I remember when I was in high school and quite a handful (that's putting it mildly).. however I did manage to take some business classes and learned shorthand..(probably explains my career choice)..I actually loved it because it was like a secret code no one could understand. We bare saw mom and dad during those years because they worked all day and into the night, so before I would leave for school, I would leave a little note to my mom written in shorthand. When I got home from school she was not there ofcourse - still out working - but my note would always be on the table and it always had a response from my mom - in shorthand. Made me feel pretty special