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My School Blocked A Website Because It Was Labeled As Educational

Final score:

147points

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Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het 1 month ago

Cannot have these kids learning stuff at school.

112points

During The Summer, My School Installed Metal Gates Over The Bathrooms To Keep Us From Going Between Classes

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125points

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Fran F 1 month ago

Again, WTAF?

99points

Currently, American schools lag a bit behind other countries in the world in terms of their students' academic achievements. When they tested 15-year-olds in their math and science literacy, American teenagers ranked only 38th out of 71 countries. Among other 37 OECD countries in 2022, Americans ranked 38th in math and 12th in science.

Younger students, however, are doing surprisingly more well. In 2015, American fourth-grade students placed 11th out of 48 in math and 8th in science. Eighth-graders scored 8th both in math and science among 37 other countries.

This Survey At My School

Final score:

124points

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Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het 1 month ago

First name Lucy, second name Lastic.

48points

My School Doesn't Have Stall Doors

There are also huge mirrors directly facing them.

Gazers22 Report

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116points

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Fran F 1 month ago

WTAF?

70points

My School Wants Us To Allow This On Our Personal Devices, Just To Use Google Classroom

Final score:

114points

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StrangeOne 1 month ago

That's not right. If schools were that paranoid about it, they should have issued each student separate devices. Another thing that concerned me with online classrooms is students who were already vulnerable and bullied at school had their personal space exposed to their bullies and that eliminated their safe, private space.

67points

Interestingly, Americans don't think that the quality of education in the U.S. is above average. In fact, 32% of adults believe that when it comes to K-12 STEM education, America ranks below average compared to other wealthy nations. But are statistics of academic achievement all that matter when we talk about schools?

The National Assessment of Educational Progress, or NAEP, also surveys children about how they feel at school. Data shows that younger students report feeling happy "all or most of the time" more than older students. 49% of fourth-graders say they're happy at school, while only 27% of eighth-graders say the same.

This Is The Inside Of My Child's Homework Folder Provided By The School. At What Point Has Consumerism Gone Too Far?

Final score:

114points

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Ava Lemar 1 month ago

Now. It has gone too far now.

84points

Creepy Surveillance Into The Boys' Bathroom At My High School

There is a window in the boys' bathroom that has a perfect line of sight with the security office that doubles as a panopticon of the entire commons area. If this was the girls' bathroom, heads would roll and there would have been a riot outside years ago. I hate it here.

Alligatorgamer9 Report

Final score:

113points

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Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het 1 month ago

"So, why do you want the job as school security guard?" " I like to watch boys pee. " "Perfect! You are hired!"

66points

They Start The Indoctrination Early At My Florida High School

Final score:

111points

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Steve Robert 1 month ago

Wont be a problem when Florida is underwater.

58points

American parents say they're mostly satisfied with their children's education but don't think K-12 education in America overall is of good quality. They also think that teachers are doing a good job. 36% of parents think their children's teachers are "excellent" and 37% believe their kids' teacher is "good."

#10

The School Lunch System Is Disgraceful

From my years in high school I compiled some pictures of the horrible things that got served that no one questioned. It really is ironic given how adamant they all are about eating healthy by including every food group.

oaz_zam246 Report

Final score:

108points

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Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het 1 month ago

Yum yum, deep fried cholesterol for lunch.

43points

#11

My Friend Got In Trouble For "PDA"

Final score:

105points

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Eric Brown 1 month ago

Oh heavens, not holding pinkies. Next thing you know, they might hold hands or even *gasp* hug! What has this world come to.

84points

#12

What A Sad Country We Live In For My 12-Year-Old To Text Me This

Final score:

104points

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Tim Gearing 1 month ago

They don’t have ‘active shooter’ drills in Australia. Just saying.

76points

Did I say that out loud? (he/him)cis/het 1 month ago

Same here in Britain.

21points

JoNo 1 month ago

I work at an Australian school. While we don't have 'active shooter' drills we do have lockdown drills. Not necessarily for a gunman/knifeman or a critical threat, it could be for other reasons where students have to remain in the classroom. There is the same number of lockdown drills as there are fire drills.

