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Segregated from Gym class
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Segregated from Gym class

Because I didn't have my Gym uniform for the first time in the year, I was forced(Yes, as in "escorted") to a room where troublemakers/defiant people are sent to.

I was pressured on(Actually, more like "If you don't do it you come back the next period") to copy stuff for the whole class instead of doing exercise because apparently not having my Gym uniform once in half a year makes me unable to do sport and makes me a defiant. I was also given a sheet I had to make my parents sign;

PS: Here we have primary(1st to 7th grade) and secondary school(8th to 12th grade).

"Like you already know, the employees of the secondary school Val-Mauricie are doing efforts to apply and make the rules of the frame of life respected. The application of these measures have for objective to help the student to prepare his/her future and guide him/her to make him being able to become a responsible and autonomous citizen.

However, your child has voluntarely broken one of the rules mentionned in the frame of life of our school. You shall find at the bottom the rules he has broken.

We ask you to fill the form at the bottom and return it by your child. He will have to present himself to the room 35 between 8h30 and 9h10 to deliver it to the responsible person of the room. Afterwards, he/she will be able to re-integrate his classes in a regular way."

PS: They indeed call the rules; THE FRAME OF LIFE.

What's the reason for this segregation bullshit for forgetting gym clothes once?
01-09-2009 11:53 AM
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Quote:him being able to become a responsible and autonomous citizen.
...They aren't even trying to hide it anymore. Wow.

P.S. The separating thing is just a psychological technique to keep everyone in line, and make them behave the way the government wants everyone to.

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01-09-2009 12:02 PM
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Show them 1guy1jar.

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Dr mr or mrs. ******

we regret to inform that your child has decided to think for himself and question authority by forgetting his gym uniform. This behavior could lead to drug activity and not becoming a doctor or lawyer. It can also lead to our authority having no meaning. Please inform your child that he must obey.

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liq3 Wrote:
Quote:him being able to become a responsible and autonomous citizen.
...They aren't even trying to hide it anymore. Wow.

P.S. The separating thing is just a psychological technique to keep everyone in line, and make them behave the way the government wants everyone to.
Autonomy (Greek: Auto-Nomos - nomos meaning "law": one who gives oneself his/her own law) is the right to self-government. Autonomy is a concept found in moral, political, and bioethical philosophy. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomous

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assaultmedic Wrote:Dr mr or mrs. ******

we regret to inform that your child has decided to think for himself and question authority by forgetting his gym uniform. This behavior could lead to drug activity and not becoming a doctor or lawyer. It can also lead to our authority having no meaning. Please inform your child that he must obey.

just about right.

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Scooby Snacks Wrote:
liq3 Wrote:
Quote:him being able to become a responsible and autonomous citizen.
...They aren't even trying to hide it anymore. Wow.

P.S. The separating thing is just a psychological technique to keep everyone in line, and make them behave the way the government wants everyone to.
Autonomy (Greek: Auto-Nomos - nomos meaning "law": one who gives oneself his/her own law) is the right to self-government. Autonomy is a concept found in moral, political, and bioethical philosophy. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomous
That's even worse. It's just a straight out lie then.

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Wow, in are school, if you don;t dress for gym, you get to sit watch everyone. Which is fun, especially since on grade I had a teacher who didn't care, so I would rarely dress.

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KitsuneSefam Wrote:Because I didn't have my Gym uniform for the first time in the year, I was forced(Yes, as in "escorted") to a room where troublemakers/defiant people are sent to.

I was pressured on(Actually, more like "If you don't do it you come back the next period") to copy stuff for the whole class instead of doing exercise because apparently not having my Gym uniform once in half a year makes me unable to do sport and makes me a defiant. I was also given a sheet I had to make my parents sign;

PS: Here we have primary(1st to 7th grade) and secondary school(8th to 12th grade).

