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Who doesn’t remember drinking milk with their pizza or burgers in the cafeteria? When you’re in high school, you don’t question a lot of the things that happen around you. It’s only when you leave that you start to realize what a weird place it really was! Some of the things are a bit peculiar, while others are positively bizarre.
Bored Panda has collected some of the best examples of weird school things, so scroll down to see exactly what we mean. For those of you still in high school, maybe this list will open up your eyes to all the weirdness. Remember to upvote your faves and leave a comment about other weird high school things you’ve noticed, dear Pandas!
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Love My Dogs 5 years ago
I had to do square dancing in 4th grade with a boy and the teachers wouldn't let us bring wipes or gloves. This was the time when cooties was a thing. It was gross.
It’s not just former students who think that high school is incredibly strange—some teachers are flabbergasted, too. For example, Michael De Main has been teaching in secondary schools for 16 years and he thinks that a lot of teachers accept things that are downright weird.
In Michael’s opinion, it’s bizarre that different high schools can choose to start and end classes at different times. So while one school might open at 8 AM, another might decide to start classes 15 minutes later. The same weirdness extends to periods that can last for 40, 50, or even 75 minutes, depending on school policy. Don’t even get us started on how breaks are not the same length, either.
#4
Foxxy (The Original) 5 years ago
If we started packing up before the teacher asked us to we would have to stay back after the bell went for about 2 mins or so.
#6
Sticking pins through skin.
Teacher Michael also questions whether we still need roll call—isn’t that time better spent, you know, actually learning things? Not to mention playground duty where a teacher has to stand around, watch the students play, and make sure that they don’t get into any trouble. And who can forget about toilet duty? Sure, teachers need to make sure that students aren’t getting into any trouble, but all of this seems a bit over the top, don’t you think?
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Foxxy (The Original) 5 years ago
So far this is the only one I can relate too. I only discovered about 5 years ago that this wasn't true.
#8
My chemistry teachers solution to people stealing her calculators.
However, according to Michael, the weirdest thing about high school might just be the students themselves who are hard to figure out even with all the experience in the world. Finally, let’s not forget about the basics: furniture. Some students still have to sit on uncomfortable chairs and use tiny desks, so it’s no wonder that some of them can’t pay attention!
When you look at everything, high school sure is a weird place. But I sure could go for some chocolate milk and a slice of pizza right about now.
#16
Foxxy (The Original) 5 years ago (edited)
I had one of those hair thingy's, had it in for ages. I didn't get mine on a cruise or holiday though.
#20
Randomcthulu 5 years ago
We just got to smell the home ec class burn another batch of cookies every day, the teacher was too stupid to know to adjust cooking times etc for higher altitudes and couldn't figure it out, we literally begged our English teacher to let us go show them what they were doing wrong, she laughed and told us to go ahead because that teacher had been driving her nuts for years
#21
PotterHead 5 years ago
At lunch the boys would dare each other to gag themselves until they threw up. One boy went home early like 15 times a year due to this. They were both geniuses and idiots. (Mainly idiots)
#23
Foxxy (The Original) 5 years ago (edited)
Wow, seeing some comments school starts really early in some countries. In Australia school usually starts anywhere from 8:30-9am (depending on the school) and then finish around 3-3:30pm.
blubfisher 5 years ago
When I was in middle school class would start 7:15
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MagicalUnicorn 5 years ago
mine started at 7:30 and i had no problems with it (morning person)
Random Panda 5 years ago (edited)
Where I'm from schools have shifts. First shift was from 7:30 until 13:00, then you're free to go home (unless you had signed up for extracurriculars). Second was from 13:30 to 7 PM. We switched at the end of the semester. I'm not a morning person, but I preferred the morning shift, because it gave me more free time - I'd spend some time on homework, which depending on the workload could be anywhere from a couple of hours to just 30 minutes, and then my afternoon was free. I had all the time in the world for my hobbies or to see friends. With the afternoon shifts I'd study in the morning, then go to school and by the time I got back home I'd have only a couple of hours before bedtime.
Kk C-Mcgee 5 years ago
Mine started at 7 a.m. I can't even fathom that now...which is funny because that's what time I have to be at work now
Karly Codr 5 years ago
my high school starts at 7 am but I get there around 6:30, an you can take the option not to take a first period and start @ 8 am and the day ends at either 2pm or 3pm depending on your schedule.
Meyer Weinstock 5 years ago
'0' period extra classes started at 6:30am, and 7th period ended at 3:50pm. Long day, and then 4 miles back to the fields...
Maddie Painter 5 years ago
7:15 for me. When I started middle school, I said my old school started at 7:15 and then everyone was like WHAT? Ours starts at 9 and gets out a 4. Mine got out at 2:15, and i just smirked at them bc that's a smirk-worthy thing to a middle schooler
Lynsey Mooney 5 years ago
In Ireland its 9am to 3:45pm and some schools have half day Wednesday.... sooooo could not imagine starting school before 9am !!