8points

Tobias Reaper 1 month ago

i think the US is the only country where this is a thing

6points

Dumb teenager 1 month ago

Every school I’ve been to (2 primary and 1 high) have had lockdown drills which are literally the same thing (close blinds and get under desks) (Australia btw) (and yes, I use way too many brackets)

2points

H M 1 month ago

Or New Zealand, or most countries. Try Japan, kids on their own, in public get helped not attacked.

2points

*onyx* 1 month ago

No need to brag, you lucky person

1point

Barry 1 month ago

Just active spider drills

1point

Alley Cat 1 month ago

We don't have them at my school either. We have Tornado Drills, Lockdown Drills, Fire Drills, and Earthquake Drills, but I have never once experienced an Active Shooter Drill, even after the teachers found a literal bullet on the floor during the school dance.

1point

turtle light 2 weeks ago

yea we don't also poor kids

0points

Shadow The Idiot 3 weeks ago

Sake in Canada

0points

Sofia Carlson 1 month ago

This happens even after taking away everyone's guns. Pay attention USA.

0points

ronniebeaton00 1 month ago

Or in the UK, thankfully.

0points

moeless 1 month ago

Govern me harder, daddy, harder!

0points

Hetal Vyas 1 month ago

Or in the UK

0points

WalkingBEANS0973 1 month ago

Only lockdown drills

0points

Peter B. 3 weeks ago

They don't have to in Australia cause they already disarmed most of the population. durr.

-1point

Joe Reaves 1 month ago

Didn't you hear? That's because your government is a dictatorship that took all your guns away (that's what they tell Brits anyway and you guys passed similar laws after your mass shooting that we did after ours).

-1point

Kitty 🥀 1 month ago

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StrangeOne 1 month ago

Kids shouldn't have to go to school to be traumatized and live in fear like that.

3points

Eric Brown 1 month ago

I remember we had a bomb threat at my High School in 2005. So many students were taken home early because of it.

2points

Forrest Hobbs 3 weeks ago

We had a few bomb evacuations at my primary school in the 1970s. Pretty much all of us children viewed it all as "just another boring fire drill" except, of course, each time there had been an apparently credible bomb threat passed to the police. So it goes. Back then, it was down to "The Troubles" over the sea in Ireland. My parents grew up with actual bomb-dropping German air raids.

0points

Eats chez 1 month ago

whats horrible is it has affected so many. i am a freshman in high now but both years in middle school i had to send nearly the same texts to my mom. both times luckily obviously was nothing, but im thankful that both time the police came rolling up in 2 assult vehicles and 18 other cars including uc vehicles, i ppriciate them taking it seriously, but i was traumatied from the first time and just went along with it the second time. its horrible that they say "shooting threat" and my heart beat isnt even elevated. for context we live in a suburban town

1point

Eats chez 1 month ago

okay for those who arent in school, this is misleading, this is called the "test out browser" its a special browser that only allows the school districts management, submission for assignments and test windows to be opened on it. it classifies everything, but that does not mean its supposed to be blocked. no hate of course but this pic is misleading

1point

Lilla Michella 1 month ago

There is no "active shooter drills" anywhere but in U.S.A 🤣😱

1point

cecilia kilian 4 weeks ago

In France it is an "Intruder on campus" drill. Somebody goes around trying the door handles to see if we are locked down, and teachers get instructions on their phones to evacvuate their students through the windows if they are on the ground floor. We do not have work phones, and some teachers do not have cell phones.

0points

Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 1 month ago

I think I was about 13yo when we had our first active shooter. That was back in the early 90s. Nobody died that time.

1point

Jim Beggs 2 weeks ago

You'll wish you had a way to fight back when your government decides to become despotic one day and takes away all of your rights. Just saying.

0points

Lesbitarian Lady Premium 3 weeks ago

Pandas, please raise your hand and give the name of your country if your schools have active shooter drills, Americans need not respond. Seriously, I actually would like to see, thank you

0points

Coral Rippin 1 month ago

The private pre-schools in the UK have terrorist awareness lessons!! 3 year olds!

0points

Ariana Hoffman 1 month ago

My school had one 2

0points

*onyx* 1 month ago

Currently, there are lists for schools that are threatened all across our country and I'm so glad my school isn't on it

0points

CP 1 month ago

If the second amendment didn't exist, what would be the argument for adding it. I don't see one.

