Zap

The Spark · 10-21-2009, 09:55 PM

We have this program at our school called "Zap" which stands for Zeros Aren't Permitted, which means that every time a student forgets to do there homework, lost it, or even accidentally left it in their locker gets an automatic lunch detention in which you get 5 minutes to eat, then do homework in silence (a lunch detention). If you get more then one, you miss out on special activities given at the end of each quarter (skiing, watching a movie in the theaters, etc). Not only that, but if you get 2-3, you have to preform community service for half the day. If you get 4+ Zaps, then you get a FULL DAY detention, where you do worksheets and homework in silence for SEVEN IN A HALF HOURS STRAIGHT

. Schools are getting waaay too particular about order these days...

**Valigarmander** · 10-21-2009, 09:57 PM

At least you're not in Japan.

The Spark · 10-21-2009, 09:58 PM

**Valigarmander** · 10-21-2009, 10:03 PM

Because their school systems are crazy.

In fact, most of the world's school systems make the U.S.'s look like summer break.

The Spark · 10-21-2009, 10:09 PM

Ah. True but...I'm more important than those people so...I don't really care.

Nah, just kidding. Zap still sucks though...Luckly I've only gotten one so far in this school year. (They started it last year...)

**Valigarmander** · 10-21-2009, 10:15 PM

In high school, I was terrible at turning my work in. I was smart enough to get it done, I was just too lazy to do any of the homework outside of class. I probably could've used a ZAP program.

Now that I'm in college, though, I have no problem getting my work done, because I'm paying for this, not the government, and there's no way in hell I'm not gonna get my degree.

Metal Mario · 10-21-2009, 10:31 PM

In Japan, they don't get detention for bad grades. They kill themselves in order to save their family honor.

That's right. It ain't just a samurai thing. The Japanese still ****ing do this.

**Deku Trii** · 10-21-2009, 10:38 PM

I think Zap sucks too, but more because I think students who won't do their work should be getting zeros.

Robotazy · 10-21-2009, 10:42 PM

What, isn't failing bad enough?

Also, wtf skiing? Best I got was a trip to the local park.

BACK IN MAI DAY WE LEARNED OUR MULTIPLICATION TABLES IN HIGH SCHOOL.

It wasn't because we didn't learn in Grade School, pre se, but we feigned ignorance so that the teacher would have to reteach us everything so we wouldn't have to have math for a year. AND IN MY DAY IT WORKED. You could also eat in class, blame it on a tapeworm. Don't use it too much though, those principals love to close the school for an epidemic. They also loved to talk about abstance. I never understood it, must've been the drug of the day. Anyway, it didn't matter, because the teachers said that all the students were on the football field later, not practicing abstance.

Yeah, those were the days.

Vgfian · 10-21-2009, 11:10 PM

This reminds me of a program that's coming to Mississippi schools soon, where they don't allow kids to get anywhere below a fifty.

In the sense that the teacher can't give the student a grade below fifty, even if they turn in a blank sheet on a test.

I'd rather see ZAP then this.

Metal Man · 10-21-2009, 11:32 PM

Back in my day, we made kids who failed copy pages out of the dictionary while kids like me who did their homework played in the park!

Sheesh, I never understood why those kids kept trying to beat me up in the days after that... it was like, not related at all!

Luckily I went all psycho on them and they left me alone but...

Oh yeah, back in our day, the janitor swabbed the tables with the same mops used to clean the bathroom!

And we didn't like it!

1-up Salesman · 10-22-2009, 04:05 PM

Life at school sucks. That's the way it will always be.

***Marilink*** · 10-22-2009, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by 1-up salesman

Life at school sucks. That's the way it will always be.

I couldn't disagree with you more, but that's 100% opinion.

***Ace Mercury*** · 10-22-2009, 08:42 PM

My school like was mostly awesome, but then again, I'm a sheeple.

Microphone_Kirby · 10-22-2009, 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Marilink dislikes smoke

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1-up salesman

Life at school sucks. That's the way it will always be.

I couldn't disagree with you more, but that's 100% opinion.

I couldn't disagree with you more, and I have my own reasons. >:[

Sim Kid · 10-23-2009, 12:41 AM

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Originally Posted by 1-up salesman

Life at school sucks. That's the way it will always be.

And the funny thing is, when we're all adults and have finished college...we're going to all say "Boy to be in High School again..." and act like our children/nieces&Nephews have it easy because they're in High School, which is something they've never experienced before.

Amazing how much time blurs things...I've vowed to never ever forget how much I hated school. Like my dad...he appears to have blocked out him trying to get himself emancipated from high school or all those written-notes about what he wanted to do when he got out of school...the first thing being to never ever return to high school again. No, grandparents and the uncle aren't making this up...I've seen the notes. :P

I'm honestly surprised at how accurate Diary of a Wimpy kid is. XD

Redshirt · 10-23-2009, 10:02 AM

We have a similar program, PACE(I nevered cared to find out what it stands for) only you have to miss 3 homeworks before you get it assinged and you stay after school.

PONIES · 10-23-2009, 02:01 PM

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Luigiman7 · 10-23-2009, 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Sim Kid

I'm honestly surprised at how accurate Diary of a Wimpy kid is. XD

The Spark · 10-23-2009, 10:26 PM

In relation to school, today I got into my Guided Reading class just as the bell rang, and my teacher said I was tardy (I WAS IN THE ROOM!!), so I got a detention and had to miss the middle school dance tonight because if you have an open detention (or ZAP..) you have to miss something that only comes around once a quarter. And, to make things worse, this was the highly superior HALLOWEEN DANCE... I feel like punching a unicorn..

