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People Share Really Bad Things They’ve Heard Teachers Say in Front of Classes

When you were in school, was there ever an incident where a teacher lost their cool and said some pretty scandalous things in front of a class?

Or maybe they just said something totally inappropriate in front of students for another reason?

It really does happen all the time! And we’re about to hear a whole bunch of stories about this kind of stuff!

Let’s see what folks on AskReddit had to say about bad things they heard teachers say in front of classes.

1. Oh my…

“College history professor called me a mongrel after finding out I’m mixed race.

The class laughed awkwardly with me.”

2. Don’t be lazy!

“Class mate explained he couldn’t get through the 20-page assignment in time due to his dyslexia, Old-timey teacher says ” there’s no such thing, you’re just lazy”.

Only about 6 or 7 years ago, too.”

3. I hope they got fired.

“Looked at a mentally handicapped girl and muttered “retard” just loud enough for a few people at the front to hear.”

4. Psycho.

“I had a teacher when I was 13/14 years old that said to a girl of the class she was going to end up prostituting. In front of the whole class.

Same teacher said to an other girl that she was going to end up working at McDonald’s if she kept having bad grades.

Same teacher told the whole class our parents were “ungrateful to the pedagogic team that takes care of their children” because she didn’t receive any chocolates for Christmas.”

5. Jeez…

“A teacher once got fired because at the end of a workshop class she asked all the black students in the class to stand up, told them that they would be staying behind to clean the workshop after class and then dismissed all the white students.”

6. Harsh.

“At the start of class our teacher just sat in silence for five minutes, we waited for him to begin. He then said “you have just wasted five minutes of your life. You will never get that time back”

A bit harsh on a class of nine year olds.”

7. Oops!

“Assembly in front of the whole school (ages 3 and up).

Let it slip that Santa isn’t real.”

8. What are you doing here?

“I don’t know why there are so many girls in this class. You’re supposed to be married and have children already”

–11th grade advanced physics teacher.”

9. Brutal.

“I was 13. 7th grade. My homeroom teacher was Mr. Baker.

I lived in a neighborhood a few blocks away from a park and I was finally old enough to get to walk there myself. I was overweight and I had started walking there almost every day.

I would walk the track for hours and then walk back home. It was a positive for me and would have probably led to healthier choices down the line. One day during free period he called out my name. In front of my entire homeroom, kids I’d known my whole life plus a few new people, he told me that he had seen me walking down the road.

Laughing now, he said that he to wait ten minutes for me to move out of the way because I was blocking half the road. Most of the class laughed with him. I had to sit there, holding everything in until the bell rang. Then I went to the bathroom and sobbed. I never walked to the park again. I was afraid to leave my house for a really long time.

That sh*t was so uncool and f*cked me up for a long time. People really suck for absolutely no reason and it’s just a thing we have to accept and I hate it.”

10. Blow up.

“I had a religion teacher in high school named Mr. Nguyen, who was working on becoming a Jesuit priest, and was a really cool guy. He always had a smile on his face and did his best to make class a fun experience for everyone.

There was a kid in my class who was a really annoying smart *ss, but Mr. Nguyen was always really patient with him, until one day he pushed him too far. I forgot exactly what the kid said, but it definitely crossed the line.

Mr. Nguyen slammed his fists on his desk and shouted, “Why can’t you EVER shut the fu*k up!” He then picked up his stapler and chucked it at the kid, missing his head by a few inches and leaving a huge dent in the wall and then stormed out into the hallway.

I had never seen a teacher blow up like that and I definitely never expected it from him.”

11. It’s a deal!

“Alcoholic English teacher in 9th grade: if you buy me a Johnnie Walker black, you are guaranteed to pass the class.”

12. Over the line.

“Had a fairly new teacher. She’d been with is a few months and it was her first year teaching.

There was a dude who was acting up in class. Teacher wound up yelling at him “(Name)! Would you just shut the f*ck up!?”

