darkbreloom
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Oh the irony.
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Rants About School (Version 2)
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Oh the irony.
Er yeah.
My gripe is not so much with my school in particular than it is with most of the people who attend it (read: teenagers). I have a small group of friends who I get to hang out with at lunch, but literally all the other students are either vapid, anti-intellectualist, excessively angst-ridden or druggies. I'm perfectly aware that 99% of my age group is this way, which is more frustrating than not. Primarily because of ageism.
My school lost my re-application form and the fee I sent with it. So I had to reapply online, and now it's going to take longer to hear something from them. They didn't even tell me they didn't have it; I had to call them. Geez. They always drop the ball on these kinds of things.
Hey, don't be so quick to judge! You really don't know anything about most of the people you're talking about. As far as vapid goes, you don't know what a person might be thinking. You can't tell just from talk. And even vapid or dumb people can be kind, anyway. That's what really counts. I make judgements about people, too, but I know it and I try to think past them. The only groups I don't like are those that try to show off how deep they are, because I can't stand arrogance. Though I kind of tend to be that way myself... but mostly when I'm around it.
Hey, don't be so quick to judge! You really don't know anything about most of the people you're talking about. As far as vapid goes, you don't know what a person might be thinking. You can't tell just from talk. And even vapid or dumb people can be kind, anyway. That's what really counts. I make judgements about people, too, but I know it and I try to think past them. The only groups I don't like are those that try to show off how deep they are, because I can't stand arrogance. Though I kind of tend to be that way myself... but mostly when I'm around it.
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I may do well in my studies, but I still don't like school.
I may just be a blend-in in my class, but if you've ever read The Chocolate War, you'll know what I mean when I say that my school is more or less the same as the one in the story, in some respects.
There are dictatorial, cold-blooded teachers, religious brothers and that junk, ones who don't stand for nonsense, and torment scapegoats, and students are expected to conform and tear out a chunk of their soul, or pay due consequences such as detention, or threats to automatically flunk students (can they do that?), leading to a small group who take pleasure in overthrowing the system.
Any new, foreign, or unusual students are at risk of being hunted down by the "popular" group and getting mocked. And nearly all of my classmates attend parties on weekends, where they exercise downright debauchery in an attempt to reclaim their souls.
It's also an all-boys school, and that's the part I'd want to change before anything else.
I may just be a blend-in in my class, but if you've ever read The Chocolate War, you'll know what I mean when I say that my school is more or less the same as the one in the story, in some respects.
There are dictatorial, cold-blooded teachers, religious brothers and that junk, ones who don't stand for nonsense, and torment scapegoats, and students are expected to conform and tear out a chunk of their soul, or pay due consequences such as detention, or threats to automatically flunk students (can they do that?), leading to a small group who take pleasure in overthrowing the system.
Any new, foreign, or unusual students are at risk of being hunted down by the "popular" group and getting mocked. And nearly all of my classmates attend parties on weekends, where they exercise downright debauchery in an attempt to reclaim their souls.
It's also an all-boys school, and that's the part I'd want to change before anything else.
Reign G
Roggen and Rolan
Well, this was actually 6 years ago, but it's still a rant about school, so I'm going with it:
My second grade teacher had no sympaty whatsoever. My dad had just joined the Navy and was deployed on a ship to Iraq for six months. So naturally, like the little kid I was, I was crying instead of doing my work, as it was the first time I had ever been away from him for more than a day. My teacher comes over, slaps me, and tells me to "Stop with the fucking crying". Yeah. So I run out into the courtyard (My school didn't have hallways. The only things inside were the classrooms, restrooms, and office), and tell my mom, who was doing volunteer work for the principal. My teacher comes out of the classroom, calls me a wuss, and my mom goes to tell the principal. And I get in trouble for it for leaving the class, instead of my teacher for slapping and yelling at me!