0points

Nimitz 1 month ago

What's weird is that there was a school shooting in my area as a kid. I was in grade 9 when the Taber shooting happened (Taber, AB, Canada). It was the next town over. It was never really addressed. We didn't talk about it, we didn't talk about what to do, there was no counselling, nothing really. The adults just treated it like it was one of those you see on the news in America. Over 20 years later and I still don't understand

0points

Jon Penryn 1 month ago

How can you even send your child to a school where that situation is a thing?

0points

BarfyCat 1 month ago

The only other option is to homeschool, and I need to work to keep a roof over our heads!

0points

Big Chungus 1 month ago

This makes me so scared for my toddler when he is of school age, I still don't know what I am going to do

0points

Jennifer Smith 1 month ago

My 12 year old sent me something like this too. Lots of kids sent a text to parents and the school was swamped with parents taking kids out. School denied there was an issue

0points

Steve Robert 1 month ago

Every day!

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Johnny Gee Jr 1 month ago

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Those who are not from America might look at this list and think how strange and different American schools are. But the truth is that each country has something different about its education system and schools that might surprise people. Finland, for example, which is often thought to have one of the best education systems in the world might seem strange too.

#13

Our School Spent 1.3 Million On New Turf For A Loosing Team, But I Get To Deal With This Every Time It Rains Because They Can’t Afford To Fix The Roof

Final score:

104points

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Nicky 1 month ago

Losing

72points

#14

The Absolutely Terrible Design Of My School. This Is The Place Where Every Hallway Intersects

Final score:

103points

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Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het 1 month ago

Perfect for a school shooter. Seriously, all these metal detectors, bag searches, and shooter drills to keep the kids safe but then pen them all here in one location.

79points

#15

Our High School Covers Expiration Dates With A Sharpie

Final score:

100points

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Katherine Bridgerton 1 month ago

Now the kids can eat expired chips AND weird cheese powder that no other country allows.

57points

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The country began its education reform about 40 years ago and prioritized hiring educators in decision-making positions both at the local and national levels. Teachers in Finland must have a Masters degree in Education, and the system prioritizes the underprivileged. "Children from wealthy families with lots of education can be taught by stupid teachers," veteran teacher Kari Louhivuori said.

#16

I Guess My Daughter's School Administrator Is Trying To Reprimand Me?

I was late a lot through high school, but I'd never been sent home with anything like this. My mother would get a call from the school every now and then, that's about it. For reference, my daughter's in 1st grade.

Final score:

95points

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Kiki’sNotLookingBack 1 month ago

upvote if being patronized is one of your least favorite things 😾👇

83points

#17

My School Blocked Google

Final score:

95points

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Fat Harry (Oi / You) 1 month ago

I can't see the name Chesapeake without mis-reading it as "cheapskate"

71points

#18

My School's Bag Check Line

Final score:

90points

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Katherine Bridgerton 1 month ago (edited)

Now they are selling bullet proof shields that go in kids backpacks. Seriously ... USA now stands for united states of assault !

60points

Singaporean schools are often at the top of international ranking tables as well. What American students might find strange in a Singaporean classroom is that teachers are usually the ones who talk the most during lessons and discussions by the students aren't that widely encouraged. Pupils use digital devices in the learning process, as teachers incorporate technology into classrooms.

#19

My Children's School Folders Are Starting To Look Like Internet Pop-Ups

This is in my wife's hometown, which is small, so she doesn't share my anger. She said it was to raise money for the fall festival. Told my buddy from back home about it and he was just as angry as I was, even calling it child labor.

Kami_Ouija Report

Final score:

88points

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Zoey Bear 1 month ago

Uhhh, I thought the creator of the art owns it unless they're a slave...

77points

#20

Bathroom Pass In An American School. I Mean, I Get It, Kids Take Advantage, But This Is Too Much

Final score:

88points

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Loreta 1 month ago

Dare a girl be on her period...

111points

#21

This Is What They Gave Us For Lunch Today. I’m A 6'5" 160 Lbs Track Athlete, With Practice And Weight Training After School. This Did Little To Nothing To My Hunger Level

Final score:

85points

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Cassandra Croft 1 month ago (edited)

That looks utterly gross.

