The "I Hate School" Book

[Dark Soul X]

Cosbydaf just came up with an idea: We can all write a book on why we hate school and stuff...So...

[Abandoning Ship]

How are we gonna lay it out?

How about...


1. Title
2. Intro
3. As many pages of peoples ramblings..
4. Outro, with Bios of all who contirbuted.

[Cosbydaf]

TheATXKiller Wrote:How are we gonna lay it out?

How about...


1. Title
2. Intro
3. As many pages of peoples ramblings..
4. Outro, with Bios of all who contirbuted.

Sounds good!

[Dark Soul X]

TheATXKiller Wrote:How are we gonna lay it out?

How about...


1. Title
2. Intro
3. As many pages of peoples ramblings..
4. Outro, with Bios of all who contirbuted.

Sure. It could work. What about the "attention grabber", you know, to keep people interested.

[Abandoning Ship]

Okay, kickass! Next order of busniess is figuring out who wants to do it....actually, how about you just write your part, then contact Me or Cosbydaf if you want it in the bookthingy. Then I'll use some sort of nifty interwebz randomizer thingy to figure out the order of the peoples. You can write as much as you want, including experiences, thoughts, rants, raves, etc, but it has to be about your dislikes and negative views on schools today. Of course, if you like certain aspects of school, you could add those in, but the main focus of the book is what you don't like about school. In short: Stay on topic as much as you can, write as much as you want, etc, etc.

Of course.....this is only valid if Cosby says so.

[Dark Soul X]

TheATXKiller Wrote:Okay, kickass! Next order of busniess is figuring out who wants to do it....actually, how about you just write your part, then contact Me or Cosbydaf if you want it in the bookthingy. Then I'll use some sort of nifty interwebz randomizer thingy to figure out the order of the peoples. You can write as much as you want, including experiences, thoughts, rants, raves, etc, but it has to be about your dislikes and negative views on schools today. Of course, if you like certain aspects of school, you could add those in, but the main focus of the book is what you don't like about school. In short: Stay on topic as much as you can, write as much as you want, etc, etc.

Of course.....this is only valid if Cosby says so.

Okay, I'll just write it on here. This is just an opening for one of my chapters.

The Suffering of Dark Soul X

Alright, my suffering started in kindergarten, all the way to here. I was picked on every year and in every day at school. It happened at least once a day. I was kicked, punched, elbow dropped on, etc. I was even speared (as in WWE spear) against a door, and my leg was almost dislocated when someone tackled it. I was spat on, so much pain...I had suicidal and homicidal thoughts. No one understood. I was alone...

[Will]

I don't really think this has to be a book, but people could write about this if they want to. I think the Drupal book module would be perfect for this regardless of how we do it unless we actually want to make a print book, in which case we should probably convert it to LaTeX as well. There are a few general development models (permissions schemes) we could take:

• Pure wiki - everyone in the project can edit anything
• People can only edit their own pages
• People can edit only their own pages and the structure pages--perhaps introductions and factual pages
• Some hierarchy that combines the three above ideas[/list:u]The Drupal book module can do all of these. Also, it supports an edit history, so vandalism and mistakes can be reverted.
  
  The other option, of course, is to write it all in LaTeX and have one person compile it. That shouldn't be that hard either, but it would be a bit slower.

[Cosbydaf]

wsgosset Wrote:I don't really think this has to be a book, but people could write about this if they want to. I think the Drupal book module would be perfect for this regardless of how we do it unless we actually want to make a print book, in which case we should probably convert it to LaTeX as well. There are a few general development models (permissions schemes) we could take:

• Pure wiki - everyone in the project can edit anything
• People can only edit their own pages
• People can edit only their own pages and the structure pages--perhaps introductions and factual pages
• Some hierarchy that combines the three above ideas[/list:u]The Drupal book module can do all of these. Also, it supports an edit history, so vandalism and mistakes can be reverted.
  
  The other option, of course, is to write it all in LaTeX and have one person compile it. That shouldn't be that hard either, but it would be a bit slower.

