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youvebeenthunderstruck · 10-05-2007 09:40 AM

I know the topic is corny. Shut up.

So how are you trying to abolish compulsory education? Do you argue against your classmates saying that school is necessary, do you argue against your teachers, do you stick up posters, do you write blogs?

Rebelnerd · 10-05-2007 10:28 AM

thewake · 10-05-2007 11:30 AM

I come here and listen to you people and at school I wait to explode as a teacher is handing out assignments.

It hasn't happened yet, but if my self control and anger keeps going like it is it might only be a few more years.

Evasion · 10-05-2007 12:01 PM

I'm thinking about starting an anonymous zine and distributing it around the school in various locations. I also, every year, when a teacher tells me to to stand for a flag I write them a letter stating the reasons why I don't stand for the flag, and my rights not to stand for the flag. I haven't stood for the american flag in two years.

10-05-2007 12:17 PM

I am doing nothing though I should.

Rebelnerd · 10-05-2007 12:28 PM

i come here, but i also try to talk to the few friends i have that might listen about this stuff. i'm sort of tied up at the moment dealing with all my personal crap with parents and school, but sometimes make some antischool grafitti in bathrooms, things like that. all the other stuff i'd have to keep in underground.

thewake · 10-05-2007 12:35 PM

Evasion Wrote:I'm thinking about starting an anonymous zine and distributing it around the school in various locations. I also, every year, when a teacher tells me to to stand for a flag I write them a letter stating the reasons why I don't stand for the flag, and my rights not to stand for the flag. I haven't stood for the american flag in two years.

I've stood for the flag.
I just don't say the pledge. I don't see anything wrong with respecting it, but pledging your life to some inanimate object and a GOVERNMENT is stupid.
Really stupid.
Pledging your life should be reserved for gods, principles, and goals. Not to flags and governments. I don't have enough trust in a government for that.

HeartofShadows · 10-06-2007 12:31 AM

All wes said except the last paragraph and I am making plans to post stuff around the school from this site and
I talk to people about stuff from here because believe or not there are some people who don't go here that know the brainwashing.

youvebeenthunderstruck · 10-06-2007 01:15 AM

Get them to come here.

Evasion · 10-06-2007 04:53 AM

Weswammy Wrote:
Evasion Wrote:I'm thinking about starting an anonymous zine and distributing it around the school in various locations. I also, every year, when a teacher tells me to to stand for a flag I write them a letter stating the reasons why I don't stand for the flag, and my rights not to stand for the flag. I haven't stood for the american flag in two years.
I've stood for the flag.
I just don't say the pledge. I don't see anything wrong with respecting it, but pledging your life to some inanimate object and a GOVERNMENT is stupid.
Really stupid.
Pledging your life should be reserved for gods, principles, and goals. Not to flags and governments. I don't have enough trust in a government for that.

Sitting down while everyone else stands is a silent protest. If I stand I'm still respecting it, and that's not something I'm going to do. The American flag (or any flag...) doesn't deserve any respect. Patriotism is racism.

thoughtmaker · 10-06-2007 05:02 AM

i've just stopped going to school. it doesn't really stop school going on, but it solves my problem.

returnal · 10-06-2007 06:34 AM

First step: Made blog,
Second step: Had conversations (read: debates) with other students and teachers.

Freak · 10-06-2007 11:17 AM

Why do you guys argue with teachers? They are people to you asses. Why don't you have a fucking conversation with them?

Abandoning Ship · 10-06-2007 11:19 AM

Freak-of-nature14 Wrote:Why do you guys argue with teachers? They are people to you asses. Why don't you have a fucking conversation with them?

Well with a lot of teachers you can't really Have a conversation without arguing.

Evasion · 10-06-2007 11:33 AM

Freak-of-nature14 Wrote:Why do you guys argue with teachers? They are people to you asses. Why don't you have a fucking conversation with them?

I didn't know someone who threatens to call my parents, tells me to shut my mouth, orders me to 'face forwards', pounds their values into my head, etc, can be considered a person. I certainly don't consider them a person. Arguing is the only method for some of these "people". It's very rare that you can have an actual conversation with a teacher. Even if you can, theres still two very different power roles and rules you have to follow. Theres no such thing as a relaxed conversation with a teacher.

