View Full Version : 1 More day 'till School
Yup, that dreaded day is among us again....
pieman280
5 Sep 2007, 11:21
I've been in school for about 3 weeks now. what type of school do you go to? I go to a middle school.
[UFP]Ghost
5 Sep 2007, 12:23
I went to school yesterday, grade 11.
My school doesn't start untill the 24'th. :(
robowurmz
5 Sep 2007, 14:16
I started school 3 weeks ago, it's coming up for my exams...I have the preliminary exams in November...happy birthday, here's an exam.
College doesn't start till next Monday, and I'm only doing 17 hours a week.
If all goes well then in a years time I'll be at Uni :D
Paul.Power
5 Sep 2007, 14:48
What on earth are people doing going to school in the sacred* month of August?
* For schoolchildren, anyway
I started the 31st of last month.
What on earth are people doing going to school in the sacred* month of August?
You're forgetting that children have no rights!
MtlAngelus
5 Sep 2007, 18:44
HAH! I don't go to school! :cool:
Alien King
5 Sep 2007, 18:54
Ack! I started today.
And I don't take too kindly to getting up at 6:30 am either.
Well I go to School tomorrow. *sigh* I can't wait 'till Xmas...
Alien King
5 Sep 2007, 19:27
Neither can I - I can start learning to drive then.
I started working in august, so there you go...
Well I go to School tomorrow.
Yes. I think you made that clear in the thread title.
McMaster
5 Sep 2007, 20:19
I start school in 11th September but we do our first lesson in 18th September.
Your first word you'll say when you look this sentence will be "strange".
If it is, no, it isn't. I know the reason.
Mine started today. But I'll be missing then next few days because I have a cold. Wonderfull timing, too.
I start monday too, and I'm quite looking forward to my AS levels, although I doubt that'll last long. ;)
Mine started today. But I'll be missing then next few days because I have a cold. Wonderfull timing, too.
Bah, a cold's no reason to be off. I have at least three every winter, and I've not been off for one yet! :p
HAH! I don't go to school! :cool:
Fun times are over aye?
I start monday too, and I'm quite looking forward to my AS levels, although I doubt that'll last long. ;)Nah, that lasts ages. A-levels are good fun. What subjects are you doing?
Alien King
5 Sep 2007, 21:55
I find it difficult to enjoy anything that forces me to be up early in the morning and involves tedious amounts of travelling.
I cannot say I am looking forward to this, but I'm not dreading it either.
I find it difficult to enjoy anything that forces me to be up early in the morning and involves tedious amounts of travelling.That's what free periods are for though! lying in and going home early.
*Splinter*
5 Sep 2007, 22:09
Ack! I started today.
And I don't take too kindly to getting up at 6:30 am either.
Ditto, on both accounts
Alien King
5 Sep 2007, 22:37
That's what free periods are for though! lying in and going home early.
I depend on unreliable buses. Going home early is a little challenging for me at the moment :p.
*sigh* I started on the 19th.
Sixth grade is killer.
I depend on unreliable buses. Going home early is a little challenging for me at the moment :p.
Ah, evil buses. I started cycling because of the buses, it's much faster and cheaper. More fun too.
Alien King
5 Sep 2007, 22:57
Ah, evil buses. I started cycling because of the buses, it's much faster and cheaper. More fun too.
Somehow, cycling 25 miles every morning and evening doesn't really appeal to me.
Ah well... I can start learning to drive byt Christmas.
Nah, that lasts ages. A-levels are good fun. What subjects are you doing?
Good to here! I'm doing Maths, Physics, Chemistry, History and German, but obviously none of them are dosses so I reckon I've some quite hard work ahead.
I depend on unreliable buses. Going home early is a little challenging for me at the momentWell, our busses are fine, but it looks like we might be screwed round a lot by a service change (which we found out about after having bought tickets).
I would cycle like Bunsey, but it's at least half an hour each way, so it's not really practical most of the year.
Alien King
5 Sep 2007, 22:59
The bus service here is not wonderful.
Maths, Further Maths, Physics, Chemistry and Computing. Oh what fun.
Eh, not another one doing further maths! Now I'm getting quite worried about having not taken it.
pieman280
5 Sep 2007, 23:04
Sixth grade is killer.
7th grade was the worst for me. at one point I got an F in math class but I managed to get it up to a B.
Alien King
5 Sep 2007, 23:06
Eh, not another one doing further maths! Now I'm getting quite worried about having not taken it.
Meh. I'll probably drop it when doing A2. Not many people I know are doing Further Maths.
Paul.Power
5 Sep 2007, 23:27
The bus service here is not wonderful.
Maths, Further Maths, Physics, Chemistry and Computing. Oh what fun.That's what I started with. I ended up dropping Computing.
Pigbuster
6 Sep 2007, 00:40
HA. I started college last week.
And it's an arts college, so it's awesome instead of totally lame. :cool:
...except today sucked, but that was because it was funcking hot out.
