How did you pay attention in school

[40kguy]

no hahah

[Caymanmew]

it's not like i am trying hard at all to get the grades i do have "fun" and i do like school i just dont pay much attention

[anonymus]

it's not like i am trying hard at all to get the grades i do have "fun" and i do like school i just dont pay much attention

i just couldn't resist finding out what was this dudes secret..
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[40kguy]

it's not like i am trying hard at all to get the grades i do have "fun" and i do like school i just dont pay much attention

yep me to. to bad get in to much trouble for talking. (dont know why maybe because its because the teacher is talking)

[Woodruff]

lol, there it is

but the lack of attention has to do with my lack of sleep and not having the need to pay attention (as i get A's without paying attention)

I am a teacher, and I will say this...if your primary goal in school is "to get As", then you are doing it wrong. Yes, I am serious. That absolutely should not be your primary goal.

ya ok what should i be doing them?

You should be learning how to think critically, primarily. "Getting As" and "Learning" are unfortunately NOT necessarily compatible.

it's not like i am trying hard at all to get the grades i do have "fun" and i do like school i just dont pay much attention

Then you're still doing it wrong. Grow up or get out.

[Woodruff]

I am a teacher, and I will say this...if your primary goal in school is "to get As", then you are doing it wrong. Yes, I am serious. That absolutely should not be your primary goal.

I personally tried to have as much fun as possible, though I didn't need to try hard for good grades. The people who got straight A's were the people working far too hard and either:
1) Brown nosed their way into A's half the time or
2) Did not have as much fun or
3) Were basically exhausted the whole time
My goal was to have fun and appreciate the time I had left in High School during my junior and senior year. I worked as hard as I had to to still get a 3.85 (which really wasn't that hard) and had lots of fun. I'm not sure if this is what you meant, but this is how I took it.
Lots of people are confusing boredom with sleeping in class. For me anyways, they are not equal. I am rarely ever "bored" in class. Yes there are slow downs, but nothing horrendous. For me, sleeping just happens in class. There is nothing I can physically do to stop it once I feel it coming on. There may be something really interesting going on (and there usually is) and it frustrates me to no end how I will fall asleep in class. All I can hope for is that it passes without me missing too much info.

Why don't you just stand up when you feel it coming on? It's a lot more difficult to fall asleep when you're standing up, outside of things like narcolepsy.

[Woodruff]

no hahah

That's really not a joke. Diabetes is a very common cause of some of the symptoms you're describing.

[maasman]

That would be very awkward if I just stood up in the middle of class. Yes I know it's a great solution, one that works for me when we get class breaks, but doing it in the middle of class would be weird.

[AndyDufresne]

That would be very awkward if I just stood up in the middle of class. Yes I know it's a great solution, one that works for me when we get class breaks, but doing it in the middle of class would be weird.

Go get a tissue from the tissue box, or sharpen your pencil (do kids sharpen pencils anymore?). Those are approved standing up practices.


--Andy

[maasman]

That would be very awkward if I just stood up in the middle of class. Yes I know it's a great solution, one that works for me when we get class breaks, but doing it in the middle of class would be weird.

Go get a tissue from the tissue box, or sharpen your pencil (do kids sharpen pencils anymore?). Those are approved standing up practices.


--Andy

I have yet to find a pencil sharpener on campus, and I have yet to see tissue boxes in any room except my dorm

[Woodruff]

That would be very awkward if I just stood up in the middle of class. Yes I know it's a great solution, one that works for me when we get class breaks, but doing it in the middle of class would be weird.

Why would it be weird? I EXPECT my students to do it. If you would be blocking someone else, then you stand up and move to the side of the room. Nothing weird about it, and I suspect that every single person in the room would immediately know why you were doing it.

[AndyDufresne]

That would be very awkward if I just stood up in the middle of class. Yes I know it's a great solution, one that works for me when we get class breaks, but doing it in the middle of class would be weird.

Go get a tissue from the tissue box, or sharpen your pencil (do kids sharpen pencils anymore?). Those are approved standing up practices.


--Andy

I have yet to find a pencil sharpener on campus, and I have yet to see tissue boxes in any room except my dorm

On campus? College? You could always just get up whenever you wanted in college classes. In highschool getting up and leaving the room was more frowned upon/against the rules.


--Andy

[maasman]

On campus? College? You could always just get up whenever you wanted in college classes. In highschool getting up and leaving the room was more frowned upon/against the rules.


--Andy

Still weird though. I have yet to see anyone do this, except after a test.

[40kguy]

no hahah

That's really not a joke. Diabetes is a very common cause of some of the symptoms you're describing.

i said no and laughed because i dont have diabetes i probably have ADD.

[Timminz]

Wanting to learn helps a lot.

I agree, but that doesn't always mean you won't fall asleep.

