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InfiniteLoopx64

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InfiniteLoopx64··on Ask HN: Friend's 15 year old wants to drop out, I've been asked to intervene
Yes and I very much enjoy it.
InfiniteLoopx64··on Ask HN: Friend's 15 year old wants to drop out, I've been asked to intervene
Yep. That about describes it. All the kids in my school are wildly crazy and immature and thus it's not in the picture.

I may not have the "best" social skills, but I will say many of the teachers do like me.

InfiniteLoopx64··on Ask HN: Friend's 15 year old wants to drop out, I've been asked to intervene
Funny you mention Quantum tunneling as I love delving into quantum mechanics and various inner topics such as tunneling. I also enjoy going into the philosophical elements of said quantum mechanics. Cool thing is, I do all that in my free time, not at school. I like to keep an open mind and use the information on the internet to broaden my knowledge.
InfiniteLoopx64··on Ask HN: Friend's 15 year old wants to drop out, I've been asked to intervene
Thank you for your advice in regards to writing.

I'd also like to note that I currently can program well in the following languages: PHP, JavaScript, Java, C#, Python, Lua, etc... and I most certainly enjoy doing so.

Thank you for your input.

InfiniteLoopx64··on Ask HN: Friend's 15 year old wants to drop out, I've been asked to intervene
You've made good points and it is something I'm worried about, however, I do think that as the other commented below this one pointed out. I'm a prime candidate for many other hosting companies and with a little work I can re-secure those "check-boxes"
InfiniteLoopx64··on Ask HN: Friend's 15 year old wants to drop out, I've been asked to intervene
I appreciate the comment and agree with it. I have addressed the first matter you spoke of in some of my various other comments. In addition as you stated, I can return to "high-school" or other higher education if [my hosting company] failed.
InfiniteLoopx64··on Ask HN: Friend's 15 year old wants to drop out, I've been asked to intervene
I'm not trying to be stubborn. I WANT to see how the school system can benefit me. I WANT something custom tailored to help me. I WANT to learn, but right now I'm not seeing that. I WANT someone to show me HOW the knowledge and skills I'm getting at school are MORE beneficial than the knowledge and skills I'm gaining at home applying to my business.
InfiniteLoopx64··on Ask HN: Friend's 15 year old wants to drop out, I've been asked to intervene
I don't know what temporal means? It means that something is time sensitive I.E. my computer is temporal, because it will only exist in it's current working state for a certain period of time.

And I would agree that I'm not the best writer, but are there not people who are far worse at constructing a proper sentence that have graduated high-school AND college?

I don't think that I won't benefit from further instruction. What I'm saying is it's MORE beneficial to focus my efforts in more practical learning. I WANT to learn, but I don't want to learn stuff that will waste my time. I have nothing wrong with the subject, the problem is that we're not seeing how to apply it. I can learn math all I want through doing complex programming and creation of algorithms, however, sitting in class isn't getting me the same practical knowledge that that would.

InfiniteLoopx64··on Ask HN: Friend's 15 year old wants to drop out, I've been asked to intervene
Can I not learn "math" wiring from doing other activities that ACTUALLY benefit me, such as programming? The very act of owning a business and such is giving me the PRACTICAL knowledge while still building the wiring. It's win win.
InfiniteLoopx64··on Ask HN: Friend's 15 year old wants to drop out, I've been asked to intervene
The problem is Jonsen, I'm not exactly sure what I want. I don't 100% think that dropping out is the best option. What I want is some kind of reform, I want a system that works for me. Not a system that 'works' for everyone or keeps kids off the streets.
InfiniteLoopx64··on Ask HN: Friend's 15 year old wants to drop out, I've been asked to intervene
Exactly. I do not feel I am too smart for school, however, as you say, I feel that the system is flawed. And I don't want to waste my time on many things that I know will truly never help me in practical knowledge. However, there is still of course the connections and some vital information that school providers, but I don't think it's worth sitting out all the other useless information that wastes my time.
InfiniteLoopx64··on Ask HN: Friend's 15 year old wants to drop out, I've been asked to intervene
My teachers (with exceptions) are stubborn and unwilling to make such deals. It's also not only the after school assignments that I'm upset about, but the fact that I spent 8+ hours of my day in school with no ability to get any work done.