Also, my third grade teahcer overestimated the minds of the advanced students. Yes, we're more advanced than others, but not advanced enough to do work meant for 8th graders, lady!
My second grade teacher had no sympaty whatsoever. My dad had just joined the Navy and was deployed on a ship to Iraq for six months. So naturally, like the little kid I was, I was crying instead of doing my work, as it was the first time I had ever been away from him for more than a day. My teacher comes over, slaps me, and tells me to "Stop with the fucking crying". Yeah. So I run out into the courtyard (My school didn't have hallways. The only things inside were the classrooms, restrooms, and office), and tell my mom, who was doing volunteer work for the principal. My teacher comes out of the classroom, calls me a wuss, and my mom goes to tell the principal. And I get in trouble for it for leaving the class, instead of my teacher for slapping and yelling at me!
Also, my third grade teahcer overestimated the minds of the advanced students. Yes, we're more advanced than others, but not advanced enough to do work meant for 8th graders, lady!
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LukeMudkip
Beginning Trainer
School. You need it, but with so many pointless things that happen inside of it, you can hate it.
Our old head teacher was completely useless. All she ever cared about was herself. Projects began which were supposed to be for the benefit of the students, but, it stopped, apparently due to lack of funds. Which was an utter lie.
What they put instead of something for us, was a behavioral unit, which is where all the complete idiots who think they are the best go. Snooker tables, dart boards, comfy seats, you name it! Oh, and these people who don't want to learn get to go out on nice little trips to the beach and special rewards for being 'good', when the hardworking people inside get no privileges or anything for doing good.
Another one that really gets on my nerves is the toilets. Toilets are supposed to be usable, yes? Well, ours aren't usable at all. The cubicle doors are broken, the toilets don't flush properly, graffiti all over the place, half-eaten food just lying around on windowsills, blood staining the floor, and who knows what else. That's after they had been redone.
And the girls toilets aren't much better. My friend said that two of the toilets don't flush, and end up overflowing and flooding. The cubicle doors are broke, and one of the sinks is always leaking.
There are more, but I'll put them up later.
Our old head teacher was completely useless. All she ever cared about was herself. Projects began which were supposed to be for the benefit of the students, but, it stopped, apparently due to lack of funds. Which was an utter lie.
What they put instead of something for us, was a behavioral unit, which is where all the complete idiots who think they are the best go. Snooker tables, dart boards, comfy seats, you name it! Oh, and these people who don't want to learn get to go out on nice little trips to the beach and special rewards for being 'good', when the hardworking people inside get no privileges or anything for doing good.
Another one that really gets on my nerves is the toilets. Toilets are supposed to be usable, yes? Well, ours aren't usable at all. The cubicle doors are broken, the toilets don't flush properly, graffiti all over the place, half-eaten food just lying around on windowsills, blood staining the floor, and who knows what else. That's after they had been redone.
And the girls toilets aren't much better. My friend said that two of the toilets don't flush, and end up overflowing and flooding. The cubicle doors are broke, and one of the sinks is always leaking.
There are more, but I'll put them up later.
Bolt the Cat
Bringing the Thunder
That pretty much sums up my school. And mine is a Catholic all boys school! It's sad that this kind of bullying and stupidity exists in a Catholic school. And nothing can be done about it, since it happens behind the teachers' backs and you can't prove anything to them unless someone else was there.
The only nice things are that we don't really have problems with drugs and violence. Also, we have a nice cafeteria where you can buy pretty much any food you'd expect to see: burgers, fries, sandwiches, pizza, chicken, soup, and now we even have soft serve ice cream on Fridays!
So basically, private schools are more frilly, but not much better than public.
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DaDonYordel
The Gazing Eye
Inconsistent Exam dates, crappy virus infested computers and what does Ethics have to do with IT anyway?
Peter Quill
star-lord
OK here I go.
My principal has to be one of the stupidest people in the world. First off she instates this "no peanut/walnut/whatever nut rule in my school. So one day I took a peanut butter sandwich to my school and she got mad.
