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At school were you on the "gifted and pleasure to teach" end or "would do well if applied self and stopped getting distracted"? (lazysoci.al)
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[โ€“] amalgama@sopuli.xyz 9 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Both lol. In elementary school I got very good grades and teachers really liked me. Except the ones that minded that I was constantly writing stories and drawing during lessons.

I got scolded often for not paying attention (who cares, I'm getting good grades, let me do my thing!!!) and some teachers would even confiscate my writings and drawings to keep me from being distracted.

One teacher especially didn't like that I could not pay attention in class and still get good grades. She took away a story I had been working on for a while and never gave it back. I still get mad when I think about it.

Eugenia, if you're reading this, I will never forgive you!!! >:(

[โ€“] CheeseToastie@lazysoci.al 1 points 12 hours ago

That's a pretty shitty thing to do to a child