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The Stupid Success Awards

ok, this has just pushed me over the top. My school as started sending out their "student success awards". As the schools say, they are given to students who show "determination and perseverance and/or improvement in character". That's what the schools say. Actually, they are given to the LD students, or ones that don't believe what the schools are doing is right. It's one of those things designed to make them say "yay! i'm special!" and try harder to conform. These things drive me up the wall! This is absolutely infuriating.

John:"ONLY YOU! ONLY YOU WOULD THINK OF PUTTING A SCREAMER IN THE MIDDLE OF YOUR SUMMATIVE PRESENTATION!! IN WORLD RELIGIONS!
Me: Come on! I was just seeing if they were paying attention!


Though I walk through the valley
Of the shadow of death
I DON'T GIVE A FUCK,
'CAUSE I'M INTO
DRAGONFORCE!

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05-09-2008 12:03 AM
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Yeh, I know what ya mean. My old school gave out "Academic awards". Basically whoever got high grades and tried hard got 'em. So the people who conformed the most. Sad sight really.

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05-09-2008 12:10 AM
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Yeah, these are just to make the LD people feel special Upyours

John:"ONLY YOU! ONLY YOU WOULD THINK OF PUTTING A SCREAMER IN THE MIDDLE OF YOUR SUMMATIVE PRESENTATION!! IN WORLD RELIGIONS!
Me: Come on! I was just seeing if they were paying attention!


Though I walk through the valley
Of the shadow of death
I DON'T GIVE A FUCK,
'CAUSE I'M INTO
DRAGONFORCE!

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Phail.

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05-09-2008 03:27 AM
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What does "LD" mean?
05-09-2008 03:36 AM
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barata, i just read your signature. are you john? if so, that's pretty funny Laugh
05-09-2008 04:29 AM
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This John fellow is epic win and a lulz-factory in my book.

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05-09-2008 04:32 AM
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1. LD = "learning disability"
2. I am not John. This was John yelling at me after I did it.

John:"ONLY YOU! ONLY YOU WOULD THINK OF PUTTING A SCREAMER IN THE MIDDLE OF YOUR SUMMATIVE PRESENTATION!! IN WORLD RELIGIONS!
Me: Come on! I was just seeing if they were paying attention!


Though I walk through the valley
Of the shadow of death
I DON'T GIVE A FUCK,
'CAUSE I'M INTO
DRAGONFORCE!

[Image: copbusted.jpg]
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05-09-2008 07:55 AM
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lol nice. i misread, i thought it said, "john, only you..."
05-09-2008 01:15 PM
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Yeah. My school has awards ceremonies. You get awards for stupid crap: Honor Roll, Distinguished Honor Roll (Straight A's), Outstanding Achievement (in any given subject), and other crap. Basically a bunch of BS because I've made honor roll for the entire last year and have not gotten invited to the ceremony once. And they do it once a year.

Basically they just invite who is more enthusiastic than the others.

You know what I say? Fuck 'em. I don't need an award to tell me I'm doing good. I define on my own what I think 'doing good' is. To them, it's good grades. To me, just freaking surviving the year in one piece is an accomplishment in itself.
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Oy, they made me come out of class to take my pcture for the stupid thing, and they made me do a "silly photo" Cuckoo . Honestly, they wouldn't let me leave unless i did it. The really annoying thing is that I'm white, and I'm a visible minority at my school. It's literally all asian. (Our town is actually nicknamed "rice man hill") Our last principal was a homophobic nazi, such a bitch, and she actually banned the GSA from the school. She got owned, in the end, and they still met in secret Fu

John:"ONLY YOU! ONLY YOU WOULD THINK OF PUTTING A SCREAMER IN THE MIDDLE OF YOUR SUMMATIVE PRESENTATION!! IN WORLD RELIGIONS!
Me: Come on! I was just seeing if they were paying attention!


Though I walk through the valley
Of the shadow of death
I DON'T GIVE A FUCK,
'CAUSE I'M INTO
DRAGONFORCE!

[Image: copbusted.jpg]
Phail.

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05-10-2008 12:53 PM
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La Barata Wrote:Oy, they made me come out of class to take my pcture for the stupid thing, and they made me do a "silly photo" Cuckoo . Honestly, they wouldn't let me leave unless i did it. The really annoying thing is that I'm white, and I'm a visible minority at my school. It's literally all asian. (Our town is actually nicknamed "rice man hill") Our last principal was a homophobic nazi, such a bitch, and she actually banned the GSA from the school. She got owned, in the end, and they still met in secret Fu

wtf is the GSA???
p.s. u can sue the priciple for rascial discrimination n sexual descrimination Tripleevil

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the GSA is the gay straight alliance, It's basically a club and support group where homosexual people and straight people can get together and plan things to help raise awareness, as well as discuss thir problems

John:"ONLY YOU! ONLY YOU WOULD THINK OF PUTTING A SCREAMER IN THE MIDDLE OF YOUR SUMMATIVE PRESENTATION!! IN WORLD RELIGIONS!
Me: Come on! I was just seeing if they were paying attention!


Though I walk through the valley
Of the shadow of death
I DON'T GIVE A FUCK,
'CAUSE I'M INTO
DRAGONFORCE!

