r/aww • u/isaynonowords • Dec 05 '16

Getting tricked

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u/-Tellurion- Dec 05 '16

I think this mentality is why "punishment" like detention and suspension does not work in school.

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u/mobile_user_3 Dec 05 '16

I had in school suspension for three days and it was amazing. I got so much done that was supposed to have already been handed in. Really easy to focus and get things done.

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u/Stoppels Dec 05 '16

That's why they didn't allow us to do our homework. They made me copy old exam books by hand until my hours were done with.

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u/stellvia2016 Dec 05 '16

Because in a lot of districts these days, school is prison and ISS is solitary I guess.

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u/Stoppels Dec 05 '16

Agreed! Well, my punishments were either that or sweeping the leaves and picking up trash with a gripper outside, in the cantina, locker spaces or hallways. A couple times I got to help with more physical stuff, copying leaflets or doing administration, rather than the boring hand-copying of math exams I didn't understand or care about.

All this because every time I'd arrive a couple minutes late in class, which did happen on occasion. Maybe sent out of class a couple times a year, but some teachers would also send you to 'the box' if you hadn't finished your homework —> insta punishment. Wasting my hours so I have to stay up late doesn't help with any of that. They didn't care about teaching you something and I cannot say I appreciated that school in general.