Eat breakfast, drink lots of water, and get a good night's sleep.

Not necessarily in that order.

I will admit that I don't eat breakfast, but even when I'm full it doesn't help to much
Maybe it's constant dehydration, I really don't know.

It's not the "being full" part that matters. It's the fact that the energy you're going to have during a day, is affected greatly by the amount of energy you consume (food) at the beginning of it, and hydration is big too. If you don't drink much water regularly, try carrying a small, refillable bottle with you, and drinking a few sips every time you notice it, refilling it whenever necessary. You'll almost certainly feel an increase in energy levels, and general feeling of well-being within just a couple days.

You'll also have to pee a lot more often.

[40kguy]

Wanting to learn helps a lot.

I agree, but that doesn't always mean you won't fall asleep.

Eat breakfast, drink lots of water, and get a good night's sleep.

Not necessarily in that order.

I will admit that I don't eat breakfast, but even when I'm full it doesn't help to much
Maybe it's constant dehydration, I really don't know.

It's not the "being full" part that matters. It's the fact that the energy you're going to have during a day, is affected greatly by the amount of energy you consume (food) at the beginning of it, and hydration is big too. If you don't drink much water regularly, try carrying a small, refillable bottle with you, and drinking a few sips every time you notice it, refilling it whenever necessary. You'll almost certainly feel an increase in energy levels, and general feeling of well-being within just a couple days.

You'll also have to pee a lot more often.

You see I can't pee as much as I need to now. I get 5 minutes in passing time in-between classes. It takes a minute to get to my locker a minute to get my stuff a minute to get to my next class that is two minutes to pee. So I have to walk to the bathroom which takes 30 seconds back to class 30 seconds takes 20 minutes to wash my hands so I get 40 seconds to pee not that much time.

[maasman]

You see I can't pee as much as I need to now. I get 5 minutes in passing time in-between classes. It takes a minute to get to my locker a minute to get my stuff a minute to get to my next class that is two minutes to pee. So I have to walk to the bathroom which takes 30 seconds back to class 30 seconds takes 20 minutes to wash my hands so I get 40 seconds to pee not that much time.

Unless you have a ridiculous distance to cover at your school for classes, then 5 minutes should be enough. I usually carried at minimum stuff for 2 classes at a time, so my breaks in-between were used however I needed them.

[40kguy]

You see I can't pee as much as I need to now. I get 5 minutes in passing time in-between classes. It takes a minute to get to my locker a minute to get my stuff a minute to get to my next class that is two minutes to pee. So I have to walk to the bathroom which takes 30 seconds back to class 30 seconds takes 20 minutes to wash my hands so I get 40 seconds to pee not that much time.

Unless you have a ridiculous distance to cover at your school for classes, then 5 minutes should be enough. I usually carried at minimum stuff for 2 classes at a time, so my breaks in-between were used however I needed them.

I just gave you my math on why I can't go to the bathroom.

Also wood I don't have diabetes because I can site still and don't have to pee all the time.

[notyou2]

For crying out loud. Enroll in a Mexican University that has a siesta in the afternoon schedule.

FIXED.

[mpjh]

Actually it was maasman that triggered my question about diabeties. Massman said that he sometimes he felt sleep coming on and knew it was going to happen. That is one strong symptom of diabeties, or of high blood sugar. It is easy to test for, and if it is type II and early, it can be treatable with diet.

[40kguy]

For crying out loud. Enroll in a Mexican University that has a siesta in the afternoon schedule.

FIXED.

Can't for two reasons
1. I can't speak Spanish
2. I'm not old enough

[notyou2]

For crying out loud. Enroll in a Mexican University that has a siesta in the afternoon schedule.

FIXED.

Can't for two reasons
1. I can't speak Spanish
2. I'm not old enough

Was worth a try. Seemed like the perfect fit.

[maasman]

Actually it was maasman that triggered my question about diabeties. Massman said that he sometimes he felt sleep coming on and knew it was going to happen. That is one strong symptom of diabeties, or of high blood sugar. It is easy to test for, and if it is type II and early, it can be treatable with diet.

I may take a look into it. It could very well be either high blood sugar or lack thereof. I eat at 12pm and 5pm daily, with maybe a cookie for a snack in-between and/or at 11am after class. I'm guessing with nearly 19 hours of no food my blood sugar is at rock bottom, and then at lunch it spikes. My dad is sending some cereal things to eat for a breakfast snack, so that may help.

[40kguy]

Actually it was maasman that triggered my question about diabeties. Massman said that he sometimes he felt sleep coming on and knew it was going to happen. That is one strong symptom of diabeties, or of high blood sugar. It is easy to test for, and if it is type II and early, it can be treatable with diet.

Can't everyone tell when there about to fall asleep? I mean it's not hard.

[mpjh]

can you tell that you are not awake now?