Yeah, if I could’ve left school before experiencing a year and a half of never-ending, unbearable mental pain, that would’ve been nice. I was in a very bad state when I finally got out of it. That could’ve been prevented if the age for the CHSPE was lower. Unfortunately, I had to wait until I was 17 to leave because it would require community college to complete the prerequisites if I wanted to go to a university, which is very stigmatized, and my parents believed that I would not be successful if I did that (not to mention the fact that I don’t particularly want to go to a university). I had to spend a year convincing them to let me leave because you need parental consent even if you pass the test, and they only agreed when they finally saw how bad a state I was in. I felt so relieved when I finally received the email that my school account was suspended because I was no longer attending, it was unreal.
Basically the same. I got pretty suicidal at one point. I was lucky to pass first time at 16. Then I got a job for a little while with my dad and it wouldn’t been nicer maybe if I could be in the mental state to stay longer.
I still have extended family harassing me about university. It’s offensive because where the f*ck were they when I was having a hard time.
Your not missing out on anything. The empire is falling and the people who can’t figure that out are going to have a rude awakening.
that’s what I did. but I left the traditional school system when I was 13/12. CHSPE couldn’t have come sooner. they should lower it from 16 to 14.
Yeah, if I could’ve left school before experiencing a year and a half of never-ending, unbearable mental pain, that would’ve been nice. I was in a very bad state when I finally got out of it. That could’ve been prevented if the age for the CHSPE was lower. Unfortunately, I had to wait until I was 17 to leave because it would require community college to complete the prerequisites if I wanted to go to a university, which is very stigmatized, and my parents believed that I would not be successful if I did that (not to mention the fact that I don’t particularly want to go to a university). I had to spend a year convincing them to let me leave because you need parental consent even if you pass the test, and they only agreed when they finally saw how bad a state I was in. I felt so relieved when I finally received the email that my school account was suspended because I was no longer attending, it was unreal.
Basically the same. I got pretty suicidal at one point. I was lucky to pass first time at 16. Then I got a job for a little while with my dad and it wouldn’t been nicer maybe if I could be in the mental state to stay longer.
I still have extended family harassing me about university. It’s offensive because where the f*ck were they when I was having a hard time.
Your not missing out on anything. The empire is falling and the people who can’t figure that out are going to have a rude awakening.