Sometimes it seemed like all the rules of high school were more likely designed to make teenagers used to obedience than anything else.
Anybody who passed through the chaotic hallways and droning class sessions of four high school years will be familiar with the realization that the logic behind a school rule is shaky at best.
<p>And even more often, the logic is downright bizarre. </p><p>These rules often serve as an apt illustration of just how out of touch school administrations are with their student bodies. They often prevent something that's not even the true problem, or they're utterly ineffective at creating a desire outcome. </p><p>Some Redditors gathered to recall their high school's most ridiculous examples of these regulations. </p><p>hayley0528 asked, <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lqe1v5/students_of_reddit_what_was_the_weirdest_rule/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">"Students of Reddit, what was the weirdest rule your school ever had?"</a></p>
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<p>As you'll no doubt remember, clothes are a hot topic in high school. </p><p>Teenagers are driven to experiment, strive for attention, or adapt to the weather of the conditions around. Schools evidently strive to keep all that behavior in a tight box. </p><p>But sometimes that box takes a pretty wacky form. </p>
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School Pride?
<p>"During summer you had to bring and wear a school hat during break, if you forgot your hat you had to sit inside, and if you were caught playing on the field with no hat you would get detention. </p><p>"I was around 13 at the time and its not even that hot were I live."</p><p>-- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lqe1v5/students_of_reddit_what_was_the_weirdest_rule/gofzlxb?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">tinfoilhat17</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_2" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Not Chill At All
<p>"We had to wear matching underwear in baby blue or white. They would make us kneel down and then they would look down the back of our dress to check." -- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lqe1v5/students_of_reddit_what_was_the_weirdest_rule/gogvt3c?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">Bucketlist074</a></p><p style="margin-left: 20px;">"that's sus as fu**" -- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lqe1v5/students_of_reddit_what_was_the_weirdest_rule/goh5r0m?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">ae64k</a></p><p style="margin-left: 20px;">"Sounds like sexual harassment" -- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lqe1v5/students_of_reddit_what_was_the_weirdest_rule/gohsyek?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">Subject_Candy_8411</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_3" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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A Shoddy Grasp of Botany
<p>"In our school shirts with the Canadian flag were forbidden for a year or so because the principal decided that it looked like marijuana. Never affected anyone as far as I know but it surely was weird."</p><p>"Also they forbid shirts with text on them for big test and final exams as students kept printing solutions on them."</p><p>-- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lqe1v5/students_of_reddit_what_was_the_weirdest_rule/gogphhq?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">Forsaken_Hope_7842</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_4" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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<p>Other rules seem wildly specific and borderline unnecessary. They attempt to outlaw some very rare occurrence, so a casual observer will find them absurd. </p><p>But these rules always come with a story. </p>
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Trying Out Swears
<p>"This rule sounds weird without context, but in 5th grade we were banned from playing Red Rover."</p><p>"In context, it was because kids would shout profanities like 'red rover, red rover, send a wh*re over' or something like that"</p><p><span></span>-- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lqe1v5/students_of_reddit_what_was_the_weirdest_rule/gog6ahk?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">PonkingtonHeights</a></p>A Fair Expectation
<p>'' 'It is not allowed to intoxicate school staff with the use of illegal substances.' "</p><p>"2 weeks prior, a student thought it was funny to spike a teacher's coffee with XTC."</p><p>-- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lqe1v5/students_of_reddit_what_was_the_weirdest_rule/gog1weu?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">Sparrow_Kowalski</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_6" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Sounds Like a Satire of the Midwest
<p>"I grew up in small town USA in the Midwest."</p><p>"We were banned from saying the word 'corn' because some bullies were using it to tease the farming kids."</p><p>-- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lqe1v5/students_of_reddit_what_was_the_weirdest_rule/gogq2q1?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">a_Speck_o_Dust</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_7" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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From a Great Height
<p>"We had balconies, think opera style ones, you could watch school plays from and all that. They looked over the primary school building, but we were in middle school."</p><p>"We were not allowed to even stand near them, pissed everyone off because they were the coolest place ever."</p><p>"Why? Because someone took minerals from geography class and threw them at the heads of primary school teachers."</p><p>-- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lqe1v5/students_of_reddit_what_was_the_weirdest_rule/gogb5c2?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">premeditiomalorum</a></p><div data-conversation-spotlight style="min-height:90px"></div>
<p>And some Redditors brought up the relatively common rules many of us are likely familiar with. You may have even had similar regulations at your school. </p><p>But again, the flaws in logic were easy to see and point out. </p>
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Not Universally Enforced
<p>"In our school it was not allowed to talk in any other language except in English or otherwise they would fine us 10 bucks every time they found someone speaking in any other language."</p><p>"The irony is, our teachers spoke in the native language, our principal spoke in native language and even our subjects despite being printed in English were thought in native language."</p><p>"So the question is, do we owe the school the fine or they owe us."</p><p>-- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lqe1v5/students_of_reddit_what_was_the_weirdest_rule/gogo1uw?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">boomboomboom97</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_9" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Freedom Fighter
<p>"I went to a religious middle school and the genders were very segregated. There was 2 different stairwells, boys and girls couldn't be on the same one."</p><p>"My siblings went to the same middle school years before me and back then it was worse and the boys/girls weren't even in the same classrooms, they'd be on different floors."</p><p>"They even had a boys only soccer team and a girls only field hockey team, but those rules went out the window when I got my parents to complain and get me on the field hockey team."</p><p>"I'm forever known as the kid who fought for equality in that school lol"</p><p>-- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lqe1v5/students_of_reddit_what_was_the_weirdest_rule/gogfs2b?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">AdApprehensive4732</a></p>No Tans There
<p>"My school was very strict about uniform which was strange considering what they missed compared to the measures they took. I'd hazard a guess towards about 40% of all students wearing skinny jeans instead of the school trousers we were supposed to wear."</p><p>"While the year after I left, anyone with a tan was asked to bring in evidence of a holiday (there's no sun in Wales) kids with makeup were given wipes to clean it off and were sent home if they didn't and girls with skirts too high would have them pulled down by teachers."</p><p>-- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lqe1v5/students_of_reddit_what_was_the_weirdest_rule/goglggn?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">Dream_Lands</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_10" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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<p><br></p><p>Now go back and recall your time in high school. Perhaps there were some real doozies that made absolutely no sense whatsover. </p><p>Or maybe they did make perfect sense, but only to your high school's small corner of the world. </p><p>Want to "know" more? Never miss another big, odd, funny, or heartbreaking moment again. Sign up for the Knowable newsletter <a href="https://mailchi.mp/knowable/knowable-newsletter-in-content" target="_blank">here</a>. </p>
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People Explain How The Popular Jerk From School Got A Taste Of Their Own Medicine
February 23 | 2021
It's remarkable when Hollywood stereotypes and plot dynamics are replicated in real life. It's remarkable because it's rare, so when it does happen we lose our cynical outlook of movies as far-fetched flights of fancy.
