I managed to staple two fingers together yesterday, and I had to pull it undone without anyone seeing or my friend would get in trouble for having a stapler at school (I was refilling it for her).
Soon we'll be moving away from pencils because they're pointy and start going to styluses on smart-desks. Yay. More unnecessary money spent when the government could be giving it to me to pay for my college. Or to buy me a tank. I want a tank.
In our junior school we weren't allowed any type of scissors except safety scissors that were made of plastic and didn't cut anything..... now in Middle School, we aren't allowed liquid WhiteOut and staplers. So we all bring them in in secret. >:)
I'm in Australia, we have Junior school, Middle school, and High school. At least where I go. And I have no idea about the whiteout. And the teachers are all "Ohh, so you have liquid whiteout, do you? WELL DETENTION FOR A WEEK AND LET THIS BE A LESSON TO ALL YOU RASCALS." It is actually slightly amusing. :)>
People can sniff liquid white out and get high, although it would be much quicker to sniff glue or paint thinner. Point being anything can be misused so they just ban things as it becomes an issue even a perceived issue.
Thanks for the clear-up. However, in that case let's ban school books 'cause they can give us papercuts, and pencils because we can stab them in each other's eyes.
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That's exactly how I feel. Someday when I become a dictator of my own little world I'll come back to the US and win at an election for Superintendant of Education and declare that law. No books because they can give papercuts. No pencils because they can be pointy. No pens because if ruptured they can make a kid sick. No electronics because they're distracting (from whatever learning can actually happen by this point) and also because (somehow through sheer stupidity) you can electrocute yourself on them. No recess because that's a waste of school time. No snacks because that's also a waste of time and money. No out-of-school food because it'll create a mess (not like enough is created already). We will be gluten free, vegan, fat free, and low sodium to cater to all diets.
What other "reasonable" things can I do...
Well, no playgrounds, because a little kid might fall off, no corners on desks, because you might hit your head, and don't even get me started on the stairs....
That's exactly how I feel. Someday when I become a dictator of my own little world I'll come back to the US and win at an election for Superintendant of Education and declare that law. No books because they can give papercuts. No pencils because they can be pointy. No pens because if ruptured they can make a kid sick. No electronics because they're distracting (from whatever learning can actually happen by this point) and also because (somehow through sheer stupidity) you can electrocute yourself on them. No recess because that's a waste of school time. No snacks because that's also a waste of time and money. No out-of-school food because it'll create a mess (not like enough is created already). We will be gluten free, vegan, fat free, and low sodium to cater to all diets.
What other "reasonable" things can I do...