What were/are you in school? (Poll)

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Originally posted by Sonique21837?
Most teachers don't care why? Because, like most people with any other job they lose heart. <<

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Yep, that's it. If the American educational system is any way representative of the world as a whole, then you'll find that teachers are working with less and less resources. Less money for textbooks and class materials, crowded classrooms leading to not enough individual attention for each student, and either job elimination or forcing teachers to take a pay cut to keep their jobs. Unfortunately, here in San Francisco, many formerly regularly-employed primary/elementary and secondary school teachers have had to resort to substitute teaching, which leaves them without health benefits and a steady income. It's easy to see why teachers are increasingly disgruntled, and the students suffer as a result. :eww:

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Originally posted by SimbaTheLion
Ya, we love ya Nathalie!

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Haha, hope my boyfriend doesn't see that ;) haha

But thanks =D

I am a loner.......... ;)

Oh? Let's hope he does. Everyone should love each other. </hippy>

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Originally posted by Woes of Folly
Oh? Let's hope he does. Everyone should love each other. </hippy>

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That's true .. but then, there's 'love' and 'love'.

If you know what I mean.

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Originally posted by SimbaTheLion
Be happy Nathalie, at least you're not in school anyone :cheese: !

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Yep, luckely those days are over, and I can start all over again now.

Heh, don't get me started about the state of the British school system. The government over here are slowley eroding any sort of authority teachers had over pupils, all because of political correctness. It's thought (by our oh so great leaders at least </sarcasam>) that if a pupil is shouted at or punished in anyway for whatever reason it could be seen as descrimination, so therefore their solution is to take the power away from the teachers and let the students get away with it. In fact in my old primary school they used to have a scheme where by the trouble making pupils were taken away from classes on a wednesday afternoon and given a reward for not making trouble (the only evidence of this they had was by the pupils saying that they'd been good) Now correct me if I'm wrong but this is planely stupid on many levels, firstly it's taking the pupils away from lessons and it's usually these types who need to be in lessons more than the rest, and secondly if anyone should be rewarded it should be the pupils that are always good. </rant>

*deep breath*

I'm not sure if that was a factor of my lousy time at high school, or if it was just that the staff couldn't be arsed. I do know however that because of what I went through in high school (which was no where near as bad as Nathalie's, I'm truely sorry to hear about that) it did affect my work. If I had been in a different situation in high school I know I could have done a hell of a lot better. But it doesn't do to dwell on what might have been, I just have to make do with the fact that I'm porbably in a lot better position now that many of the people that made my life hell in school.

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Originally posted by SimbaTheLion
Another thing is, people who tend to have a harder time at school through bullies e.t.c. usually end up being much more successful than the bullies in the end =) ! That's something good for all of us :cheese: .

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Ooh, so maybe I'll become a succesfull business woman :D

Whaha !!

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Originally posted by SimbaTheLion
Another thing is, people who tend to have a harder time at school through bullies e.t.c. usually end up being much more successful than the bullies in the end =) ! That's something good for all of us :cheese: .

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yep. that is so true :cheese:

i believe it is called Karma :p :hakuna:

And that is so true (sorry if I say so)

Those were mostly the ones who thought they ware so smart, but they did really bad in school.

haha

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Originally posted by SimbaTheLion
Whether you do or not, chances are you'll become a lot better than those pricks =) . It's mainly because bullies are simply jealous, and use that as fuel to harass others. They tend to be quite stupid anyway :lol: .

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:lol::lol::lol:

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Originally posted by SimbaTheLion
Typical attitude, thinking they're better than everyone else

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yeah what is it with that :confused:

even since i changed school because of bullying ive made it my personal mission to elimate bullying or anything related, it was hard to change schools, but i knew it was for the best since the situation had worsened to the point where my life was in danger (no joking) :gasp:
so thus in my new high school, i didnt take any of this stuff from anyone :grrr:. To the extent one day i just lost it, and came this close to decking the guy there and then :die:, he was more careful about what he did after that :evilgrin:. That was the only major bully incident for me in my new school.

My sister is in a public school at the moment, and i sense that what happened to me is happening to her in the early stages :eek:, so i am doing everything in my power to prevent it......

its too hard to understand why people bully others. Ive been trying to figure it out for years.......all it does it make you mad :kovuangry everytime you think about what they have done to you.....

sorry if i am rambling on, but this subject is about something that changed my life dramatically :(, i can totally understand how you felt Nathalie :hugs:

I'm kind of a blender. Last year I was kind of a loner but this year I'm starting to blend in with people at school more.

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Originally posted by nathalie
I was more like the "outcast" in school.

Everybody always hated me. When we needed to do something in a group, I always had to do everything on my own, because no one wanted me in their group.

So I geuss, it's the same like a loner.

Luckely I'm out of school now, and those 13 years of being in hell, are finally over.