You're both doing 5 subjects? Sheesh, you must be crazy :P
Somehow, cycling 25 miles every morning and evening doesn't really appeal to me.
Ah well... I can start learning to drive byt Christmas.Ah, yeah, that makes sense. Aren't there any trains then?
Eh, not another one doing further maths! Now I'm getting quite worried about having not taken it.At Godalming quite a few people switched around in the first week, so if you change your mind they will probably let you shift. I'd recommend it, but I did find Maths the easiest subject so that says quite a lot about me.
Maths, Further Maths, Physics, Chemistry and Computing. Oh what fun.Minus the Computing that's exactly what I did last year! (I dropped chemistry this year though), I thought it was brilliant fun, especially the Further Maths, since it's such a small class and you're basically seen as superior to all the normal maths classes it can be quite a laugh.
Damn, I actually can't wait to start again now. This year's going to go so fast too :(
Well, the day has finally came, but luckly, today we're going on a school trip due to the strange weather in Summer meaning no days out! (btw, we're going to a maze)
You're both doing 5 subjects? Sheesh, you must be crazy :P
Ah, yeah, that makes sense. Aren't there any trains then?
At Godalming quite a few people switched around in the first week, so if you change your mind they will probably let you shift. I'd recommend it, but I did find Maths the easiest subject so that says quite a lot about me.
Yes, that's what I'm hoping to do. We have 1500 people a year, so it shouldn't be too much of a problem to switch my timetable round. ;)
Much as I love history, if I wan't to do physics or chemistry or engineering at university, particularly the really good ones, it's apparently 'strongly' recomended.
And yea, Christ was it hot yesterday. People complain about the wind and rain but as soon as the sun shows it's mug they all wish it were cooler. :p
Alien King
6 Sep 2007, 19:21
Aren't there any trains then?
No. I think the nearest Train Station is 15-20 miles away. I don't even know if that goes anywhere near the college anyway.
And talking of unreliable buses, the second bus I had to get this afternoon was 30 minutes late. I got home at 7:00pm
And damn was it hot on the bus. I cannot believe that people choose to wear trenchcoats in this weather.
Originally I was only going to do Maths, Chemistry, Physics and Computing. I chose to do Further Maths at the last minute when I had to phone my GSCE Results in. So now I either drop Further Maths or Computing at A Level.
But... I have no idea what I want to do at Uni, or even as a career.
And yea, Christ was it hot yesterday. People complain about the wind and rain but as soon as the sun shows it's mug they all wish it were cooler. :pWe wouldn't be British if we didn't moan about the weather.
No. I think the nearest Train Station is 15-20 miles away. I don't even know if that goes anywhere near the college anyway.
And talking of unreliable buses, the second bus I had to get this afternoon was 30 minutes late. I got home at 7:00pmFun. :p
Originally I was only going to do Maths, Chemistry, Physics and Computing. I chose to do Further Maths at the last minute when I had to phone my GSCE Results in. So now I either drop Further Maths or Computing at A Level.
But... I have no idea what I want to do at Uni, or even as a career.As far as I'm aware, Further Maths is far more useful for nearly everything at uni, but anyway, surely you're planning to drop more than one? You can't seriously be considering 4 full A-levels? 0.o
Alien King
6 Sep 2007, 20:16
You can't seriously be considering 4 full A-levels? 0.o
It's doable. Besides, it's not as though I have a social life.
Although the reduction on Gaming will not be nice.
I started 3 weeks ago.
My school started on August 1st. And i'm not in vacations 'till December. :eek:
[UFP]Ghost
7 Sep 2007, 02:00
Not sure what grades your all (I'm in 11) in but I'm taking similar courses. Along with the regulars and the hebrews (Ya CHAT!) my electives are: Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Computer Media and this double thing with the regular math where it's 2 courses and I take this grade 12 math thingy-ma-bob.
SomePerson
7 Sep 2007, 02:31
I start uni on the 21st of this month. Aerospace Engineering FTW!:cool:
For all you Brits whining about the weather, I thought I'd mention that on Monday it was 111°F (44°C) here.:p I pretty much died. It's much better now though.:)
Pickleworm
7 Sep 2007, 03:56
Why are you guys complaining about middle school >:I
You're not allowed to complain about middle school
Well, What he/she (The HeadMaster/Mistress) won't know, won't hurt him/her.
Bah, a cold's no reason to be off. I have at least three every winter, and I've not been off for one yet! :p
Well then I guess yor mommy dont luv u vewy vewy much like mine duz.
You could all be like me -- working your life away in a second-shift factory job.
Go to college, kids.
Well then I guess yor mommy dont luv u vewy vewy much like mine duz.
It's tough love. :)
pieman280
8 Sep 2007, 00:02
Why are you guys complaining about middle school >:I
You're not allowed to complain about middle school
I complain about it all the time, whats wrong with it?
Pigbuster
8 Sep 2007, 03:27
High school's when it REALLY goes to hell.
...
Actually, middle school is a hell of a lot worse than high school. High school is bigger, so bullies don't torment specific people, and there are more cliques, so you can really find people you belong with. People are older and more mature, generally. You still have A-holes, but at least they keep to themselves, mostly.
