Baraka_Guru

It's not entirely a bad thing to graduate with a D average on the individual level.

You'd be surprised at the number of people with university degrees who are working for high-school dropouts.

The education system isn't set up for everyone. It's set up for those who are keen on learning by sitting still and listening, and then occasionally demonstrating their knowledge....with a pen...or a Word processor.

This isn't for everyone.

This is not to say that everyone earning a D average isn't well suited for this mode of education. But I'm willing to bet that many D students excel at a host of other useful things and may not even know it.

A lack of--or a poor performance in--formal education is not a sign of being "dumb." It may be a sign that you need to take matters into your own hands if you want to be successful.

My brother graduated high school with a D average, and several years later he dropped out of college in the first term. He's now happily married with two young kids. He's a homeowner and makes a few dollars more per hour than I do despite living in an area with a much lower cost of living than mine. His trade (oil burner mechanic) is in such high demand that he could easily move to Toronto and nearly double his income.

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Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing?
—Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön

Humankind cannot bear very much reality.
—From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot