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Grobyc
Canada18410 Posts
My mom has a PH.D. in metaphysics and a Masters Degree in religious studies.... and she wants to write an article about Day[9]? oh my god, this is so freaking awesome. Well Day[9] pretty much is a religion. On a more serious note, that's really fucking cool she enjoyed it so much. Sort of makes me want to show it to my mom hahaha. Super jealous~ | ||
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Moody
United States750 Posts
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froGGifyre
United States213 Posts
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Versita
Canada1032 Posts
if my parents were better english speakers, i might've shown it to my mom/dad too! | ||
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Zoex
United States48 Posts
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HaruHaru
United States988 Posts
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onlinerobbe
Germany547 Posts
I guess we could talk about that for hours (talk as in exchange, not discuss :>) | ||
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sib-pelle
Sweden162 Posts
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EternalFishY
United States35 Posts
On November 18 2010 16:17 Liquid`Nazgul wrote: Into the spotlight. I may ask my parents to watch D9D100 after reading this. Pretty sure they will love it. Thanks Nazgul!!! Definitely give it a shot if you think that your parents will be open to it, they might just surprise you like mine did  p.s. I'm a fan | ||
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Strelok
Ukraine320 Posts
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BaltA
Norway849 Posts
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QQplay
United States229 Posts
On November 18 2010 16:55 sib-pelle wrote: Day 9 is wiser than a buddhist master He's more interesting than the man from Dos Equis. | ||
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sleepingdog
Austria6145 Posts
Playing Warcraft 3 competitively has indeed prepared me way better for my two studies (which I finished ahead of time amongst the very best) compared to high school in two ways: First: You are NOT the best, NEVER, there are ALWAYS people that are better than you. Suck it up and live with it. This lesson is so invaluable, I can't emphazise it enough. And you definitely can NOT learn this by studying. No way. You have to finde something you "want" to be good at....and actually continue to FAIL for a long time. Only then you learn to live with your flaws instead of getting an angry person. Eventually you'll overcome being pissed off and actively try to improve...like...all the time. You never sit back thinking "man, I'm awsome" and become more humble. Second: Hard work always pays off. Talent is one of the most overrated things, talent comes into play if you are already among the best of the best. You can even become a good musician just by practicing, let alone things that are NOT related to art. So if you wanna become good at something, you HAVE to put hours and hours of work into it. Many admired me for studying Law in 3 years instead of the normally required 4 and still getting (almost) perfect grades. Many asked me how I did it. The answer is ridiculously simple - I just sat my ass down on the frickin chair and studied. Long hours. Day after day. If somebody is successfuly at something, there's never something magical behind it. | ||
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EternalFishY
United States35 Posts
On November 18 2010 14:08 fainez wrote: you actually got a hs diploma? nice, i took the GED because I actually didnt have an option because current PA law is kinda messed up for homeschoolers, but either way the GED was so easy and colleges dont care, its all the GPA / SAT (or whatever your area has) scores. I actually did some math 'classes' but it was just a textbook that i would go through whenever i felt like it. did you do anything like that or just completely life experience learning? people tend to overlook how much learning you do outside of the classroom, I learned so much in boy scouts that even i didnt notice until later in life. As for the harder 'subjects' like i said i worked on math, as it was part of the reason i left public school in sixth grade because I struggled with it. still not great at math but passed what i need already for my college degree. took biology already, got like a B+ didnt think it was that hard. I hate chem so just not taking that. not needed for my field. always been amazing at history, english, anything to do with writing. side question, if you have applied to colleges yet what do they tell you to do for grades / GPA? we didnt do any formal grading and the college ACTUALLY told us to just make something up... lol. Yeah! my mom was able to find a school that keeps you in part of their curriculum and as long as you follow it at the end you get a legitimate diploma. Virginia, by law, also made me take a yearly test to make sure I wasn't completely intellectually ignorant. I did a little bit of textbook work when I felt like I wasn't learning as much as I needed to, usually via "test-prep" books but I think they stopped making those at 8th grade. Other then those books I really just learned from life experience, figuring out how to use every situation as a learning tool became a pretty decent skill of mine.Math was something that I worked on a little bit as well. Earth Science and Government were also a little difficult for me, but it wasn't too hard once I found the right tools to learn from. I also am terrible at Chem, I never had to do any sort of Chem in the state tests I was required to take so I know little to nothing about it. I did a little writing group for unschoolers for a few months once upon a time, unfortunately in Virginia where I grew up, most of them were extremely religious based so I really didn't enjoy them, but the kids were great writers and really loved it. I think that's a common thing for unschoolers to be drawn to, I don't know why though. I haven't applied for any colleges because I want to pursue something in the Culinary field, but if I did need to give someone something regarding my GPA I would be able to give them my test results from the state CATs I used to have to take. That's pretty damn awesome that they told you to make it up though ahahahah. | ||
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chobopeon
United States7342 Posts
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being
Niger16 Posts
Sharing this with as many people as I can. Too bad my parents don't speak English. ._. | ||
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KinosJourney2
Sweden1811 Posts
On November 18 2010 08:42 bonifaceviii wrote: Reading his mom's bio explained why she gave Day[9] a chance. She's some kind of postmodernist, anti-structuralist new ager. http://gatewaytogold.com/?page_id=37 Don't misinterpret that as an insult, because it's not. This dude's mom has the ability to watch Day[9] non-judgementally because of what she is, and that's not a bad thing. I just wouldn't take this dude's mom as a normal case. I think the only problem would be getting a grown-up parent to watch the video, if they actually did take the time to watch it they'd love it. I'm pretty sure of it Also, i wish i would get home schooled like the OP. Sounds like heaven to figure out life on your own | ||
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pedduck
Thailand468 Posts
On November 18 2010 04:44 EternalFishY wrote: My mom has a PH.D. in metaphysics and a Masters Degree in religious studies -EternalFishY Your mother probably know how the universe began, so it is not surprise to see why she look at thing in a much cooler way. | ||
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ChThoniC
United States536 Posts
I want to improve, I want to be creative, I want to use quick thinking, I want to meet likeminded people. In many ways my classes stifle creativity, but Starcraft let's me express my creativity and personality. I love this game, and I'm proud that I play it. I'm just starting to be able to admit that, however... And the response has been pretty good. I wish I could make a career out of SC2 in some way... | ||
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Chaosvuistje
Netherlands2581 Posts
On November 18 2010 16:21 Grobyc wrote: Well Day[9] pretty much is a religion. On a more serious note, that's really fucking cool she enjoyed it so much. Sort of makes me want to show it to my mom hahaha. Super jealous~ Day9 is NOT a religion. Day9ism cannot be seen as such. People follow religion in the assumption that its right. People follow day9 because they KNOW hes right. There's a certain margin of error that day9ism lacks to be called a religion. | ||
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