I said Do you want me to call child services for taking away my food? Then she ranted on how kids could die. I was like theyre old enough to take care of themselves. She got madder at that and I got a saturday detention.
Then she started directing Traffic at the school parking lot. Almost everybody complained about her "credentials". My dad (the cop) went in there and yelled at her stupidity.
Then I got in trouble because in some kids "perpesctive" I bullied him. The kid even told her I should go i didnt do anything. I said. " In my perspective youre calling me a moron".
Imagine how that went.
Then she found out I called her a moron. she asked why I thought she was stupid i replied. "You dont have a degree youre the stupidest faculty here."
Man She hates me. And thats why I act like a dickhead towards her.
My principal has to be one of the stupidest people in the world. First off she instates this "no peanut/walnut/whatever nut rule in my school. So one day I took a peanut butter sandwich to my school and she got mad.
I said Do you want me to call child services for taking away my food? Then she ranted on how kids could die. I was like theyre old enough to take care of themselves. She got madder at that and I got a saturday detention.
Then she started directing Traffic at the school parking lot. Almost everybody complained about her "credentials". My dad (the cop) went in there and yelled at her stupidity.
Then I got in trouble because in some kids "perpesctive" I bullied him. The kid even told her I should go i didnt do anything. I said. " In my perspective youre calling me a moron".
Imagine how that went.
Then she found out I called her a moron. she asked why I thought she was stupid i replied. "You dont have a degree youre the stupidest faculty here."
Man She hates me. And thats why I act like a dickhead towards her.
My school is a living hell.
First I got my schedule last week, and they messed up my schedule for the third year in a row: I was the only kid to come out of the middle school with a 4.0, but they don't put me in honors classes. Not to mention all of my friends got honors classes. So anyways my mom said we would talk to my counselor before school started (they had certain dates that they would be in.) but then I noticed my schedule didn't say who my counselor was.
Since I can't drive yet, my sister went with me up to school to talk to a counselor. We got to the office, and there was a sign that said "closed for the summer." it was about two, so we thought that they had closed for the day. Come to find out, a friend of mine went up there and just waited for a counselor. The counselors got back from lunch around 2. They were supposed to be back from lunch at about noon. They were supposed to close at noon.
My sister was busy the next day, and my mom who usually gets out of work early on Wednesdays had to stay late, so nobody went then. Finally, my mom went on Thursday morning, since she put in extra hours the day before. She went and talked to the secretary, who was very sweet. She found out my counselor is the worst counselor at the school, that my homeroom was a room that didn't exist, and that I had the last lunch (my schedule said I had the first two.)
My mom finally got to see the counselor and got everything sorted out.
Now, my school does have a dress code (what school doesn't) but this one is The Dress Code by Satan.
(This is directly from the list)
-Any type of bottom- pants, skirts, shorts (no jeans or sweatpants) - which MUST be knee length or longer, and are secured at the waist. so basically, we can't wear jeans. How ****ed up is that?
- Any kind of top with sleeves (no collar required), which must be tucked in or cannot extend beyond the natural waist line. well, unless it’s a belly shirt, every shirt extends beyond your waist. Your waist is slimmest part of your abdomen, not your hips.
-Dresses that adhere to length and sleeve requirement are acceptable. Nobody wears dresses as casual wear, and if they were, dresses with sleeves are actually very hard to find.
-Students are encouraged to plan ahead and dress in layers during cooler weather. that one actually makes sense.