Felt so bad for that teacher. She legit started crying and apologizing. She was convinced she was going to get fired. The dude she yelled at was well known as being a clown.

He actually went to the admins and told them he 100% deserved it and it wasn’t her fault at all. Everything turned out fine.”

13. An honest mistake.

“In front of a class of 13 year olds a female teacher asked a student to go ask a Male teacher if he had any floppy d*cks.

She meant floppy discs.”

14. This is awful.

“Man old teachers can be the worst.

We had an old German substitute teacher at my high school. Like so old it looked like he could collapse at any given time. He told us about how he used to be a Nazi back in WWII. I guess this is also the time to mention that my school was predominantly white.

We had maybe 20 black students total. The sub had asked one of these students to bring him a stapler or something like that, which the student the brought him. His response, which got him fired immediately, was something like “Wow I didn’t expect one of your kind to be helpful. A lot of you people are like monkeys.”

Pretty sure the only reason that student didn’t punch him in the face is because the teacher would’ve crumbled.”

Now it’s your turn!

In the comments, tell us about the worst things you’ve ever heard a teacher say in front of a classroom.

We look forward to hearing from you!

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People Share the Worst Things They’ve Heard Teachers Say in Front of Classes

I feel bad about this now, but I remember that way back in my Freshman year of high school in gym class, we were misbehaving, and a substitute teacher totally lost her sh*t, told us to “f*ck off” and walked out.

Wow! That was quite a moment. Of course, a bunch of 14-year-old boys thought it was pretty funny at the time, but now I realize that she must’ve been going through a hard time…or maybe she just had a terrible temper.

Whatever the case, the point is that sometimes teachers say bad things in front of classes.

Here’s what AskReddit users had to say about this.

1. Never had it.

“During English class we were watching Tomorrow When the war began. Those of you who have seen the movie know they start the movie talking about s*x.

The teacher goes, ‘S*x is not that great, I have actually not had s*x’ He’s a full 30 year old man and says that to a bunch of 13-14 year olds.

Those were the days…”

2. That doesn’t sound right.

“Freshman year in high school a classmate called someone a “chode” in gym class.

The gym teacher asked him what that means and the student explained “A chode is a good student”.”

3. What?!?!

““At least half of you will be dead by the time you reach 20 years old”

To a class of 11 year olds…”

4. Imagine this…

“Teacher was using an example to illustrate a concept. He was a very nice, bubbly man, we all liked him.

He points at a random student and says: “For example, Bob, imagine you’re adopted-”

About half the class cringed as they knew what Bob was about to say: “Um, I am adopted”

You could see the gears turning in the poor teachers mind omgohfuck I can’t say sorry because that implies that being adopted is bad, omgohfuck

The silence was palpable as he tried to think of something to say, he eventually just turned to another kid “….are you adopted?” “no” “Ok so, imagine Steven is adopted-” lollll poor guy.”

5. Oh, man…

“The father of a class-mate died in a motorcycle accident, he went into a corner too fast and crashed into a tree.

A couple of days after the accident (which was the first day my class-mate went to school again), our physics teacher decided that it is a good moment to teach the “speed doesn’t kill you, acceleration does”-lesson. With the example of a motorcycle driving into a tree.”

6. Uhhhh. Creepy.

“He told our whole English class quite seriously that for his 30th birthday he wanted two 15 year old girls to sit on his lap, and he even named which ones.

I don’t know what he was telling us for, maybe he thought we would pressure them into doing it or something.”

7. Good aim.

“New year, new teacher and his introduction was: “If you are loud I will hit you with the chalk”.

We all thought it was very funny but the next day we learned what doom was because he never missed.”

8. It’s Daddy.

“I had a professor that had given us an in class assignment.

He was a sh*tty teacher and we were first year students so we didn’t finish it and he told us to take it home and finish it and when we were done to “bring to me. Bring it to daddy.”

