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Andy Webb
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Posted: August 19 2011 at 16:38 |
topographicbroadways wrote:
SolarLuna96 wrote:
I guess andy is right. They expect you to do work at a (at least) semi-adult level, but are still extremely condescending on you just for being a student, that's why I am going to finish reading Animal Farm in front of as many teachers as possible  |
Reading famous literature=/=High intelligence
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tru dat
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High intelligence=High intelligence
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Posted: August 19 2011 at 16:38 |
Always carry around some Kafka to impress people.
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Andy Webb
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The Truth wrote:
Man.
This convo reminds me of high school.
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INORITE
omg 11 days till day 1 
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topographicbroadways
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Posted: August 19 2011 at 16:38 |
SolarLuna96 wrote:
I guess andy is right. They expect you to do work at a (at least) semi-adult level, but are still extremely condescending on you just for being a student, that's why I am going to finish reading Animal Farm in front of as many teachers as possible  |
Reading famous literature=/=High intelligence
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The Truth
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Posted: August 19 2011 at 16:37 |
I've pretty much read everything we read in my English class this year, The Road, 1984, Brave New World, etc.
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Andy Webb
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Posted: August 19 2011 at 16:37 |
SolarLuna96 wrote:
Andyman1125 wrote:
SolarLuna96 wrote:
I guess andy is right. They expect you to do work at a (at least) semi-adult level, but are still extremely condescending on you just for being a student, that's why I am going to finish reading Animal Farm in front of as many teachers as possible  |
Oh no it's not the teachers it's the students.
And Animal Farm? Please, that's like 100 pages long and not a very hard read. Read The Fountainhead if you want to "impress" your teachers, although they won't care anyway. The teachers expect you to be adults because they're training you to be an adult. That's essentially what school is. It's just lazy teenagers who don't get that and act like they're 5, which gives the image that all teenagers are 5. It's a vicious cycle. |
I'll have to check Fountainhead out. Also, I learned that Brave New World is on the required reading list for E1H, but I already read it and don't like re-reading books  /firstworldproblems |
I had to read A Brave New World for IB English this summer  I liked 1984 better.
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Posted: August 19 2011 at 16:36 |
Andyman1125 wrote:
SolarLuna96 wrote:
I guess andy is right. They expect you to do work at a (at least) semi-adult level, but are still extremely condescending on you just for being a student, that's why I am going to finish reading Animal Farm in front of as many teachers as possible  |
Oh no it's not the teachers it's the students.
And Animal Farm? Please, that's like 100 pages long and not a very hard read. Read The Fountainhead if you want to "impress" your teachers, although they won't care anyway. The teachers expect you to be adults because they're training you to be an adult. That's essentially what school is. It's just lazy teenagers who don't get that and act like they're 5, which gives the image that all teenagers are 5. It's a vicious cycle. |
I'll have to check Fountainhead out. Also, I learned that Brave New World is on the required reading list for E1H, but I already read it and don't like re-reading books  /firstworldproblems
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The Truth
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Posted: August 19 2011 at 16:33 |
Man.
This convo reminds me of high school.
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Andy Webb
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Posted: August 19 2011 at 16:31 |
SolarLuna96 wrote:
I guess andy is right. They expect you to do work at a (at least) semi-adult level, but are still extremely condescending on you just for being a student, that's why I am going to finish reading Animal Farm in front of as many teachers as possible  |
Oh no it's not the teachers it's the students.
And Animal Farm? Please, that's like 100 pages long and not a very hard read. Read The Fountainhead if you want to "impress" your teachers, although they won't care anyway. The teachers expect you to be adults because they're training you to be an adult. That's essentially what school is. It's just lazy teenagers who don't get that and act like they're 5, which gives the image that all teenagers are 5. It's a vicious cycle.
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topographicbroadways
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Posted: August 19 2011 at 16:29 |
Andyman1125 wrote:
topographicbroadways wrote:
SolarLuna96 wrote:
I posted that because I felt that highschool=adulthood. My view hasn't changed. In other news: This is how I feel trying to convert bronies (which also happens to be my wallpaper: |
oh haha
I wish I was still in school. At least i'd have something to do then. |
Your not attending Oxford like all stereotypical British people?  |
I actually know somebody who got into Cambridge this year.
I wish I was clever enough for that. It'd have probably been useful
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Luna
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Posted: August 19 2011 at 16:26 |
I guess andy is right. They expect you to do work at a (at least) semi-adult level, but are still extremely condescending on you just for being a student, that's why I am going to finish reading Animal Farm in front of as many teachers as possible
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Andy Webb
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Posted: August 19 2011 at 16:25 |
topographicbroadways wrote:
SolarLuna96 wrote:
I posted that because I felt that highschool=adulthood. My view hasn't changed. In other news: This is how I feel trying to convert bronies (which also happens to be my wallpaper: |
oh haha
I wish I was still in school. At least i'd have something to do then. |
Your not attending Oxford like all stereotypical British people? 
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topographicbroadways
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Posted: August 19 2011 at 16:24 |
SolarLuna96 wrote:
I posted that because I felt that highschool=adulthood. My view hasn't changed. In other news: This is how I feel trying to convert bronies (which also happens to be my wallpaper: |
oh haha
I wish I was still in school. At least i'd have something to do then.
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Andy Webb
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Posted: August 19 2011 at 16:24 |
SolarLuna96 wrote:
I posted that because I felt that highschool=adulthood. My view hasn't changed. |
LOLOLOLOLOOOOOOOOOL HIGH SCHOOL =/= ADULTHOOD
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Luna
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Posted: August 19 2011 at 16:21 |
I posted that because I felt that highschool=adulthood. My view hasn't changed. In other news: This is how I feel trying to convert bronies (which also happens to be my wallpaper:
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topographicbroadways
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Posted: August 19 2011 at 16:18 |
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I think that you would be right |
I'm still unemployed and out of education. I haven't had a productive day in 3 months. 
Oh yeah, earlier in shred 39
solarluna96 wrote:
Something about now being a functioning member of society  |
Edited by topographicbroadways - August 19 2011 at 16:19
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Andy Webb
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Posted: August 19 2011 at 16:18 |
The Way Up is so nomnomnomnom
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Luna
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Posted: August 19 2011 at 16:14 |
I think that you would be right
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topographicbroadways
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Posted: August 19 2011 at 16:11 |
SolarLuna96 wrote:
A Person wrote:
SolarLuna96 wrote:
I am also the weird quiet kid, but I have semi popular friends, so I do have things to lose, but hey, if they're ever dicks to me: PONY TIME! (that'll show them) | I didn't have any friends holding me back.  |
Speaking of which, today I tried to convert one of my friends to become a brony. He declined, and when I asked him why, he responded "Whose little ponies are they?!". "Equistria's" I said under my breath. |
Sounds like you had a productive day
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Luna
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Posted: August 19 2011 at 16:10 |
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