And one of the classic archetypes is the treatment of popular kids.
<p>We all had popular kids in our high school. Unfortunately, as the movies portray so willingly, that popularity often goes straight to their heads, leaving them rude and unkind, to put it lightly. </p><p>But sometimes, also just like the movie, karma finds a way. The real-life "popular jerks" encounter justice in the most satisying way imaginable.</p><p>Redditors who've witnessed those real life moments of karma recently weighed in on a thread. </p><p>flying_luckyfox asked, <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/ln0tbd/how_did_the_popular_asshole_of_your_school_get/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">"How did the popular a**hole of your school get the taste of their own medicine?"</a></p>
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<p>In many cases, the justice comes in the form of physical punishment. Sometimes, a good old clobbering is the most satisfying response to the popular jerk in question. </p>
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No One to Help When it Happened
<p>"Middle school when the bell rang to change classes the hallways were a horrific traffic jam. Everyone suffered through trying to get to their lockers and the next class on time."</p><p>"Enter the a**hole popular guy, who thought it was funny to sneak up behind some unsuspecting student who's at his locker and smack the back of the student's head, causing the student to bang his head into his locker."</p><p>"A**hole guy got several warnings to stop, but he didn't. He thought it was so funny."</p><p>"Then one day he picked on the wrong student. A**hole guy got punched square in the face, fell down and lost a tooth. Not a single person, from teacher to student, came to his defense."</p><p>"When A**hole's parents came to the school all upset, everyone told them their son got what he deserved."</p><p>-- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/ln0tbd/how_did_the_popular_asshole_of_your_school_get/gnz1abd?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">maruffin</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_2" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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1, 2, 3, 4, 5
<p>"<strong></strong>He got kicked in the nuts five times in a row by the same kid" -- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/ln0tbd/how_did_the_popular_asshole_of_your_school_get/gnyisup?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">xXawsomeguyXx</a></p><p style="margin-left: 20px;">"JOHNNY CAGE CRACKER" -- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/ln0tbd/how_did_the_popular_asshole_of_your_school_get/gnzbnhn?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">HeartAttackMemeGuy</a></p><p style="margin-left: 20px;">"HE KEEPS KICKING ME IN THE D*CK! WHY? WHY DOES HE KEEP KICKING ME IN THE D*CK?!" -- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/ln0tbd/how_did_the_popular_asshole_of_your_school_get/gnzjnnn?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">Iceman6211</a></p><p style="margin-left: 20px;">"I don't believe I've personally ever witnessed something as epic as that sounds , five times??" -- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/ln0tbd/how_did_the_popular_asshole_of_your_school_get/gnzqvto?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">Quuaack</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_3" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Immediate Justice
<p>"Star quaterback tried to assault his girlfriend..."</p><p>"She was a golden glove boxer."</p><p>"She put him in the hospital for a week."</p><p>-- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/ln0tbd/how_did_the_popular_asshole_of_your_school_get/gnzi9t3?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">xxkoloblicinxx</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_4" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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<p>Other times, the karma comes in a psychological form. These moments involve a person being handled exactly how they treated others. </p><p>It's a kind of poetic equalizing.</p>
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The Last Can He Ever Stole
<p>"The teacher wouldn't let one guy in my classroom to go to the restroom to pee so he peed in an Arizona can."</p><p>"When the bell rang the guy started heading to the restroom to empty the can and the biggest bully of the school bumped into him, took the can and, of course, sipped it."</p><p>"He soon realized it didn't taste like tea... It was glorious."</p><p>-- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/ln0tbd/how_did_the_popular_asshole_of_your_school_get/gnytqoa?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">Citys_Bandaid_</a></p>The Teacher Jerk
<p>"My teacher. She loved to use humiliation against me (I was severely depressed at the time and she thought I was a slacker). I'm a little person, and she would get me to turn off the lights for the projector, or to write on the whiteboard, only to feign ignorance and apologise when I struggled to reach."</p><p>"One day she crossed the line, and I went to the deputy head teacher. He decided to reprimand her, during a lesson, in front of her entire class, to give her a taste of humiliation, too."</p><p>-- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/ln0tbd/how_did_the_popular_asshole_of_your_school_get/gny8qol?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">Usidore_</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_6" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Subtle Payback
<p>"He copied my exams for English, Math, and Science in our junior year."</p><p>"Except he didn't know that I purposely put the wrong answers for 80% of the questions and then redid the exam after he turned his in."</p><p>"He failed all three classes miserably and when he confronted me to see if I failed too, I just shrugged and said we must have had different versions of the exam."</p><p>-- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/ln0tbd/how_did_the_popular_asshole_of_your_school_get/gny674v?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">-InterstellarVoyage-</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_7" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Watching Her Squirm
<p>"A popular girl bullied me all through middle school, then in high school she sat next to me the day we were given one of those "read the directions" tests. </p><p>"She was not so wise as to read the directions. </p><p>"I got to sit there for ten sweet, sweet minutes watching her panic more and more over the ridiculous tasks the test asked of her."</p><p>-- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/ln0tbd/how_did_the_popular_asshole_of_your_school_get/gnynbzq?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">an_ineffable_plan</a></p><div data-conversation-spotlight style="min-height:90px"></div>
<p>Other dynamics of karma take a more subtle and longer-term trajectory. </p><p>In these cases, the difficulties of the long years of life that come after high school can be powerful reminders that high school is a small world, and the pecking order there doesn't necessarily mean much. </p>
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Flip Flop
