Poll: *sigh* Why do school systems suck so much ass?

[Couch_Ridden_Gamer]

Ok, so heres where the story starts. This morning, I make a joke about friend in guitar class, he laughs and flicks me off, and I tell him "Fuck you" in a joking manner. The teacher heard and then sent me to the (nazi) principals office where I was subsequently suspended from school for three days and told that if it happened again, I would be expelled and this would go on my record. Now, I'm not saying thats bad (It's basically a vacation), but, Is this proper punishment for something so harmless?

EDIT: It probably looks like I saw that "Texas boy suspended. . ." thread and made this one, but this actually happened, I just didn't notice the other thread.

 

[delet]

I was once given a detention for spelling the F word. I spelled it in class after saying, 'Ya know, spelling the F word can't be as bad as saying it." A teacher overheard this and I was sent to the principal(AKA the guy who sounds like Kermit.) I had to sit there for about 10 minutes while I watched him type, then he handed me a piece of paper.

On this paper it said "[my name] spelled FUCK during class today..."

I was given a detention for spelling Fuck, and then the principal spelled it himself... See anything wrong there?

Yes, sometimes the people at school are plain idiots.

 

[Contun]

If someone were to curse in my school the more leniant teachers would either act like they didn't hear it or give you a warning. Though most of the time you'd get a detention.... I wouldn't know though, I'm the good nerdy kid...

A three day suspension is kinda hard though...

 

[WayOutThere]

principals office where I was subsequently suspended from school for three days and told that if it happened again, I would be expelled and this would go on my record.

That is jaw-dropping shit. You should petition your case or something.

 

[thethingthatlurks]

Oh noes, the F-word. I think I saw it 500 times in the past ten minutes online...
Oh, what hath society become?

Anyway, do what BSG did and use 'frak' instead. I mean calling somebody a fraking motherfraker has some novelty to it, no?

 

[BonsaiK]

Ok, so heres where the story starts. This morning, I make a joke about friend in guitar class, he laughs and flicks me off, and I tell him "Fuck you" in a joking manner. The teacher heard and then sent me to the (nazi) principals office where I was subsequently suspended from school for three days and told that if it happened again, I would be expelled and this would go on my record. Now, I'm not saying thats bad (It's basically a vacation), but, Is this proper punishment for something so harmless?

EDIT: It probably looks like I saw that "Texas boy suspended. . ." thread and made this one, but this actually happened, I just didn't notice the other thread.

School is about learning to be a drone and do as you're told. Just stick it out, don't make too many waves, and then when you get into the real world try and unlearn everything school taught you.

 

[Jark212]

Wow, in my old school when we got caught cursing we were usually usually given a couple warnings, if that didn't stop us ten we would get a lunch detention...

I understand, I was once suspended for 3 days when some kid in my class started throwing punches at me and I never retaliated... It sucks but I had a blast during my suspension because my mom knew I was innocent...

 

[Bat Vader]

A three day suspension is quite harsh and unreasonable I think. Yes, a rule was broken at school and punishment needs to be served usually in the form of a warning or a detention but a three day suspension for just saying the F-word is quite silly.

 

[HontooNoNeko]

I would say you deserve it but my opinion is biased based on how my school was. Any swear word was a suspension and saying "you want her" is considered sexual harassment. I was once suspended cause I was talking to some guys girlfriend, he asked "why you hitting on my girl?" and punched me in the face. Upon seeing this a teacher broke it up and the 3 of us got suspended cause any involvement in a fight is terms of suspension regardless of innocence.

 

[DMonkey]

It is much too harsh.
Jesus, 3 days suspension and possible expulsion do to a four letter word?
Naw, I am behind ya on this one, that is ridiculous.

 

[Bat Vader]

I would say you deserve it but my opinion is biased based on how my school was. Any swear word was a suspension and saying "you want her" is considered sexual harassment. I was once suspended cause I was talking to some guys girlfriend, he asked "why you hitting on my girl?" and punched me in the face. Upon seeing this a teacher broke it up and the 3 of us got suspended cause any involvement in a fight is terms of suspension regardless of innocence.

So the guy got you, his girlfriend, and himself suspended because he could not accept the fact that you and his girlfriend were just talking?

Yeah, that guy sounds pretty dumb. Hopefully his girlfriend was mad at him for it.

 

[Benicus]

Ok, so heres where the story starts. This morning, I make a joke about friend in guitar class, he laughs and flicks me off, and I tell him "Fuck you" in a joking manner. The teacher heard and then sent me to the (nazi) principals office where I was subsequently suspended from school for three days and told that if it happened again, I would be expelled and this would go on my record. Now, I'm not saying thats bad (It's basically a vacation), but, Is this proper punishment for something so harmless?

EDIT: It probably looks like I saw that "Texas boy suspended. . ." thread and made this one, but this actually happened, I just didn't notice the other thread.

Man thats a bit too harsh. I went to a catholic school and most of the teachers their still didn't really give a crap if you swore, some of them do it themselves. Even the harshest ones would just say 'don't talk like that in my class please'. My favourite teacher would call people 'fucking numpty's' because they forgot their book or something.