He was Greek and didn’t know the context, but he was the head of the department so we all held back our giggles and left.”

9. Rude!

“She read out my name and looks at me and says , “Your parents named you this?””

10. Awful.

“I once had a substitute teacher for my health class and he went on this long rant about how r*pe can be justified.

So many people complained about him.”

11. It’s their fault!

“I had an art teacher that got caught drinking. Apparently someone from the previous period told on her.

The vice principal came into our class and told her to come with him. We all heard her yell “they drove me to drink” from the hallway.”

12. Hahahaha. Wow!

“His name… “Harry Balls”.

No .. really.. he was a substitute teacher who wrote his name on the board and said, ” I will give you 3 minutes to laugh, but then we gotta get to work.”

13. An eye for an eye.

“Worst thing and also best thing. History class.

Kid punches the kid in front of him in the back of the head.

Teacher sees this and says, “now he’s gonna punch you in the head and your all gonna sit there and watch because there’s nothing you can do about it”.”

14. Bad teacher.

“Had an English sub.

He was clearly in a hungover state taking naps on an hourly basis. When he is awake he’s not being a good “teacher” he would cuss openly infront of the class, ask us what we were doing (we didn’t know) and one time he was hitting on some freshman girl loud enough for his flirts to be heard by the whole class.

He was later removed for “unknown” reasons.”

15. A line was crossed.

“”I’ll squeeze your balls, little man!”

It was an all guys high school and the teacher was the headmaster/a catholic brother/teacher. He was saying this as a follow up to a kid acting up and being a wise ass.

He says “oh, you think acting up means you have balls?” Kid says “yeah” amd then he responds to the kid with that gem…

Everyone was weirded out and thought a line got crossed.”

How about you?

What’s the absolute worst thing you’ve ever heard a teacher say in front of a class?

Talk to us about it in the comments!

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All of These Students Should Have Proofread Their Papers Before They Turned Them in

Not long ago I was cramming for late-night exams and turning in papers in college that I’d worked so hard on.

In reality, it was quite a few years ago, but I do remember the stress and the anxiety that went along with those big, important papers that constituted a big chunk of my grades.

And I also remember the importance of PROOFREADING…which apparently, these folks did not. Because they all sent in un-proofread papers with errors that should make them blush.

Let’s just hope that their professors weren’t too hard on them…

1. I GIVE UP.

Uh oh…better email your teacher.

2. Definitely a series of unfortunate events.

Oops! Sorry about that!

3. How’s your Thursday going?

That did not go very well…

4. THIS. This is how it’s going!

Don’t ask me again.

5. An incredible mistake.

Let’s hope your teacher has a good sense of humor.

6. This is the peak.

Not a good peak, by the way.

7. Incoherent screaming.

It happens to the best of us.

8. Here’s my to-do list.

That’s embarrassing.

9. That’s not good!

I can explain!

10. Not a bad title!

And you still got 100%!

11. Major facepalm.

Try not to do it again.

12. I love it!

I wonder what kind of grade she got…

13. Are you sure this was an accident?

I’m not sure I believe you.

Oh, boy…

Have ever done anything like this before? Maybe either in school or at work?

If so, tell us your stories in the comments.

We promise not to laugh…too much. Thanks!

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What Advice Would You Give Students About to Start High School? Here’s What People Had to Say.

High school is a special time in a young person’s life.

You make new friends, have all kinds of new experiences, and, for some of us, it sets us on a path to what we’re going to be like for the rest of our lives.

So we want you young whipper snappers out there to sit up straight, pull up your pants, and listen to what these people have to say. Because they’ve been there and done that.

Here are some tips from folks on AskReddit.

1. It’s true.

“You don’t need to impress everyone.

Pretty much everyone you meet in high school won’t matter in your life after you graduate.”

2. Listen up!

“School drama is a fruitless endeavor that will likely only leave you stressed and exhausted. Your mental effort is far more effectively spent following what you enjoy rather than worrying about if jack is going out with susie or what Dylan said to Michael.