46points

The South Korean education system is often lauded as well. Students in Korea spend more time at school than American students. An average American student spends 180 days a year at school, while a Korean student – about 220. Together with Finland, students in South Korea also get the least amount of homework per week.

#22

Honestly, I’d Rather Just Ask For Cash

So we have to buy a $60 box of chocolate bars (which I noticed are now only 0.8 oz when they used to be 1.5 oz), sell the whole box, and only $22 of that goes towards an end of year trip? Just no. I’d rather donate cash and save myself and my kid the headache. Or even do a lemonade stand, or sell bracelets. Seems like the least efficient way to do a fundraiser.

aLittleKrunchy Report

Final score:

85points

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Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 1 month ago

The fact that our schools are holding fundraisers for basic needs says a lot about our country as a whole.

48points

#23

School Board Policy For Lunch In North Carolina

Final score:

83points

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Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het 1 month ago

The director of school nutrition does not want children to have nutrition.

66points

#24

My School Banned The Dinosaur Game

Final score:

83points

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that_gay_snake 1 month ago

crimes were committed

31points

If you've ever been to Spain, you know that the siesta is sacred to people there. The same is true at some Spanish schools: students get a two-hour lunch break to go home and eat and possibly take a nap. The usual school hours are from 9 am to 5 pm, others from 8 am to 3 pm.

#25

My School Is Fining Students That Take Too Long In The Bathroom

Final score:

81points

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Kiki’sNotLookingBack 1 month ago

Pdf files must be having the time of their lives

32points

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#26

School Has A "Minimum Donation" For A Fundraiser

My friend's kid's school is having a fundraiser. I was like, yeah sure I'll donate 5 bucks. Nope. Well now they're getting no money because 15 is a little too much for me.

Final score:

81points

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Space Invader 1 month ago

Is there at least a tipping option?

21points

#27

Sign On The Nurse's Door At My School

Final score:

81points

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Zoey Bear 1 month ago (edited)

So is a headache with a nosebleed considered an emergency or nah, just have to wait for the aneurysm to take hold???

65points

Here's another fun fact for you: students in Australia and New Zealand sometimes go to school barefoot. Kiwis and Australians going to the local supermarket barefoot isn't so unusual generally, so why should schools be different? Inglewood Primary School in Perth, Australia, has officially adopted a no-shoe policy. "We believe that children need opportunities to explore indoor and outdoor environments without shoes," they stated in a newsletter.

#28

My Blind Child Came Home From School Today With This Homework

Final score:

80points

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Steve Robert 1 month ago

And if you're deaf, they'll give you an audio book.

56points

#29

About Half Of This 50-Gallon Trash Can Is Full Of Perfectly Good Cartons Of Milk, Expiration Date Is In 2 Weeks. Schools Waste A Lot Of Food

Final score:

78points

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Nicky 1 month ago

Our school district used to give food away to the homeless until someone claimed to have gotten a tummy ache and sued.

42points

#30

There Was A Typo In The First Sentence Of My School's Guide To Careful Writing

Final score:

77points

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ConfusedCub 1 month ago

Gads I had to read that twice even though it was pointed right out! Must be past bedtime.

16points

I believe we have many Pandas from different countries here. So, don't hesitate to share what distinguishes the schools in your homeland from the rest of the world. Is it the curriculum? Is it the classroom environment? And, if you've ever been on both sides, how did an American school compare to the ones in your country? Let us know in the comments!

#31

Toilet Paper Provided At My School

Final score:

77points

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lenka 1 month ago

At least its consistent with the state of the toilets.

30points

#32

This Map Is In My School's Elementary Library. Because All Of Eastern Asia And The Pacific Islands Are Apparently China

Final score:

77points

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Sue Denham 1 month ago

New Zealand is there (yay!) but badly misshapen.

50points

I Don't Think That's Even Legal

Final score:

74points

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StrangeOne 1 month ago

Yeah, that's a lawsuit waiting to happen.

36points

#34

When Your School Bans Wikipedia, Only To Copy Directly From Wikipedia In Their Own Lesson Resources

Final score:

73points

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Johnny Gee Jr 1 month ago

get a stick we have to modify the school board

17points

#35

High School Bathrooms Are Really Wild

Final score:

73points

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Say No to Downvoting 1 month ago

I have literally had nightmares about being forced to use a public toilet with that exact layout.

