Ohhh, I remember this now.

My University grade average? 68.5%...Rounded up 69%. I like to think I got 69. A 70 looks a lot better, but in no means a good mark regardless. Ha. Grade school I was at the top of the class, not that it even matters, and highschool I was in the 80's. But, as I got older I came to realize a few things about school.

School for the most part is fluff.

My highschool graduation quote that was printed in the year book looked something this:

"Highschool is like a fight...You can mess around and throw a few punches, or walk away a smarter man"

Translation = Do what you need to, take what is offered to you, and get the hell out.

Christ, even back then I thought too much for my own good.

I have been doing some distant studies work to get my professional purchasing degree. I signed up for this thing, and then forgot about it for about 8 months. Whoops. I kinda thought I'd have a different job by now. Not the case.

Now that I'm studying every day and actually doing the work I don't mind it. It actually relates to what I do on a daily basis so that helps keep me motivated to continue. I have a new outlook on my education, and am eager to achieve in this course. Yes, yes...This is all wonderful stuff.

I handed in my first assignment not really knowing what the teacher was looking for. Seeing as I have lots of real life experience I figured I would try and relate this to the course material and blow the teacher away....Wrong. Guess what I got on my first assignment....Guess?.....68.5%. It was like a bad joke. The teacher pointed me in the direction of the text book to answer the questions, and even gave me a template to follow for the case study portion.

Fine....I remember this now....Teachers want you to regurgitate bullshit out of the text book because that's what they know and understand to be correct, and also find it easier to mark.

For my next assignment I followed his little gay template to a tee, and made all my answers the typical generic crap he was looking for. I can play this way, I do not mind. Guess what I got back on this assignment? 68%. I did fucking worse. He foolishly came out to say my structure was wrong on one part (I copied what he gave me as an example), and even had the balls to suggest I bring in real life examples to illustrate my points.

OOOhhhhhhhh RIGHT!!! Its all coming back to me now. I remember why I didn't bother running around like a chicken with my head cut off trying to achieve 100% on every little stupid test, or quiz. It doesn't matter what mark you get, its what you get out of it. I COULD sit down and figure out exactly what this fruitcake wants to see on my paper, and get that great mark...Just not sure I want to. In University I came to this very same crossroad. Bite down and freak out to ensure I get the very best mark....Or???? Plan B. I choose to ignore class, skim text books (if I even bought them), and party my ass off because it didn't matter. I wrote exams drunk, I wrote exams high, hell I even wrote an exam for a course I wasn't even in just for shits and giggles. I still got what I needed in the end. My piece of paper that said I was smart. I do consider myself to have fairly business oriented mind, and can attribute a lot of that to my schooling, but for the most part all those dumb little details that get you the 90 vs the 70....Useless, forgotten, fluff...

Now here is where I would normally say, ok, screw you and the little horse you rode in on, I'm going to do buckets, play guitar, and fraternize with the next girl that walks by with her thong hanging out. I'll see you again at the final exam ya turd. But instead of being frustrated that my way didn't work, and doing it his way didn't work either, I am going to give this good grade thing another try.

Yeah for me!!!

New years resolution #2....Learn to be more patient.

What was number #1....Live for other people, not for myself. There is a few people in my life that need some help, and I think I can be that person. I've gotten myself on track for the most part (the previous post might not suggest so, but that is just typical me when I dont have anyone to behave for), so its time to do something different I think.