Teachers are going to present their own challenges. The problem is that they are going to be the most obvious authority figures for you to rebel against, mostly because you don't see the value in what they are teaching. It's just difficult for you to see how your classes apply to real life. The problem is that you are still looking at the short-term rather than long-term, and that may let you survive but that's about it. In order to get ahead, to obtain the dream of fame and fortune, you need to start developing the ability to look at things long-term, and here is where you need to start. Here is some additional food for thought...
English and any Foreign Language: This obviously has the most practical value. English allows you to communicate better and more effectively, while foreign languages allow you to communicate to those that don't speak English. The best language classes also give you a glimpse into the life of those that speak the language, and that additional perspective has value as well; it allows you to put yourself into another person's shoes easier as well as making life easier beyond just language issues.
Physical Education: These classes are straight practical value, and keep you healthy. Learn what you can, and take advantage of them. You'll also find that physical exercise helps cool your temper a bit, something that you'll find helps make things easier.
Music and Other Arts: For those interested in a musical career, even rap, this classes have a straight-forward practical value. However, they also give you an appreciation of how valuable things are, nd how sometimes obvious value is anything but. They can also help you make the best out of marketing yourself, another practical area. They can also give you an appreciation for life in general, and makes things a lot more fun.
Science: Even if you never get into science, these classes give you an additional understanding into our world. There is a more practical purpose to these classes as well: They enable you to understand information you are given far easier. You can understand the information a doctor gives you much easier as you have a basic understanding of how the body works. For physical training nuts, it gives you insight in how to make the most of your workouts, and even helps you from falling for basic scams. It also helps you realize how things are part of systems, and how one thing affects others, even if they seem unrelated. That insight alone is worth sitting through those boring classes.
History: Yeah, these classes are probably the most boring you'll have to sit through. There's no real helping that. However, the pay-off can actually be immense: Not only do you gain a little more respect for those that came before you, you also get to see what ideas worked and which ones failed, and how to apply that knowledge so that you don't make the same mistakes. If you really pay attention, you'll figure out how the legal system works and how to better be able to apply that legal knowledge to your own life. That knowledge gives you a lot of power. You also learn how to research, document sources, and debate if sources are actually good or not, something that pays for itself when it comes to making decisions: You can figure out which sources of information to trust and which should be ignored in a given situation, making sure that your decisions work out for the best.
Math: This one gets a lot of flack, especially from Facebook memes. The problem is that a lot of people don't really see what math does for them, and so discount it. The reality is that math does quite a bit beyond just show you ways to manipulate numbers. Sure, there's a lot of that, and it's worth it; being able to solve for "x" and convert statements to math problems is worth it later on when you are trying to figure out how to spend your money the most effectively. However, math also teaches you how to think things through logically; you learn how to break problems down, to solve those smaller problems, and then apply that to the bigger problem.
So...all of this just means that the classes may be incredibly boring, but the knowledge you gain gives you some really nasty power later on. Hopefully that makes it worth sitting through those classes worth it, as well as giving you some respect for your teachers. Your teachers are not the ones that you want to get into running fights with, although it can be good for sharpening your claws on them. Just remember as you target your teachers that they have their own claws, and that you may on the receiving side. At least until you develop your own set...
English and any Foreign Language: This obviously has the most practical value. English allows you to communicate better and more effectively, while foreign languages allow you to communicate to those that don't speak English. The best language classes also give you a glimpse into the life of those that speak the language, and that additional perspective has value as well; it allows you to put yourself into another person's shoes easier as well as making life easier beyond just language issues.
Physical Education: These classes are straight practical value, and keep you healthy. Learn what you can, and take advantage of them. You'll also find that physical exercise helps cool your temper a bit, something that you'll find helps make things easier.
Music and Other Arts: For those interested in a musical career, even rap, this classes have a straight-forward practical value. However, they also give you an appreciation of how valuable things are, nd how sometimes obvious value is anything but. They can also help you make the best out of marketing yourself, another practical area. They can also give you an appreciation for life in general, and makes things a lot more fun.
Science: Even if you never get into science, these classes give you an additional understanding into our world. There is a more practical purpose to these classes as well: They enable you to understand information you are given far easier. You can understand the information a doctor gives you much easier as you have a basic understanding of how the body works. For physical training nuts, it gives you insight in how to make the most of your workouts, and even helps you from falling for basic scams. It also helps you realize how things are part of systems, and how one thing affects others, even if they seem unrelated. That insight alone is worth sitting through those boring classes.
History: Yeah, these classes are probably the most boring you'll have to sit through. There's no real helping that. However, the pay-off can actually be immense: Not only do you gain a little more respect for those that came before you, you also get to see what ideas worked and which ones failed, and how to apply that knowledge so that you don't make the same mistakes. If you really pay attention, you'll figure out how the legal system works and how to better be able to apply that legal knowledge to your own life. That knowledge gives you a lot of power. You also learn how to research, document sources, and debate if sources are actually good or not, something that pays for itself when it comes to making decisions: You can figure out which sources of information to trust and which should be ignored in a given situation, making sure that your decisions work out for the best.
Math: This one gets a lot of flack, especially from Facebook memes. The problem is that a lot of people don't really see what math does for them, and so discount it. The reality is that math does quite a bit beyond just show you ways to manipulate numbers. Sure, there's a lot of that, and it's worth it; being able to solve for "x" and convert statements to math problems is worth it later on when you are trying to figure out how to spend your money the most effectively. However, math also teaches you how to think things through logically; you learn how to break problems down, to solve those smaller problems, and then apply that to the bigger problem.
So...all of this just means that the classes may be incredibly boring, but the knowledge you gain gives you some really nasty power later on. Hopefully that makes it worth sitting through those classes worth it, as well as giving you some respect for your teachers. Your teachers are not the ones that you want to get into running fights with, although it can be good for sharpening your claws on them. Just remember as you target your teachers that they have their own claws, and that you may on the receiving side. At least until you develop your own set...
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