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Is it Time to Quit School?

This was adapted from the quiz Is It Time to Quit Your Job? found in www.fabjob.com/tips213.html.

We substituted the word "job" with the word "school" and changed and few details to fit them into a school context. (The column on the right shows the original statements.)

Quiz: Is It Time to Quit School?

Did you bounce out of bed this morning excited to face the day ahead? Or did the thought of getting up and going to school make you wish you could stay snug in your bed?

If Monday mornings are a low point in your week, or if you dread returning to school after holidays, it may be a sign that it's time to quit going to school.

Often you know what you want subconsciously before you know it consciously. While you may still be debating whether or not to stay at school, your subconscious mind may have already decided it's time for you to move on.

Most students who want to quit school behave in ways that are noticeably different than students who are satisfied in school. Try the following quiz to see how many of these "quitting signs" are true for you.

For each statement, note whether it is something you Often, Sometimes, or Never experience. (If a statement doesn't fit, feel free to adapt it to your situation or skip it.)

1. I find it hard to get out of bed in the morning on school days. 1. I find it hard to get out of bed in the morning.
2. I arrive late for school. 2. I arrive late for work.
3. Once I arrive at school, it takes a while for my brain to start working. 3. Once I arrive at work, it takes me a while to actually get started working.
4. I sit in class and daydream. 4. I sit at my desk and daydream.
5. I have less patience with teachers than I used to. 5. I have less patience with customers or co-workers than I used to.
6. I get impatient with rules at school. 6. I get impatient with rules and red tape at work.
7. I skip classes. 7. I take longer breaks than I should.
8. When I have to talk to other students as part of my class work, I spend more time chatting than I need to. 8. When I have to phone people as part of my job I spend more time chatting than I need to.
9. I feel tired during the school day. 9. I feel tired during the workday.
10. I don't bother mentioning concerns to my teachers because it's usually a waste of time. 10. I don't bother mentioning concerns to the boss because it's usually a waste of time.
11. If I leave class during the day, I take my time getting back. 11. If I leave the office during the day, I take my time getting back to work.
12. I do the minimum amount of schoolwork required. 12. I do the minimum amount of work required.
13. I check the time throughout the day to see how close to going home time it is. 13. I check the time throughout the day to see how close to quitting time it is.
14. I feel bored at school. 14. I feel bored at work.
15. I "kill time" during the day by chatting with other students and doing things other than my school work. 15. I "kill time" during the day by chatting with co-workers or doing other non-essential tasks.
16. I try to schedule medical and other personal appointments during school hours. 16. I schedule medical and other personal appointments during working hours.
17. I start getting ready to leave class before quitting time. 17. I start getting ready to leave work before quitting time.
18. I am out the door as soon as it is time to go home. 18. I am out the door as soon as it is quitting time.
19. On the weekends I spend most of my time watching TV, playing games or on the Internet instead of doing homework. 19. On the weekends I look at the job classifieds or surf job sites on the Internet.
20. I have called in sick when I could actually have gone to school. 20. I have called in sick when I could actually have worked.
21. I complain to my friends about school. 21. I complain to my friends about my job.
22. I have trouble sleeping on Sunday nights because I'm thinking about having to go back to school. 22. I have trouble sleeping on Sunday nights because I'm thinking about having to go back to work.
23. When I'm on holidays I dread going back to school. 23. When I'm on holidays I dread going back to work.

Give yourself 0 points for each Never answer, 1 point for each Sometimes answer and 2 points for each Often answer then using the following scores as a starting point to measure your level of satisfaction at school.

0 to 6 points - Very satisfied

7-16 points - Somewhat satisfied

17-26 points - Somewhat dissatisfied

27-36 points - Very dissatisfied

37-46 points - Why are you still at school?

While a score over 36 is a clear sign of dissatisfaction, even the most satisfied student is likely to score some points on this quiz.

For example, night owls who prefer to sleep late might score a 2 on "I find it hard to get out of bed in the morning" even if they like school.

Only you can decide whether you are satisfied with going to school -- or whether you'd rather find something else to do to that makes you look forward to Monday.

Note: We left out two of the statements from the original article, so the scoring has been changed to add up to 46 maximum instead of 50.

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