Secret code? NaNoWriMo stands for National Novel Writing Month. The idea behind NaNoWriMo is genius: write a 50,000 word novel during November. Does it get any better than that?
Yes, indeed, it does. If you’re customizing your education, your NaNoWriMo novel is the perfect English assignment.
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The question reflects the fact that there is a narrow method of teaching and learning at school, and that people who excel in this specific method are considered “smart,” while people who don’t do well are considered “dumb.”
A custom education is a form of homeschooling (or, if you prefer, homeschooling is a form of custom education). And homeschooling is legal in all 50 states. Some states have stricter requirements than others, but it’s possible anywhere. Call your custom education plan a “homeschool education” and get to it!
My high school self was painfully shy and quiet. I had one or two friends–people I’d eat lunch with and listen to while they talked–and was pretty much the opposite of “popular.”
My family was firmly middle-class. I had enough clothes to get me through a week without repeating outfits, except for jeans, which I was expected to wear two or three times before washing.
I did well in school, but I was never going to be good enough to be valedictorian, student of the month, or anything other than a nondescript nobody.
For most people, high school means going to the local school for six or seven hours, taking the classes they tell you (or choosing from a limited number of options), sitting through four years, and then getting a pretty diploma at the end.
But that’s not your only option.
