[blackeagle]

very interesting advice, and very true. ive never been good at regurgitating facts, always thought its held me back being on a strict lesson plan. never have i once had a teacher that actually taught me anything useful, the basic math skills, writing and spelling was all self taught, might be easy to see. heh. back in the early grades i was smarter than most students, i was ridiculed and made fun of and had to dumb down my thought path to be understood by my peers. and this has left me with dismal grades and a careless attitude about my schooling

[ApplegateRanch]

Been there, done that, took a long time to learn not to look or sound smart, no matter how much I had to bite my tongue.

The grades did not reflect my intelligence, as I found life MUCH easier as a B student, with friends, than an A student with "social problems" and too many "accidents" in the locker room.

Once I hit college, in the days when not everybody, but mostly only those who really wanted to and could meet requiremnents attended, things were suddenly very different.

It took a while to learn how to really study, but at least having a brain wasn't a handicap anymore.

[Old Professer]

And how does that make you feel...?