Find something you enjoy, and follow that; you’re far more likely to find people you enjoy being around when you can start with a common ground. If you like anime, find an anime club. If you like sports, try out for a team. Theatre? High school is a great time to try it out.

Kind of piggybacking off of that last point: high school is a point where you start to get more options. You have the opportunity to try new things and you may be surprised if you go out of your comfort zone.

I decided to try volleyball for the first time my freshman year, and I ended up playing every season through high school and making some of my best friends. It’s important to follow what you like, but don’t be afraid to try new things as well.

High school is important because it’s a time when you start to try to figure out who you are; don’t box yourself in.

Work hard and don’t procrastinate. I know it’s easy; it’s amazingly, devilishly easy to put something off “till x”. You will save yourself so much stress and pain if you do a little bit at a time and be regimented and disciplined in that. I guarantee you’ve heard this but it’s so incredibly true.

Get sleep. Sleep is amazingly important, and it should be a priority. People will almost brag about not getting enough sleep like it’s a measuring contest. It’s not cool, it’s just unhealthy and you will be so much happier for getting enough sleep.

Coffee is not an adequate substitute for head-on-pillow sleep, do your best to get as much as you can.”

3. Be excellent to each other.

“Be really kind to people.

You’re young and you may have sh*t you’re going through, but you will learn later in life that some of the people you don’t expect are going through some really deep sh*t too.

Be kind, be patient, be forgiving, don’t start drama, don’t participate in gossip. Forgive yourself too. Growing up is difficult, don’t be too hard on yourself for mistakes.

Be nice to your teachers… they have a hard job and it’s much harder with all this Covid stuff. Everyone deserves a little extra grace right now.”

4. Find a good balance.

“Don’t take everything too seriously.

Do Dual Enrollment. APs are fine but sometimes colleges don’t take the credit.

Get in a good study habit/good time management. You’ll be thanking yourself in college.

But also, have fun. I met some of my best friends to this day in my junior year of high school (graduated from undergrad recently). So don’t be afraid to branch out. Meet new people by classes, or by joining clubs.”

5. Pay attention to this one.

“If you’re struggling, tell someone.

Keep reaching out until someone really hears you. Have a sports injury? Don’t ignore it so you can play in the big game… you might put yourself out for the rest of the season. Starting to feel like your mental health is slipping? Address it right away.

The sooner you start working on building healthy mental habits, the better. Struggling with schoolwork? Ask for a tutor, go to extra help sessions, tell a teacher/counselor (trust me… deadlines can be moved/adjusted for someone who needs it, even if your teacher acts really serious about them during class).

And, preferably “make good choices” and all.

BUT if you’re going to make some iffy choices, remember to rule of nothing permanent: nothing that could result in brain damage, permanent injury, or an arrest record.”

6. Make friends.

“Make friends with people in the grades above you.

Widening your social circle early will make a big difference in the long run.”

7. Do what you want.

“Be brave.

A lot of us have regrets about what we didn’t do in high school that we should have done.

Try to overcome your fear.”

8. I wish I did this.

“I never see anyone mention this advice, but I am SO GLAD I did this. Make a book of memories!

Like, whenever you come home after having a really fun day with your friends or something, try to write down everything you remember about the day.

All the funny jokes that were said, the places you went, and just how much you enjoyed it (I made mine on a Google Doc). When I started making this, I honestly thought that I wouldn’t forget that stuff and that it wouldn’t be that interesting for future me to read, but man was I wrong.

I have so many memories and funny moments saved because of that. After 3 years, I now have 100 pages worth of pure gold that really help take me back to all the good memories I had, and I will have them stored forever.

Trust me, it’ll seem tedious and pointless to record the little moments of fun days you had for now, but in the future you’ll be so glad you did it!”

9. That stuff can wait.

“Don’t do drugs or drink.

