/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

>>3459423
not entirely on topic with the thread but i need to get it off my chest

the year i learned that an education in the "arts" is worth less than nothing
>be in highschool "advanced placement" art class
>told that if i work really hard and do my absolute best, i can use the finished work in my portfolio to get into a good art college
>spend most of the year pouring my heart and soul into my pieces
>end of the year arrives
>teacher has everyone pick out a few favorites to show the class
>really pumped to show off months of hard work
>first presentation is of a few shitty pictures a photography-fag took LAST SUMMER in paris
>teacher goes nuts over it
>next handful of students to present are also photo-fags
>teacher showers them with praise while the artists in the room roll their eyes
>friend showcases a few well-done but cartoony pieces
>teacher all but ignores the presentation
>present my own work with extinguished enthusiasm and get back to my seat as quickly as possible
>hear photography kids bragging later about how they spent most of the year skipping out on class to go jack off
>most of them literally took pictures of things on the campus a day before presentations were due

>mid-summer vacation
>get back my "graded" portfolio from some college our teacher had everyone submit to
>open up a little note saying they couldn't grade my portfolio because they "lost" one of my pieces
>portfolios w/o a certain number of works weren't eligible for grades
>throw entire thing in the trash and go back to playing videogames with my friends

waste of time. glad i decided against going into debt for the sake of art college. the only thing i learned in all my art classes is that photographers walk around with their heads up their asses