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I refuse only to do school. I'd be miserable and I care about way to many other things. They tell us in school to remember to do something everyday for ourselves. Well, you don't have to tell me twice. Actually, they should tell me to remember to do something for school everyday. Okay, so I'm not totally bucking the system- I'm getting my homework assignments done, but I'm not necessarily doing as much studying as I feel I should and I just don't know if that's okay or not. My grades are fine, and I do care about them to a point, but I'm beyond using grades as an indicator of my learning success. If I make an A but don't feel like I know the important stuff- the application of the information- then where does that get me? I'm understanding more and more what it means to take responsiblity for my own learning experience, and I'm just hoping it's not to my dismay.