Enjoy being a kid, find an extra curricular activity you enjoy and just enjoy what you can in high school.

The reason I said this is because I did drugs and drank in high school and I always think I would be better off if I didn’t do them that young.

Like, I would be more emotionally mature and not have such bad mood swings had I not messed with my physiology so young.”

10. Get involved.

“Find clubs/sports/activities that you love and get involved with them!

It’ll feel more fulfilling and help you work on skills that could come in handy in the future.”

11. It doesn’t last long.

“Ignore most of what happens socially.

Real life starts AFTER high school. See those cheerleaders over there that think they are hot sh*t? Most of them will be living off their former cheerleader memories for YEARS. This is their pinnacle.

You will leave them far behind in the dust. See that popular guy? He will cry like a baby on graduation day and claim these were the best years of his life. For him maybe. Not for you. Everybody claims they are having s*x. They aren’t.

Don’t worry. It’s way better when you are in college and beyond. See that quiet outsider. They are part of an interesting sub-group. There are a lot of them. Get to know some. They are going to be amazing long term friends. Don’t want to go do something but feel pressured?

Call your parents. When they say yes, hang up and pretend you were just grounded. Curse them out to your friends then go home, get a great meal cooked by your parents and watch your fave Netflix. High school is primarily a prep for college or trade school or work. No rush to make any decisions. Learning is lifelong.

Don’t have kids!!!!!! Expensive and time consuming!!! Travel if and when you can on school trips. Worth it!!! Music, drama, sports, extra-curricular activities – try some.

Make time for downtime. Volunteer at your local zoo or anywhere you have a passion. Read books! You will find your tribe and it might be after high school. That is OK!!! Ignore social media. Better yet, never respond on it or send your picture out. It’s overrated and frankly, people look happy for that one minute but they are mostly not happy.

Be really happy and ignore it.”

12. It’s important.

“Listen, listen, listen.

To your teachers, superiors, bosses, everyone.

Sometimes, you’ll get some nice stuff out of it.”

13. Good stuff.

“Make the most of it! The amount you learn and how much you enjoy yourself are more in your hands than you might realize.

I just graduated from a high school in Texas as valedictorian. I was in the band and on the robotics team, and quite active academically. Here’s my advice:

Learning > Grades. Always. I had great grades, but the reason I did so well was because I focused on actually getting a deep understanding of what I was doing. You’ll enjoy your time more if you focus on real understanding of concepts instead of just doing what you need to do to get that hundo.

Taking care of business (turning things in on time, checking the rubric boxes) will take care or 80% of your grade-related concerns. Don’t put yourself through unnecessary stress just by not getting your stuff done.

Your teachers aren’t the only ones who can help you learn. It’s very good for you and your peers to teach and guide each other – the best way to know if you understand something is to try to explain it.

Your friends and classmates aren’t the only ones you can go to for non-academic help. If you’re going through emotional trouble, your teachers and counselors are more willing to help (or even just listen to you) than you might think. Don’t bottle things up.

Do the activities that you love, not the ones that you think colleges will love. High school is the time to explore your interests, however niche or unusual.

Know that you can be happy in a relationship or not. If you wanna go out, ask them! If you don’t feel ready to do that, that’s ok!

Find the amount of rigor that works for you. It’s good to challenge yourself, but it’s 100% ok to lighten your academic or extracurricular load if it’s so much you can’t enjoy life.

Hope this helps!”

14. Words of wisdom.

“Practice better self reflection, stay quiet, listen more than you speak, and actually think about what you’re doing/saying/thinking/feeling.

I had way too many instances where I looked back at myself and just thought “What the f*ck was that?”

Also, you should know, when you’re stressed your rational decision making skills drop quickly, even if you think you’re fine, you’re probably not. I won’t tell you to talk with someone(god knows I never did) but each day when you get home take a look at everything you did and said, and try to reason out why without emotional justification.

