Comments on: School….. http://www.supersimbo.com/2009/11/school/ Christian/Husband/Designer/Blogger/Beard Enthusiast Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:06:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Nick http://www.supersimbo.com/2009/11/school/comment-page-1/#comment-356 Nick Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:39:42 +0000 http://supersimbo.com/?p=858#comment-356 @Andrew.. trouble - is i left school at 16. straight in to the adult world and never had a chance to 'work it through' as it were. i think it then became one of those things that damages your soul without you even knowing it. and as a christian its these failiures that stop us from getting close to God, or worse still not even knowing him. It certainly stopped me. I'm 37. And i became a christian last September. @Andrew.. trouble – is i left school at 16. straight in to the adult world and never had a chance to ‘work it through’ as it were. i think it then became one of those things that damages your soul without you even knowing it. and as a christian its these failiures that stop us from getting close to God, or worse still not even knowing him. It certainly stopped me.
I’m 37. And i became a christian last September.

]]> By: Graeme http://www.supersimbo.com/2009/11/school/comment-page-1/#comment-338 Graeme Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:12:43 +0000 http://supersimbo.com/?p=858#comment-338 but i wouldnt give up on what iv had so far even though its tough for graduates now. Drew, I'm glad to hear you say that :) Love you man :) but i wouldnt give up on what iv had so far even though its tough for graduates now.

Drew, I’m glad to hear you say that :) Love you man :)

]]> By: Andrew http://www.supersimbo.com/2009/11/school/comment-page-1/#comment-337 Andrew Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:56:03 +0000 http://supersimbo.com/?p=858#comment-337 Im not sure, I think everybody has those moments, high achiever or not. I did very well in terms of all the academic stuff but didnt really like anything else about it, bullying and the like for all of primary school and then the same guys went to my second school so i still couldnt escape them! sigh. but you get over that and need to leave it behind you or else it will follow you. while others who didnt focus too much on the school work had a great time. It got better only when I decided to make something more out of it and remember that I was a child then and that the rest of my life wasnt going to be dictated by those few years. yes there were some pretty horrific times but that was almost a decade ago and it needs to be moved on from. When I got to Uni i managed to combine both having fun and doing the work needed, but when i moved onto the postgrad stuff I realised that I'd had enough and wanted to start living in the actual world instead of continually trying to advance dry theories that are totally separated from reality. but i wouldnt give up on what iv had so far even though its tough for graduates now. Im not sure, I think everybody has those moments, high achiever or not. I did very well in terms of all the academic stuff but didnt really like anything else about it, bullying and the like for all of primary school and then the same guys went to my second school so i still couldnt escape them! sigh. but you get over that and need to leave it behind you or else it will follow you. while others who didnt focus too much on the school work had a great time.
It got better only when I decided to make something more out of it and remember that I was a child then and that the rest of my life wasnt going to be dictated by those few years. yes there were some pretty horrific times but that was almost a decade ago and it needs to be moved on from.
When I got to Uni i managed to combine both having fun and doing the work needed, but when i moved onto the postgrad stuff I realised that I’d had enough and wanted to start living in the actual world instead of continually trying to advance dry theories that are totally separated from reality. but i wouldnt give up on what iv had so far even though its tough for graduates now.

]]> By: Nick Heath http://www.supersimbo.com/2009/11/school/comment-page-1/#comment-336 Nick Heath Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:26:22 +0000 http://supersimbo.com/?p=858#comment-336 Hmmm - well when I was in Primary school I was one of those horrible annoying high achievers! Top of the class know-it-all. Always asking questions that foxed the teachers... So - when I was 10-11 my parents thought it would give me a real opportunity in life to send me to a fee-paying school. A posh school. Outwardly I was very excited about this. I remember the precise moment - the moment where I could have expressed my real feelings (what 10 year old can?!?! I just wanted to please my parents mostly!). I was lying on the floor in the lounge and Dad said "Are you sure you want to go to this School?” I said "Yes". Inside I was screaming NO. How wise I was! I spent 3 years of hell in a school surrounded by the 'cream of the crop', 'the old boys’ network' etc etc. Confidence destroyed. Demonized as a hopeless case. I was lifted out of the school (before I was expelled I fear) and put back in to the comprehensive system. I don't resent my parents in any way for doing what they did, their motives were pure. Their financial sacrifices were very real. (we were not well-off). But - just to finish - I got my confidence back only really in the last 6 or 7 years. Hmmm – well when I was in Primary school I was one of those horrible annoying high achievers! Top of the class know-it-all. Always asking questions that foxed the teachers…
So – when I was 10-11 my parents thought it would give me a real opportunity in life to send me to a fee-paying school. A posh school. Outwardly I was very excited about this. I remember the precise moment – the moment where I could have expressed my real feelings (what 10 year old can?!?! I just wanted to please my parents mostly!). I was lying on the floor in the lounge and Dad said “Are you sure you want to go to this School?” I said “Yes”. Inside I was screaming NO.
How wise I was! I spent 3 years of hell in a school surrounded by the ‘cream of the crop’, ‘the old boys’ network’ etc etc. Confidence destroyed. Demonized as a hopeless case. I was lifted out of the school (before I was expelled I fear) and put back in to the comprehensive system.
I don’t resent my parents in any way for doing what they did, their motives were pure. Their financial sacrifices were very real. (we were not well-off).
But – just to finish – I got my confidence back only really in the last 6 or 7 years.