10-21-2009, 09:55 PM	#1
The Spark Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: At the bottom of the shipping address list Gender: Posts: 1,743 Thanks: 156 Thanked 74 Times in 54 Posts	Zap We have this program at our school called "Zap" which stands for Zeros Aren't Permitted, which means that every time a student forgets to do there homework, lost it, or even accidentally left it in their locker gets an automatic lunch detention in which you get 5 minutes to eat, then do homework in silence (a lunch detention). If you get more then one, you miss out on special activities given at the end of each quarter (skiing, watching a movie in the theaters, etc). Not only that, but if you get 2-3, you have to preform community service for half the day. If you get 4+ Zaps, then you get a FULL DAY detention, where you do worksheets and homework in silence for SEVEN IN A HALF HOURS STRAIGHT. Schools are getting waaay too particular about order these days...

10-21-2009, 09:58 PM	#3
The Spark Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: At the bottom of the shipping address list Gender: Posts: 1,743 Thanks: 156 Thanked 74 Times in 54 Posts	Why?

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Valigarmander The Bee's Knees Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The land of rain and trees (Oregon) Gender: Posts: 29,755 Thanks: 1,649 Thanked 5,701 Times in 2,581 Posts Blog Entries: 20	At least you're not in Japan.

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Valigarmander The Bee's Knees Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The land of rain and trees (Oregon) Gender: Posts: 29,755 Thanks: 1,649 Thanked 5,701 Times in 2,581 Posts Blog Entries: 20	Because their school systems are crazy. In fact, most of the world's school systems make the U.S.'s look like summer break.

10-21-2009, 10:09 PM	#5
The Spark Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: At the bottom of the shipping address list Gender: Posts: 1,743 Thanks: 156 Thanked 74 Times in 54 Posts	Ah. True but...I'm more important than those people so...I don't really care. Nah, just kidding. Zap still sucks though...Luckly I've only gotten one so far in this school year. (They started it last year...)

10-21-2009, 10:15 PM	#6
Valigarmander The Bee's Knees Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The land of rain and trees (Oregon) Gender: Posts: 29,755 Thanks: 1,649 Thanked 5,701 Times in 2,581 Posts Blog Entries: 20	In high school, I was terrible at turning my work in. I was smart enough to get it done, I was just too lazy to do any of the homework outside of class. I probably could've used a ZAP program. Now that I'm in college, though, I have no problem getting my work done, because I'm paying for this, not the government, and there's no way in hell I'm not gonna get my degree.

10-21-2009, 10:31 PM	#7
Metal Mario Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 1999 Gender: Posts: 16,435 Thanks: 72 Thanked 190 Times in 127 Posts	In Japan, they don't get detention for bad grades. They kill themselves in order to save their family honor. That's right. It ain't just a samurai thing. The Japanese still ****ing do this.

10-21-2009, 10:38 PM	#8
Deku Trii PP&R Mod Current Events Mod Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Texas Gender: Posts: 9,031 Thanks: 521 Thanked 1,099 Times in 583 Posts	I think Zap sucks too, but more because I think students who won't do their work should be getting zeros.

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Robotazy PRESS ANY KEY TO PANIC! Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: A Tiny Shed Gender: Posts: 16,483 Thanks: 529 Thanked 1,254 Times in 897 Posts Blog Entries: 46	What, isn't failing bad enough? Also, wtf skiing? Best I got was a trip to the local park. BACK IN MAI DAY WE LEARNED OUR MULTIPLICATION TABLES IN HIGH SCHOOL. It wasn't because we didn't learn in Grade School, pre se, but we feigned ignorance so that the teacher would have to reteach us everything so we wouldn't have to have math for a year. AND IN MY DAY IT WORKED. You could also eat in class, blame it on a tapeworm. Don't use it too much though, those principals love to close the school for an epidemic. They also loved to talk about abstance. I never understood it, must've been the drug of the day. Anyway, it didn't matter, because the teachers said that all the students were on the football field later, not practicing abstance. Yeah, those were the days.

10-21-2009, 11:10 PM	#10
Vgfian Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Listening to Seeking 7 Seven and giving out free hugs. :) Gender: Posts: 6,862 Thanks: 2,433 Thanked 398 Times in 311 Posts	This reminds me of a program that's coming to Mississippi schools soon, where they don't allow kids to get anywhere below a fifty. In the sense that the teacher can't give the student a grade below fifty, even if they turn in a blank sheet on a test. I'd rather see ZAP then this.

10-21-2009, 11:32 PM	#11
Metal Man Fairy-Slaying Maniac Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: 1592 Miles Away From Here Gender: Posts: 18,062 Thanks: 148 Thanked 683 Times in 482 Posts	Back in my day, we made kids who failed copy pages out of the dictionary while kids like me who did their homework played in the park! Sheesh, I never understood why those kids kept trying to beat me up in the days after that... it was like, not related at all! Luckily I went all psycho on them and they left me alone but... Oh yeah, back in our day, the janitor swabbed the tables with the same mops used to clean the bathroom! And we didn't like it!

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Redshirt Wiggidy Wack Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: A place with things Gender: Posts: 16,699 Thanks: 704 Thanked 1,006 Times in 695 Posts Blog Entries: 50	We have a similar program, PACE(I nevered cared to find out what it stands for) only you have to miss 3 homeworks before you get it assinged and you stay after school.

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10-23-2009, 10:26 PM	#20
The Spark Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: At the bottom of the shipping address list Gender: Posts: 1,743 Thanks: 156 Thanked 74 Times in 54 Posts	In relation to school, today I got into my Guided Reading class just as the bell rang, and my teacher said I was tardy (I WAS IN THE ROOM!!), so I got a detention and had to miss the middle school dance tonight because if you have an open detention (or ZAP..) you have to miss something that only comes around once a quarter. And, to make things worse, this was the highly superior HALLOWEEN DANCE... I feel like punching a unicorn..