Don’t be afraid to keep a daily journal. I know it sounds lame, but it will help you keep track of your thought patterns and stressors.

Don’t feel embarrassed to apologize for your (re)actions, even if the other person doesn’t.”

What advice would you give to kids that are starting high school?

Tell us what you think in the comments!

Please and thank you!

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A Student Took Revenge on a Group Project Classmates Who Did Nothing

There are only two kinds of people in this world, those who do work in a group project, and those who watch other people do work and then take the credit.

If we’re being honest, we’ve probably been both to some degree, which is ok, as long as you don’t take it to extremes. You know… like do nothing and try to cut out the person who did all the work. Because if you’ve done that… well, stop reading now. This post is LITERALLY about you.

Yes friends… you might just find yourself ensnared in the cunning trap of a motivated student who’s not ready to put up with your garbage. Enter Reddit user sara19 on the ProRevenge page with their tale of a thorough take-down of some classmates who wouldn’t pull their weight.

Chapter 1: The Business of Business

Chapter 2: The Assignment

Chapter 3: Mr. F

Chapter 4: The Revenge Begins

Chapter 5: The Fight

Chapter 6: The Reveal

Epilogue

Personally, I’ve never understood people who want to take the time and money to go to college but don’t want to put any effort into learning things while they’re there. Learning IS fun. Being smart IS fun.

But hey, you do you… enjoy the next 20 years of student debt, I guess. Hope you had some good parties.

Have you ever had to deal with a situation like this? Tell us about it in the comments.

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People Share Funny Stories About Breaking School Rules

School is a necessary part of everyone’s lives and attendees end up with a few good memories and an education. But it’s also a place with a lot of rules and regulations that don’t always make sense.

Teen years are rife with the desire to rebel against adults who don’t always get it. A Reddit thread asked people to talk about the time Redditors may have seen someone creatively break a rule.

Answers range from cringeworthy to hilarious. Let’s take a look!

10. He Did Say No Blue Mohawks

Punk style was reviled in the 1980s, but one kid found a loophole.

“Back in the 1980’s there was one kid in my school was hardcore into the punk scene. Had a bright blue, 6” high, razor thin, stand-up-straight mohawk.

The principal gave him detention for being a distraction, etc. and his parting words that day were “And tomorrow…no more blue mohawk!”

The next day the kid came in with the same mohawk, only bright pink.”—BagsOfCowSnot

9. This Teacher Was Totally Wrong

Sometimes substitutes enforce rules for the wrong reasons.

“No hats in school.

In high school junior year,, There was this one kid in my grade that was allowed to due to him having Alopecia Universalis, which is basically having rapid baldness.

A new teacher wasn’t aware that he was allowed to and asked him to take it off. The kid explained why he was able to, but the sub didn’t believe him, forced him to take it off, and was being very cruel to him for wearing the hat/his lack of hair.

The next day, everyone wore hats to school as a sort of rebellion against the teacher. She got really mad and started yelling at the students and said some nasty things.

She got fired.”—6lesbianlover9

8. A Jacket Ban?!

This was bound to make students break the rules for their own well-being.

“Senior year, my school banned jackets. A friend was cold, wore his jacket to lunch, and the VP told him to take it off. Friend pulls out the student handbook and asked where it said he couldn’t wear it. VP flips for a while and ends up showing him the, “…or anything the adminstration seems disruptive,” clause. Friend rolls his eyes but takes off his coat.

The next day, friend comes in with the same tweed sport coat the VP wore every day.”—banjolier

7. One Kid Broke the Rules in Technicolor

Creative and tasteful, TBH.

“After the columbine shooting, our school banned black trench coats.

For the most part, nobody cared, except the mysteriously gothic “trench coat kid.” He had worn a trademark black trench coat every single day because it made him different, and then all of a sudden the school tells him he can’t do that anymore.

So the kid went out of his way to find (or make) different colored trench coats and wore those instead. My favorite one was covered in duct tape.