Isaac Harvey 5 years ago
My high school bus comes at 6:30am... which is why I prefer to bike if I can. Classes don't officially start until 7:40.
Bender Bending Rodríguez 5 years ago
in which part of the world shool started at 9? For us, it was 7:30.
#26
Kids cracking their backs on these chairs.
#32
Emerald Joanna 5 years ago
I got made fun of for having a "fat a*s". Who knew that in todays world people would pay thousands to have a butt like mine!!! I struggled for YEARS feeling like my butt was something to be ashamed of. In my 30s now & OWNING IT!!
#33
BingeFest1 5 years ago
I never understood why the Sophomores would bash the Freshman, you're only a year older get over yourself
#34
Foxxy (The Original) 5 years ago
What kind of school is this? The worst I saw in the toilets when I was at school was wet toilet paper thrown on the ceiling or mirrors.
#35
Martha Meyer 5 years ago
I'm really starting to wonder what kind of fast food c**p they serve in U.S. schools. Chicken nuggets, hamburgers and pizza?!
#37
Emperor Kitten 5 years ago
I may have yelled "pot some pants on" and similar a few times, and slowly convinced my friends mom he's gay. Allegedly.
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Lynden Manning 5 years ago
Is this an American thread? Public schools really aren't that bad in Australia. Really, the only difference is they put education first, whereas private schools put money and status first.......and their buildings have a fresher coat of paint on them.
Carrot dude 5 years ago
I guess I'm very American because almost every one of these was extremely relatable.
NoYFB 5 years ago
Finnish schools had a game for kids called kuka pelkää mustaa miestä, which translates to Who's afraid of the black man. One of the kids was selected as the black man, then we shouted "who's afraid of the black man?!" and started running in the gym class while the black man tried to catch us. This was considered a normal activity at the time. Naturally not played anymore.
LoPandas 5 years ago (edited)
The concept sounds kind of fun, but the name tho haha
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Monika Soffronow 5 years ago
Is it surprising that children sometimes behave in infantile ways? Especially during puberty?
Nicky OldfieldDesciple 5 years ago (edited)
I went to a catholic school in Ireland. You don't know what weird is until you have a 70 year old nun trying to give a sex education class. This happened when I was 15 years old. And yes, we did already know where babies came from. So did a certain girl in the class who at the time was already 4 months pregnant.
Alice Laughs 5 years ago
Every now and then I think about Americans as actually the unwitting participants of something akin to The Truman Show. What if there is another reality outside the borders? Distraction with a horrible thing to keep them from knowing about a hellish thing. An experiment by the rest of the world to see how people retain their humanity under certain conditions, recorded now and available in live streaming, engendering scorn and pity by turns in its viewers.
Aragorn II Elessar 5 years ago
Eh my current high school isn’t so bad, but a lot of these are relatable from my old district
Foxxy (The Original) 5 years ago
The stupidest thing that I remember people doing when I was at school was "Smileys" using a lighter.
Lynden Manning 5 years ago
Is this an American thread? Public schools really aren't that bad in Australia. Really, the only difference is they put education first, whereas private schools put money and status first.......and their buildings have a fresher coat of paint on them.
Carrot dude 5 years ago
I guess I'm very American because almost every one of these was extremely relatable.
NoYFB 5 years ago
Finnish schools had a game for kids called kuka pelkää mustaa miestä, which translates to Who's afraid of the black man. One of the kids was selected as the black man, then we shouted "who's afraid of the black man?!" and started running in the gym class while the black man tried to catch us. This was considered a normal activity at the time. Naturally not played anymore.
LoPandas 5 years ago (edited)
The concept sounds kind of fun, but the name tho haha
Load More Replies... Monika Soffronow 5 years ago
Is it surprising that children sometimes behave in infantile ways? Especially during puberty?
Nicky OldfieldDesciple 5 years ago (edited)
I went to a catholic school in Ireland. You don't know what weird is until you have a 70 year old nun trying to give a sex education class. This happened when I was 15 years old. And yes, we did already know where babies came from. So did a certain girl in the class who at the time was already 4 months pregnant.
Alice Laughs 5 years ago
Every now and then I think about Americans as actually the unwitting participants of something akin to The Truman Show. What if there is another reality outside the borders? Distraction with a horrible thing to keep them from knowing about a hellish thing. An experiment by the rest of the world to see how people retain their humanity under certain conditions, recorded now and available in live streaming, engendering scorn and pity by turns in its viewers.
Aragorn II Elessar 5 years ago
Eh my current high school isn’t so bad, but a lot of these are relatable from my old district
Foxxy (The Original) 5 years ago
The stupidest thing that I remember people doing when I was at school was "Smileys" using a lighter.
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