A Anti-school Wiki? That's a cool idea!

[SoulRiser]

I don't know Jack about Drupal, but you guys can find the password for the wiki in the Underground forum, so you could use that.

I've written soooo many things about school already, I can pick out a few to include if you guys want it

[Vatman]

Actually....I think we could write a book if we set it up like those annoying chicken soup for the soul books....eccept we name it potatoe salad with sand in it...or something of the sort....(some asshole got sand in my potatoe salad)

[Cosbydaf]

Vatman Wrote:Actually....I think we could write a book if we set it up like those annoying chicken soup for the soul books....eccept we name it potatoe salad with sand in it...or something of the sort....(some asshole got sand in my potatoe salad)

I've never read one of those, what would that be like?

[modest mouse]

Sounds good, we should have a chapter for every active member.

[modest mouse]

TheATXKiller Wrote:Okay, kickass! Next order of busniess is figuring out who wants to do it....actually, how about you just write your part, then contact Me or Cosbydaf if you want it in the bookthingy. Then I'll use some sort of nifty interwebz randomizer thingy to figure out the order of the peoples. You can write as much as you want, including experiences, thoughts, rants, raves, etc, but it has to be about your dislikes and negative views on schools today. Of course, if you like certain aspects of school, you could add those in, but the main focus of the book is what you don't like about school. In short: Stay on topic as much as you can, write as much as you want, etc, etc.

Of course.....this is only valid if Cosby says so.

I think that I should go first, seeing as that I am the coolest guy on here.
Nah, alphebetical sounds good.

I don't believe that it has to be about negative feelings on school.
I'm hooked on this project already, I believe that this is just what SS needs to gain a little more popularity.

[Dark Soul X]

modest mouse Wrote:

TheATXKiller Wrote:Okay, kickass! Next order of busniess is figuring out who wants to do it....actually, how about you just write your part, then contact Me or Cosbydaf if you want it in the bookthingy. Then I'll use some sort of nifty interwebz randomizer thingy to figure out the order of the peoples. You can write as much as you want, including experiences, thoughts, rants, raves, etc, but it has to be about your dislikes and negative views on schools today. Of course, if you like certain aspects of school, you could add those in, but the main focus of the book is what you don't like about school. In short: Stay on topic as much as you can, write as much as you want, etc, etc.

Of course.....this is only valid if Cosby says so.

I think that I should go first, seeing as that I am the coolest guy on here.

Ahem? Do you mind repeating that, cuz I beg to differ...

[Abandoning Ship]

How about instead of Bio's, we put quotes that user has said.

Like for example..


"I DO have the self-disipline to get over my own goddamn problems. I don't need some ignorant, arrogent fuck to tell me how I feel and how "damaged" I am. And I especially don't need them to tell me that their the ones that control me and fix my problems." - LittleFreak14 (or real name.)

[Dark Soul X]

TheATXKiller Wrote:How about instead of Bio's, we put quotes that user has said.

Like for example..


"I DO have the self-disipline to get over my own goddamn problems. I don't need some ignorant, arrogent fuck to tell me how I feel and how "damaged" I am. And I especially don't need them to tell me that their the ones that control me and fix my problems." - LittleFreak14 (or real name.)

That could work too. Wait, someone should get it published so we can open more eyes when it's finished...Imagine it...

*Grins*

[Cosbydaf]

TheATXKiller Wrote:How about instead of Bio's, we put quotes that user has said.

Like for example..


"I DO have the self-disipline to get over my own goddamn problems. I don't need some ignorant, arrogent fuck to tell me how I feel and how "damaged" I am. And I especially don't need them to tell me that their the ones that control me and fix my problems." - LittleFreak14 (or real name.)

I like that idea! I dunno what I'd put tho.

[modest mouse]

Don't get it published, people...
That would be stupid.

It would be better to have a collection of stories and Bio's from you guys to put in a book. But not published.