High school was awesome. :cool:
[UFP]Ghost
8 Sep 2007, 04:32
High school's when it REALLY goes to hell.
...
Actually, middle school is a hell of a lot worse than high school. High school is bigger, so bullies don't torment specific people, and there are more cliques, so you can really find people you belong with. People are older and more mature, generally. You still have A-holes, but at least they keep to themselves, mostly.
High school was awesome. :cool:
I'm in high school now, I was never bullied but it's soooo much better than middle school. My grade 8 class had 24 kids in the grade. Lets just say high school was like the best thing that could have happened to school for me. Better teachers, better friends and little homework xD. Well more than usual for me as I'm taking a grade 12 math with my grade 11 courses so that mark will go to university. really have to make it a nice grade :P
SomePerson
8 Sep 2007, 07:34
Actually, middle school is a hell of a lot worse than high school. High school is bigger, so bullies don't torment specific people, and there are more cliques, so you can really find people you belong with. People are older and more mature, generally. You still have A-holes, but at least they keep to themselves, mostly.
High school was awesome. :cool:
That's soo true. Like in middle school everything is everyone's business, and the "cool" kids go around harassing everyone else. In high school people still get in each others' business a little, but you can pretty much do whatever you want and be undisturbed. If you decide to go to school wearing like an elf hat as I did a few times, you'll get some comments and looks, but if I tried to do that in middle school seriously everyone would have taken it from me and rubbed it in the mud and made a huge deal out of it.
You still have A-holes, but at least they keep to themselves, mostly.
On the contrary, I found there were a lot more A-holes, and they never kept to themselves!
Pigbuster
8 Sep 2007, 14:32
Well, if you go to A-Hole High, you're going to have problems. :p
Well, if you go to A-Hole High, you're going to have problems. :p
But I didn't. I went to the school that was specifically the least A-hole-tolerant school in my area!
SupSuper
8 Sep 2007, 19:48
I'm only starting college in October. :p Heck, I'm only finding out what college I'm in by 17 Sep.
Diablo vt
8 Sep 2007, 23:08
I hated High School. Bullied for 4 years. :/ College on the other hand is great no wait, awesome. I can't wait until Monday when I start again.
Pickleworm
9 Sep 2007, 05:44
...
Actually, middle school is a hell of a lot worse than high school. High school is bigger, so bullies don't torment specific people, and there are more cliques, so you can really find people you belong with. People are older and more mature, generally. You still have A-holes, but at least they keep to themselves, mostly.
High school was awesome. :cool:
Did I go to school in bizarro world
Middle School ruled because I had this amazing group of friends that were all very different but all smart (in their own ways) and funny and there is no way they would have ever sat together if there was any notion of cliques.
Now in high school everyone is friends with each other because they like japanese cartoons or bikes or stamp collecting or something and if I want to be with them I have to be with their stupid friends (and I have no doubt half their group thinks I'm a stupid friend or whatever, and that's entirely justified). I guess it doesn't really help that at least 50% of my school is gangsta, 10% hipster, 10% goth-icp, 5% weird anime kids and 15% kids smart enough to maintain a close nucleus of friends all their life v:-/v
Also who gets less homework in high school, nobody does, nobody, you aren't getting less homework in high school unless you had some seriously crazy teachers in middle school because you don't seem to be taking remedial courses or anything.
Also who gets less homework in high school, nobody does, nobody, you aren't getting less homework in high school unless you had some seriously crazy teachers in middle school because you don't seem to be taking remedial courses or anything.If High school is the equivalent of A-levels (16-18), then I definitely get less homework. Something to do with now only studying 3 subjects (2 this year), as opposed to 12 of the stupid things.
I definately got less homework ther further up secondary school I went.
pieman280
9 Sep 2007, 15:11
8Th grade is going pretty good so far. I'm never worried about bullies because I've never had a bully beat me up or tease me, but I've seen them. one or two bullies are actually friendly to me. I'm considered an average kid, most of the so called "cool kids" say foul language and break every rule that they can. Most of the nerdy or unpopular kids are actually nice and behave a lot. most of the average kids do stuff like play sports and are friendly. this is the status of my school and I hope it changes so that we get some nicer people, my school has a lot of trouble makers. By the sound of it high schoolm is X3 better.
Alien King
9 Sep 2007, 16:26
I found the rate at which I got homework was pretty constant throughout most of Secondary.
If you count coursework as homework that is.
Although looking at it that way, that would mean I got the most homework in Y10 and 11, due to the bloody ICT Course I was doing.
Kelster23
9 Sep 2007, 18:26
Grade 11.
I have serious issues with Math. This first semester I think is going to go by really slow...