Eidolon · 10-06-2007 02:39 PM

Evasion Wrote:
Freak-of-nature14 Wrote:Why do you guys argue with teachers? They are people to you asses. Why don't you have a fucking conversation with them?

I didn't know someone who threatens to call my parents, tells me to shut my mouth, orders me to 'face forwards', pounds their values into my head, etc, can be considered a person. I certainly don't consider them a person. Arguing is the only method for some of these "people". It's very rare that you can have an actual conversation with a teacher. Even if you can, theres still two very different power roles and rules you have to follow. Theres no such thing as a relaxed conversation with a teacher.

I think it would be seen as less formal if they weren't always called Mr./Mrs./Ms. Lastname. The teachers at my school get upset when I call them by their first names. It makes me kind of angry, because if I have to refer to them like that, they should have call me Mr. Mylastname.

Evasion · 10-06-2007 11:09 PM

Eidolon Wrote:
Evasion Wrote:
Freak-of-nature14 Wrote:Why do you guys argue with teachers? They are people to you asses. Why don't you have a fucking conversation with them?

I didn't know someone who threatens to call my parents, tells me to shut my mouth, orders me to 'face forwards', pounds their values into my head, etc, can be considered a person. I certainly don't consider them a person. Arguing is the only method for some of these "people". It's very rare that you can have an actual conversation with a teacher. Even if you can, theres still two very different power roles and rules you have to follow. Theres no such thing as a relaxed conversation with a teacher.

I think it would be seen as less formal if they weren't always called Mr./Mrs./Ms. Lastname. The teachers at my school get upset when I call them by their first names. It makes me kind of angry, because if I have to refer to them like that, they should have call me Mr. Mylastname.

Yeah, definitely agree with you there. All the teachers at my school refer to the students by their first name, but all hell breaks loose if we happen to do the same to them.

**SoulRiser** · 10-07-2007 02:04 AM

I'm not really doing anything either... unless trying to get more people to come here counts Razz

Evasion · 10-07-2007 03:26 AM

SoulRiser Wrote:I'm not really doing anything either... unless trying to get more people to come here counts

You're doing plenty as far as I'm concerned. I didn't even think of starting a zine until I came here and read a few things. It also gives you an outlet, knowing theres people who feel exactly the same way as you do, and being able to talk about it.

Suicidal-kun · 10-07-2007 05:16 AM

I'm not doing much either, but I am fighting in spirit, and I'd be willing to do anything I could to help.

mudkip liek · 10-08-2007 10:54 AM

Whenever I have the chance to say something bad about school, like when we have to write an essay, I take that chance. Like if our essay topic is "did you like the book you read over the summer", I make sure I write exactly how I feel about it, like "I hate being forced to read stupid books, that makes me hate reading, blah blah blah. I come here too. And sometimes when a teacher asks a question to the class I raise my hand and say something that would make them a little mad, something about the school/class/subject. And I break school rules without anyone noticing (except a few of my friends) which is kinda pointless since no adult finds out, but it still makes me feel good. Other than that, I don't do much. I wish I could though. But my parents would kill me if I get in trouble.

**SoulRiser** · 10-09-2007 02:03 AM

Quote:You're doing plenty as far as I'm concerned. I didn't even think of starting a zine until I came here and read a few things. It also gives you an outlet, knowing theres people who feel exactly the same way as you do, and being able to talk about it.

True... but the site's kinda doing that all by itself now, all I do is keep it running Razz

returnal · 10-09-2007 06:04 AM

SoulRiser Wrote:
Quote:You're doing plenty as far as I'm concerned. I didn't even think of starting a zine until I came here and read a few things. It also gives you an outlet, knowing theres people who feel exactly the same way as you do, and being able to talk about it.

True... but the site's kinda doing that all by itself now, all I do is keep it running

Well, I think SS has most of it's content sumbmitted by the users.
But I hope no one calls SS a Web 2.0 site. None

Darthmat · 10-10-2007 09:59 AM

come here, and try to get others to come here :/

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