<p>"Star athlete picked on the fat kids in gym. Fast forward a couple decades. He's fat and bald. Saw him using a Wal-Mart scooter recently, buying crap food."</p><p>"One of the kids he picked on got in shape, stayed that way and became a top tier endurance athlete. So sweet."</p><p>-- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/ln0tbd/how_did_the_popular_asshole_of_your_school_get/gnybb6x?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">SnoringDogsAndCats</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_9" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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The Other Side of the Peak
<p>"Never bullied me but apparently was a giant a**hole to everybody. Star football running back, had multiple scholarships to Division I. Then he broke his leg and all the offers evaporated."</p><p>"Went to a DIII school. Had a couple kids, got divorced, then posted all of his old scholarships to Facebook at age 40. Really sad to see."</p><p>"Literally argued with every single person on the reunion Facebook group, everyone told him how much they always hated him."</p><p>"He's now literally insane, posts 30-40 times a day on Facebook of foreign Instagram models with long diatribes about love and life translated into 10 different languages. Posts nearly-nude shots of himself also, most hyping himself up."</p><p>"A dark spiral."</p><p>-- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/ln0tbd/how_did_the_popular_asshole_of_your_school_get/gnz4b4e?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">powabiatch</a></p>Nothing Lasts Forever
<p>"He was the most attractive boy in the school. Girls would literally fight to be his girlfriend."</p><p>"Then like Prince William, his free trial of hair and premium face expired and he got downgraded. Basically went from a PS5 to Mr Game and Watch over the course of 5 years"</p><p>-- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/ln0tbd/how_did_the_popular_asshole_of_your_school_get/gny3zlb?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">Fullblackhabit</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_10" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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<p><br></p><p>Ideally, the person met nonviolent ends that made them reform their ways of rudeness into kidness. </p><p>But let's face it, that doesn't always happen. Instead, sometimes a sudden scheme comes together just right to give a taste of their own medicine. </p><p>Want to "know" more? Never miss another big, odd, funny, or heartbreaking moment again. Sign up for the Knowable newsletter <a href="https://mailchi.mp/knowable/knowable-newsletter-in-content" target="_blank">here</a>. </p>
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People Who Were Considered The 'Weird' Kid In School Share Their Side Of The Story
February 22 | 2021
Children and adolescence are often completely inept and socializing responsibly.
Their hormones are flowing. They're obsessed with status and social hierarchies.
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<p><span>Maybe you remember that age—or maybe you're currently in the throes of it. It felt like doing well socially was a zero-sum game: be cool or be decimated.</span></p><p>Unfortunately, certain traits were rewarded and others were not. For example, it's easy to interpret loud energy as confidence and humor.</p><p>But some kids just didn't have loudness in them. They were patient, didn't feel the need to take up the air time.<br><br>But in that high school ecosystem, that's no mere attribute. It's grounds for ridicule.</p><p>A recent Reddit thread asked for the Mose quite kids' side of that story.</p><p><br>blossomb1tch__ asked, <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/llkp32/people_who_were_the_weird_or_quiet_kids_in_high/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">"People who were the 'Weird' or 'Quiet' kids in high school, what's your side of the story?"</a></p>
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<p>For plenty of people, the reason for their timidity only became clear as they grew up and understood what was motivating it all the while.</p><p>The fog clears, and a previously unobserved deriving force becomes obvious.</p>
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From Quiet to Manic
<p>"I had undiagnosed mental illnesses and no mental health support system" -- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/llkp32/people_who_were_the_weird_or_quiet_kids_in_high/gnq5zlq?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">stealtoadboots</a></p><p style="margin-left: 20px;">"Same. In my case I was the weird quiet kid in elementary school. From Kindergarten to about halfway through 5th grade, I suffered from <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selective_mutism" target="_blank">selective mutism</a> in school, mixed with severe depression."</p><p style="margin-left: 20px;">"Part way through 5th grade I started to talk in school, but continued to suffer from severe and debilitating depression until freshman year of high school. By high school I wasn't the quiet kid in school anymore."</p><p style="margin-left: 20px;">"At that point Bipolar I made its grand appearance, and, while mania may have made me weird, it did not make me quiet. Didn't actually get diagnosed until I was in my late 30s. Everything made a lot more sense after that." -- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/llkp32/people_who_were_the_weird_or_quiet_kids_in_high/gnqx7sp?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">librarymania</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_3" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Hard to Relate When You’re So Far Away
<p>"I had undiagnosed inattentive ADHD so my head was in the clouds more often than not." -- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/llkp32/people_who_were_the_weird_or_quiet_kids_in_high/gnq6iw9?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">coronaslayer</a></p><p style="margin-left: 20px;">"Undiagnosed ADHD-PI + social anxiety (almost certainly caused by social rejection by peers in K-8)."</p><p style="margin-left: 20px;">"Not fun. And not recognized until I was in college." -- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/llkp32/people_who_were_the_weird_or_quiet_kids_in_high/gnr8o5u?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">PyroDesu</a></p><p style="margin-left: 20px;">"I have ADHD as well :) It was tough at first but I've learned to embrace it to an extent. It's never too bad to live in the clouds, as the ground sucks sometimes. I hope you're doing well <3" -- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/llkp32/people_who_were_the_weird_or_quiet_kids_in_high/gnqa41d?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">blossomb1tch__</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_4" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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A Pivotal Discovery
<p>"Had Autism, didn't know." -- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/llkp32/people_who_were_the_weird_or_quiet_kids_in_high/gnq4juv?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">[deleted]</a></p><p style="margin-left: 20px;">"It's not very specific and there are loads of varying symptoms. Why it's called a spectrum."</p><p style="margin-left: 20px;">But biggest indicators for me at least were strong, unusual obsessions. As in I would get extremely obsessed over a topic that there's no reason to be obsessed about. Some other indicators are trouble making friends or maintaining relationships."</p><p style="margin-left: 20px;">"Sensitive to bright lights and sounds. Stimming (fidgeting). OCD tendencies. Often people get frustrated or irritated with you about your behavior or things you might have said, but you have no idea why they are."</p><p style="margin-left: 20px;">"And the biggest indicator is if you think you might be autistic, you probably are." -- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/llkp32/people_who_were_the_weird_or_quiet_kids_in_high/gnsh8kk?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">drewisawesome14</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_5" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Tremors and Tiredness