And then the thing says:
"The DDD believes that every student shall maintain a reasonable standard of dress that is appropriate to the role of the student, reflective of the age level and conducive to a wholesome climate for learning. STOP! We shouldn’t have to dress like we're going to a dance if we're just going to school, how aren't jeans and long shirts reflective of a teenager, and how do clothes keep kids from learning? Dress and grooming which are distractive or disruptive to the educational process are prohibited. The school has been after the combing. How does someone whose combing their hair disrupt the learning process? Unusual or exaggerated of dress and conspicuous departures from accepted norms in dress and grooming are prohibited. well, everyone will break this rule. I guarantee that. Clothing, book bags, notebooks, or other schools supplies that advocate the use of illegal substances, advertises alcohol or tobacco, contains offensive or sexually explicit language/material or inference is prohibited. Dangit! I really wanted to show everyone my new notebook that has porn on the cover. The following items are to be removed and left in the locker during school hours (apparently that include before and after school starts): hats, head coverings (documented religious and medical reasons may be considered) coats/jackets. See through shirts and blouses, flip flops and house shoes, pajamas and/or look-a-likes are not acceptable school attire.
Oh, did I mention this is at a public school?
Now if your school is worse than this, please, I'd love to hear it.
First I got my schedule last week, and they messed up my schedule for the third year in a row: I was the only kid to come out of the middle school with a 4.0, but they don't put me in honors classes. Not to mention all of my friends got honors classes. So anyways my mom said we would talk to my counselor before school started (they had certain dates that they would be in.) but then I noticed my schedule didn't say who my counselor was.
Since I can't drive yet, my sister went with me up to school to talk to a counselor. We got to the office, and there was a sign that said "closed for the summer." it was about two, so we thought that they had closed for the day. Come to find out, a friend of mine went up there and just waited for a counselor. The counselors got back from lunch around 2. They were supposed to be back from lunch at about noon. They were supposed to close at noon.
My sister was busy the next day, and my mom who usually gets out of work early on Wednesdays had to stay late, so nobody went then. Finally, my mom went on Thursday morning, since she put in extra hours the day before. She went and talked to the secretary, who was very sweet. She found out my counselor is the worst counselor at the school, that my homeroom was a room that didn't exist, and that I had the last lunch (my schedule said I had the first two.)
My mom finally got to see the counselor and got everything sorted out.
Now, my school does have a dress code (what school doesn't) but this one is The Dress Code by Satan.
(This is directly from the list)
-Any type of bottom- pants, skirts, shorts (no jeans or sweatpants) - which MUST be knee length or longer, and are secured at the waist. so basically, we can't wear jeans. How ****ed up is that?
- Any kind of top with sleeves (no collar required), which must be tucked in or cannot extend beyond the natural waist line. well, unless it’s a belly shirt, every shirt extends beyond your waist. Your waist is slimmest part of your abdomen, not your hips.
-Dresses that adhere to length and sleeve requirement are acceptable. Nobody wears dresses as casual wear, and if they were, dresses with sleeves are actually very hard to find.
-Students are encouraged to plan ahead and dress in layers during cooler weather. that one actually makes sense.
And then the thing says:
"The DDD believes that every student shall maintain a reasonable standard of dress that is appropriate to the role of the student, reflective of the age level and conducive to a wholesome climate for learning. STOP! We shouldn’t have to dress like we're going to a dance if we're just going to school, how aren't jeans and long shirts reflective of a teenager, and how do clothes keep kids from learning? Dress and grooming which are distractive or disruptive to the educational process are prohibited. The school has been after the combing. How does someone whose combing their hair disrupt the learning process? Unusual or exaggerated of dress and conspicuous departures from accepted norms in dress and grooming are prohibited. well, everyone will break this rule. I guarantee that. Clothing, book bags, notebooks, or other schools supplies that advocate the use of illegal substances, advertises alcohol or tobacco, contains offensive or sexually explicit language/material or inference is prohibited. Dangit! I really wanted to show everyone my new notebook that has porn on the cover. The following items are to be removed and left in the locker during school hours (apparently that include before and after school starts): hats, head coverings (documented religious and medical reasons may be considered) coats/jackets. See through shirts and blouses, flip flops and house shoes, pajamas and/or look-a-likes are not acceptable school attire.
