I am furious

Eric · 05-11-2010, 06:57 PM

I don't know if I had told you this, but I have been taking German classes in school, and I speak it pretty well. Learning German has been my passion and my goal is to make it a second language. But my evil schoolboard is deciding to cancel it for 7th and 8th grade because of "budget" which is a load of bulls**t. They have thousands of other things to cut, but they needed to cut a whole class. It's been a class for 20 years so they're cutting it because that is the teacher that makes the most money. But anyway, I spent a year of my life studying in vain. A year of hard work in vain. A year I'll never get back in vain. Now for a reason that will take a whole paragraph to explain, I can't even take German in high school. I'm SCREWED. I can't even get high school credits now. The only way to take German class now is to get non-school classes, which I will do. I WILL strive for what I want, and I WILL get it.

***Ace Mercury*** · 05-11-2010, 08:26 PM

Err, okay. Why German? Planning on going to Germania?

Eric · 05-11-2010, 08:40 PM

1. I am mostly German

2. It's a cool language

3. Yes, my grandparents go to Germany all the time and I will go when I'm a bit older

4. I don't want to take Chinese, Spanish, or French classes in school

5. German is my grandma's first language

***Ace Mercury*** · 05-12-2010, 08:35 AM

Can you just... hang around with people who only speak German? I hear that's a good way to learn German.

Panfan · 05-12-2010, 03:32 PM

If my school didn't have German my plans for next year being ****ing awesome would be ruined. I mean, I'd probably be taking Spanish and Latin, which is totally not as cool as German and Latin.

**Loot** · 05-12-2010, 04:30 PM

I'm going to leave this topic now because for some reason I'm starting to read furious as Fuhrer.

Eric · 05-12-2010, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Canine Pepilepsy

If my school didn't have German my plans for next year being ****ing awesome would be ruined. I mean, I'd probably be taking Spanish and Latin, which is totally not as cool as German and Latin.

That's the reason I'm not taking a language next year. I'll just take an out of school german class and that can count towards my expierence in german and therefore I'll be taking german in high school.

I REALLY HATE POKEMON! · 05-12-2010, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Ace Mercury

Can you just... hang around with people who only speak German? I hear that's a good way to learn German.

Then I should know Spanish by now.

Jailbreaker · 05-12-2010, 06:59 PM

~~French is better~~

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Originally Posted by Eric

my evil schoolboard

Are you kidding me?

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is deciding to cancel it for 7th and 8th grade because of "budget" which is a load of bulls**t.

What if they actually have to cut classes due to their budget?

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They have thousands of other things to cut, but they needed to cut a whole class. It's been a class for 20 years so they're cutting it because that is the teacher that makes the most money.

1) That means they're smart. 2) How do you know that your German teacher makes the most money? Do you know?

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But anyway, I spent a year of my life studying in vain. A year of hard work in vain. A year I'll never get back in vain.

365 days of 24/7 German classes? You mean you didn't do ANYTHING else? It's not a year they took away. Did you meet new people? Participate in fun activities? Die? (I sure did.) Make a cool video game? (I sure did.)

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Now for a reason that will take a whole paragraph to explain, I can't even take German in high school. I'm SCREWED. I can't even get high school credits now. The only way to take German class now is to get non-school classes, which I will do. I WILL strive for what I want, and I WILL get it.

Then why not do that? Also, this isn't a paragraph. Also, yes, you can get high school credits, just not in German.

I think you're overreacting a lot here.

CuccoLady · 05-12-2010, 07:00 PM

I totally feel you; those are the reasons I'm learning French in school now, and our school is starting to cut that program for that same reason. Soon the only available language there will be Spanish. :{/

Anyway, don't worry, there's always college. :{)

***Marilink*** · 05-12-2010, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Robotic Operating Buddy

~~French is better~~

Are you kidding me?

What if they actually have to cut classes due to their budget?

1) That means they're smart. 2) How do you know that your German teacher makes the most money? Do you know?

365 days of 24/7 German classes? You mean you didn't do ANYTHING else? It's not a year they took away. Did you meet new people? Participate in fun activities? Die? (I sure did.) Make a cool video game? (I sure did.)

Then why not do that? Also, this isn't a paragraph. Also, yes, you can get high school credits, just not in German.

I think you're overreacting a lot here.

Dude. Guy got screwed out of a class he really, really wanted to take. Same thing happened to me and I wasn't very happy about it. It's not a really fun thing to have happen to you.

Sorry to hear this, man.

Eric · 05-12-2010, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Robotic Operating Buddy

I think you're overreacting a lot here.