<p>"Secretly and unknowingly suffering from severe anxiety and depression mixed with a little insomnia to boot." -- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/llkp32/people_who_were_the_weird_or_quiet_kids_in_high/gnqb8j8?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">perspicacity-404</a></p><p style="margin-left: 20px;">"Lol I have social anxiety and insomnia, (my sleep schedule is very irregular) for the last two days I didn't sleep and my anxiety was on the top of mount Everest..."</p><p style="margin-left: 20px;">"...I just got a full nights sleep yesterday and the amount of confidence I had today was unbelievable." -- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/llkp32/people_who_were_the_weird_or_quiet_kids_in_high/gns4gtp?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">Dry_Ad_7848</a></p><p>Others highlighted an important dynamic. <br></p><p>These Redditors explained that sometimes the alienated kid was originally not very different from anyone else. <br></p><p>But one quirk can snowball.</p>
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Chicken-Egg
<p>"<span></span>It's a downward spiral. You get picked on a few times, and don't take it well. After a while you learn to not draw attention to yourself by being quiet and withdrawing."</p><p>"When you withdraw, you internalise more, which isn't necessarily healthy."</p><p>-- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/llkp32/people_who_were_the_weird_or_quiet_kids_in_high/gnq6gjz?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">AlterEdward</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_7" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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A Last Ditch Effort
<p>"I guess I'll share my side. I was frequently seen as weird and bullied for wearing pajamas and not looking put together during school, and just being an awkward kid with poor social skills."</p><p>"The reality was my home life wasn't that great, I had undiagnosed anxiety, and I was doing the bare minimum of showing up so people wouldn't think I was dead."</p><p>"When I made valentines letters for my class one year I got teased for trying to be nice and it only hurt my reputation more. This made me scared to talk to my peers, emotional and 'quiet.' "</p><p>"Thank god I graduated."</p><p>-- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/llkp32/people_who_were_the_weird_or_quiet_kids_in_high/gnq3cqs?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">blossomb1tch__</a></p><div data-conversation-spotlight style="min-height:90px"></div>
Laying Low
<p>"I thought everyone hated me, so I stopped talking to people because I didn't want to bother them." -- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/llkp32/people_who_were_the_weird_or_quiet_kids_in_high/gnqcom5?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">biaforeverwar</a></p><p style="margin-left: 20px;">"If complete strangers (aka kids not even in my class) are spending a disturbing amount of time making fun of you, you tend to think that everybody hates you."</p><p style="margin-left: 20px;">"Source: me." -- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/llkp32/people_who_were_the_weird_or_quiet_kids_in_high/gnsy9ba?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">shf500</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_8" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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<p>And a few didn’t see their quietness as a problem at all.</p><p>They owned their decision to keep their cards close to the best. They dispassionately noticed their uniqueness, and that was that.</p>
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Nothing To Speak Of
<p>"There's not much of a story. I just didn't feel the need to talk as much as other people." -- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/llkp32/people_who_were_the_weird_or_quiet_kids_in_high/gnq2t3n?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Asriel92</a></p><p style="margin-left: 20px;">"I never knew how people could think up new things to talk about every day. I've never had the knack. Plus, I was so nervous of saying the wrong thing." -- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/llkp32/people_who_were_the_weird_or_quiet_kids_in_high/gnqxzdh?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">BringBackRobotWars</a></p><p style="margin-left: 20px;">"Yes agreed. I felt a lot of people talked for the sake of saying something but it was nothing of substance." -- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/llkp32/people_who_were_the_weird_or_quiet_kids_in_high/gnqgky1?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">toast_with_butt</a></p>Eyes on the Prize
<p>"I wanted to go to medical school. I knew I wanted this since I was 6. I was not going to do anything to jeopardize my dreams, so I didn't do anything the other kids did."</p><p>"I didn't go drinking at the high school parties. I never did any drugs. I was a good kid."</p><p>"The few times I got sent to the principals' office, I was laughed at and sent back to class with no punishment. I caught hell for being a 'goody-two-shoes.' "</p><p>"What am I now? I'm a doctor."</p><p><span></span>-- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/llkp32/people_who_were_the_weird_or_quiet_kids_in_high/gnqdnvb?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">angmarsilar</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_10" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Little Overlap
<p>"I had nothing in common with the people at my school with the exception of 2 friends. I wasn't into anything that my peers were into or that they felt was important."</p><p>"Nothing has changed really."</p><p>-- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/llkp32/people_who_were_the_weird_or_quiet_kids_in_high/gnq7i2b?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">you_are_marvelous</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_11" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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<p><br>I'm sure if you look back on your time at school you'll remember at least a couple kids just like this.</p><p>Or perhaps you were the quiet kid.<em></em></p><p>Either way, now you likely know a little bit more of the untold story behind it all</p><p>Want to "know" more? Never miss another big, odd, funny, or heartbreaking moment again. Sign up for the Knowable newsletter <a href="https://mailchi.mp/knowable/knowable-newsletter-in-content" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>
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High school crushes are the stuff horribly inappropriate dreams are made of. That feeling of butterflies 'til you want to hurl is something almost all of us know--and love to hate... or hate that we love.
Depends on how sappy you are.