"Like you already know, the employees of the secondary school Val-Mauricie are doing efforts to apply and make the rules of the frame of life respected. The application of these measures have for objective to help the student to prepare his/her future and guide him/her to make him being able to become a responsible and autonomous citizen.

However, your child has voluntarely broken one of the rules mentionned in the frame of life of our school. You shall find at the bottom the rules he has broken.

We ask you to fill the form at the bottom and return it by your child. He will have to present himself to the room 35 between 8h30 and 9h10 to deliver it to the responsible person of the room. Afterwards, he/she will be able to re-integrate his classes in a regular way."

PS: They indeed call the rules; THE FRAME OF LIFE.

What's the reason for this segregation bullshit for forgetting gym clothes once?

well, if you want my opinion on the matter, i say fuck that. how can you as a teacher, and a "roll model" for students segregate a student away from his/her class because of a small thing like forgetting a uniform, and especially if it was your first time forgetting it. if you were doing it all the time then i could see how they would want to take a disciplinary act against it but since it was your first time they were wrong in doing so. you know what i'm sayin?

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I got a detention (Half an hour) for wearing the wrong colour socks for PE... And I got a letter sent home a few weeks after for coming in in a cheap plain white t-shirt instead of the £5 ($8) one with the school logo on...
02-08-2009 01:22 AM
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KitsuneSefam Wrote:Because I didn't have my Gym uniform for the first time in the year, I was forced(Yes, as in "escorted") to a room where troublemakers/defiant people are sent to.

I was pressured on(Actually, more like "If you don't do it you come back the next period") to copy stuff for the whole class instead of doing exercise because apparently not having my Gym uniform once in half a year makes me unable to do sport and makes me a defiant. I was also given a sheet I had to make my parents sign;

PS: Here we have primary(1st to 7th grade) and secondary school(8th to 12th grade).

"Like you already know, the employees of the secondary school Val-Mauricie are doing efforts to apply and make the rules of the frame of life respected. The application of these measures have for objective to help the student to prepare his/her future and guide him/her to make him being able to become a responsible and autonomous citizen.

However, your child has voluntarely broken one of the rules mentionned in the frame of life of our school. You shall find at the bottom the rules he has broken.

We ask you to fill the form at the bottom and return it by your child. He will have to present himself to the room 35 between 8h30 and 9h10 to deliver it to the responsible person of the room. Afterwards, he/she will be able to re-integrate his classes in a regular way."

PS: They indeed call the rules; THE FRAME OF LIFE.

What's the reason for this segregation bullshit for forgetting gym clothes once?
Teh wut?

Never knew it was possible for anybody to be so stupid.

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02-08-2009 01:24 AM
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Some teachers really can't accept the fact that students are also imperfect human beings.
They shouldn't expect that their students are that perfect who knows not how to "FORGET".
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Of all things... this hurts their overall objective the most.

Honestly, at least being present for the class, even if not actively participating, if far better than being cooped up in a room making copies and stuff for them. You get to experiance the teamwork, examine the rules of the game, and give feedback to your classmates, even if you're not dressed for gym. Just being in the atmosphere is bound to teach you something.

Furthurmore, making you need to get that sheet signed by your parents is also rediculous. Even if you bring your uniform the next day, they'll keep you out of gym class, right? Again, it hurts their overall objective.

They mean to get you into good physical shape and teach you a thing or two about how to get into good physical shape in the future, right? Well, I don't see how you could possibly find a physical activity that you enjoy, or get into good physical shape while you're being forced to bum around a stupid punishment room. It's like the utter opposite of gym class, created because of gym class.

They are morons.

Try and explain this to them, and try and remember to get that gay ass form signed. Or just forge it. If you can travel to Illinois, me and my lunch table crew will be happy to forge it for you for the low low price of $0.00. We're quite good at it. Biggrin

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A gym uniform is required in my gym class as well. However, I only ended up wearing my gym uniform for one week in the whole semester, and I never got in trouble for it. My gym teacher either didn't notice or didn't care.
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