Oh, did I mention this is at a public school?
Now if your school is worse than this, please, I'd love to hear it.
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Spelling =/= intelligence.
i'm tried of posters nit-picking out small flaws in a post.
I'm more interested in what they are rambling on about.
Thou my school years seems to be mostly decent, as all of the douchebags have left so my regisastion class has some cool peeps in it.
guess i'm just lucky.
...and you haven't killed yourself yet? You must have a ton of willpower.
My school just says you can't wear spaghetti straps, you can't show your midriffs (or however it's spelled), & your shorts/skirts must be at least finger-tip length when arms are stretched straight down your side.
Shiny qwilfish of doom
Back in White
ohhhh... this year will be easy. there is only one jackass in my class,and most of my classmates are good ones. first day of school i went to the wrong class on accident.
I don't really have much to rant about, only 2 things:
1. We recently had the middle/senior Athletics Carnival (School started 6 weeks ago for me xD) and the event was very rushed. While I'm happy I did get 3rd in the 400m (out of 4 people but oh well), the scoring for the 100m was very slack. The whole school was automatically put in 100m (and if we didn't go we failed PE) so I guess the refs were very bored because I came equal 4th with my friend and I was told that because we 'mucked up the order of the lanes' they gave us random scores. My friend didn't get any place and I was 6th. They gave 5th and 7th place 3rd and 4th ribbons. wtf.
2. For being 'one of the best private schools in the suburb', the music class is very crappy. For a whole lesson we learnt ta, ti-tis and tika-tikas, which are the grade 2 versions of crochets, quavers and semiquavers. The teacher said that I was wrong when I called the notes the proper names. At least we get to leave class early which is a bonus.
EDIT: Oh wait a 3rd thing: I hate wearing the college blazer. It's not very comfortable and it has shoulder pads. At least my private school doesn't look like slut-central unlike my previous public school
1. We recently had the middle/senior Athletics Carnival (School started 6 weeks ago for me xD) and the event was very rushed. While I'm happy I did get 3rd in the 400m (out of 4 people but oh well), the scoring for the 100m was very slack. The whole school was automatically put in 100m (and if we didn't go we failed PE) so I guess the refs were very bored because I came equal 4th with my friend and I was told that because we 'mucked up the order of the lanes' they gave us random scores. My friend didn't get any place and I was 6th. They gave 5th and 7th place 3rd and 4th ribbons. wtf.
2. For being 'one of the best private schools in the suburb', the music class is very crappy. For a whole lesson we learnt ta, ti-tis and tika-tikas, which are the grade 2 versions of crochets, quavers and semiquavers. The teacher said that I was wrong when I called the notes the proper names. At least we get to leave class early which is a bonus.
EDIT: Oh wait a 3rd thing: I hate wearing the college blazer. It's not very comfortable and it has shoulder pads. At least my private school doesn't look like slut-central unlike my previous public school
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My school's dress code was:
Top:
Plain white shirt, long-sleeved or short-sleeved, with collar, must be tucked in. School tie must be worn at all times. School jumper worn over the top is optional.
Bottom:
Plain black trousers, no jeans. Smart black shoes must be worn, no trainers.
Other:
There were also restrictions on make-up, hair-dye, piercings and jewelry, though I'm a bloke so didn't care.
But they changed it for my last 2 years, they scrapped the shirt and tie, and just gave us a school polo-shirt instead. Everything else still applied. This is a.. I don't know the name, a free-school too. Every school round here was pretty much the same, we didn't have it bad.. so quit yo' jibber jabber!! XD. You're lucky with your dress-code, incredibly.
When you got to the 6th form though, no uniform at all. I just feel sorry for my mates who go to those pay-for-schools, and have to wear uniform in the 6th form too XD.
Inconspicuosaurus
Bone-ified dinosaur
Whew-ee! You guys no nothing about the agony of UNIFORM you may have "dress codes" in America but every school (that I know of) in England has a set uniform that everyone must wear on pain of death (almost literally).