Overreacting? Speaking a 2nd language has always been a goal of mine. I hate all the rest of the choices. And German has been my passion ever since I started. And yes, a whole year. Maybe not 24/7 classes, but I can't just undo 7th grade. I put my heart and soul into studying and learning, and when that's all thrown to waste because they don't want me to continue, I'm overreacting? I'm not overreacting.

I'm just angry.

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Originally Posted by Long Walks on the Beach

Dude. Guy got screwed out of a class he really, really wanted to take. Same thing happened to me and I wasn't very happy about it. It's not a really fun thing to have happen to you.

Sorry to hear this, man.

Thanks for your sympathy, man. You too CuccoLady.

***Cosmonautical*** · 05-13-2010, 12:50 AM

Sounds a lot like my highschool. One of the richest districts in Ohio, and we didn't get new paintbrushes for like 3 years.

Kil'jaeden · 05-13-2010, 01:58 AM

When I was in school, they cut the German program like that too. A lot of the remnants that had been in it ended up in Japanese, where I met them.

I don't know what you mean by wasted time. You learned some German, and you wanted that, so what's the problem?

Eric · 05-13-2010, 07:43 PM

True, but it's just some grammer and VERY basic vocabulary. And they are making it impossible to take it in high school unless I take action into my own hands.

**X-3** · 05-13-2010, 07:44 PM

If you've learned some German, then in the end there's no real waste, especially if you're going to continue your studies.

Eric · 05-13-2010, 07:57 PM

Yeah, I guess you're right. I am really commited to it. I never been in to my studies until now. It's something that can do me good.

And chicks dig guys that speak a foreign language.

Jere · 05-14-2010, 02:25 AM

Does not work for me atleast, But i think it's because Swedish is not Foregin in Sweden and almost every person below 45 knows English.

And i have forgoten most of the Sami i learned and that's kind of a shame, i really want to learn that some day.

German i can understand,i don't speak it fluid but i can help when german dogsleders calls and want to hire somewhere to have their dogs when they are sliding through.

How many are you attending to the german class, if you are a bunch i can't understand why they should close the course down.

Eric · 05-14-2010, 06:03 AM

That last sentence was a joke by the way.

Jere · 05-14-2010, 07:52 PM

Thought it's much politics in the language pick up's, Don't try Sami on the Sami girls, it is not increasing your chanses there, and because i have a accent that sounds like a combination of these two accents.

Norrländska
YouTube - Robert Gustavsson - Lappland gangsta

And Östgötamål (around 0.36)
YouTube - Robert Gustavsson som pÃ¥stridig byfÃ¥ne frÃ¥n Motala

(More info @ Wikipedia)

Allso i just noticed that it's the same guy in the movies but then he is awesome on making accents so i think it works.

It dosent make the situation better with the ladies.

What i want to say is that the German accent might work on the gals that adore the german language, the girls that speaks it not so much.

But then again this is from my own experiencses and im not saying that they are 100% right.

05-11-2010, 06:57 PM	#1
Eric Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Up your arse and around the corner. Gender: Posts: 1,343 Thanks: 236 Thanked 65 Times in 51 Posts	I am furious I don't know if I had told you this, but I have been taking German classes in school, and I speak it pretty well. Learning German has been my passion and my goal is to make it a second language. But my evil schoolboard is deciding to cancel it for 7th and 8th grade because of "budget" which is a load of bullst. They have thousands of other things to cut, but they needed to cut a whole class. It's been a class for 20 years so they're cutting it because that is the teacher that makes the most money. But anyway, I spent a year of my life studying in vain. A year of hard work in vain. A year I'll never get back in vain. Now for a reason that will take a whole paragraph to explain, I can't even take German in high school. I'm SCREWED. I can't even get high school credits now. The only way to take German class now is to get non-school classes, which I will do. I WILL strive for what I want, and I WILL** get it.

05-14-2010, 07:52 PM	#20
Jere Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Sutme Gender: Posts: 3,650 Thanks: 404 Thanked 331 Times in 256 Posts Blog Entries: 3	Thought it's much politics in the language pick up's, Don't try Sami on the Sami girls, it is not increasing your chanses there, and because i have a accent that sounds like a combination of these two accents. Norrländska YouTube - Robert Gustavsson - Lappland gangsta And Östgötamål (around 0.36) YouTube - Robert Gustavsson som pÃ¥stridig byfÃ¥ne frÃ¥n Motala (More info @ Wikipedia) Allso i just noticed that it's the same guy in the movies but then he is awesome on making accents so i think it works. It dosent make the situation better with the ladies. What i want to say is that the German accent might work on the gals that adore the german language, the girls that speaks it not so much. But then again this is from my own experiencses and im not saying that they are 100% right. Last edited by Jere; 05-14-2010 at 07:55 PM. Reason: Sudden realisation

05-11-2010, 08:26 PM	#2
*Ace Mercury* Marshmallow Knight ☆ Supermod Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Southern Ontario Gender: Posts: 23,275 Thanks: 568 Thanked 3,297 Times in 1,582 Posts Blog Entries: 1	Err, okay. Why German? Planning on going to Germania?