Then second semester if gonna rule. Two art classes for me. :)
8Th grade is going pretty good so far. I'm never worried about bullies because I've never had a bully beat me up or tease me, but I've seen them. one or two bullies are actually friendly to me. I'm considered an average kid, most of the so called "cool kids" say foul language and break every rule that they can. Most of the nerdy or unpopular kids are actually nice and behave a lot. most of the average kids do stuff like play sports and are friendly. this is the status of my school and I hope it changes so that we get some nicer people, my school has a lot of trouble makers. By the sound of it high schoolm is X3 better.
In my school the *real pikeys*, who smoked a lot (sometimes tobacco) and beat people up for no reason (and me, but that was rarely for no reason), etc, were despised by most people, I found.
And I also found most people swear, a lot, not just the bad ones - I know I'm quite bad in that respect - and I just don't feel you can group most of these people into groups like you did. Most people are normal, be they sporty, clever, well behaved or not, etc (and these are all things which overlap a hell of a lot) bar a very few people at either end of the scale.
pieman280
9 Sep 2007, 20:27
In my school the *real pikeys*, who smoked a lot (sometimes tobacco) and beat people up for no reason (and me, but that was rarely for no reason), etc, were despised by most people, I found.
And I also found most people swear, a lot, not just the bad ones - I know I'm quite bad in that respect - and I just don't feel you can group most of these people into groups like you did. Most people are normal, be they sporty, clever, well behaved or not, etc (and these are all things which overlap a hell of a lot) bar a very few people at either end of the scale.
most people at my school don't fall into groups but I was talking about the people who do fall into groups.
McMaster
11 Sep 2007, 10:34
I started today school. Good start for me!
Cisken1
11 Sep 2007, 14:12
I'm really starting to like my job, but I miss school so much...it's just a different atmosphere in schools. I'm not saying work isn't nice but stay as long in school asyou can, kids!
SupSuper
11 Sep 2007, 18:07
I never did any homework in high school. Not that I didn't have any, I just didn't. I don't see what the big fuss about it is.
[UFP]Ghost
12 Sep 2007, 02:30
weel it depends in some subjects doing homework helps me eliminate stupid errors. in math by doing homework i went from an 87 to a 96.
MrBunsy
12 Sep 2007, 18:06
Depends how much gets covered in a lesson, at A-level you need homework in (further) maths just to keep up with the course. But back at GCSE when you covered one topic every two weeks then homework was a tad pointless.
[UFP]Ghost
14 Sep 2007, 04:28
we do 1 concept a day, 2 if he has the time.
Alien King
14 Sep 2007, 21:49
Depends how much gets covered in a lesson, at A-level you need homework in (further) maths just to keep up with the course. But back at GCSE when you covered one topic every two weeks then homework was a tad pointless.
Hmmm.
Our further maths teacher isn't actually here at the moment and our substitute can't make it a lesson a week. Not helpful.
In the first PE lesson at our first school, the only intoduction teacher who spoke, spoke about stories of people forgeting to bring thier underwear, towels, and forgeting to wash, though I belived it to be a load of rubbish, and them to be largely underestimating the intelligence of people, and to make fun of us and give us a giggle. I still fear the two lettered lesson though. [because RE is now "beleifs and values", and IT is ICT] strangely PE is never like the way they desribed it.
because RE is now "beleifs and values",
Thank goodness for that too! Just learning plain religion was terrible!
Kelster23
17 Sep 2007, 21:41
Thank goodness for that too! Just learning plain religion was terrible!
Try having it in a Catholic school.
That place was evil.
Now I go to schools where people smoke a lot.
Stinky.
And my Math teacher repeats himself.
Try having it in a Catholic school.
That place was evil.
I did, for primary school!
Although my secondary school is also a catholic school, it still has better RE classes.
Wow I didn't know so many ppl here still went to school..
Anyhow, my school ain't so bad, there's a couple of bullies, but they rarely go for me. But the best thing is that there's a group in school i'm in that play with DS's at break and lunch. Keeps me from going insane.:D
pieman280
21 Sep 2007, 23:55
But the best thing is that there's a group in school i'm in that play with DS's at break and lunch. Keeps me from going insane.:D
lucky, I can't bring my DS to school because of my parent's rule and even if I could the teachers would take it as soon as they saw it.
Anyhow, my school ain't so bad, there's a couple of bullies, but they rarely go for me.
I've never been bullied in my life, so how come I'm the only one?:confused:
Bullies are almost a myth to me, heck, I'm friends with some of the people others call "bullies"
and they seem rather nice... to me.
pilot62
22 Sep 2007, 09:35
Bullies bully people hey don't like, as they'd have to be pretty stupid to bully people they do like. So really, if the bullies like you, you're fine.
SupSuper
22 Sep 2007, 17:09
I've been friends with bullies that bullied me. It was an odd school year.
pieman280
22 Sep 2007, 21:23
I've been friends with bullies that bullied me. It was an odd school year.
Every year is odd for me. and the bully friends are a lot rougher and harder to understand then the average friend.