52points

#36

Bathroom "Stalls" At James Rumsey High School

Final score:

70points

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Gwyn 1 month ago

I don't understand how this is seen as ok. Don't kids deserve privacy?

50points

#37

Just Got Handed This In The Middle Of Class. I’m In High School

Final score:

70points

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Steve Robert 1 month ago

Only you can stop this silliness!

33points

#38

The Shower Rooms In My School Dorms Have Mushrooms Growing In Them

Final score:

70points

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Lost Penny 1 month ago

"The budget's been really tight lately, there is not enough food for everyone. We improvised, okay?"

24points

#39

Bathroom Passes. Each Circle Represents One Pass, We Get One Of These Papers Per Semester. To Get More, We Have To Arrange An Appointment With The Administration

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69points

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brownowlgonewhouse 1 month ago

At least they get passes; where I teach in the UK we are told to absolutely never let students go to the toilet during class unless they have a medical condition 🤷‍♀️

20points

#40

This Milk At My School

Final score:

69points

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YakFactory 1 month ago

Gross.

25points

When The School Gives A Big Box To Hide The Size Of The Pizza

Final score:

69points

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John Mosley 1 month ago

Maybe they could give a full size slice if they saved money by deleting the packaging.

42points

#42

When You Get One Formula Wrong In Our Weekly Tests At My School, They Make You Write It Out 150 Times. I Have 4 More Of These To Do

Final score:

69points

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Lost Penny 1 month ago

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44points

#43

My Little Brother’s Middle School Schedule. He’s Having Such A Hard Time Remembering When Periods Start And End. Why Are The Times This Specific?

Final score:

68points

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Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het 1 month ago (edited)

Why are you guys having lunch that early? More like brunch.

47points

#44

This Sign On A High School Classroom Door

Final score:

65points

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Lost Penny 1 month ago

And yet, if you pee on the teacher's leg, you get suspended 🙄

55points

#45

"Gift" From The School My Girlfriend Works At For Teacher’s Appreciation Week

Final score:

65points

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Khavrinen 1 month ago

An accurate representation of how much teachers are "appreciated".

38points

#46

I'm A Night Custodian At A High School. This Is What The First Day Of School Looks Like

Final score:

65points

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Adam Chang 1 month ago

"Normally" this is what it looks like the last day

47points

#47

My School Could Afford $6,000,000 Worth Of Renovations, But They Can’t Afford Toilet Paper That I Can’t See Through

Final score:

64points

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StrangeOne 1 month ago

This has been a complaint for generations.

21points

#48

My School's Renovated Toilet

Final score:

62points

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Lost Penny 1 month ago

Just make sure you do not hold pinkies.

148points

You Can’t Convince Me That "Syrup" Isn’t Just Motor Oil

Final score:

57points

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TotallyNOTAFox 1 month ago

That looks like "Goldsaft", a syrup made from sugar beets (Not that tasty in my opinion) Grafschaft...70-png.jpg

12points

#50

High School Throwing Away Perfectly Good Books

Final score:

52points

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brownowlgonewhouse 1 month ago

These are probably out-of-date textbooks that no longer correspond to the curriculum. They can be donated, but I've had donation centers refuse old textbooks as they say no one buys them.

49points

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What do you think ?

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John Harrison 1 month ago

Anti-American? Check. Divisive? Check. Stereotyping? Check. Cherrypicking? Check. Double-standards? Check. It must be a day ending in 'Y' on BP. --- Copied from Mimi M., whose post was spot on and therefore naturally down-voted to the bottom.

19points

Dusty's mom 1 month ago

Proof's in the pictures. I'm American and our education system is in deep trouble. You can harp all you want, but the truth is the truth.

24points

JohninND 1 month ago

Nailed it!

4points

Lil Potato IS BACK!!!! 1 month ago

THANK YOU! if someone else didn't say it, I was about to

3points

Papa 1 month ago

I gave you both an up vote.

2points

B Keating 2 weeks ago

Triggered...check.

1point

Makayla Parmenter 1 month ago

Hate to say it buddy pal, but I just graduated a year ago and I can honestly say most of these are exactly how it was in elementary, middle, and high school for me, and that's including the two years I spent taking highschool classes at a college. Our school system cares about nothing but controlling the students and making sure they don't succeed.

