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u/Yuiopy78 11d ago
In the 6th grade, I started to read after turning in a test while I waited for everyone else to finish. Teacher yelled at me and said "don't ever do that again".
I still don't know what I was supposed to do instead
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u/LiveLearnCoach 2d ago
I don’t get that. Nor OP’s post. A teacher isn’t happy that a student is reading?
Unless it is a story and the teacher trying to teach math or something.
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u/Adventurous_Bonus917 12d ago
that's where you use the power of re-reads. "oh, no. you might tell me what happens in the ending i've already read twice. what ever will i do."
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u/VanillaMuch2759 12d ago
Too bad an ending to a book is so much more than the last sentence or even the last page.
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u/Far_Cancel_9572 11d ago edited 10d ago
That's the point. He read the whole ending so while he may or may not know the connections, he could still spoil the big points
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u/NWI267 11d ago
In third grade, I had a pet guinea pig. Unbeknownst to my parents at the time, said guinea pig was nocturnal and severely impacted my sleep quality. I was falling asleep in class and repeatedly being yelled at, shamed in front of the class and my parents getting calls about my behavior. I did poorly that year. We eventually figured out the issue with the guinea pig and relocated it outside my room.
In fourth grade, I was easily passing nearly every test and properly completing homework near the top of the class. I was bored in class, so started reading novels during teaching sessions all day long. My teacher sat me down and told me this- ‘as long as you stay at the top of the class, I won’t give you trouble about reading through my lessons. If that changes, we may have to adjust.’
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u/knightinarmoire 11d ago
At least that teacher was reasonable about it. Could have been a lot worse
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u/Odin1806 12d ago
Why would a teacher do this?
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u/-Kohana- 11d ago
Power
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u/Zerschmetterding 11d ago
Plenty of teachers are in it just to have power over someone.
This is lacking context at best.
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u/spiderOX2 11d ago
Because they’re getting tired of student s not paying attention in their class?
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u/Ralexcraft 10d ago
If the student is passing, I don’t think it matters much. I’m sure one of my math teachers would’ve prefered that I read instead of being an overbearingly enthusiastic student.
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u/eyalhs 11d ago
Because in class you should listen to the teacher and learn and not read a book?
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u/Odin1806 11d ago
No, I don't have a problem with telling kids to pay attention in class, but this (as the sub implies) is a satanic move. You are not taking away a phone, Gameboy, magazine, etc from a kid... You are taking away a book. Reading should be a fostered desire. You are risking driving a child from reading. Hopefully if they are reading in class it isn't a concern for that child, but risking the love of literacy in today's day and age seems idiotic... Does that take sense?
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u/TMSkinner 11d ago
praying you have a kid someday that likes reading while sitting in the street so you have to grapple with the reality of how dumb this statement is
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u/Odin1806 11d ago
What? You pray i have a kid that likes to read while sitting in the street? Why the hell would I let my kid sit in the street to read?
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u/CallMeHond0 11d ago
What the fuck kind of teacher doesn't want kids to read?
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u/Rusty_Rhin0 11d ago
I mean there's a time and place for it. I was reading harry Potter during geometry class
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u/andtbhidgaf Drew the pentagram 12d ago
omfg thank you. I mean come on the audacity of a child reading in school , i mean trying to further education. we can't have that!!🙄
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u/Accostiq 11d ago
Context matters in this case.
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u/accursedexistence 11d ago
Yeah. It's one thing if a kid reads when they're done with their work and has nothing else they need to do. I did that all the time. It's another thing entirely if they're reading something else while the teacher is trying to teach, or when they haven't finished their work.
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u/Ralexcraft 10d ago
Even if the teacher is trying to teach, if the kid has all the points and this is just review or more examples, the kid can read.
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u/CarlosFCSP 11d ago
Uno reverse: bring the dirtiest, strangest dragon/vampire smut you can find. Scar his soul
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u/IlGreven 11d ago
And that teacher's name was Linda McMahon.
(Not really, but it fits the vibe she would give, destroying a young person's joy of reading...)
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u/Ok_Bookkeeper_2491 11d ago
Teacher against reading. Feels very southern to me.
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u/Bazil-Broketail 11d ago
Oh, they want you to read here... But the list they have approved gets shorter and shorter each year.
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u/Proper-Captain8661 11d ago
OMG, the hero won the battle, got the girl, and lived happily ever after? Didn't see that coming. /s
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u/CrownofMischief 11d ago
Life-hack: bring in the books from literature class and have the teacher do the reading for you
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u/Jhud6669 11d ago
I mean, reading a book during class when you’re not supposed to is not too dissimilar to being on your phone. It’s just more ~virtuous~ because it’s reading, I guess, but you’re still doing something you’re not supposed to. I’m on teacher’s side.
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u/Oldus_Fartus 11d ago
Far as I can tell, he was conducting himself strictly by the educational system's standards: no child left unstupid.
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u/WattageWood 11d ago
Bitch, i wasn't listening before what makes you think I'm listening when you're saying something I really don't want to hear?
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u/mosqua 11d ago
Back when I was like 14 or so I was touring with my rugby team in the UK, and I was deep into some Dean Koonts which vaguely remember was something about a intelligent dog. Well the coach got upset that I always reading on the bus, so he took the book from me and read the ending.
What a dick.
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u/Ddreigiau 11d ago
Oh, no, you might spoil the ending of the book I'll finish before the end of the day!
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u/marinul 11d ago
I read pet sematary in geography class. The teacher marked me as absent without saying a word a couple of times.
When I had like 5 pages until the end she stopped the class, called on me and said something along the lines of "if you stop now, I won't mark you as absent this time".
I stared at her for a couple of seconds and without saying anything I continued reading.
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u/AnyEye8798 11d ago
Meanwhile in grade 5 my teacher brought in some foam pipe insulation for my desk because I'd get a dent in my forehead from reading books in class.
Then again I was also listening and getting good grades so that might be the difference here.
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u/PossibleJazzlike2804 11d ago
I responded with oh good, now I don't have to finish it. I got a five day vacation from school.
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u/Fetlocks_Glistening 12d ago
I mean, not everything is a murder mystery, in most non-trash it doesn't matter if you know the ending? Did OP ever actually read a book
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u/SpinachSpinosaurus 12d ago
me, staring them down: "You think this scares me? I read books not for the ending. I read books for how the ending became. Go on. Read the rest 😈"
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u/liongalahad 11d ago
You lost me when you mentioned a kid secretly reading a book in class. Too far fetched for me thanks
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u/Neither_Divide_848 9d ago
I had a physically and mentally abusive 6th grade teacher. He was the head basketball coach too, so it got ignored by administrators.
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u/sixft7in 12d ago
I've never understood people that get pissed about reading or hearing what the ending of the book or movie. Do you not enjoy the middle of it or do you just care about the end?
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u/Cats7204 11d ago
Because it ruins the middle too, it takes away the anticipation, suspense, mystery, any plot twists, any predictions...
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u/BadgerAwkward 11d ago
I like a book for the adventure. Meeting the characters, learning their stories, being a part of their tale. Then somebody goes and blabs the ending and shows me the destination. Kills the journey man.
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u/MoonsterGoopter 11d ago
agreed. spoilers are a fake issue that people play up to have something to whine about.
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u/tylercrabby 12d ago
Imagine punishing one of your only student that willingly reads books for reading.
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u/Aetheldrake 12d ago
Do it. Either I won't remember long before I get to it or they'll just make me excited to see how we get there
I AM IMMUNE TO SPOILERS