[UFP]Ghost
23 Sep 2007, 04:09
I don't know any bullies but I'm in my Jewish bubble, and at this particular school there are none.
heck, i'm a main bully victim, and due to that, i have developed my own self defence tactics and in return i'm startin to be a bully myself.
pieman280
26 Sep 2007, 00:24
I had a hard time in math today. My friend and I were sitting close together and somone from the other table started picking on him. we were in the middle of some math game where you had to team up with the people at your table (me and my friend, Ben, were the only ones at our table) and write the answer down on a small board with a marker.
Well me and Ben were just writing down the answer when Jacob started to do things like take ben's marker and board and telling him he would beat him up (which is weird since he was half of Ben's size.) and then when ben said he didn't care, Jacob said that he would have people help him beat him up.... which prooved to me that he was a coward. They continued to argue and Take each other's stuff until class was over. I wanted to do somthing but Jacob was always friendly to me so if I stood up for ben then Jacob would probably hate me.
heck, i'm a main bully victim, and due to that, i have developed my own self defence tactics and in return i'm startin to be a bully myself.
What is your self defence system, excactly? I think our school can use a good bully proof idea.
Diablo vt
28 Sep 2007, 00:39
All bullies are ****ing cowards! ARRRRRGH *******s I dislike them very much. I don't hate because hate is a strong word. Bloody cowards the lot of them. Sorry for that bad language but I feel much better for letting off steam. :p
pieman280
28 Sep 2007, 01:23
All bullies are ****ing cowards! ARRRRRGH *******s I dislike them very much. I don't hate because hate is a strong word. Bloody cowards the lot of them. Sorry for that bad language but I feel much better for letting off steam. :p
You're right about bullies, and most of them stay in groups and if they decide to fight somone they fight in groups of 5 against one kid, which is really cowardly.:mad:
And you filtered out the bad language so it's okay:)
pilot62
28 Sep 2007, 12:17
Yea, that's a big problem. It's well known that on the rare occasion you might find a pikey (and I use this word to refer to the chavy, smoking, drug using filth of society who did almost nothing at school but bully people, as we call them, not gypsies) on his own, if you did anything to him he'd get you with a group of mates later.
The best thing is just to not fight them unless you have no choice. I remember taking our football back from one once, with very little force considering, humiliating him. As I walked away he punched me in the back of the head*. Later he came up to be with a group of friends (who were probably just there for moral support) and challenged me to a fight.
The thing is, it would have been the worse possible decision to accept, even though I'm fairly sure I could have had him. As it was I refused, took the punches he dealt me and kept refusing, while telling how hard he was for hitting someone who wasn't fighting back. Eventually the crowd dispersed and I walked away with my head held high. Sometimes you have to fight, but it's always best to avoid it.
* A favourite of theirs seems to be punching people in the back of the head when they're not expecting it.
I find a swift kick in the crotch generally seems to keep people off my back...
Although, then again, I do go to an all-boys school where fighting is strictly disciplined, even when it's outside school.
Paul.Power
28 Sep 2007, 13:10
Nil Illegitimus Carborundum.
There are serious issues where bulies are using the internet to abuse people. I heard on the news, they make websites with abusive pictures dedicated to hating teachers. this sounds awful. I have bullies at my area. They are stupid and mean in my opinion, sure mabey I am a grumpy person who doesn't smile so much, it's their fault! they have made me so angry I have nearly killed them. once somone was realy annoying me and I got angry, and wanted to "teach him a lesson" but did nothing. a few lessons later I found out that he had a pen knife with him, and had been sent home. So I was the one in danger!
pieman280
29 Sep 2007, 18:18
I find a swift kick in the crotch generally seems to keep people off my back...
Although, then again, I do go to an all-boys school where fighting is strictly disciplined, even when it's outside school.
I didn't know they had all-boy schools.
There are serious issues where bulies are using the internet to abuse people. I heard on the news, they make websites with abusive pictures dedicated to hating teachers. this sounds awful. I have bullies at my area. They are stupid and mean in my opinion, sure mabey I am a grumpy person who doesn't smile so much, it's their fault! they have made me so angry I have nearly killed them. once somone was realy annoying me and I got angry, and wanted to "teach him a lesson" but did nothing. a few lessons later I found out that he had a pen knife with him, and had been sent home. So I was the one in danger!
You don't seem very grumpy here, you sound very friendly here.
MrBunsy
30 Sep 2007, 00:06
I heard on the news, they make websites with abusive pictures dedicated to hating teachers.Heh, back in the good ol' days of Year 8 and rubbish IT lessons a friend of mine made Miss Russel Death, a series of GIF animations involving our rubbish IT teacher dieing in stupid ways.
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/neil.etherington/games/mrd/index.html
Good times, good times.
pilot62
30 Sep 2007, 20:09
Heh, back in the good ol' days of Year 8 and rubbish IT lessons a friend of mine made Miss Russel Death, a series of GIF animations involving our rubbish IT teacher dieing in stupid ways.
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/neil.etherington/games/mrd/index.html
Good times, good times.
Yea, there's nothing wrong with a nice little teacher-bashing (excpet liteally assaulting them in most cases). I know some teachers who *deserve* to be humiliated and mocked about to the widest possible audience, and as far as that goes, IT teachers are often the worst offenders.