]]> By: Connormcc http://www.supersimbo.com/2009/11/school/comment-page-1/#comment-335 Connormcc Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:28:37 +0000 http://supersimbo.com/?p=858#comment-335 I was never a high flier in school, I wasn't terrible, but by no means a straight A student, wasn't prefect or rugby player or anything, it always kinda bugged me, but in the end I didn't really care... I was never a high flier in school, I wasn’t terrible, but by no means a straight A student, wasn’t prefect or rugby player or anything, it always kinda bugged me, but in the end I didn’t really care…

]]> By: supersimbo http://www.supersimbo.com/2009/11/school/comment-page-1/#comment-334 supersimbo Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:52:55 +0000 http://supersimbo.com/?p=858#comment-334 I should have said i still had fun in school, had friends who were good mates but the direction of my life changed when i quit the idea of education and got a job at 18 so you could call that a new chapter. I have done some Open University courses since my mid 20's so i am not a complete zealot against education, i guess i was just one of the kids who had a bad experience with schools....... I should have said i still had fun in school, had friends who were good mates but the direction of my life changed when i quit the idea of education and got a job at 18 so you could call that a new chapter.

I have done some Open University courses since my mid 20′s so i am not a complete zealot against education, i guess i was just one of the kids who had a bad experience with schools…….

]]> By: Xander!!!!!!!!!! http://www.supersimbo.com/2009/11/school/comment-page-1/#comment-333 Xander!!!!!!!!!! Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:18:38 +0000 http://supersimbo.com/?p=858#comment-333 Hey Mate, Never knew this about your past, I too had tremendous difficulties through my primary, secondary and later College (in England) years. I am glad that God has removed the majority of your memories to do with your life. A lot of my school life I can unfortunately remember very clearly but I think in time, God will remove the majority of these memories. Just like you. Of course there are things he will leave engraved in our minds and I'm guessing he has for you but only as a tool to help you now or later on in life whether you know why or not? Anyway I'm going to be quiet, but I will say keep up all the blogging. It's nice getting to know you Ally :) Xander Hey Mate,

Never knew this about your past, I too had tremendous difficulties through my primary, secondary and later College (in England) years.

I am glad that God has removed the majority of your memories to do with your life.

A lot of my school life I can unfortunately remember very clearly but I think in time, God will remove the majority of these memories. Just like you.

Of course there are things he will leave engraved in our minds and I’m guessing he has for you but only as a tool to help you now or later on in life whether you know why or not?

Anyway I’m going to be quiet, but I will say keep up all the blogging.

It’s nice getting to know you Ally :)

Xander

]]> By: Filipa http://www.supersimbo.com/2009/11/school/comment-page-1/#comment-332 Filipa Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:23:12 +0000 http://supersimbo.com/?p=858#comment-332 I'm sorry ally to hear you had such a bad experience with schools in general.. I do suppose it's very much up to a school you end up going because I had absolutely amazing time :) It was so much fun and challenging and great at the same time.. I do remember teachers, although most of them weren't any good, but there were some that I always meet up with when I go back to SK , and like chat to them for 3-4 hours :) I’m sorry ally to hear you had such a bad experience with schools in general.. I do suppose it’s very much up to a school you end up going because I had absolutely amazing time :) It was so much fun and challenging and great at the same time.. I do remember teachers, although most of them weren’t any good, but there were some that I always meet up with when I go back to SK , and like chat to them for 3-4 hours :)

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