"jinx the minx" > wrote in message
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> Gary > wrote:
>> Julie Bove wrote:
>>>
>>> History wasn't mandatory when I was in school.
>>
>>> We did have a school library but it was a joke.
>>
>>> These days things are different. Washington State history is a
>>> graduation
>>> requirement. If anyone comes here from another state, they won't
>>> graduate
>>> until they take it. Which might have to be taken over the summer and
>>> paid
>>> for by the parents.
>>
>>> When I was in school, not much was required. Not even math.
>>
>> No history or math required? Give me a break. You never graduated HS,
>> did you?
>
> One thing is for certain, she clearly was not destined for college which
> is
> probably why she dropped out after only one semester of junior college.
> "Not required to take" is quite different from "chose not to take".

And I chose not to take it because I hate it! Math that is. I dropped out
of college because I was told that it would take 5 years before I could take
any law classes. I couldn't see going to a 2 year college for 5 years and I
was having a hard time working full time and going to school full time.
Something had to go.