I didn't know they had all-boy schools.
Are you joking?
Kelster23
30 Sep 2007, 21:09
All bullies are ****ing cowards! ARRRRRGH *******s I dislike them very much. I don't hate because hate is a strong word. Bloody cowards the lot of them. Sorry for that bad language but I feel much better for letting off steam. :p
Hate is such a powerful word. Lets use 'despise'.
On the topic of bullies, I've never had any problem with them, despite my vertically challenged self. But really, I don't have much to do with a lot of people anyway.
Though really, bullies are just looking for a reaction. If you don't show that it gets to you, they'll eventually leave you alone.
Vertically challenged? Can't you just say short? There's a group of people in my year that are called "smurfs" because of their height, but it doesn't bother them. I used to be called DS smurf.:(
On the topic of bullies, I've never had any problem with them, despite my vertically challenged self.
That's because you're female. :mad:
And what's more, you're a good bit of a tomboy too, so you don't get the female equivilent of worrying about fashion and how you look! It's so unfair!
pieman280
30 Sep 2007, 23:29
Are you joking?
No, not really I've never heard of them before.
SupSuper
2 Oct 2007, 15:52
Though really, bullies are just looking for a reaction. If you don't show that it gets to you, they'll eventually leave you alone.I'd like to see you not show a reaction when someone's trying to cut you with a ruler.
Ah, good times.
I missed half of school today because of an allergy appointment YAY!:D
Kelster23
2 Oct 2007, 18:45
I'd like to see you not show a reaction when someone's trying to cut you with a ruler.
Ah, good times.
Does the guy sitting beside you in band class punching you in the arm continuously while wearing huge rings count?
I don't know why but I started laughing during that.
You could all be like me -- working your life away in a second-shift factory job.
Go to college, kids.
Also, don't drop out of College 2 years in a row for stupid reasons. It might have felt like the right thing to do at the time, but that piece of paper at the end of it is damn handy. And it beats the hell out of a 48 hour working week doing a pointless job you hate.
You might think school is awful, and can't wait to get away from it, but take it from me - your school years are among the best of your life. You've not got a care in the world compared to when you leave.
Enjoy it while you can, kids.
Does the guy sitting beside you in band class punching you in the arm continuously while wearing huge rings count?
If that's the guy Ashleah said he was then yes, yes it does!
I don't know why but I started laughing during that.
I can think of several. Unfortuantely, none of them aren't insulting...
Paul.Power
3 Oct 2007, 22:48
Does the guy sitting beside you in band class punching you in the arm continuously while wearing huge rings count?
I don't know why but I started laughing during that.
Report them for not wearing school uniform :p.
It's amusing, and easier to prove.
Just don't snitch too often, or you will be hated by everyone in your class for the rest of the day. Believe me i know.
Hello!:)
I started school at 1st September:o
We have Monday as the start of the week.:p
I entered the 8th class.:D
I've been studying English since I went to school...:rolleyes:
Just don't snitch too often, or you will be hated by everyone in your class for the rest of the day. Believe me i know.
Depends whom you're snitching on.
Diablo vt
6 Oct 2007, 01:01
Depends whom you're snitching on.
I indeed agree with you.
Paul.Power
6 Oct 2007, 01:32
"on whom you are snitching"
If you're going to use "whom", you may as well get it right.
It was in Year 8, last lesson of the day was Music. We go to music(new building outside), we wait a few minutes, no teacher arrives. We eventually find out we're meant to go to room 9. Long story short, I accidentally say the rest of the class(the troublemakers,etc.) were outside. Then they all come in saying "Why'd you do that?" and other insults. The whole lesson I could hear people talking about me behing my back and when I looked back, they glared at me! I thought I was dead when the lesson finished. Luckily, I was fine.
The End.
"on whom you are snitching"
If you're going to use "whom", you may as well get it right.
Really? Oh well.
Paul.Power
6 Oct 2007, 10:48
Yeah. I don't mind "Depends who you're snitching on" because, although it's incorrect, it's also standard colloquial English so I don't notice. But "Depends whom you're snitching on" falls between two stools and just ends up sounding pretentious.
Really? How so?
I know I only have a limited knowledge of such grammar, but whom is the objective form of who, it's not restricted to following a preposition. The person who you're snitching on is clearly the object of the sentance, so whom should be used.
Unless you're arguing that you shouldn't finish a sentance with a preposition, but that's a bit pedantic.
All this about who/whom? Geez, u guys are wierder then me!
Pigbuster
8 Oct 2007, 05:39
All this about who/whom? Geez, u guys are wierder then me!
They can be a lot worse, trust me. :p
Don't say that! Then they'll be worse on purpose!
Kelster23
10 Oct 2007, 19:38
Report them for not wearing school uniform :p.
It's amusing, and easier to prove.
We don't have school uniforms here.
Then what do you wear in skool?!
and, to defend yourself against bullies, and you're small, do the following:
1) If the bully attempts to punch you and runs towards you, you will need good timing to do this.