Oh and slightly off topic, one of the strictest teachers actually looks like Hitman; it added to his already intimidating teaching style lol

 

[IHateDaManSkirt]

Ok, so heres where the story starts. This morning, I make a joke about friend in guitar class, he laughs and flicks me off, and I tell him "Fuck you" in a joking manner. The teacher heard and then sent me to the (nazi) principals office where I was subsequently suspended from school for three days and told that if it happened again, I would be expelled and this would go on my record. Now, I'm not saying thats bad (It's basically a vacation), but, Is this proper punishment for something so harmless?

EDIT: It probably looks like I saw that "Texas boy suspended. . ." thread and made this one, but this actually happened, I just didn't notice the other thread.

School is about learning to be a drone and do as you're told. Just stick it out, don't make too many waves, and then when you get into the real world try and unlearn everything school taught you.

Haha. That's what I do. Acts of civil disobedience towards my teachers come as second nature now. I may be a nerdy kid, but I usually try to cause as much frakin' funny shat as possible. On several occasions, I've out-smarted my teachers. Such as, bringing up the LHC and saying using "they" as a singular, genderless pronoun.

 

[presidentjlh]

suspension and expulsion are overdoing it, but you'll get in trouble for it no matter what.

 

[lifesucksadapt]

School is about learning to be a drone and do as you're told. Just stick it out, don't make too many waves, and then when you get into the real world try and unlearn everything school taught you.[/quote]

I agree with the above statement, not only do they teach you to be a drone before they do that, they will strip you of your individuallity and throw you into a pile of many other people in the same situation. One thing I noticed about my school system is that not only do they want me to conform to the drone way of life, they spend alot of their time bossing me and the other students around, laughing at us when we mess something up, and being super strict with the rules. Sorry im off topic, school sucks; everybody has to go through it and so what if you said the word fuck, its not a big deal to anybody but the school systems and since there isn't much you can do about it you might as well try to avoid words like those and be a good little drone. At least until you get out of there.

 

[Skinny Razor]

I was once given a detention for spelling the F word. I spelled it in class after saying, 'Ya know, spelling the F word can't be as bad as saying it." A teacher overheard this and I was sent to the principal(AKA the guy who sounds like Kermit.) I had to sit there for about 10 minutes while I watched him type, then he handed me a piece of paper.

On this paper it said "[my name] spelled FUCK during class today..."

I was given a detention for spelling Fuck, and then the principal spelled it himself... See anything wrong there?

Yes, sometimes the people at school are plain idiots.

Like the story of Lenny Bruce's obscenity trial and how much the DA enjoyed saying "cocksucker" in court.

BTW, I was in detention once for saying "Yakking off". That's just the way folks react sometimes.

 

[Carlston]

First off, record? You school record has about as much life impacting consquence as being kick out of a guild in WOW.

Second, yer a goob for swearing in school. You know you shouldn't do it. Why the harshness? Not sure, guess schools in the 90's fell so hard and fast and lost control to violence and the like they now are so afraid they swing the nazi stick as soon as someone so much walks in with a wrinkled school uniform.

They aren't paided enough to care, and they know if you do anything violent they can't even touch you to stop you without getting sued. It's a suck life and no wonder why every teach I know LEFT. Those left over are afraid of damn near any rule breaking cause it might landslide again.

Think of it as training, as if you did that at a job...you'd be fired and wondering how to make rent. And that record would haunt you as no one else wants f bomb dropping employees.

 

[electric discordian]

Generally schools are there to teach the rules of life, in theory you would not swear at a policeman unless you want to spend time in the cells. So why swear at a teacher? Why use disrespectful language around an authority figure?

Oh yeah I forget there just teachers, which means in this society of ours they are just slightly above Peadophiles in the social order! Politicians continuously speak of education but legislate against them, parents hate them for not instilling the morals they should have done and they certainly in Britain are one of the most abused and depressed professions in the UK.

Yeah it's a tough break when you have to follow seemingly arbitrary rules, just wait when your working and half your wages go on taxes for services you never use and you see M.P's using the money you could use to feed yourself for a year on getting their moat cleaned!

I am currently training to be a teacher despite all this! I must be mad!

 

[BonsaiK]

Ok, so heres where the story starts. This morning, I make a joke about friend in guitar class, he laughs and flicks me off, and I tell him "Fuck you" in a joking manner. The teacher heard and then sent me to the (nazi) principals office where I was subsequently suspended from school for three days and told that if it happened again, I would be expelled and this would go on my record. Now, I'm not saying thats bad (It's basically a vacation), but, Is this proper punishment for something so harmless?

EDIT: It probably looks like I saw that "Texas boy suspended. . ." thread and made this one, but this actually happened, I just didn't notice the other thread.

School is about learning to be a drone and do as you're told. Just stick it out, don't make too many waves, and then when you get into the real world try and unlearn everything school taught you.

Haha. That's what I do. Acts of civil disobedience towards my teachers come as second nature now. I may be a nerdy kid, but I usually try to cause as much frakin' funny shat as possible. On several occasions, I've out-smarted my teachers. Such as, bringing up the LHC and saying using "they" as a singular, genderless pronoun.

No no, that's not what I suggested at all. I said don't make too many waves. "Stick it out" doesn't mean "stick out your tongue", it means "suck it up". Don't do silly stuff, just get the work done, keep a low profile and get through it with the best scores you can.