05-11-2010, 08:40 PM	#3
Eric Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Up your arse and around the corner. Gender: Posts: 1,343 Thanks: 236 Thanked 65 Times in 51 Posts	1. I am mostly German 2. It's a cool language 3. Yes, my grandparents go to Germany all the time and I will go when I'm a bit older 4. I don't want to take Chinese, Spanish, or French classes in school 5. German is my grandma's first language

05-12-2010, 08:35 AM	#4
*Ace Mercury* Marshmallow Knight ☆ Supermod Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Southern Ontario Gender: Posts: 23,275 Thanks: 568 Thanked 3,297 Times in 1,582 Posts Blog Entries: 1	Can you just... hang around with people who only speak German? I hear that's a good way to learn German.

05-12-2010, 03:32 PM	#5
Panfan AND HE PRAYS Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Grayskull Gender: Posts: 18,806 Thanks: 1,405 Thanked 2,251 Times in 1,339 Posts Blog Entries: 15	If my school didn't have German my plans for next year being ****ing awesome would be ruined. I mean, I'd probably be taking Spanish and Latin, which is totally not as cool as German and Latin.

05-12-2010, 04:30 PM	#6
Loot Apparently I'm a mod? Join Date: May 2001 Location: LEGITIMATE BUSINESS Gender: Posts: 13,208 Thanks: 236 Thanked 1,237 Times in 659 Posts	I'm going to leave this topic now because for some reason I'm starting to read furious as Fuhrer.

05-12-2010, 07:00 PM	#10
CuccoLady Anime and Cartoons Mod Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: THIS LOCATION REMINDS ME OF A PUZZLE, LUKE Gender: Posts: 9,077 Thanks: 2,825 Thanked 1,222 Times in 822 Posts	I totally feel you; those are the reasons I'm learning French in school now, and our school is starting to cut that program for that same reason. Soon the only available language there will be Spanish. :{/ Anyway, don't worry, there's always college. :{)

05-13-2010, 12:50 AM	#13
*Cosmonautical* Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 28,102 Thanks: 2,157 Thanked 5,338 Times in 2,433 Posts	Sounds a lot like my highschool. One of the richest districts in Ohio, and we didn't get new paintbrushes for like 3 years.

05-13-2010, 01:58 AM	#14
Kil'jaeden Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: in your mind Gender: Posts: 2,134 Thanks: 21 Thanked 146 Times in 99 Posts	When I was in school, they cut the German program like that too. A lot of the remnants that had been in it ended up in Japanese, where I met them. I don't know what you mean by wasted time. You learned some German, and you wanted that, so what's the problem?

05-13-2010, 07:43 PM	#15
Eric Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Up your arse and around the corner. Gender: Posts: 1,343 Thanks: 236 Thanked 65 Times in 51 Posts	True, but it's just some grammer and VERY basic vocabulary. And they are making it impossible to take it in high school unless I take action into my own hands.

05-13-2010, 07:44 PM	#16
X-3 Useful as an Owl Join Date: Jan 2004 Gender: Posts: 15,947 Thanks: 753 Thanked 1,213 Times in 790 Posts Blog Entries: 10	If you've learned some German, then in the end there's no real waste, especially if you're going to continue your studies.

05-13-2010, 07:57 PM	#17
Eric Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Up your arse and around the corner. Gender: Posts: 1,343 Thanks: 236 Thanked 65 Times in 51 Posts	Yeah, I guess you're right. I am really commited to it. I never been in to my studies until now. It's something that can do me good. And chicks dig guys that speak a foreign language.

05-14-2010, 02:25 AM	#18
Jere Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Sutme Gender: Posts: 3,650 Thanks: 404 Thanked 331 Times in 256 Posts Blog Entries: 3	Does not work for me atleast, But i think it's because Swedish is not Foregin in Sweden and almost every person below 45 knows English. And i have forgoten most of the Sami i learned and that's kind of a shame, i really want to learn that some day. German i can understand,i don't speak it fluid but i can help when german dogsleders calls and want to hire somewhere to have their dogs when they are sliding through. How many are you attending to the german class, if you are a bunch i can't understand why they should close the course down.

05-14-2010, 06:03 AM	#19
Eric Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Up your arse and around the corner. Gender: Posts: 1,343 Thanks: 236 Thanked 65 Times in 51 Posts	That last sentence was a joke by the way.