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Advice to Starting High School

That's okay it's a stupid question. We'll still also need Hotel doorman won't we

It's not a stupid question. Trying to compare what plumbers and electricians do to what a doorman does is silly.

Oh, and where I live, those who can fix a/c systems are gods in August.
 
There were toilets and showers and septic tanks before there were computers. And folks have different skill-sets.

That's true but if you read the title of the thread you will see it has to do with giving advice to someone starting High SchoolThat's true but if you read the title of the thread you will see it has to do with giving advice to someone starting High School. Typically people in high school only pursue one career. I'll go with Warren Buffett and Mary Barras advice, coding is the best advice.
 
That's true but if you read the title of the thread you will see it has to do with giving advice to someone starting High SchoolThat's true but if you read the title of the thread you will see it has to do with giving advice to someone starting High School. Typically people in high school only pursue one career. I'll go with Warren Buffett and Mary Barras advice, coding is the best advice.

Again, you're assuming an interest or a knack. Unless you're comparing coding to ladling out food in a cafeteria line (and some people aren't even good at this), coding is a specific skill-set that many can't develop.
 
Again, you're assuming an interest or a knack. Unless you're comparing coding to ladling out food in a cafeteria line (and some people aren't even good at this), coding is a specific skill-set that many can't develop.


your assumption is that coding is difficult, it isnt. Coding is most akin to learning a language which all but the bottom few can do.
 
Again, you're assuming an interest or a knack. Unless you're comparing coding to ladling out food in a cafeteria line (and some people aren't even good at this), coding is a specific skill-set that many can't develop.

I think the biggest problem is that people don't want to learn. To a lot of people computers run on magic. Sure not everyone can learn Python or C# but just the logic and the flow of programming goes a long way to understanding basic functions of a computer and I am sure almost anyone can learn that and that is essential for the efficient use of technology in the workplace.
 
I had a conversation with a relative who was entering high school the other week. It was interesting because he actually had a plan. A fairly solid one too. Granted he came from a put together family. His dad is a self made man (quite literally built a business from scratch coming out of the military and borderline poverty to make millions). So it isn't surprising to see a kid like that having a plan. But it makes me wonder. What advice would you give to kids going into high school? Specifically about their future and so on?

Personally? I would really encourage them to use their summer wisely. Get good grades of course. But I would really encourage them to find things they love now. Not just video games and parties and social media. In fact...I would encourage them to put down social media. So how about y'all?

Whether you hate high school or love it...it gets better. So don't let your worldview be dominated by what's going on around you now.
 
I had a conversation with a relative who was entering high school the other week. It was interesting because he actually had a plan. A fairly solid one too. Granted he came from a put together family. His dad is a self made man (quite literally built a business from scratch coming out of the military and borderline poverty to make millions). So it isn't surprising to see a kid like that having a plan. But it makes me wonder. What advice would you give to kids going into high school? Specifically about their future and so on?

Personally? I would really encourage them to use their summer wisely. Get good grades of course. But I would really encourage them to find things they love now. Not just video games and parties and social media. In fact...I would encourage them to put down social media. So how about y'all?

1. Turn off social media and do real face time with your friends and associates.

2. If not anything else......... at least excel in math and science.

3. Pick your vocational career plan.............with fall back plan.

4. Go out and work various jobs in the summers, even if it's a small network of people who need their lawns cut. The first few money transactions can be a real motivator, and becomes the seeds of a entrepreneurial future for many young folks.

5. Most importantly..................Have fun!
 
I already knew coding pays well along with the trade jobs I mentioned. There's way more to deciding what career to pick besides money.

Now answer the question on what will happen in your country if you have no plumbers, electricians, and HVAC technicians?

Do you want olives on your **** sandwich? One of my favorite articles. Most people don't like their jobs. It is just a **** sandwich to them. But at least you can decide if it comes with olives or not lol.




The crowd is not the sum of its parts.

I am a republican who did not vote for Trump (Or Hillary).
 
Do you want olives on your **** sandwich? One of my favorite articles. Most people don't like their jobs. It is just a **** sandwich to them. But at least you can decide if it comes with olives or not lol.
This can explain why people are going ape **** lately.
 
I would tell them what I needed to hear. That you can think you're as smart as you want, and you can even know that you're smart, and that you don't have to put much effort into get homework done on time, but if that doesn't translate into decent grades at the end of it it means jack ****. The ability to apply yourself is as (if not more) important as natural talent or ability.
 
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