You have to re-do High School again, what would you do differently?

[StealthRabbit]

Originally Posted by dazzleman

If I had it to do again, I would appreciate all the free time I had in high school. Even with a full academic schedule and a part time job (and not infrequent detentions), I still had a lot more free time than I have ever had as an adult. ....

That is a very good point that I try to stress to kids today (My own took that advice! better 'work-/ school- life' than I could imagine

I spent most my time doing anything BUT school, but free time (and low responsibility) should have been cherished, as I was out of HS 3 weeks and became a FT caregiver for a disabled parent (for the next 32 yrs). THAT was an adjustment (for all). Then homeschooled and worked nights, so when the parent finally died, and kids were gone, I am (was) FREE!!!

NO never in my life would I repeat HS

Million things I would do different, but would never want to do OVER! Most miserable time was 'city-school' (After growing up in country school). What a waste. (I'm sure my teachers thought so too)

BEST thing!!!
Musical performances (Chamber Orch / madrigal singers / jazz band, Broadway musicals + a 1 month music trip to the Eastern Block! Wow!!! I was LUCKY that I had to take choir cuz AG class was full)

I WOULD be a LOT nicer person to classmates and teachers (many who were very precious and now dead).

Ironically, I recently had a very good teacher friend who was killed on his bike by a txting previous student who he had poured 3 yrs to get to graduate. (Hit and Run) You just don't expect these things, but it is a very small world, and what-goes-around-can-come-around and bite you BAD!

[Newyorkernomore]

Get better grades and worker hard. But also, be a bit more carefree and stop worrying so much about my future. I think i missed out on a lot of the carefree fun teenage years because i could not wait to graduate and start my life. Looking back now, i wish i had enjoyed it more! As much as you can enjoy high school because it isn't easy!

[sas318]

High school really ruined my self-esteem. Don't take AP and HP classes. I struggled while my classmates all got As, and I felt so stupid that I couldn't keep up. I felt so awful about myself that I couldn't get straight As.

Spend more effort in memorizing facts for history and government classes.

Basically work harder.

[kinkytoes]

I'd take the SAT early and go to college. I'd go to the engineering school in stead of liberal arts. HS for me was fun, but a waste of time.

[mkpunk]

Take my education more seriously and do work. I could have earned scholarships since tests came so easy to me and the fact I am an Eagle Scout.

[sonderella]

I would have opted for track over gymnastics as an extra-curricular. I loved gymnastics but I wasn't one of the best on the team, so was pretty much ignored. I think I could have done better with track.

I would have taken classes more seriously my last two years. I still graduated with a good GPA but it would have been excellent had I not slacked those two years. I probably would have had more scholarships.

I would have got contact lenses sooner so that I didn't look like a giant goofus with my 1980s large tinted glasses. Ugh, just the memory.

[tommy64]

What would I do differently?

Drop out SOONER!

[Vicman]

Taken more computer classes! Maybe I would have gotten more knowledge on that!