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galtdunn
United States977 Posts
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NB
Netherlands12045 Posts
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Shady Sands
United States4021 Posts
On March 22 2013 07:09 NB wrote: number 8 is pretty much against my belief. It separates a normal student from the outstanding one from my view (given that they are already bright to begin with ofc). The problem often come down to nature instinct and the background education as well as born personality that a person could resist the need of substance so it is situational a lot of time, different from person to person. That is why a good advice generally is to stay out of those substances to begin with. Fair enough, and I should add that I've pretty much stopped taking anything past graduation (>2 years ago). But it's still interesting to see exactly what warped sensations and thoughts your brain can come up with while baked. More of a learning thing than anything else--obv don't stuff you can't handle, etc. | ||
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Tommie
China658 Posts
Students should not be drinking and smoking weed. They should be trying LSD and mushrooms. Take it from me, sex on mushrooms with someone great blows your mind. | ||
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Ushio
Canada868 Posts
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ticklishmusic
United States15977 Posts
Like seriously, just don't. Don't cheat on homework (okay, well if its some incredibly braindead stuff maybe ok). Don't cheat on tests. Don't cheat on friends. Don't cheat on significant others. It's not worth the physical, academic, social, (insert descriptor here), repercussions. I don't know from personal experience, but yeah. | ||
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Spiffeh
United States830 Posts
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ViZe
United States1513 Posts
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Treehead
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docvoc
United States5491 Posts
On March 22 2013 10:02 ticklishmusic wrote: Don't cheat on anything. Like seriously, just don't. Don't cheat on homework (okay, well if its some incredibly braindead stuff maybe ok). Don't cheat on tests. Don't cheat on friends. Don't cheat on significant others. It's not worth the physical, academic, social, (insert descriptor here), repercussions. I don't know from personal experience, but yeah. Most smart kids I know cheat, from middleschool through college and even into grad school. | ||
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Burrfoot
United States1176 Posts
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Gman1216
United States97 Posts
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Japhybaby
Canada301 Posts
On March 22 2013 22:46 docvoc wrote: Most smart kids I know cheat, from middleschool through college and even into grad school. most academically successful kids that you know cheat you mean. If they're actually "smart" meaning if they actually have the talent to outshine their peers at competitive institutes, they will likely whiz through whatever work is being given for average students. You should definitely get stoned at college if you're curious about it! get laid get high get drunk-thats a good part of life. The "good" guys will tell you it's wrong but i have another word for the "good" guys- the herd. | ||
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Setev
Malaysia390 Posts
On March 22 2013 22:46 docvoc wrote: Most smart kids I know cheat, from middleschool through college and even into grad school. Then they must be not very smart at all. School exams are just to measure how much and how well you have learned in a period of time (semester). As long as you don't do something stupid like fail the paper, you should still be able to get yourself a job. And one more thing about real smart kids - they know that working a job will not get make you live a fulfilling and wealthy life. | ||
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ZenithM
France15952 Posts
On March 22 2013 22:46 docvoc wrote: Most smart kids I know cheat, from middleschool through college and even into grad school. Lol, I know a bunch of people I would call smart (they all finished grad school already and are going on with their own PhDs or R&D jobs or whatever) and I've never seen anyone cheat... mostly because if you're smart enough, you don't need it. Edit: But maybe it's different in the US I don't know, maybe even the really gifted people cheat too :D | ||
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Recognizable
Netherlands1552 Posts
On March 22 2013 07:09 NB wrote: number 8 is pretty much against my belief. It separates a normal student from the outstanding one from my view (given that they are already bright to begin with ofc). The problem often come down to nature instinct and the background education as well as born personality that a person could resist the need of substance so it is situational a lot of time, different from person to person. That is why a good advice generally is to stay out of those substances to begin with. Why do you think this is? I don't do drugs and drink, but this does not mean I won't ever. We life once, and as Aristotle said: "No great genius has ever existed without some touch of madness." Sometimes; you need to let go. | ||
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Targe
United Kingdom14103 Posts
On March 21 2013 08:23 bo1b wrote: I can't tell if I love this advice or hate it. I agree with pretty much everything but sections 4-6 just come off so impersonal and self centred that it creates such a cognitive dissonance in me :\ + Show Spoiler + don't do drugs kids I believe the general idea is to get it out the way now so you don't want to deal with it in later life. | ||
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docvoc
United States5491 Posts
On March 23 2013 00:09 ZenithM wrote: Lol, I know a bunch of people I would call smart (they all finished grad school already and are going on with their own PhDs or R&D jobs or whatever) and I've never seen anyone cheat... mostly because if you're smart enough, you don't need it. Edit: But maybe it's different in the US I don't know, maybe even the really gifted people cheat too :D Most people who are gifted are also gifted at cheating the system in my experience. People here who say they know smart people who don't cheat are either not in the know, or the kids are so smart they don't have to cheat (which is a possibility, but I doubt it is all of them). Also saying they aren't smart because they cheat is incredibly naive. Knowing how to cheat the system successfully and in a repeatable manner is one of the things school, especially the IB, has taught me to be able to do. I don't cheat, but I've learned a great deal from the smart kids I see cheating, though I don't consider myself smart  . | ||
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Dfgj
Singapore5922 Posts
On March 23 2013 01:15 docvoc wrote: Most people who are gifted are also gifted at cheating the system in my experience. People here who say they know smart people who don't cheat are either not in the know, or the kids are so smart they don't have to cheat (which is a possibility, but I doubt it is all of them). Also saying they aren't smart because they cheat is incredibly naive. Knowing how to cheat the system successfully and in a repeatable manner is one of the things school, especially the IB, has taught me to be able to do. I don't cheat, but I've learned a great deal from the smart kids I see cheating, though I don't consider myself smart .People actually cheat to get through IB? That's amusing. | ||
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Recognizable
Netherlands1552 Posts
On March 23 2013 01:15 docvoc wrote: Most people who are gifted are also gifted at cheating the system in my experience. People here who say they know smart people who don't cheat are either not in the know, or the kids are so smart they don't have to cheat (which is a possibility, but I doubt it is all of them). Also saying they aren't smart because they cheat is incredibly naive. Knowing how to cheat the system successfully and in a repeatable manner is one of the things school, especially the IB, has taught me to be able to do. I don't cheat, but I've learned a great deal from the smart kids I see cheating, though I don't consider myself smart .Define cheating? | ||
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