The hell is this heck snot?

The U.S. school system is removing Catcher in the Rye and To Kill a Mockingbird off the required reading list in schools. They are replacing them with more nonfictional books, like manuals. One suggestion (that I remember) is a manual on Invasive Plants. Reading these kinds of books will help children aquire a better writing style that will be more useful for them in the real world, and it is a better education than learning about Shakespeare.

....So learning how to fight off mint in your garden is better than learning life lessons from classic books. That's frieking fantastic.

I'm sorry, but this just peeves me on soo many levels. For starters, those two books both have great life lessons and should not be omitted. I think they're extrememly important. 

Second of all, teaching a kid about PLANTS IS NOT GOING TO PREPARE THEM IN LIFE!!!!! 

Let me start with a picture:

wow thats blurry

But i found this picture and instantly related to it. Sorry for the F-bomb in there. But I can openly admit I have no idea how to do anything on that list. I have no idea how to pay taxes, how to buy a house or car, what to look for in a purchase, what's good and what's not, I have no clue how to jumpstart a car, I have no idea how to do that stuff. School is supposed to teach us and prepare us for the real world right? Well, how about the school board worries about that instead? You know, instead of worrying about removing two classic books from the cirriculum to improve our writing skills, how about they focus on adding a class to the cirriculum that will help prepare us for the real world? Because those two books teach kids an important thing, and now they are going to be gone. And kids are still not going to know how to do taxes or buy a house or pay a loan. That's more important than teaching us how to deal with plants.

Okay, I think I'm done. 

Some Random Thinking

You know what I like? I like stuff that most people would frown upon. I like the weird, whacky, freak-ish, unique things. Like I like weird names. All the characters in the stories I write, at least the main characters, have weird names. Names that I made up. I love the rock and roll kind of clothes. The leggings and boots and ripped and cut clothes, those are awesome. I don’t like makeup, I don’t like fashion. I would rather go to a concert than go to the beach. I like to stand out, and I’m not afraid to take lead. People are scared to be a leader; I’m not. I’ll do it. I can’t talk in front of crowds, but I can lead them if it comes to it. My goal in life is to be a musician; not a doctor, not a therapist, not a lawyer, a musician. I’m working on being proud of it, but I still have a hard time admitting it. I love writing, and I love to sit with my headphones in and write my heart out. My passion is being different. 

My opinion is don’t do something in life if you don’t enjoy it. Don’t commit your life to something you don’t want to do. You’re only here once, so make it worth it. I don’t believe in having to do something you don’t want to do your entire life. I understand there will always be things you have to do that you don’t want to, but those should all be minor things that are part of the thing you love to do most. If you want to flip burgers, then do so. If you want to make music, then make music. If your parents want you to be something you don’t want to be, then don’t do it. Its your life and your dreams, follow them. Its all about the experience. Think about it; when you die, you don’t take your possessions, your fame, your reputation with you. You take your memories, your happiness, your love. Life isn’t about obtaining as many things as you can, or having the best reputation in the world. It’s about being who you are and loving every moment of your life. Yes, these things can bring you happiness, but is it really true happiness? Do you feel pure joy and happiness when you play Angry Birds? Are you really happy when people love you because you’re famous? Do you really love that giant house with all those expensive items in them? High school teaches you how to be responsible and determined enough to make your dream to come to life, I believe. If you can survive all the assignments, all the stress, all the expectations, then you can do anything. Nothing in life comes easy; there’s a lot of work and dedication and motivation needed to achieve anything that’s extremely important to you. But humans are beautiful creations; they have such amazing potential. If only we could realize what we were really capable of, then we could thrive. Thrive on our dreams and goals.