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>be me
>4th grade
>bring 3 sharpners to school
>friend tells me thats a lot of sharpners
>bring 3 more sharpners the next day >friend gives me his sharpner to grow my collection
>start collecting more and more sharpners
>go to stationary every week to by more sharpners
>collect about 70 sharpners by the end of the month
>start bringing a tiny bag to carry thoes sharpner
>english teacher asks for a sharpner
>offer her the bag thinking she’d be impressed
>sees all my sharpners and writes a note to my parents
>only allowed to bring 1 sharpner
>idea.jpg
>make a huge sharpner out of cardboard
>dad helps me to color it with red and silver spray paint
>display it on my table during the english period
>get sent to the office

fun days

    • lad@programming.dev
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      8 months ago

      Besides, why do they only allow for one sharpener? Seems like a complete bullshit for the sake of forcing compliance

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        8 months ago

        School often represses creativity in favor of compliance.

        Doesn’t have to have a reason. The teacher finds something strange, you are punished. Think of blonde hair in Japanese schools.

        In my parents’ times, going to school in jeans was forbidden (in center Europe).

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          8 months ago

          Yup. Because schools primarily serve to create workers. Actual education is merely permitted when it does not interfere with the main aim of creating workers