[Vatman]

for those who dont know what those chicken soup for the soul books are, they are ussualy filled with 30-50, 5-15 page short stories.

One will be a kid who overcomes peer pressure then another about a kid following his pation of dancing over football or whatever it is.....but its always a cheerful or inquisitive ending, when the person learns something about human nature as a whole.

If somone on this forum would be not lazy enough to make a realy nice set guideline to this project im sure we could do something similar eccept speaking of course in a more dark and sinister manor.

[Dark Soul X]

modest mouse Wrote:Don't get it published, people...
That would be stupid.

Why? If we put in all of the wrongs school could do to you, we could open so many eyes, man.

[Doc Johnson]

<clears throat> umm... well... don't y'all remember me asking you for this stuff like two years ago. It was because, oh let me refresh your memories... because I'M WRITING A BOOK!!

Whew. Seriously though.

[Dark Soul X]

Doc Johnson Wrote:<clears throat> umm... well... don't y'all remember me asking you for this stuff like two years ago. It was because, oh let me refresh your memories... because I'M WRITING A BOOK!!

Whew. Seriously though.

You're already ahead of us all? Some kind of master plan, eh?

[Doc Johnson]

Well, not so much as all of that. I'm writing a proposal for a book about school policy. And I posted some shit for you all a while back that I wrote. Hmm... let me see... gimme an email and I'll send it to you. It's academic so maybe not your bag, but I'm really trying to get more from you folks to make it better.

[modest mouse]

Dark Soul X Wrote:

modest mouse Wrote:Don't get it published, people...
That would be stupid.

Why? If we put in all of the wrongs school could do to you, we could open so many eyes, man.

Because, it won't get published anyway.
And plus...
We could put in all the wrongs your mother could do to you too, but that won't open people eye's to child abuse.

[Cilaos]

it could
you never know

[SoulRiser]

Doc Johnson Wrote:<clears throat> umm... well... don't y'all remember me asking you for this stuff like two years ago. It was because, oh let me refresh your memories... because I'M WRITING A BOOK!!

... that was 2 years ago already?
Well hey, the more books the merrier, right?

[modest mouse]

Know what?
Fuck it.
I'm seeing this as irony too.
Didn't school educate you on how to format a book?
Or maybe you taught yourself.
Or maybe you were born with it.

If this actually goes through, I'll write in it.
But only because I want to bash the idea and still contribute to it at the same time.

[Cosbydaf]

modest mouse Wrote:Know what?
Fuck it.
I'm seeing this as irony too.
Didn't school educate you on how to format a book?

Could have learned it somewhere else, without having to worry about all that grade crap if you don't do it right.

It's like that argument about "If you didn't go to school, how could you read and write?" Your parents would probably have to teach you, or you'd just find out somewhere else.

[Dark Soul X]

Cosbydaf Wrote:

modest mouse Wrote:Know what?
Fuck it.
I'm seeing this as irony too.
Didn't school educate you on how to format a book?

Could have learned it somewhere else, without having to worry about all that grade crap if you don't do it right.

It's like that argument about "If you didn't go to school, how could you read and write?" Your parents would probably have to teach you, or you'd just find out somewhere else.

Amen.
*High five*

He's right. You don't need school to know and learn how to live life, because it is not the key. Knowledge is, and in order to learn how to live life, you need to live it. School can't teach you everything.

[Cosbydaf]

Dark Soul X Wrote:

Cosbydaf Wrote:

modest mouse Wrote:Know what?
Fuck it.
I'm seeing this as irony too.
Didn't school educate you on how to format a book?

Could have learned it somewhere else, without having to worry about all that grade crap if you don't do it right.

It's like that argument about "If you didn't go to school, how could you read and write?" Your parents would probably have to teach you, or you'd just find out somewhere else.

Amen.
*High five*

He's right. You don't need school to know and learn how to live life, because it is not the key. Knowledge is, and in order to learn how to live life, you need to live it. School can't teach you everything.

I'd be surprised if school can teach ANYTHING right, seeing how high the illiteracy rate is nowadays.