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> Fail once off the path, and it's Walmart Greeter for you, forever! What? That's so far from the truth. If you fail in school you just get to try again. You m

• squeaky-clean 4y ago
  While true that's not the story I was told as a student.
• exolymph 4y ago
  But kids don't necessarily know it isn't true, that's the point. The stakes are made out to be much higher than they are.
• Teknoman117 4y ago
  I don't think the commenter still believes that. But it's certainly reflects what I was told by schools growing up. Friends aren't important and work hard else your life will be menial labor until you die.
• xeromal 4y ago
  I'm not really one to bash my country, the US, but we have to pay for school here so you really only get about 1 -> 1.5 shots before your debt is too high to keep attending.
  • lupire 4y ago
    It depends on the school. Public schools are pretty cheap at the "worries about failing" level where you can start at an AA/AS school.
    • xeromal 4y ago
      Most definitely. When I was doing computer science the threat of failing a class and costing myself money and sure that I was anxious pretty much the entire time I was in college. I had a lot of fun though