1point

Helena 1 month ago (edited)

Pretty obvious they're trying real hard to tank the public school system so they can swoop in with charter and private schools, and truly intensify the classes permanently. This is intentional. Like when they privatized prison. They want to intentionally tank it so they can point to it and say 'see, private is better'. Bunch of aholes poking holes in the boat decrying how it won't float anymore.

18points

Potato patato 1 month ago

The title makes it seem like every American school has all these things

17points

Emie N. 1 month ago

And it's wrong

13points

Alexandra 1 month ago

So what if not every American school has all these things? It doesn't detract from those who do. These schools shouldn't even be able to exist. The fact that they do makes it clear that there are apparently people in America who think this is okay.

2points

Sojourner 1 month ago

Exactly!!!

2points

LazyStream 1 month ago

Australian here, and been working in high schools for over 10 years. Toilets are locked during class time- students see the office to get access. This prevents them being vandalised, and students skipping class to meet their friends. No lunch is provided at all. Bring from home or pay at the tuckshop. Toilet paper- yes it's thin for staff also. They have to chose between teaching supplies or paper- what would you choose? also

7points

Zelda McLink 1 month ago

Locking the loos up must be a new thing. I graduated high school in 1997 and they were never locked.

2points

LazyStream 1 month ago

But we don't have security or bag checks (unless there is a concern). And we have doors on our toilet stalls! We also don't spend much on sports facilities as a general rule. But we do have flaking lead paint, mould, asbestos....

1point

PeepPeep the duck 1 month ago

To be fair the company used for most Australian school TP (of its the big giant rolls) aren’t that bad a quality if you use a whole bunch 😂

0points

Susical 1 month ago

There was an episode about U.S. school lunches on "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" on Max, formerly HBO. (Season 11, Episode 22.) The only thing worse than the c**p they're serving is how they treat the children whose parents can't afford to buy their lunch (This does vary, state to state.).

5points

Sky Render 1 month ago

So much of this follows a critically flawed concept of punishing everyone when a small number are a problem in some sort of vain hope that the guilt will get to the guilty and they'll change their ways. What really happens is that this behavior empowers the troublemakers to cause misery for everyone else at will.

4points

SAF saf 1 month ago

Spot on, totally agree with you.

2points

Lady Lava 1 month ago

Yes, this was the thing that bothered me the most. So just because some kids vandalize toilets, all the others have to deal with a lack of privacy. That's so not fair.

1point

Sophia Athene 1 month ago

Exactly. Excellent statement, Sky Render.

0points

DeoManus Argentem 1 month ago

I've never seen any of these things at US schools. Maybe they were taken from schools for troubled kids or something (disciplinary issues, etc?) Especially the range of weird bathroom stuff (faculty and visitors/parents use the same bathrooms as students and thus would never be locked/exposed in a normal school).

4points

SAF saf 1 month ago

I recognize most of these. Went to school in Southern California and West Texas. I've always ended up in s****y' schools and i've seen alot' worse than these pics.

1point

B Spears 1 month ago

As a former teacher, I have to say many of these were not surprising. My students never, ever brought school supplies. Either the teacher or the school provided everything. Pencils were supplied and quickly broken into tiny pieces, bathrooms were trashed all the time, students constantly asking to use the bathrooms and staying for long periods of time (texting, meeting up with friends, playing on their phones, etc), Text books were gotten rid of because a)everyone has online books b) students wouldn't use them. Homework is a thing of the past and no one did it. Grades didn't matter until ninth grade so many students just passed along.

3points

John Harrison 1 month ago

As a former teacher, you should have the critical thinking skills to know when anecdotal information is applicable and when it is not.

0points

Leebo13 1 month ago

All the ones involving toilets/restrooms because just horrified me because when I was an adolescent, I was very self conscious about my body and I was very bladder shy as a result, and I'm sure that there's kids in those schools who are just as uncomfortable as I would have been having to use those shambolic facilities.

3points

Mimi M 1 month ago

Anti-American? Check. Divisive? Check. Stereotyping? Check. Cherrypicking? Check. Double-standards? Check. It must be a day ending in 'Y' on BP.

