“On my best days, such as when I was a junior in high school coming off a 42-point performance and near triple-double, my dad was there to tell me I haven't arrived yet and bring me back to reality.” RealitySchoolHavensDadHigh SchoolPerformancesMy DadJuniorsBack To Reality Author:Candace Parker
“To compete in a global economy, our students must continue their education beyond high school. To make this expectation a reality, we must give students the tools they need to succeed, including the opportunity to take a college entrance exam.” NeedsGivingRealitySchoolOpportunityEconomyStudentsCollegeSucceedExpectationsHigh SchoolToolsIncludingEntrancesExamGlobal EconomyWorld Economy Author:Jennifer Granholm
“What drives intellectuals and professors crazy is somebody with a high school diploma who made a fortune in business. They agree with Lenin, who thought success in business was a matter of luck, when in reality it is a matter of genius.” MadeMatterRealitySchoolCrazyGeniusHigh SchoolAgreeLuckFortuneProfessorsBusiness SuccessDiplomaHigh School Diploma Author:James Cook
“I didn't necessarily fit in in high school. I felt very awkward. I still feel completely awkward and weird in my body sometimes. I'm hoping that's going to go away, but I've just embraced it as reality.” FeelsStillsSometimesBodyRealitySchoolFeltFitHigh SchoolGoing AwayAwkward Author:Amy Adams
“I am secretive. Always have been. And one way that secrecy manifested in my early life was that I was adept at juggling multiple social realities: I could get by no problem in many social arenas (including that of high school), but also felt alienated and totally uninspired by everything that happened there.” WayHas BeensProblemRealitySchoolSocialFeltHappenedHigh SchoolIncludingOne WayMultipleNo ProblemArenaSecrecySecretiveJugglingAdeptEarly LifeUninspired Author:Melissa Febos
“When you conceal inner reality, this pressure builds. You often don't expose yourself until it reaches extremity, a breaking point, and what emerges is a dramatic shift - at least in the eyes of others, from whom you've hidden the truth. So, dropping out of high school was like that for me. I was fine, I got straight As, I had friends, and then boom, I was like, I'm done.” DoneRealityEyeSchoolFineHigh SchoolPressureDramaticDroppingExtremityPoint BreakDropping Out Author:Melissa Febos
“College has become unaffordable for most of the kids who attend, and, while most of the population won't ever graduate from college, our high schools don't prepare students for that reality by providing vocational and occupational training.” RealityKidsSchoolStudentsCollegeTrainingHigh SchoolGraduates Author:James Stone
“Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball, the rules and realities of the game - and do it by watching first some high school or small-town teams.” KnowsWantMindFirstsHeartRealitySchoolAmericaGamesTeamHigh SchoolBaseballTownsSmall TownHeart And Mind Author:Jacques Barzun
“The hope was, people like me got to finally find our place in college or in the actual world. People who understood this told you that high school wasn't the actual world, that it was more like a temporary alternate reality you were forced to believe in for four years. A video game you played, where you could never get to the next level no matter how hard you tried.” PeopleWorldYearsBelieveMatterHardRealitySchoolNextGamesLevelsFourCollegeUnderstoodHigh SchoolVideoLike MeTemporaryFour YearsNext LevelAlternate Realities Book:The Six Rules of Maybe Source: The Six Rules of Maybe