Everyone goes to school, you will just have to deal with it!

Get your act together and make this year productive

-James

Hope that helps =)

How do I know? Because I say it and I mean it. AND I overhear many, many other people say it, too.

If I was with you, I would probably be putting my arm around you, asking you to sit down and explaining all this and A LOT more.

Going to school is THE BEST TIME of YOUR life. Make the most of it. Yes, it can be hard. BUT it can be A LOT of fun, too. Join clubs, participate AND BE ACTIVE in extra-curricular activities!

I don’t know what grade you are in, but PLEASE STAY IN SCHOOL! I typed the caps not to holler, but to make you aware how important school is. School is “THE stepping stone” to the life you may be desiring – right now. School is NECESSARY. School is ESSENTIAL to success and a happier life.

Thomas Jefferson and our other Founding Fathers, who crafted and wrote our Declaration of Independence, believed and thought so much of happiness, they included it in that most important document: “. . .We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. . . ”

When you go for any job, one of the first Qs any future employer wants to know is THE highest level of education you completed. That Q isn’t on the applications to take-up space and waste everyone’s time. Its there for many, many reasons. Among them are:

1] To see and determine if you can actually read AND understand written instructions and information, which you MUST know, to properly perform any job.

2] To determine if you are the kind of person that particular employer is looking for: Are you a person who will “go that extra mile” to make sure a task or a project is properly done – according to the instructions you were given AND MAYBE you did MORE – to add your personal touch to that finished product.

Why? Due to the fact:

2A] Sometimes folks are in such a hurry THEY FORGET the small details AND

2B] THEY THINK YOU WILL KNOW BETTER AND DO WHAT ISN’T WRITTEN,

2C] OR at the very least, you’ll ask them about an important point which may be a “grey area” to you, but which is certainly “in plain black and white – to them.

3] Any future employer wants to see how well you think and reason.

There are many more. Those are among the important ones.

If you aren’t happy with your subjects or with the curriculum, talk with your parents and your “guidance counselor” [that’s what we called the person who pulled us aside and chatted with us about we wanted to do with our lives – after graduation.]. Perhaps there is a different curriculum which could be of greater help to you and for you.

After 42 years, I STILL remember him. I’ll always remember him. He never took me “under his wing”, but he was – and continues to be an inspiration to me. My Guidance Counselor was Rev. Adger P. Moore. He preferred to be called “Mr. Moore”. He was a wonderful, personable man. He LOVED his work. It was his calling.

One quote he ALWAYS made to us – individually and in assembly: “If at first you don’t suc-ceed [succeed], keep on suckin’ ‘til you do succeed!”

There are two old sayings:

A] “The only stupid question is the question you don’t ask.”

B] “So, you thought — and think — education is expensive? Just wait until you try ignorance.”

TRUE STORY: When I was about 8, 9 or 10, I wished for something or I wished I could do something or I wished one of my terrific aunts would come home so we could do something.

I said my “wish” loud enough for my wonderful Grandmom to hear. She stopped what she was doing (making bread, I think), took-off her apron and washed her hands. In a very sweet, matronly way, she took me by the hand and led me to the living room [“the parlor” she called it]. My Grandmom sat in my Grandpop’s chair and pulled me very close to her.

As though she was telling me a secret only I could hear, she spoke very softly, saying, “I’m going to tell you two things I think are important enough for you to know. Number 1, I love you. – No matter what you say or what you do, I‘ll always love you.”

I was playing with my hands, looking down at them. I glanced up and looked at her face. She was smiling. I said, “I love you too, Grandmom.”

She said, “Yes, I know that.”

She continued, “And number 2: Wish in one hand and pee in the other – then see which one gets filled first!”

We hugged each other. She probably hugged me a lot harder than I hugged her. She arose and went back to the kitchen. I continued whatever I wasn’t doing.

Mark my words: The day will come – in fact many days will come – when you will say aloud, “I wish I was back in school!”

How do I know? Because I say it and I mean it. AND I overhear many, many other people say it, too.

AND IF you doubt one word of this answer, please print a copy of it and show it to your parents, teachers or anyone else you might think may be on your side. Those folks might just agree with me or perhaps you.

I believe I did my best to help you. Thank you for asking your question. I enjoyed taking the time to answer your question. You did a great job – not only for your information, but for every other person interested in reading my answer. Thanks to everyone for reading my answer.

I wish you well!

Very Truly Yours,

Ron Berue

Yes, that is my real last name.