3points

Cole Patterson 1 month ago

The United States is not a perfect country and, like every other country, has problems that need fixing. Perhaps this article is misleading... maybe; but "anti-American" is a stretch.

2points

Cole Patterson 1 month ago

I cannot attest to the validity of most of all of these images, but what I can say for certain is that my schools were similar. Paying for school lunches has always irked me, as the students are required by law to attend. The schools needs to use the inordinate amount of taxes that we donate to them to feed the students who didn't volunteer to be there.

2points

Sojourner 1 month ago

Must be groundhog day, because it's another America-hating post. My HS in California is just fine (albeit a bit old, it was built in about 1990)

2points

Cole Patterson 1 month ago

Listing problems that the United States has with their educational system does not equate to "America-hating." Not everything is black and white.

1point

JohninND 1 month ago

These kind of things should not be occuring anywhere. School officials need to be publicly shamed I guess.

2points

Sophia Athene 1 month ago

That don't happen all the time everywhere. This is not standard in most schools.

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AndyR 1 month ago

What terrifies me is the number of things on that list that would be outright illegal in the UK.

2points

Steve Robert 1 month ago

We have failed our children. We are so doomed!

2points

ADJ 1 month ago

This is beyond sad. Pity for all the youngsters who has to live through this hellish enviroment.

2points

Bradley Auerbach 1 month ago

All of these make me so glad I finished school when I did! But now I am wondering if it will be a good idea to take my kids to public school if I ever have any kids…

1point

Weirdo with Internet 1 month ago

A lot of us schools locked bathrooms.during 2021 during the devious lick trend. Also, NEVER eat school chicken, that shits either gray or pink

1point

Nemo 1 month ago

Will add "have you seen out schools these days" to the list with reasons to not get kids

1point

frank behnsen 1 month ago

I tried to read all the entries in this list but failed miserably. I had to give up way too soon, because I simply couldn’t take it anymore. My hat is off to you (kudos!) for compiling this pile of … whatever, but I just can’t take all that examples (and proofs!) of utter BS. I highly appreciate your work, but I must admit that this is beyond me. Sorry!

1point

Arabiata Arabiata 1 month ago

This school system is a the perfect example of how to make children hate the education and teachers. The leaders proclaim quality and free education but only if the students obey the stupid rules. I think whoever makes these rules and laws hates education, hates teachers and the worst of all, hates children. They want to restrict children according to their idiotic ideas. They do not know that a happy, productive nation begins at school.

1point

Laura Incatasciato 3 weeks ago

Not just foreigners...

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Uncle Schmickle 4 weeks ago

I'm just blown away by this. I attained my tertiary degree in the US in 1973 and it wasn't like this then. Thank goodness I live in a relatively "normal" country ( Aussie ) and went through the excellent education system we had in the 1950s and 60s. I'm sure this is part of the dumbing down of society.

0points

Ormond Otvos 1 month ago

My, my! The truth hurts. Was just as bad in the 50s.

0points

Helen Rohrlach 1 month ago

I feel like commenting WTF to every post.

0points

Ylime 1 month ago

We don't have school lunches or school nurses in Canada 🤷‍♀️

0points

SDLT010 1 month ago

I wish people had money.

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Alex Ian 1 month ago

if even half of those were real (the other's being faked), I'd be homeschooling my child.

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sweetrottenpeaches 1 month ago

Kids needs to learn how to hold their bladder. I am sorry. 😂 This is ridiculous. You are at least 14 years old. I hope you don't start to cry because you had just enough time to go to pee but you didn't and now you have to hold it back for a little. I might also say a prayer for these "poor" babies 😂🙏

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Sven Petersson 1 month ago

Another day, another group of Americans whining about something being critical of something in the US. Why are you so easily offended?

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Icedragocat 1 month ago

Why would we be NOT complaining?

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Lil Potato IS BACK!!!! 1 month ago

I am so confused

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John Harrison 1 month ago

19points

Dusty's mom 1 month ago

Proof's in the pictures. I'm American and our education system is in deep trouble. You can harp all you want, but the truth is the truth.

24points

JohninND 1 month ago

Nailed it!

4points

Lil Potato IS BACK!!!! 1 month ago

THANK YOU! if someone else didn't say it, I was about to

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Papa 1 month ago

I gave you both an up vote.