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Those bastards... well, at least I dont go to such a mean-spirited school...

I remember in the 8th grade, I was a loner, but then in the 9th grade I became friends with everyone. The thing is, for some reason everybody mellowed out in the 9th grade. The extreme people did not become so extreme, so it was easy for me to become friends with them (probably losing my glasses and getting contacts helped as well).

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Originally posted by nathalie
I got teased back then, because I'm a girl.

Didn't knew, being a girl, would give so many troubles.

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There was a movie that came out here in the US called "Mean Girls". I meant to see it, but didn't get time to. Anyways, girls are perhaps even meaner than guys when it comes to those cliques and such. It's all about fashion and what's in or not. Was that the same at your school?

Am a loner, and always away from the group.
But somehow, some of my classmates (if not most :confused: ) tend to just follow me, so, oh well, jambo rafiki! :kovusmile I've no reason to ignore them; they don't deserve that.
But i'm still a loner *puts on shades, acts kool* :cool:

I'm a blender...I sometimes tend to be friends with the popular ones, but they bug me sometimes! :lol: Mostly everyone knows me...but not everyone.

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Originally posted by SimbaTheLion
The reason why it's so funny is it's true :lol: , I'd bet a lot of money that a bully couldn't tell you what 8*2 was instantly :lol: .

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8*2? You mean 8x2, right? Or are you Brits way more advanced in Mathematics than us Americans :p ?

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Originally posted by Xinithian
There was a movie that came out here in the US called "Mean Girls". I meant to see it, but didn't get time to. Anyways, girls are perhaps even meaner than guys when it comes to those cliques and such. It's all about fashion and what's in or not. Was that the same at your school?

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Yes, woman are meaner in a way.

But guys can be "meaner" physically.
Like they did to me. Kicked me and stuff like that.

And what is a little girl going to do about a class of 23 boys?


And yes, in highschool, it was all about make-up, cloths, boys ...

I wasn't interested in any of those things. I grew up between boys. I had never played with a girl, till I was 12 years old. So I was more interested in playing with Lego and Matchbox cars.

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Originally posted by Xinithian
8*2? You mean 8x2, right? Or are you Brits way more advanced in Mathematics than us Americans :p ?

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* = x
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Well, now you know I'm not a math wizzard, haha

I hated math, still do. And I still cannot count numbers in my head. I still need to use my mobile phone for that.

I am very glad to see that no one has choosen 'bully' yet. (Now watch, after I post this someone will choose it =P ) ^^

Nathalie..I feel the same way about math! :)

And Nuka..I nearly voted 'bully' because you said so..but im a blender..so I can not!

Naughty Boos :idiot:

bullies get what they deserve in time ;) that is why if someone does something to you don't act in revenge because you are only stooping below their level

Ignoring is the best weapon, I guess. It humiliates them anyways;)

I wouldn't say ignore the bullies... just let them know you're serious about wanting them to stop. I think in their minds it's just a game... but if you let them know that you seriously want to stop playing the game, they will usually go to somebody else.

unfortunately ignoring nowadays may not be the best weapon in all situations :(....some bullies know you are ignoring them, then if they are really idiots, then they step it up a level until they get to you :grrr:

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Originally posted by Simba_TLK
unfortunately ignoring nowadays may not be the best weapon in all situations :(....some bullies know you are ignoring them, then if they are really idiots, then they step it up a level until they get to you :grrr:

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Like I said, it's all a game for them. If you let them know you're serious, they'll leave you alone.

Just don't end up in a fight though. That's because you can get a criminal record, well if you're in Canada anyways...;)

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Originally posted by nafklt
Just don't end up in a fight though. That's because you can get a criminal record, well if you're in Canada anyways...;)

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Or sued where I live...

I just found out a neat fact;)

"According to William Shakepeare the word, bully, means friend, companion, comrad, or rafiki."

:lol:

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Originally posted by nafklt
I just found out a neat fact;)

"According to William Shakepeare the word, bully, means friend, companion, comrad, or rafiki."

:lol:

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Shakespeare was a crazy bastard... :lol: (what's the extent for cursing on this board?)

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Originally posted by Xinithian
Shakespeare was a crazy bastard... :lol: (what's the extent for cursing on this board?)

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Not sure...:confused: Check here though,
http://www.leahalalela.com/misc.php?...&page=3#censor

TLK was based on Hamlet, TLK on Romeo and Juliet, TLK 1 1/2 (3) was based on Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, parody of two characters in Hamlet...:evilgrin:

WHAT IN THE **** IS THAT PIECE OF ****

hmmm, i guess there are restrictions :lol::lol::lol

i wouldn't consider bastard a bad word really, all depends on how you use it ;)

I guess saying "I am a bastard" doesn't get censored, huh? ;)

you have to use it in a offensive way, like I CAN'T STAND YOU ********!!!

Guess,

k***t****