<p>There isn't a high school based bit of media out there that doesn't feature at least one character having a crush so heavy it seems like they can barely function--and that's because teen feels are the biggest most ridiculous feels of all. They're the kind that can change you for forever. </p><p><strong>One Reddit user asked: </strong></p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lgutcm/how_did_your_high_school_crush_turn_out_as_an/" target="_blank">How did your high school crush turn out as an adult?</a></p><p>Most of the responders spoke about those high school crushes with quite a bit of fondness, proving my point. </p>
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The Rollercoaster
<p>He had a rollercoaster of a life. I admire him more than ever, and more than most people I know, but can't wrap my head around why I ever found him physically attractive. Maybe it was always just his heart.</p><p>By age 25, he had a PhD, a wife, and was a captain in the navy. By 30, he had two PhDs, a small business where he made a metric ton of money, and his wife was pregnant.</p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_36" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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<p>By 31 he was diagnosed with stage-4 skin cancer that swiftly spread to his lymph nodes, bones, esophagus, and a few other places. He was told he had minimal chance of making it 5 more years. Even with the best health insurance money can buy, it still basically wiped him out.</p><p>Seven years later, he's living a comfortable but not extravagant life as a civilian contractor for the navy, same wife and two happy healthy kids, and spends most of his free time advocating for better public health care.</p><p>- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lgutcm/how_did_your_high_school_crush_turn_out_as_an/gmvqbu8?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">theMycon</a></p>
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Do Overs
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<p>If only I would have confessed I had a crush on him in high school, might have saved myself a lot of trouble... Lol</p><p>- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lgutcm/how_did_your_high_school_crush_turn_out_as_an/gmuok91?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">pineapple-dancer</a></p><p>That's exactly like me and my current husband! Except, I'm glad that we did our own thing before we got together. He was wayyyyy to immature as a young adult and would have messed it up.</p><p>- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lgutcm/how_did_your_high_school_crush_turn_out_as_an/gmvz4w7?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">RobynBird0404</a></p>
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<p><br>Me too! After marrying other people, children and divorces, we reconnected and now we're married.</p><p>We are best friends, lovers and he makes me laugh like no one else. I love my husband.</p><p>- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lgutcm/how_did_your_high_school_crush_turn_out_as_an/gmwnehy?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">elanoraquitane</a></p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lgutcm/how_did_your_high_school_crush_turn_out_as_an/gmwnehy?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a>Similar story here. I had a huge crush on him in high school, but never said anything. Then I dated and got engaged to a total piece of sh*t in my early 20s.</p>
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<p>After that ended in violence, I went home to heal and reconnected with my crush on Myspace. We've been together 12 years now, married 5, and have 2 adorable girls together.</p><p>It was good though that we didn't get together in high school. He had an on again/off again high school sweetheart that he kept going back to and I think if we'd gotten together then, I would've been a rebound and not a permanent thing.</p><p>- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lgutcm/how_did_your_high_school_crush_turn_out_as_an/gmwn6j9?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">TheDreamingMyriad</a></p>
No One To Blame
<p>She's still hot, a successful and wealthy entrepreneur, and married someone with the same first name as me and who quit his job to brew beer. </p><p>I crushed on her for a bit, didn't think she was interested so I dated others, then come to find out she crushed on me senior year, I was too dumb and blind, we connected freshman year of college, she wrote me letters, and by the time I wised up she had moved on. </p><p>No one to blame but myself.</p><p>- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lgutcm/how_did_your_high_school_crush_turn_out_as_an/gmu0vzw?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">SignUp12345678910</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_6" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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His Heart
<p>I had a huge crush on a guy I was close friends with in high school. We graduated in the early 2000s. </p><p>He overdosed and died in 2019. </p><p>I got to see him before he was taken off life support with a really good mutual friend we shared (organ donor too). It was surreal seeing him dwarfed by all these machines. </p><p>He had one the largest hearts I've ever come across.</p><p>- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lgutcm/how_did_your_high_school_crush_turn_out_as_an/gmu86pl?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">Voltage_Biter</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_7" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Testing The Waters
<p>Still cute as heck, one of the kindest and most sensitive people I know, and still one of my best friends 15 years later. </p><p>He's also recently divorced (his wife was gay but needed time and support to come to terms with it) and now he and I are slowly testing the waters :) What started as a crush has matured into a deep and rich friendship, and—however it may unfold—I'm so grateful to have that relationship in my life.</p><p>- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lgutcm/how_did_your_high_school_crush_turn_out_as_an/gmub9dc?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">Snish_Woogis</a></p><div data-conversation-spotlight style="min-height:90px"></div>
That Last Sentence
<p>Still a ten for looks. I'm sure she kept on as the amazing, kind person she is. She moved to another country, speaks multiple languages and is more successful than I imagined. </p><p>She seems happy but we haven't talked since the time I told her how I felt about her about 20 years ago.</p><p>- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lgutcm/how_did_your_high_school_crush_turn_out_as_an/gmu5pji?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">gorgonheap</a><span></span></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_8" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Too Much Success?
<p>Went on to be a teenaged model for hair products, graduated from Yale, toured Europe, opened her own successful ceramics company that is sold worldwide and is often written up in magazines. </p><p>Makes me feel like sh*t every time I think of her.</p><p>- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lgutcm/how_did_your_high_school_crush_turn_out_as_an/gmuoquc?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">dogchowtoastedcheese</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_9" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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<p>Buddy life isn't fair nor equal. Some people start from 0 some start from -4 some start from 10 because they had so much opportunities and lots of support.</p><p>Its unfair to compare yourself to anyone ... like it's not supposed to be a thing at all because everyones life is different</p><p>- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lgutcm/how_did_your_high_school_crush_turn_out_as_an/gmwbmcu?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">glizzyglizzbert</a></p>
<p>"But Erica," you say to yourself "High school was the bullest of sh*ts, not some Hollywood feel good coming of age story! It was hell and there is NO WAY I'm speaking with 'fondness' about ... " </p><p>Shhh shh shh, my little bitter Betties. I feel you. </p><p>My high school crush joined a cult, changed his name, and has embraced misogyny and pseudo-science like it's a profession. </p>
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<p>(If you're reading this, no a woman's period is not supposed to be a dot, it has nothing to do with her diet, you don't know how women's bodies work and I hope you get it together before your daughter gets her first menses.)</p><p>For those of you who didn't exactly get the 80's movie ending (or got the <em>Less Than Zero</em> 80's movie ending instead of the <em>Sixteen Candles</em> 80's movie ending) - take heart.</p><p>It sucked for these people too.</p>
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Little Pig