TLDR; Gothic Joseph and the technicolor trench coat.“—NeedsMoreTuba

6. Well, This Kid Really Tried

We want pictures!

“I was at a private school that had rules about the length of boys hair. One guy in particular always ignored the rule and the administration would tell him to get a hair cut every so often, but he never did. Eventually when his hair got about down to his shoulders the principal pulled him aside and told him his hair was twice the allowed length and by next week it needed to be shortened by half.

Monday rolls around and he comes in with half his head shaved, and the other side as long as ever. We were impressed by literal interpretation of the principal’s request, but it still ended up with him getting a suspension for a week and he had to shave the other side before he could come back.”—Link-to-the-Pastiche

5. Purses for All!

Those who rebel together stay friends forever.

“Just after the Virginia tech shooting, when I was in high school, the administration banned backpacks/messenger bags. Purses were ok though. One guy shows up to school with a purse. They suspended him for two days. The next day, most of the guys showed up with purses carrying all of their things. They lifted the backpack ban.

Edit: looks like it wasn’t just my school either.”—Thesecondcomingof

4. This Adorable Food Fight

In the strictest sense.

“Last day of senior year, we started a food fight at lunch. And by food fight, I mean we drew angry faces on an orange and an apple, then faced them toward each other, made a big circle around them, and we all reacted like we were watching a fight. All the security guards ran to break up the fight, only to make their way to the middle of the circle to find two pieces of fruit sitting on the ground.”—the-bryman

3. A Rebellious Protest and Proof

These kids are organized!

“Halloween costumes were banned at my high school because of some idiots like 10 years before that dressed up and used it as an excuse to hide their face while they vandalized the school.

My senior year more than half of the class decided that we would still dress up and march into the school together in the morning. We all knew we would be punished right away, but it didn’t matter. I stayed up all night making a suit of armor out of metallic duct tape and carboard, along with a broomstick horse to ride. Here is a picture that ended up in the yearbook

The next day we all gathered in the parking and waited for everone to show up. People went all out and there were a lot of amazing costumes, and after about 20 minutes of waiting we started our march in. The deans had learned of our plan and were waiting for us right as we entered. They started pulling people aside in groups and taking student IDs to hand out detentions.

In my group there was one guy dressed up as an ATM and when the dean asked for his ID he started making ATM noises and then slipped the ID out through the slot where you would put your debit card in. It was one of the funniest things and I was so jealous that my costume was not as clever as his. Even though having so many of us participate was pretty awesome, his costume just made that whole event for me.”—-eDgAR-

2. It Was the Principle That Mattered

This student rebelled by getting into their dream school!

“Friend was told in high school by his guidance counselor not to waste his time applying to his dream school because he wouldn’t get in. He got pissed off and went to the principal, who told him it was the counselor’s job to give her best opinion, so he trusts whatever she says. He applied anyways, and got in. He took the acceptance letter, made a copy, and taped them to both the principal and counselor’s door with “thanks for nothing!” written on both. He didn’t even go to that school, he couldn’t afford it, but it was the principle of the matter.”—dirtybirds233

1. This Kid Gamed the System

This is wrong, but clever.

“When I was in high school, there was a rule implemented that if you showed up late to school, you had to go to the front office to get a detention slip. You would then have to give it to the teacher for that period, who would then mark it down, and you were required to go to lunch detention for that day.

I figured out by the third slip that literally no one cared: teachers, security, or students. So when I was subsequently late for the rest of the year, I would take out an old slip that I had from a previous detention, walk through school, give it to my teacher to mark down, then take it back to “give to the lunch detention supervisor”. But I never went to detention because the front office didn’t have record of me being late.

I was late no less than 50 times my senior year, only having been reprimanded the initial three times. I even told my parents about it after I had graduated and even they agreed it was dumb and funny.”—AnEnigma1

There you have it! You have to admit that some of these rebellious methods are quite clever. Did you ever creatively break a rule when you were a student? Go ahead and share your story in the comments, you can’t get detention for it now.

