those who wish to continue can go on to sit A-Levels (Advanced Levels) at 18 years old. This is still considered "secondary" education. I suspect it is something like your "Senior High"?
After that you go to University, Technical College, or some sort of vocational college. This is called "tertiary" education in general but, is also referred to as "further education" or "higher education"
We do have private education if you want it, but at least 80% is state funded. They will pay just about everything up to 18/19 years old.
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LOLQuote:
Originally Posted by kataline
Welcome
MLF
I was told by a teacher last week that my State now does not allow anyone to drop out of HS until they are 18.
Hi isildur,
That has been proposed over here but I do not know if it is law yet. I believe that the idea would be that if you leave high school at 16, you would then have two years at a vocational training college, and have a shot at some recognised preliminary trade or business qualification.
Nihil, yes, your secondary school is roughly equivalent to our high school.
Our kindergarten (playschool/nursery) and elementary (primary) are more or less the same idea as yours. We have 'middle school' as a bridge between elementary and high school, which students attend from ages 12-14 or 15, depending on the county. High school graduates are free to enter the workforce or continue on to university/college or a vocational institution as they see fit, though a four-year university/college is becoming more the rule than the exception.
Welcome to the forum, kataline!
Are you stalking me?
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I know nothing.
You can play with my lamp.
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It's ribbed for Tommy's pleasure.
Thank you, now I have a series of terrible mental images. >.< Yet again.
Welcome kataline! Great to see another female here, hope you stick around :) I've just spent the last three weeks in NZ and am now on my way home to the UK (currently in the Emirates first class lounge in Auckland, getting ready to board the plane to Melbourne), normally I'm a fairly regular poster here.
I love lamp. WHAT ARE WE YELLING ABOUT?Quote:
Originally Posted by D0pp139an93r
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