<img lazy-loadable="true" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yNTY0Mzc5My9vcmlnaW4uZ2lmIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTYzNzU2MDQ5OX0.Ebw9qSL7tfHw7rpG5kWaBIcey_vWVMLg1i6Fah5L3Vw/img.gif?width=980" id="8cc56" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="2abaefc2acb3f812bc698249c5a05eef" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" data-width="400" data-height="225" />Bad Girls Club Lol GIF by OxygenGiphy<p>Back when I was younger and crushing hard I got on AOL instant messenger and had gotten my crush's screenname from a friend. I worked up the nerve to start a conversation with him and soon after some awkward small talk he sent me a message in Comic Sans, black background, red lettering, and in French.</p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_12" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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<p>I then went to google for translation and found out he had just called me a pig, in French. Being a seemingly awkward and chubby teenager, I was literally crushed.</p><p>The heartbreak was only made worse by remembering that a few weeks prior I had selected to take French class the next year and couldn't change it.</p><p>Years later now that I've <em>blossomed</em> he follows me on every social media platform, has reached out a couple of times to try and flirt/hang out. Hard pass.</p><p>I believe he's moved away and is a teacher now.</p><p>- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lgutcm/how_did_your_high_school_crush_turn_out_as_an/gmudi5r?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">beezylova</a></p>
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Too Strict
<p>My only girlfriend in high school was my crush. Her mom banned her from dating me after about a year because my GF admitted to her mom that we were fooling around. This was about 20 years ago.</p><p>She's still living with her mom, no kids, and as far as I know never again dated seriously after her mom broke us up. Still has the same job from high school too. It's like her mom went way into protective overdrive and my former GF never grew up.</p><p><span></span>- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lgutcm/how_did_your_high_school_crush_turn_out_as_an/gmuoxay?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">USPO-22</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_14" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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<p>There are 3 women here on my street (they're my neighbors, they don't live on the street) that are old (one in her 50's and the others in their 60's) and never had a partner.</p><p>Two of them are sisters and live together, the other lives alone. They all had the same story: their parents were too restrictive and never let them date anyone. So now they're old and are socially awkward.</p><p>The sisters never even had a pet before their mom died. Now they have a cute puppy.</p><p>I find their situation really sad. You should respect your parents but you shouldn't follow only their will.</p><p>- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lgutcm/how_did_your_high_school_crush_turn_out_as_an/gmw0lta?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">r_m_castro</a></p>
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For Other's Entertainment
<p>I remember walking up to her and asking if we could talk in private, and she said you can say what you need in front of everyone (her group of friends were all around). </p><p>So I asked if she wanted to go on a date. She burst out laughing and said "yeah, Um no.." </p><p>It was rough, man.</p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_16" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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<p>Looked her up last year and she's a cage fighter now.</p><p>- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lgutcm/how_did_your_high_school_crush_turn_out_as_an/gmuyefr?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">_losthighway_</a></p><p>I guess she's always been a pro at hurting people for others' entertainment.</p><p>- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lgutcm/how_did_your_high_school_crush_turn_out_as_an/gmwjqc5?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">Briorash</a></p>
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My Favorite
<p>I had two unrealized crushes in high school. One is a teacher and musician. She is married and has either one or two kids. We've kept in loose contact via social media and ran into each other at a NYE party shortly before she got married. I was introduced to her now-husband as 'favorite ex ever.' </p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_18" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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<p>He seemed like a decent dude and I'm happy for her.</p><p>I believe the other became a US Attorney. I have not heard from her since google+ almost became a social media thing. I imagine she's still very productive and would be disappointed in my life choices. </p><p>- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lgutcm/how_did_your_high_school_crush_turn_out_as_an/gmudtvb?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">ripAccount35</a></p>
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The Senior
<p>I was a freshman and had a crush on a senior. To add to it, she was a cheerleader and her brother played QB for the football team (and got a college scholarship.)</p><p>She showed up at a football game a couple of years later with a baby in tow. She's married now and back in her hometown. That's about all I know. </p><p>- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lgutcm/how_did_your_high_school_crush_turn_out_as_an/gmu3gtd?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">ArmyMedicalCrab</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_20" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Remember Me
<img lazy-loadable="true" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yNTY2MzIzNS9vcmlnaW4uZ2lmIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTY1NzQ1NDcxNX0.j-yVUqBvdyefJvBwvr-sF_-EfxnYozuia4IMRo0RGr0/img.gif?width=980" id="43472" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="308a1b595d95ffddb7e10e43a5c1005f" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" data-width="500" data-height="375" />Happy Eddie Murphy GIF by LaffGiphy<p>Found her on tinder, she said I was hot. Pointed out that I was that loser she used to know in high school. Had a big laugh. Been a little over a year, now we send each other memes and hang out occasionally when the pandemic isn't being a witch. </p><p>- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lgutcm/how_did_your_high_school_crush_turn_out_as_an/gmuoezm?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">crazedSquidlord</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_21" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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The Good Guys
<p>They both ended up as great guys.</p><p>One has a huge family and is a minister. The other only has one child and is a college professor. Both married nice people and are happy.</p><p>They were really good guys in high school and ended up being really good adults. I've got both of them on Facebook and we keep in touch peripherally as we stayed friends over the years. </p><p>- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lgutcm/how_did_your_high_school_crush_turn_out_as_an/gmuf80o?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">AssociationHuman</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_22" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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FB Sleuth
<p>It was one of those days where they just suddenly pop into your head and you decide to try and look them up on Facebook. Found him. He ended up being a pilot. Added him and we became Facebook friends. Turns out he has a flight attendant girlfriend and they were traveling together and then few months after being fb friends they shared the news they were having a baby haha. </p><p>- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lgutcm/how_did_your_high_school_crush_turn_out_as_an/gmug1l5?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">latefreakingbloomer</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_23" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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All the Boys
<p>I had several!</p><p>One of them is still a close friend, and he became a primary care doctor. He also officiated my wedding.</p><p>I have no idea what happened to another one. We didn't really have overlapping friend groups and she doesn't do social media.</p><p>One of them is a math professor now, so that's pretty cool.</p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_24" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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<p>My BIGGEST crush in high school was my longtime neighbor, but it also fizzled out pretty quickly after we went to homecoming together. We're still good friends, and our families still keep in touch. He's also the guy who introduced me to my husband. </p><p>- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lgutcm/how_did_your_high_school_crush_turn_out_as_an/gmu8as2?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">clowderforce</a></p>
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0/3
<p>I had three. One from the first two years and two from the last two.</p><p>The first one is now F to M trans, who walked to Colorado to join a cult/commune. He is now in Arizona recording rap albums.</p><p>The second girl moved to Florida and lives in a swamp. </p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_26" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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<p>She periodically hits me up to tell me she misses me, how dumb I was that I didn't follow through, that we should get married.</p><p>The third was a missionary. She wasn't really into it once she grew up, came back home and I introduced her to one of my closest friends. They've been married for 15 years.</p><p>0/3. </p><p>- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lgutcm/how_did_your_high_school_crush_turn_out_as_an/gmucrdu?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">DrRoborknik</a></p>
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It's You!