At Bishop Wordsworth's Grammar School for Boys (yes, that is the real name of my school, look it up if you don't blieve me) the uniform consists of:
White shirt with collar,
Black trousers (that's pants if you're American),
Black or grey socks,
Black shoes,
School tie,
School blazer,
House badge (which is held together with one globule of glue and you get a detention if the shitty thing breaks)
Also, you get a detention if your shirt isn't tucked in or any other piece of uniform is slightly out of place.
And to top it off, all this costs about a hundred pounds (200 dollars) and the school is supposed to be accessible to all just because entry is free!
*Breath* I'm gonna stop now before I explode. There are so many more injustices that go on in my school, but if I tried to write them here they'd fill about three pages...
At Bishop Wordsworth's Grammar School for Boys (yes, that is the real name of my school, look it up if you don't blieve me) the uniform consists of:
White shirt with collar,
Black trousers (that's pants if you're American),
Black or grey socks,
Black shoes,
School tie,
School blazer,
House badge (which is held together with one globule of glue and you get a detention if the shitty thing breaks)
Also, you get a detention if your shirt isn't tucked in or any other piece of uniform is slightly out of place.
And to top it off, all this costs about a hundred pounds (200 dollars) and the school is supposed to be accessible to all just because entry is free!
*Breath* I'm gonna stop now before I explode. There are so many more injustices that go on in my school, but if I tried to write them here they'd fill about three pages...
JammyU, is your school open to the public, or is it a private school? If it's a private school, that's completely understandable. I go to a public school where they have no right to MAKE us wear such things (even though they've tried actual unifroms)
and you guys can make fun of me for thinking mine's bad, but you have to know what kind of person I am. I'm all about equality, freedom, individuality and if those rights aren't given to me, I'll fight for them. my school has ******** beliefs that dress codes will help us learn but when push comes to shove they end up focusing more time on enforcing the rules than they do our education, which trust me my run down city needs.
and you guys can make fun of me for thinking mine's bad, but you have to know what kind of person I am. I'm all about equality, freedom, individuality and if those rights aren't given to me, I'll fight for them. my school has ******** beliefs that dress codes will help us learn but when push comes to shove they end up focusing more time on enforcing the rules than they do our education, which trust me my run down city needs.
Will-powered Spriter
Pokédex Complete!
Uniform
JammyU, is your school open to the public, or is it a private school? If it's a private school, that's completely understandable. I go to a public school where they have no right to MAKE us wear such things (even though they've tried actual unifroms)As far as I know, almost all English schools, private or public have uniforms.
Mine isn't so bad:
Navy jumper with school name.
Red polo shirt with school name.
Black or grey trousers.
Black shoes (Though I, with my wierd feet, am completely above this rule. I can wear what I want on my feet.)
The customised jumper and polo shirt are a tad more expensive, however, there are further rules.
1. Vests/undershirts/shirts (some idiots wear several layers under there polo shirt, then complain they are too hot.) may only be worn in winter, and must not be visible. This is rubbish since England's unpredictable weather gives us cold snaps anytime it wants (EXCEPT winter), so we freeze without vests.
2. Unless it is summer, you may not take your jumper off without teachers permission, and must have it on when leaving/entering lessons. This is worse, because really hot days can also occur whenever they want (unless it's summer), so we boil. One time in assembly (jumpers must be worn, end of), a girl passed out due to heat. The school removed the rule for a week, then put it back up, despite still being boiling hot.
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~Nidoking~
Team Aqua Admin
Navy blue blazer
white collerd shirt
Red tie with school shield
Black trousers
Black socks
No jewlerry(Only watch.)
And we start at 8:30 and finsh at 3:50.
white collerd shirt
Red tie with school shield
Black trousers
Black socks
No jewlerry(Only watch.)
And we start at 8:30 and finsh at 3:50.
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