[Image: copbusted.jpg]
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La Barata Wrote:the GSA is the gay straight alliance, It's basically a club and support group where homosexual people and straight people can get together and plan things to help raise awareness, as well as discuss thir problems
oh, i guess u can sue his ass sooo hard hor sexual discrimination. HAHAHAHAHA! Tripleevil Laugh

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The principal is... how shall i put it? no longer presiding Tripleevil Evil

John:"ONLY YOU! ONLY YOU WOULD THINK OF PUTTING A SCREAMER IN THE MIDDLE OF YOUR SUMMATIVE PRESENTATION!! IN WORLD RELIGIONS!
Me: Come on! I was just seeing if they were paying attention!


Though I walk through the valley
Of the shadow of death
I DON'T GIVE A FUCK,
'CAUSE I'M INTO
DRAGONFORCE!

[Image: copbusted.jpg]
Phail.

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La Barata Wrote:The principal is... how shall i put it? no longer presiding Tripleevil Evil
mwahahahahhahahahhaa

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La Barata Wrote:The principal is... how shall i put it? no longer presiding Tripleevil Evil


I assume you had a role in this? Biggrin

@ Topic: It's not bad enough that these brainwashed nitwits conform to the system, but most of the times they brag about their "achievements", making all other around them feel stupid. Dumb x 2 Rolleyes
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Mwahaha

John:"ONLY YOU! ONLY YOU WOULD THINK OF PUTTING A SCREAMER IN THE MIDDLE OF YOUR SUMMATIVE PRESENTATION!! IN WORLD RELIGIONS!
Me: Come on! I was just seeing if they were paying attention!


Though I walk through the valley
Of the shadow of death
I DON'T GIVE A FUCK,
'CAUSE I'M INTO
DRAGONFORCE!

[Image: copbusted.jpg]
Phail.

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I have a couple of those. And i fail my classes Mwahaha my teachers say its doesnt make sense. WELL IM NO STUPID YOU ARE YOU FUCKERS
05-11-2008 01:12 PM
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It's like the argument against "gifted" students. All "gifted" students are given to do is more work.
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Yes there are the future nerds. Even though they are stupid in my eyes. Those people in honors are some of the buggest assholes ive ever met. Even my friends who are in honors say i deserve it more than those fucks. Too bad i blow off all my work.
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OOOOO YA. Trust me, it is the same, but with more work. that's why i dropped out of the gifted program

John:"ONLY YOU! ONLY YOU WOULD THINK OF PUTTING A SCREAMER IN THE MIDDLE OF YOUR SUMMATIVE PRESENTATION!! IN WORLD RELIGIONS!
Me: Come on! I was just seeing if they were paying attention!


Though I walk through the valley
Of the shadow of death
I DON'T GIVE A FUCK,
'CAUSE I'M INTO
DRAGONFORCE!

[Image: copbusted.jpg]
Phail.

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I could do more work if I GOT PAID
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I remember in 7th grade I read an article on how the Govt. wanted to start paying students to increase attendance. Yes
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I think they should just make it optional. If you introduce "we should be PAID!", it kind of reenforces the belief that teenagers are immature. Even if students got paid I still wouldn't be happy with school.
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That would've been godly ;D

John:"ONLY YOU! ONLY YOU WOULD THINK OF PUTTING A SCREAMER IN THE MIDDLE OF YOUR SUMMATIVE PRESENTATION!! IN WORLD RELIGIONS!
Me: Come on! I was just seeing if they were paying attention!


Though I walk through the valley
Of the shadow of death
I DON'T GIVE A FUCK,
'CAUSE I'M INTO
DRAGONFORCE!

[Image: copbusted.jpg]
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i hate awards. i hate how most of htem are demeaning to others....

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So true, it makes you feel inferior to others, o wait i am
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exactly. like, around here, (NOTE: i am not racist, i just say what I see) if you aren't asian, good luck

John:"ONLY YOU! ONLY YOU WOULD THINK OF PUTTING A SCREAMER IN THE MIDDLE OF YOUR SUMMATIVE PRESENTATION!! IN WORLD RELIGIONS!
Me: Come on! I was just seeing if they were paying attention!


Though I walk through the valley
Of the shadow of death
I DON'T GIVE A FUCK,
'CAUSE I'M INTO
DRAGONFORCE!

[Image: copbusted.jpg]
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La Barata Wrote:exactly. like, around here, (NOTE: i am not racist, i just say what I see) if you aren't asian, good luck
I am Asian, Japanese, Chinese and Filipino
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again, im not racist, im just saying, the teachers are asian, most of the students are asian, the principal is asian, and most of the board is asian. I'd like to say race doesn't fit into the equation, but yeah.

John:"ONLY YOU! ONLY YOU WOULD THINK OF PUTTING A SCREAMER IN THE MIDDLE OF YOUR SUMMATIVE PRESENTATION!! IN WORLD RELIGIONS!
Me: Come on! I was just seeing if they were paying attention!


Though I walk through the valley
Of the shadow of death
I DON'T GIVE A FUCK,
'CAUSE I'M INTO
DRAGONFORCE!

[Image: copbusted.jpg]
Phail.

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