<p>I briefly worked with mine and didn't realise it was her until I left for another job. She looked almost unrecognisable, but it was 15 years after I last saw her. She's married with a couple of kids now, so pretty standard life I guess. </p><p>- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lgutcm/how_did_your_high_school_crush_turn_out_as_an/gmu9lpk?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">FuturePut5</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_28" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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She be Fancy
<img lazy-loadable="true" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yNTY2MzI0NC9vcmlnaW4uZ2lmIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTY2MzMyNjAyOH0.bOkyt1E_oshfX4kiMKysmhoI1GRZQsO5pEPjVXs1S5A/img.gif?width=980" id="7b063" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="8d02d554fe7bf81a5ba6d7921bda6d35" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" data-width="480" data-height="480" />artist GIF by Upamanyu BhattacharyyaGiphy<p>You made me check and she is actually a very successful artist and an art teacher at a renowned university in France. She even got decorated for her work (Chevalier des arts et des lettres).</p><p><strong><em>EDIT:</em></strong> Thanks for the attention, i'm not really willing to give much more details. I'm just going to add that she's french and she's not teaching in Paris. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lgutcm/how_did_your_high_school_crush_turn_out_as_an/gmuhjm4?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">chinchenping</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_29" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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The Ghost
<p>He was this nice cool guy who would consistently post memes and stuff on social media. Then 2 or 3 years later, he deleted all of his social media. I don't have his phone number or know any friends that know him so I don't know how he's doing but I hope he's doing well. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lgutcm/how_did_your_high_school_crush_turn_out_as_an/gmu2pb0?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">Press-f-to-oof</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_30" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Think back to your K-12 days. You had A LOT of teachers in those 13 years.
<p>Let's ball park it with some quick math. K-6 you probably had one main teacher, maybe a few more with "specials" like library or gym. That's 3 per year for 7 years, so 21.</p>
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<p><br>Then 7-12 you had about 6 teachers, one for each subject. That's 36 teachers, plus the 21 from earlier makes roughly 57 teachers in all your years at school (not to mention college, if you decided to go, but we won't even count that for now).</p><p>Depending on how many years it's been since you graduated high school, you probably only remember a fraction of that list of nearly 60 people.</p><p>Which begs the question: why? Why do we remember certain teachers?</p><p>Those memorable few were either insanely mean, hilarious, amazing at educating, or just good, genuine human beings. Some Redditors gathered to discuss the most positive memories of teachers, and the exact moments they were solidified as heroes.</p><p><span>ApacheAirCover asked, </span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lfc976/what_did_a_teacher_do_that_made_you_automatically/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">"What did a teacher do that made you automatically gain respect for them?"</a></p>
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<p>A few Redditors were impressed by the teachers who understood their role as the adults in a room of either children or--even worse--teenagers. </p><p>These teachers, in one fell swoop, stepped up as powerful defenders of bullying victims. And they did it with grace and humor. </p>
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Joining In
<p>"When I was in the 1st grade my mother gave me one of MANY really awful haircuts. The first day back at school afterward the kids picked on me horribly. So much that I ran out and hid."</p><p>"The principal found me and we went back to the classroom and he asked me to wait outside for a minute while he talked to the class. He then walked me to his office and bought me a Coke."</p><p>"The next day - first thing in the morning - we had an assembly with the entire school and he walked up on stage with his head shaved completely bald and talked about bullying and the like."</p><p>"Some twenty years down the road he had retired and I ran into him at the local college. Shook his hand and said, 'You probably don't remember me, but...'"</p><p>"'Yes I do,' he interrupted and said my name and the event. The man was and is a hero in my eyes."</p><p>-- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lfc976/what_did_a_teacher_do_that_made_you_automatically/gmlzdjh?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">hopgeek</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_3" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Nipped in the Bud
<p>"My high school science teacher paused class to rip a student apart for bullying another student."</p><p>"Called it out as soon as it happened, in front of everyone, and that bully never went near that other kid again. Will always remember that."</p><p>-- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lfc976/what_did_a_teacher_do_that_made_you_automatically/gmljubk?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">Mariospario</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_4" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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How to Take it Seriously While Keeping Things Light
<p>"10th grade English teacher, huge prankster and joker. He heard one student make fun of another student in a degrading way and proceeded to use the last 30 minutes of class to hold a trial for the punishment."</p><p>"The bully was given a week of cleaning the halls after school had let out. Never bullied again."</p><p>"This is also the same teacher who made us listen to T Pain while reading Thomas Paine. By far my favorite teacher."</p><p>-- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lfc976/what_did_a_teacher_do_that_made_you_automatically/gmm85nz?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">NotJackMinnell4</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_5" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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<p>Others remembered the teachers that were keenly perceptive of students' lives outside the school context. </p><p>These teachers took it upon themselves to be a resource for when hardships of home-life struck, be it through emotional support or pragmatic assistance. </p>
All on the Same Side
<p>"It was a professor, but she said she wasn't going to have a textbook for the class. Basically, she didn't respect the textbook representatives trying to take the pharma approach to force kids to buy an $170 access code."</p><p>"Instant respect. You just had to show up to the lectures and she'd teach you what you needed to know."</p><p><span></span>-- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lfc976/what_did_a_teacher_do_that_made_you_automatically/gmlpfdq?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">enchiladacheese</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_6" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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A Good Background to Have
<p>"I had a business studies teacher who used to be a mental health professional. So she knew the signs when my depression was particularly bad (for example submitting work at 3am)..."</p><p>"...and would always make sure I had eaten and offered me coffee and generally made her classroom a safe space for anyone. Sesstein if you're reading this you're amazing!!"</p><p>-- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lfc976/what_did_a_teacher_do_that_made_you_automatically/gmlr42k?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">Spooky_ShadowMan</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_7" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Investing in the Future
<p>"I remember my 5th grade teacher had every student circle one book from the Scholastic book fair flyer."</p><p>"When the day came for the fair if you didn't go to the library to purchase that book for yourself, she would buy it with her own money to make sure every student got to take a book home. I wouldn't have had any books of my own if it weren't for her."<br></p><p>-- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lfc976/what_did_a_teacher_do_that_made_you_automatically/gmlu10s?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">banhbohap</a></p><div data-conversation-spotlight style="min-height:90px"></div>
Don't Fight Nature
<p>"Told us a joke about his name (before we could) and allowed us to eat during his classes 'because kids your age can't help being hungry all the time,' as long as we did it quietly."</p><p>"Great guy. His whole attitude made all of us actually pay attention and do our best."</p><p>-- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lfc976/what_did_a_teacher_do_that_made_you_automatically/gml2h91?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">Mom_is_watching</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_8" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Creating Community