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B Keating 2 weeks ago

Triggered...check.

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Makayla Parmenter 1 month ago

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Helena 1 month ago (edited)

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Potato patato 1 month ago

The title makes it seem like every American school has all these things

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Emie N. 1 month ago

And it's wrong

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Alexandra 1 month ago

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Sojourner 1 month ago

Exactly!!!

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LazyStream 1 month ago

7points

Zelda McLink 1 month ago

Locking the loos up must be a new thing. I graduated high school in 1997 and they were never locked.

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LazyStream 1 month ago

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PeepPeep the duck 1 month ago

To be fair the company used for most Australian school TP (of its the big giant rolls) aren’t that bad a quality if you use a whole bunch 😂

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Susical 1 month ago

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Sky Render 1 month ago

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SAF saf 1 month ago

Spot on, totally agree with you.

2points

Lady Lava 1 month ago

Yes, this was the thing that bothered me the most. So just because some kids vandalize toilets, all the others have to deal with a lack of privacy. That's so not fair.

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Sophia Athene 1 month ago

Exactly. Excellent statement, Sky Render.

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DeoManus Argentem 1 month ago

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SAF saf 1 month ago

I recognize most of these. Went to school in Southern California and West Texas. I've always ended up in s****y' schools and i've seen alot' worse than these pics.

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B Spears 1 month ago

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John Harrison 1 month ago

As a former teacher, you should have the critical thinking skills to know when anecdotal information is applicable and when it is not.

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Leebo13 1 month ago

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Mimi M 1 month ago

Anti-American? Check. Divisive? Check. Stereotyping? Check. Cherrypicking? Check. Double-standards? Check. It must be a day ending in 'Y' on BP.

3points

Cole Patterson 1 month ago

The United States is not a perfect country and, like every other country, has problems that need fixing. Perhaps this article is misleading... maybe; but "anti-American" is a stretch.

2points

Cole Patterson 1 month ago

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Sojourner 1 month ago

Must be groundhog day, because it's another America-hating post. My HS in California is just fine (albeit a bit old, it was built in about 1990)

2points

Cole Patterson 1 month ago

Listing problems that the United States has with their educational system does not equate to "America-hating." Not everything is black and white.

1point

JohninND 1 month ago

These kind of things should not be occuring anywhere. School officials need to be publicly shamed I guess.

2points

Sophia Athene 1 month ago

That don't happen all the time everywhere. This is not standard in most schools.

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AndyR 1 month ago

What terrifies me is the number of things on that list that would be outright illegal in the UK.

2points

Steve Robert 1 month ago

We have failed our children. We are so doomed!

2points

ADJ 1 month ago

This is beyond sad. Pity for all the youngsters who has to live through this hellish enviroment.

2points

Bradley Auerbach 1 month ago

All of these make me so glad I finished school when I did! But now I am wondering if it will be a good idea to take my kids to public school if I ever have any kids…

1point

Weirdo with Internet 1 month ago

A lot of us schools locked bathrooms.during 2021 during the devious lick trend. Also, NEVER eat school chicken, that shits either gray or pink

1point

Nemo 1 month ago

Will add "have you seen out schools these days" to the list with reasons to not get kids

1point

frank behnsen 1 month ago

1point

Arabiata Arabiata 1 month ago

1point

Laura Incatasciato 3 weeks ago

Not just foreigners...

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Uncle Schmickle 4 weeks ago

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Ormond Otvos 1 month ago

My, my! The truth hurts. Was just as bad in the 50s.

0points

Helen Rohrlach 1 month ago

I feel like commenting WTF to every post.

0points

Ylime 1 month ago

We don't have school lunches or school nurses in Canada 🤷‍♀️

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SDLT010 1 month ago

I wish people had money.

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Alex Ian 1 month ago

if even half of those were real (the other's being faked), I'd be homeschooling my child.

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sweetrottenpeaches 1 month ago

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Sven Petersson 1 month ago

Another day, another group of Americans whining about something being critical of something in the US. Why are you so easily offended?

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Icedragocat 1 month ago

Why would we be NOT complaining?

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Lil Potato IS BACK!!!! 1 month ago

I am so confused

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