Not knowing some "classic" literature doesn't really matter. Sure, I know basic story of usual Shakespeare stuff, but we never actually read those - probably for the simple reason that those are the English classics, and we happen to be Finnish. We read a lot of boring Finnish books that I can't remember much about since they were uninteresting to me, with a couple of rare exceptions.
So yes. Look into stuff, but if it appears uninteresting, skip and/or find a summary and move onto next subject until you find stuff that's interesting! I like the stuff we studied on our free time (mythology stuff for example) way more than anything they taught in high school.
...That, and you realize? Most math and sciences = wtf did we learn that for, I really have NO use for that in real life. Plus I've forgotten most stuff anyway, so not much difference.
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Date: 2011-01-13 07:36 pm (UTC)Not knowing some "classic" literature doesn't really matter. Sure, I know basic story of usual Shakespeare stuff, but we never actually read those - probably for the simple reason that those are the English classics, and we happen to be Finnish. We read a lot of boring Finnish books that I can't remember much about since they were uninteresting to me, with a couple of rare exceptions.
So yes. Look into stuff, but if it appears uninteresting, skip and/or find a summary and move onto next subject until you find stuff that's interesting! I like the stuff we studied on our free time (mythology stuff for example) way more than anything they taught in high school.
...That, and you realize? Most math and sciences = wtf did we learn that for, I really have NO use for that in real life. Plus I've forgotten most stuff anyway, so not much difference.