<p>"I had a physical education teacher who organised basketball, volleyball, handball and football tournaments, organised 'olympic games' for the local kids and taught us dancing on weekends."</p><p>"On his own. Just for us kids, because we lived in a remote place without many activities and things going on. He was more than a simple teacher."</p><p>-- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lfc976/what_did_a_teacher_do_that_made_you_automatically/gmlqz9k?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">remote_peach</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_9" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Dedicating Time and Attention
<p>"A math teacher went to the hospital several times to visit a student who had been seriously injured in an accident."</p><p>"The teacher offered companionship, free tutoring, and genuine encouragement."</p><p>-- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lfc976/what_did_a_teacher_do_that_made_you_automatically/gml73bi?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">Back2Bach</a> </p>Showing Generosity and Doing it With Subtlety
<p>"When I was a kid we had to purchase these red punch cards to get lunch at school."</p><p>"Unfortunately we didn't have that much money so there were times where my punch card would run out and I wasn't able to eat for a while until we got enough money to repurchase another one (why nobody in my family applied for assistance was beyond me)."</p><p>"I had one teacher who noticed I wasn't eating every day and she would bring an extra sandwich and offer it to me whenever she saw that. I really didn't understand how kind that was when I was a kid but obviously as an adult That was such an amazing gesture of kindness."</p><p>-- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lfc976/what_did_a_teacher_do_that_made_you_automatically/gmlrjl4?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">sk8erguysk8er</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_10" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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A Few Words That Spoke Volumes
<p>"I moved out of home during high school. It was stressful, to say the least. I started to fall behind in assignments, I would be absent for days at time, I missed tests etc."</p><p>"I ended up explaining the bare minimum of my situation to my English teacher, and their response always stuck with me."</p><p>"'Just do what you can.'"</p><p>"It may not seem like much, but right then and there, for sixteen year old kid who felt like simply living was a burden... it was everything."</p><p>-- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lfc976/what_did_a_teacher_do_that_made_you_automatically/gmlderl?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">jodehleh</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_11" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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<p>And of course, we cannot forget the teachers who were exceptionally good, well, teachers. These educators deliberately made sure they did all they could to mentor kids and expand their minds.</p><p>Sometimes that meant taking a less conventional route, or even being open to confrontation. </p>
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Tough Lessons
<p>"Not take my sh**. I was a pretty decent writer in school; able to pop stuff out pretty quickly that was superficial but sounded good."</p><p>"The first time I had a teacher hand my work back pointing out that I managed to compellingly fail to say anything was sort of a slap in the face that I didn't realize I needed."</p><p>-- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lfc976/what_did_a_teacher_do_that_made_you_automatically/gmlh0il?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">AvogadrosMoleSauce</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_13" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Focused on the Priority
<p>"math teacher : 'I don't care if you have good grades or bad grades, if you work hard, I will work harder to make you pass.' "</p><p>"He worked hard for me; I passed ..."</p><p>-- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lfc976/what_did_a_teacher_do_that_made_you_automatically/gmlspr5?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">Thesorus</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_14" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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A Mature, Level-Headed Discussion
<p>"Junior year of high school, English class. We were discussing a story we had read. One student (let's call him Carl,) made a point. The teacher was dismissive and basically said Carl was wrong."</p><p>"The next day, after we took our seats the teacher said, 'Before we begin, I was thinking about what Carl said yesterday. I was wrong to dismiss it so quickly. Let's take a look at that again.'"</p><p>"He then went on to repeat Carl's point and initiate a conversation with the entire class. After the conversation, it became apparent Carl's point was indeed off base, but I was impressed the teacher publicly owned his mistake and went down the path he should have."</p><p>-- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lfc976/what_did_a_teacher_do_that_made_you_automatically/gmlukin?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">Andreas_NYC</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_15" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Just So Attentive
<p>"I went to a small charter school for middle school. Our English/literature teacher was brand new to teaching, if I remember correctly she was only 22 which seemed old at the time. She always did her best to be so cheerful and make learning fun."</p><p>"But the thing that truly solidified her spot as my favorite teacher was that for every student's birthday she would give you a personalized mini notebook."</p><p>"It was just a simple small composition notebook but she had filled the first couple pages telling me how much she loved having me as a student, how far she knew I would go, and other affirmations."</p><p>"It seems small but as a 13 year old who had a crappy home life it made all the difference in how I acted the rest of the year."</p><p>-- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lfc976/what_did_a_teacher_do_that_made_you_automatically/gmlvaf9?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">Voiceisaweapon</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_16" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Hook, Line, and Sinker
<p>"Instead of shouting at my loud class for not shutting up before the lesson began, my history teacher decided to quietly tell the story of a pink elephant that wanted to be an astronaut."</p><p>"After a few seconds, people started to shut up and listen about the pink elephant. When everyone was quiet and listening, he stopped mid-story."</p><p>"As much as it made me respect him.. WHY DIDN'T YOU FINISH THE STORY FFS! THAT CLIFFHANGER!"</p><p>-- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lfc976/what_did_a_teacher_do_that_made_you_automatically/gmljdw4?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">Cae1us</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_17" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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The Long View
<p>"This will probably get lost, but I want to shout out this teacher of mine. She was our AP English Language teacher for our senior year of high school. On one of the first days in her class, she explained how she went from being a kindergarten teacher to a high school senior teacher."</p><p>"She always saw off her cute and happy kindergarten kids, but as they grew up and they came back to visit her, a lot of them came to her troubled and dissatisfied with their lives."</p><p>"It made her real emotional about how people had treated these kids she loved so much, how she couldn't afford to see kids so disconnected with life, and how she didn't want them to suffer as they headed out towards college and their adult lives."</p><p>"So she changed curriculums and started teaching seniors. If I remember right, it always came down to sending her kids off with a smile, prepping them for the real world."</p><p>"I respect the hell out of her and she'll always be one of my favorites. Truly like a mother to all her students."</p><p>-- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lfc976/what_did_a_teacher_do_that_made_you_automatically/gmm23bs?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">NuluProton</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_18" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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<p>So think back to the handful of teachers you remember from your time in school. There are probably a few mean ones, but plenty of great ones too. </p><p>What made them great? What was the moment you knew it?</p><p><br></p><p>Want to "know" more? Never miss another big, odd, funny, or heartbreaking moment again. Sign up for the Knowable newsletter <a href="https://mailchi.mp/knowable/knowable-newsletter-in-content" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>. </p>
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