Ensure that his hands are reaching out for you.
Once the bully nears you, quickly step aside of his path and GRAB his arm by the wrist. Yes, GRAB. Then, pull his arm towards you and run under his armpits, thus twisting his hand. once you are behind him, push the arm upwards, where his fingers are at the back of his head and his elbow on his backbone. continue to push his elbow upwards. it will hurt. this is my favourite move.
Note: you need to do this very quickly.
2) A slight variation to method 1. GRAB his wrists, this time lift them above your head and twist them like in method 1, only that you stay in front of him. (easy tip: grab his wrists and just turn 360 degrees while gripping on tightly to his arm) Jump up, and then as you land, push his arm downwards so that the arm is going down faster than you are. most people will fall to the floor in pain.
3) If he runs towards you, lift your leg and do a sidekick at the following positions:
http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/1566/selfdefensedd7.png
1) genitals
2) knee
3) stomach
How to do a sidekick?
http://www.wikihow.com/Do-A-Side-Kick
http://www.wikihow.com/images/thumb/0/0e/%C3%89paule-6592.jpg/300px-%C3%89paule-6592.jpg
Kelster23
11 Oct 2007, 17:15
Pretty much anything we want. Just as long as it doesn't reveal too much.
pilot62
11 Oct 2007, 19:53
Unless you know what you're doing, a sidekick doesn't hurt at all.
Trust me on that.
SupSuper
11 Oct 2007, 23:12
Pretty much anything we want. Just as long as it doesn't reveal too much.That's never stopped anyone around here.
Unless you know what you're doing, a sidekick doesn't hurt at all.
Trust me on that.
will this hurt then? i always do that when i'm super mad.
http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/9440/superselfdefenseqr6.png
pilot62
13 Oct 2007, 01:53
No, it won't. Chairs in school are either cheap plastic or cheap wooden and are rarely heavy enough to hurt and, if they are, they're ridiculously cumbersome weapons. They're invariably used by people who want to look big and hard and angry, but don't actually want to fight (if they did, it'd be all fists and Glasgow kisses). This is always obvious, and you'd just look plain silly.
Seriously, have you ever actually got in a proper fight? Because everything you've said so far seems more fanciful than based in reality.
And also, don't get super mad - ever. If you get mad you do stupid things. Keep your head and walk away unless you have no choice is my advice.
Finally, I dislike the way this is becoming like a fighting tips thread. I'm making this post to illustrate the 'don't do silly things' point, which given some of your attitudes I think really needs making, but if it stays like this I'm just going to have to ignore this thread.
actually, yes i have been into a fight.
makes me angry remembering that.
p.s. fyi, the frame of the chairs in my school are metal so using them would really hurt.
and actually, the image which i made was actually myself THROWING the chair. :p
pilot62
13 Oct 2007, 18:23
OK, long story short, stop.
Just stop. I have no interest in any blow by blow account you can give me of a fight you've been in, especially one with such little punctuation. Why did you feel the need to do that when a few short sentences would have sufficed, I can only assume you're boasting trying to sound hard, although it actually builds a negative picture of you to my mind, and the pictures of you looking thus and him looking cowardly only add to this assumption. This is exactly what I was worried this thread would become, so lets just end it here.
pieman280
13 Oct 2007, 19:27
OK, long story short, stop.
Just stop. I have no interest in any blow by blow account you can give me of a fight you've been in, especially one with such little punctuation. Why did you feel the need to do that when a few short sentences would have sufficed, I can only assume you're boasting trying to sound hard, although it actually builds a negative picture of you to my mind, and the pictures of you looking thus and him looking cowardly only add to this assumption. This is exactly what I was worried this thread would become, so lets just end it here.
here, I'll change the subject:
anyone have any new principals lately? My school has a new one....and we already hate her.
[UFP]Ghost
13 Oct 2007, 23:12
here, I'll change the subject:
anyone have any new principals lately? My school has a new one....and we already hate her.
mines like 1.7 years old I hated her when she came and i hate her now. useless and stupid...the old excellent principle moved up into some administrative position of the different campuses combined.
pilot62
13 Oct 2007, 23:29
A couple of years ago we had a new one, and everyone hates her (I'm noticing a pattern here), even people who can't remember the old Headmaster. I used to clash with her a lot (mostly because I deliberately ignored her new rules, rather than actual misbehaviour). Apparently now you're not allowed to wear scarves unless they're black. I never wore a scarf, but I have a feeling were I still there I'd come in wearing the brightest one I could find.
Mind you, I've left now, so apart from having to listen to my sister ranting about her she's not my problem.
pieman280
13 Oct 2007, 23:52
Apparently now you're not allowed to wear scarves unless they're black.
That's a dumb rule, who in the right mind would prohibit scarves unless they're a certain color.
i have a new principal, and everyone hates him. Who would wanna give LCD projectors to some kindergarten kids when the primary and secondary school students need them?! its a waste of our money... the school fees increased sharply since he came but yet we do not get anything.
and, when one day we stepped into his office (to send some documents) i was shocked:
marble floor tiles
a crystal ball on his desk
high quality teak desk
dimmer lights
personal room alarm
projector
two computers
etc.
