Old school mates

Muscle750

Thing I've noticed over the years is that the ones that I was at school with who were dossing about and not interested have gone on to make a fortune and those who were top of the class and could do no wrong have gone totally and utterly nowhere in life.

marisco_2

Once you get to high school you aren't all in the same class in every subject. So perhaps there were lessons, where those who were dossing about and apparently not interested, paid attention and learnt what they needed to.

Being academic and top of the class does not guarantee getting somewhere in life. Alot of successful people get to where they are because they see an opportunity and take risks, think on their feet, can talk there way into beneficial situations and are willing to put the work in when they realise they will reap big benefits. They act on intuition.

A few of the people I know, who are considered as being intelligient and were top of the class, have little in basic common sense or drive. Everything came easy to them. As soon as doing something became hard and required effort it came as one almighty shock and they faltered.

Lozzy88

I am 24 and was in top set in every subject at school and I can quite safely say I have not reached my full potential, I only did one year at college I picked the wrong subjects, decided a callcenter was the way forward, then phones4u then a newsagents then toysrus and then morrisons I am now currently unemployed, I am a classy chick!

DevilsAdvocate1

I'm in my forties and have found the complete opposite. Those who dossed around all had children really young. Two girls in my class had babies before they left school.

Some have trained when their children grew up. One friend started training as a chef when her son reached 16 (she was just 32). Most though work in shops and have a job rather than a career.

thegirlintheattic

I'm with DevilsAdvocate1, most of the people from school who dossed about now have at least one kid, and most are on their third or fourth 'patnership'. Most seem to either not work or work in shops. Those who studied pretty much all went to uni and have good jobs, only a handful are married and none have kids yet.

Muscle750

Plus (don't eat me) The females who were half about at school went on to turn into farmyard animals and the ones who looked like they had been hit over the head with a bucket of smashed crabs went on to "wear rather well" for their age

Hermia

DevilsAdvocate1 wrote: »

I'm in my forties and have found the complete opposite. Those who dossed around all had children really young. Two girls in my class had babies before they left school.

It was the same at my school. I went back to a sort of school reunion in my 20s and many of the girls who dossed about (it was a girl's school BTW) were now single mums living in the worst area of town. The last time I looked on FriendsReunited the dossers all seem to be working in shops or factories. Perhaps it depends where you live. I come from quite a run-down poor area and the only way to get out was it keep your head down and go to university.

It is kind of hard to judge who did well at school though. Some of the hard-working girls at my school became teachers. Some people would probably see that as a failure in that they are not earning £££s, but others would see them as successes.

victory

Muscle750 wrote: »

Plus (don't eat me) The females who were half about at school went on to turn into farmyard animals and the ones who looked like they had been hit over the head with a bucket of smashed crabs went on to "wear rather well" for their age

So beautifully put:rotfl:

meritaten

I left school about 43 years ago - and have been pleasantly surprised by how many have 'made good'! considering the school did not have a good reputation academically! pupils there were considered 'factory fodder'! The school didnt even offer O levels, you had to go on to technical college to take those.
one guy who I thought was as thick as the proverbial, now runs a successful company (no idea how as he could hardly read or write), another is a prison deputy governer, a friend of mine is a senior theatre nurse (her one goal was to be a nurse),another friend (my cousin actually) is Head of English Dept at a prestigious girls school........I could go on..................
Myself? well I have a degree in Psychology from the Open University, have a Microsoft Masters in Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Access, plus B tec nat cert in computing plus a host of minor qualifications in computing, and took administration courses at the same time. Cant help it - I love learning!
My OH who really struggled in school (same as mine - he was a year ahead) has a responsible job with a water company and does more paperwork in a week than he did in a year in school - and knows the company computer software inside out!
considering the standard of education we had - we all turned out pretty well!

warehouse

The layabouts at my school are layabouts now. What else would you expect?

claire16c

The people who didnt do well at my school tended to have kids not long after leaving, or early 20s and are now mainly working in low paid type stuff.

The people who did well, are still doing well.

I really cant think of anyone for who the opposite happened. Only slightly weird thing is that one girl I know who was quite resistant towards authority is now a teacher!