Success in High School ==> Losertown
June 6th, 2008 by timbotronAs many of us had wished-upon those (bastard) classmates who were “successful” in high school: a recent study showed that 29% of high school seniors who were “doing well” failed to become financially independent by age 26, and 20% failed to meet their expected life goals at age 26.
Dr. John Schulenberg, professor of developmental psychology at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor:
“We used to think that if things were going well in high school, they’d continue to go well.”
Ha. Ha.
(via Susan, via Psychology Today)
October 27th, 2008 at 4:15 pm
Really. That is quite a streamlined view. Does it say anything about those who *weren’t* successful in high-school? How well did they end up, eh?
“Successful” and “doing well” are also relative terms. Their own fault if they have low expectations of themselves.