The principal's office wasnt like that before! :( :( :(
marble floor tiles
a crystal ball on his desk
high quality teak desk
dimmer lights
personal room alarm
projector
two computers
etc.
You could report it to your board of education, or whoever's the boss over your headmaster.
MrBunsy
14 Oct 2007, 14:17
That's a dumb rule, who in the right mind would prohibit scarves unless they're a certain color.
Most schools with uniform have rules like that. I never paid them much attention though, my old school had a rule that all coats should be plain black or grey - I wore a green one for the last 3 years. Some of the teachers complained, but I think they gave up or ignored me.
I'm very inclined to agree with Madness, "All I learned at school was how to bend and break the rule", because I certainly didn't learn much else pre A-level.
pilot62
14 Oct 2007, 15:45
Most schools with uniform have rules like that. I never paid them much attention though, my old school had a rule that all coats should be plain black or grey - I wore a green one for the last 3 years. Some of the teachers complained, but I think they gave up or ignored me.
I'm very inclined to agree with Madness, "All I learned at school was how to bend and break the rule", because I certainly didn't learn much else pre A-level.
Yea, but it's the principle (of the matter). Our uniform rules were always just that we should wear our uniform, have our shirts tucked in and top button done up. Now we must always wear our jumpers unless given permission not to, mustn't wear certain colour scarves, and many similar rules which erode our/the people who're still there's rights needlessly.
I d'know on your second point. I've just started my A levels and so far it just seems we're going over our GCSE topics very slowly while learning little new information.
I suspect that has a lot to do with going from top sets to mixed ability classes though.
FutureWorm
14 Oct 2007, 16:58
will this hurt then? i always do that when i'm super mad.
http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/9440/superselfdefenseqr6.png
yauhui attaching images to your posts is just making them even more annoying than before, if that is even possible
Yea, but it's the principle (of the matter)
ho ho ho a fine pun by anyones standards
MrBunsy
14 Oct 2007, 17:03
I d'know on your second point. I've just started my A levels and so far it just seems we're going over our GCSE topics very slowly while learning little new information.
I suspect that has a lot to do with going from top sets to mixed ability classes though.Probably depends which subjects. I only did double science and then went on to do Physics and Chemistry, I learnt more in the first term of the AS than the entire 2 years of GCSE, especially considering GCSE chemistry is actually incorrect (and even AS-level still glosses over a lot).
Kelster23
14 Oct 2007, 18:17
The vice principal at the school I'm at currently and the principal at the school I was in last year are both bald.
Why are principals bald?
pilot62
14 Oct 2007, 22:54
ho ho ho a fine pun by anyones standards
That wasn't a pun, I just added it to avoid confusion.
I could have changed my wording, but I didn't think anyone was going to be a **** about it.
Probably depends which subjects. I only did double science and then went on to do Physics and Chemistry, I learnt more in the first term of the AS than the entire 2 years of GCSE, especially considering GCSE chemistry is actually incorrect (and even AS-level still glosses over a lot).Well, in all fairness, I'm only a few weeks into physics or chemistry AS. I'm sure we'll learn a lot before christmas, it's just at the moment the pace frustrates me.
Paul.Power
15 Oct 2007, 12:23
Probably depends which subjects. I only did double science and then went on to do Physics and Chemistry, I learnt more in the first term of the AS than the entire 2 years of GCSE, especially considering GCSE chemistry is actually incorrect (and even AS-level still glosses over a lot).Chemistry is the ultimate "Everything You Know Is Wrong" subject. From Year 7 to Year 9 to GCSE to A-Level to undergrad to postgrad, you'll hear the recurring theme of "well, actually, it's not like that at all". Just grin and bear it, because it's a fun and interesting subject once you get past this particular insanity.
The vice principal at the school I'm at currently and the principal at the school I was in last year are both bald.
My school's principal is half bald. :(
Squirminator2k
15 Oct 2007, 20:41
My school's principal is half bald. :(
Oh no, I guess that makes him unfit to teach then! :rolleyes:
That's strange, because our principal (or "headmaster" as we English call them) is not bald at all and neither are the vice ones. Our previous one was though (he's now head of Year 9).
That's strange, because our principal (or "headmaster" as we English call them) is not bald at all and neither are the vice ones. Our previous one was though (he's now head of Year 9).
how unusual
maybe you should raise this point with him in casual conversation
This... IS... HALF TEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRMMM!
Lol:D
Squirminator2k
19 Oct 2007, 16:40
This... IS... HALF TEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRMMM!
Lol:D
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This... IS... HALF TEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRMMM!
Lol:D
YOU BAST! I still have another week to go!
pilot62
19 Oct 2007, 19:56
It's not half term, it's 'Reading Week'! :rolleyes:
Just the same as inset day is now catch-up day at my new college.
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