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Students Clean Their Own Classrooms and Toilets in Japan

It’s actually common for Japanese people to take responsibility for cleaning public spaces they utilize.

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After a recent win over the Colombian football team during the World Cup, the fans naturally wanted to celebrate. But not until they all pitched in to clean the stadium.

This Japanese drive to maintain cleanliness is a concept introduced during their early school years. According to Bright Vibes, the o-soji (cleaning), as it is called, is tradition in Japanese schools.

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Making the children clean their schoolrooms and restrooms has nothing to do with lack of manpower. Even though people – called yomushuji, often shortened to shuji – are hired for non-teaching roles like cleaning and maintaining school grounds, children are still taught to clean. The idea is to instill the values of discipline, responsibility and the joint care of spaces into children. It’s a value they go on to hold throughout their lives.

Starting each day (except Wednesdays and Saturdays) after lunch, the students clean for approximately 20 minutes. They start with their own classrooms, then rotate as groups to clean other spaces like the playground, library and common areas. Then, they get recess.

The school gets a longer cleaning on the last day of each semester. The children also get an o-soji song or something else to get them pumped while they clean. Older kids also help teach the little ones what to do, which bonds the kids like siblings.

Once they reach the third grade, children start participating in chiiki seiso – a full neighborhood clean-up.

If you ask me, this Japanese tradition is onto something. If everyone was taught to clean up after themselves starting in early childhood, the world would be a much cleaner place.

What do you think about the practice? Let us know in the comments.

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A High School Engineering Class Created a Prosthetic Arm so Middle Schooler Can Play Cello

High school kids in Irving, Texas put their engineering class to good use by fulfilling a middle school girl’s dreams of playing in the orchestra.

Kayla Arqueta was born without her left hand and part of her forearm. As a student at Austin Middle School, she wanted to join the orchestra, so she auditioned for cello. Orchestra director Carly Addison was happy to welcome Kayla to the group, but she wasn’t sure how to make it work.

“She told me she wanted to play cello and I had no idea how to make that happen, but I knew I couldn’t say no,” Carly said in a school district video.

Carly did some internet research, and she discovered another young girl who used a prosthetic arm to play the cello. The musical prosthetic was designed by Dr. Jennifer Mankoff at Carnegie Mellon University.

After contacting Dr. Mankoff, Carly found the blueprints for the prosthetic online. Next, she learned that the high schools in her district had 3D printers, so she reached out to Dwight Davison, an engineering teacher at Nimitz High School.

Dwight hadn’t been using 3D printing in his engineering class, but he created a new class project just to help Kayla out. It was optional for students, and six enterprising teens signed up.

They successfully designed and printed a musical prosthetic for Kayla, who is now blossoming as a burgeoning cellist.

“When Kayla pulled on the string, it made this big beautiful cello sound, and I knew we had done it,” Carly said.

As for Kayla? In addition to her new prosthetic, she’s learned a valuable lesson. “I learned that people are willing to help, and that it’s okay to be different,” she said. “I would like other students to know that life is challenging, but everyone is going to love you for who you are.”

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15 Funny College Students Who Went Viral in the Last Decade

College: it’s a time to be curious, a time to be free, a time to be broke.

But it’s also the best time in many peoples’ lives!

These college students all went viral in a massive way over the past decade for good reason.

See for yourself.

1. You did what you had to do.

2. Help a brother out.

3. I’d say he did a good job.

4. Let’s review your title.

5. Totally checked out.

6. That is epic.

7. She’s a little worked up.

8. Looks like it worked.

9. Zing!

10. The future looks bright.

11. That is out of control.

12. Help me!

13. You got BUSTED!

14. Well, that’s not gonna do you any good.

15. Don’t tell my mom!

Share some of your favorite college memories with us in the comments!

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