There's nothing in the world like getting up in front of a high-school classroom in New York City. They won't give you a break if you don't hold them. There's no escape.
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The classroom should be an entrance into the world, not an escape from it.
If there was a distraction I'd get up and jump out the window. I was quite out of hand. In schools like that I don't think they expect that girls are going to behave in such an outrageous fashion.
I don't think anyone can get away from high school unscathed.
High school is such an awkward, difficult time, and I think a lot of people can't wait to explore the world because it's such a bubble.
New York City has become a place where it's not easy for the working class to even live.
I dropped out of high school three days into my senior year because I hated it because New York City public school is a mess. I certainly wasn't one for sitting in a classroom. Then I went off to college to North Carolina School of the Arts, then quit that after two years.
If I have to go to New York or something, I'll bring my books and read and do homework. It's not really a big deal.
In New York, you're forced to deal with life; it's there in front of you on a daily basis.
I had to take driving lessons in New York, which were really weird because it's not the safest thing in the world.
Once the kids are in school, it's amazing what you can do.
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