Knowledge is power. There are NO useless classes, only ones that don't (now) interest you. You may find you could have used the information later, when you are older and something comes up that you hadn't planned for. You can have fun in class while you are paying attention (think about other students naked, or the teacher naked, for that matter). When you get a job or are in the Army, lots of people are going to tell you stuff that you feel is useless or boring or not in your plans. Some of it, however, might make it possible for you to keep your job or stay alive or keep someone else alive.
Not learning is not smart.
Yes, we (at least I) do see you on your phone in class. You are either on your phone under the top of the desk or you are doing something else under there we aren't going to talk about here.
All teachers are underpaid. It doesn't matter what country you are in. We spend more time with you than your parents do, sometimes we care about you more than your parents do, and we (try to) prepare you for the hard and nasty life rushing towards you as soon as you leave school. We take care of you when you get hurt, we spend hours before and after class with you and your work, we spend weekends making and correcting your tests, we listen to your problems, we help guide you in questions of ethics and morality, we are your TEACHERS. Any fool who says we are overpaid clearly has never tried teaching. Without us, you'd all have the intelligence and morality of Paris Hilton, god forbid.
As for Romania, yes, I know about Romania. I teach history.
No, I'm not proud of of my Apple products, I'm happy with them. I am proud of my sons and proud of many of my students. In fact, some of my students come back to see me after graduation, or call or email me to let me know how they are doing. One of my students was 13 and now is 24, and I hear from him at least once a year.
Try hard in school, pay attention, and you will have a greater chance of success than if you don't. Not all classes are fun, or interesting, but all have facts. And facts build up in your head to create the wealth of knowledge you will need as you go through life. Who knows, one day you may have a brilliant idea and decide to start a business. At that point, maybe you will realize you should have paid attention in that entrepreneurial education class.
