Punished for being a victim

[ddon]

one day we will get our due and prove that most teachers are morons. one day we shall prove that what they thought were perfect students are just drunk idiots who can't even find common denominators. i always got in trouble and sent to the office alone because they thought started the fight. and this was in kindergarten.

 

[ender214]

Um...I hate to be the odd man but...I've been in four fights at school and I haven't gotten in trouble for it once (other than that time where a kid and I couldn't sit within four seats of each other after I smashed up his nose). And this is in the suburbs, not the city. I guess looking small and nerdy helped that one time but...

 

[theSovietConnection]

I remember one time I got a detention because a kid had punched me, even though I hadn't done anything. Next time he hit me, I knew I was gonna get a detention anyway, so I nailed him right in the face and knocked him out cold. At this point, the principal threatened to charge me with assault, so I got the police to look at the security camera tapes, showing the first time he hit me, and the second time, showing he had hit me first. The police threatened to charge the principal for allowing that to happen and not taking proper steps to prevent a repeat occurrence, so they made him expel the kid. I've had nothing but respect for local police since then.

 

[Gitsnik]

one day we will get our due and prove that most teachers are morons. one day we shall prove that what they thought were perfect students are just drunk idiots who can't even find common denominators.

That day comes when you leave school, don't go to University, and end up in a real job somewhere - usually about a year after you leave school. You come to learn very quickly that all school was good for was the random accumulation of useless facts (beyond about the 8th grade) and keeping you out of your parents hair from then on in. Anything you need to learn about your chosen field can be learned in a library.

(Exception: Science/Chemistry, Agriculture, but there is need for practicals in those)

Also, hey, I'm a drunk idiot who can't remember the differences between verbs and adjectives! Be nice!

 

[ddon]

one day we will get our due and prove that most teachers are morons. one day we shall prove that what they thought were perfect students are just drunk idiots who can't even find common denominators.

That day comes when you leave school, don't go to University, and end up in a real job somewhere - usually about a year after you leave school. You come to learn very quickly that all school was good for was the random accumulation of useless facts (beyond about the 8th grade) and keeping you out of your parents hair from then on in. Anything you need to learn about your chosen field can be learned in a library.

(Exception: Science/Chemistry, Agriculture, but there is need for practicals in those)

Also, hey, I'm a drunk idiot who can't remember the differences between verbs and adjectives! Be nice!

im not talking about everyone. only the assholes. because of what happened in school i now get home schooled. learned more home then i ever learned at school.

 

[Grayjack]

In my school, If you get in a fight you'll get suspended. Even if you didn't start it, even if you didn't even fight back, you will be suspended.

 

[The Kangaroo]

Some guy would always annoy, harass and occasionally even bully me and my friend. We told him to stop and were given detention as a result of him ratting on us

 

[coldshadow]

I recently saw a video of bullies getting one shoted by the people they were picking on, it was awsome!

 

[Troublesome Lagomorph]

A kid my group of friends did not like was picking a fight with one of my friends and we all got detentions while the guy got comfort and sympathy. We did not even fight him. We just walked away.

 

[SenseOfTumour]

Yeah, personally I'd scrap final exams and have a test for the job you want, in addition to the interview.

Two people going for a basic IT support job.
person A has got A's in History, Biology, Religious Education and English Literature.
person B has none of this but has been using PC's since he was about 6, and can assemble a PC blindfold and set up networks, but didn't do well in the school environment.

It's obvious A gets the job now, but if tested B would get it. Also as someone who's been in a hiring role, I find personality and just fitting in far more important than exam results.

I'd change a hell of a lot given the chance, but for now that'll do

The main problem with school is it really has to cater for the average, and without throwing billions at it, you'll never be able to give those who fall behind, or those who excel the treatment they deserve.

I should also state that most of my teachers I had a lot of respect for and seemed to be doing the job because they wanted to educate and help kids, was just a few that seemed burnt out and angry, and I guess once you've chosen the path of teacher, it's got to be hard to change careers.

 

[MercenaryCanary]

My brother broke the kid's nose against a locker, and then proceeded to choke him out until pulled off

Holy. Shit.

 

[Dr. UBAR]

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one day we will get our due and prove that most teachers are morons. one day we shall prove that what they thought were perfect students are just drunk idiots who can't even find common denominators.

That day comes when you leave school, don't go to University, and end up in a real job somewhere - usually about a year after you leave school. You come to learn very quickly that all school was good for was the random accumulation of useless facts (beyond about the 8th grade) and keeping you out of your parents hair from then on in. Anything you need to learn about your chosen field can be learned in a library.

(Exception: Science/Chemistry, Agriculture, but there is need for practicals in those)

Also, hey, I'm a drunk idiot who can't remember the differences between verbs and adjectives! Be nice!

Hey look, somebody who picked easy subjects, sucked at them, and never got a good enough score to go to uni. You are Australian, you have no excuse not to go to uni.

"verbs and adjectives", nobody gives a shit that you cant remember anything useful because you never payed attention. if you pay attention in classes and pick challenging subjects you can learn a lot.

There is a reason for Aussies not to go to university, its not free here anymore.

 

[Gitsnik]

Hey look, somebody who picked easy subjects, sucked at them, and never got a good enough score to go to uni. You are Australian, you have no excuse not to go to uni.

Anyone who is in IT and really knows their stuff (read: not government) knows as well as I that a Uni degree is a useless venture and a waste of time. For a medic, sure, but I can wait till I'm 25 and get in anyway.

Thanks for the attempted sarcasm, but it was really lost on me considering your basic facts were wrong. I aced 4 unit maths by the way, doesn't get much more challenging than that.

 

[FoolKiller]

I got into trouble so many times for defending myself that it isn't even funny.

I even got suspended for fighting back when I was cornered. I spent a great deal of my childhood running away. Eventually when I got to high school, my mom had had enough of the complaining to the school and the school not taking it seriously that she eventually just told me to beat the shit out of anyone else.

I did... more than once. I got into lots of trouble for it too but at least I was now winning the fights.

 

[SilentStranger]

And yet people blame video games for shit like Columbine happening

 

[TheGreatCoolEnergy]

I've seen people suspended for defending themselves. In RL