I'm not sure if some people's answers could have anything to do with bipolar disorder or not. I'm just curious and want to write a blog post about my stories of being punished at school from very young until 12th grade. I know experiences vary by person, where you're from, and when you were in school, though.

I'm in my mid 40s, and have many childhood memories of being sent into the corner, out into the hall, and to the principal's office and "talked to", "given a disciplinary assignment", or in one state even given the "paddle" (hit with a wooden paddle on the butt.)

I remember being the focus of teacher's extreme anger, or once in 4th grade having the teacher violently throw my desk over, throw all the papers out of my cubby and yell at me to "pick them up". I remember having to write "I will not waste paper" fifty times on the black board.

I also had my share of after school detention, and even week end detention once where I had to sweep up leaves.

I was sometimes a naughty young girl and teen. Strangely, I always accepted the above punishments. I always felt like my misdeeds we're worth it. Actually, being sent out into the hall was fun. I'd simply dance down the empty hall having a good time.

I never had kids, so don't know what the school punishments are like now where I grew up.

Yes. But mostly because of my complete disregard for any authority figures...

Each time I got into trouble, the punishment for home was what fueled my teens into late 20s grasp of a life of crime.

I'm no underbelly, but jeez did I mess up there. Funny though, it feels like an accomplishment...

I'm also in my 40s without children

[scatterbrained04]

I did not get in trouble a lot at school. I kept to myself, did my work, and got along pretty good with many of my teachers. I got in trouble quite a bit at home though. At many points in my teen years, I preferred to be at school over being home.

I was very violent. I was like a tornado -- anything and everything in my path got destroyed. Electronics, books, papers, parents, food, plates, you name it.

One my my teachers bullied me for it as a result, instead of trying to help me. He accused me of calling a mentally challenged boy "retarded," which I would never do because I have a cousin with down's syndrome. But needless to say, I was suspended from school and got detention. I wanted to beat him up so bad, and I wish I did.

I was very naughty at school, but surprisingly, I didn't get in to trouble much (I kind of just did things undercover. lol)

the 2 times I remember getting in to trouble... one was because I slapped my music teacher round the face, (we were in music club and we had to leave for a little while) and I told her no, I don't want to ****ing leave, and then got her in the face- so she banned me from the club and told all the other teachers

I remember once someone asked me why I wasn't in music club and I just said well... I hate the teacher, but she saw right through it.

the other time was for throwing stones at my teacher amanda for trying to make me wear a coat when I didn't want to wear one

she got me back for that... really got me back.

that afternoon the entire class was meant to go to a nursing home to sing for the elderly, and she said I couldn't go- in fact she even stayed behind herself, to make sure I didn't leave the room.

both times were totally worth it though.
I don't regret it

[Moose72]

Not really- except for bad grades in high school.

Originally Posted by Moose72

Not really- except for bad grades in high school.

now I think about it, I think I strived for bad grades

always rejected help to improve my work, always took the attitude well.. it's my work, and if you improve it, it's not my work- it's yours

I don't even feel bad for getting "ungradeable" on one of my math sheets

[SorryShaped]

I certainly had recess less than one-third as much as others did. It became an IDGAF situation, where the teachers, principals, etc would assign punishments and I'd ignore them into high school. I went to detention but a few times, though it was frequently assigned. My grades were mostly great to flawless and I was written off as "an attitude problem." I usually responded to that phrase with "give me a reason to give a ****" and they would either assign more punishments or, and more usually and with exasperation, retract them entirely. I know they'd given up on punishing me, as I would leave class to get coffee or snacks from the teachers' lounge several times a week and the soda machines were never made off-limits to me. I came and went to the parking lots when I wanted, as long as nobody "saw me." They ignored is what they did. I was also bullied throughout school. I wonder how all this dynamic would be if anything had been even slightly different or more different. But, I accept it as all being the past.

[99fairies]

I was very well behaved at school and at home. Then I got kicked out of my parents house right after school for smoking and drinking so I left and never moved back.

Thanks for sharing, everyone!

Most of "transgressions" were either not paying attention or more often not doing my homework when very young. Also, I was told that I talked a lot when I wasn't supposed to be talking. Honestly, I also thought homework was optional until maybe I reached 4th grade. Neither of my parents ever asked about my homework. I passed, despite.

Another thing I remember was when I was very young, even into middle school, I was in the lower levels of English and math. Again, I think this was mostly because I just didn't pay attention or do work. Then suddenly I decided that I was too smart for the lower levels and asked my mom to stand by me in requesting a move to the highest levels. Not even the middle levels. They did saying that it was conditional. The challenge made me try hard for the first time and I started getting A's or at the least B's in everything. By the time I graduated high school I was at the top of the class. I believe my bipolar disorder started around 14/15 years old soon before this "transition".

[UpDownAround]

I got in a lot of trouble, especially in high school. I was heavy into drugs, I stole things, skipped school, lied about just about everything, got caught drunk at school, passed out in class, etc. I was suspended a few times and expelled once.

[TishaBuv]

Yes, I got in trouble a lot. Not paying attention in class, not doing homework, truency, being silly with other behavior problem kids- but only in the classes I wasn’t interested in. In drama and music I was the lead in everything, extremely dedicated and won awards for my school. I was nominated for a huge award as a senior, but it was given to a better all-around student, and I couldn’t have cared less.

[Nola0250]

Nope, never got in trouble. I was very withdrawn. When I would interact with the other kids I would do/say things they thought were weird. I was always the odd kid and kept to myself a lot so I wouldn't get teased all the time. I never understood why I didn't fit in. I read books a lot at recess. Fortunately I was smart and I used to skim the next lessons for school the night before and then read books under my desk in class. If the teacher called on me I could always answer any question, so the teachers pretty much left me alone too.

By the time I got to junior high I was called "nice" because I was so quiet. I just didn't like anyone and would rather be left alone.

[Northchild]

I was quiet and well-liked by teachers and fellow students. No problems with behavior.

[LacunaCoiler]

I was a terrible student but I think I blame it more on my ADHD and dyslexia. I was always the kid talking to other students, not paying attention in class, acting out in class. When I got into high school I started skipping classes, going to detention, going to classes high, getting kicked out of classes.

This one time the teacher had hit her limit with me and grabbed me out of my chair, took the chair outside of the portable, and threw my stuff all over the floor. Well it was around 30 degrees outside and I was pissed (and cold) so I got out of my desk and walked to McDonalds for the rest of the period. The teacher forgot about me and didn't even realize I was outside in the cold. I also got written up for the way I was acting in class. So double whammy

[Tucson]

I did not get into much trouble in school. Here is my worst offense. One time, a freind of mine and I locked a Jesuit priest in a closet. He was one of our teachers in Latin class. After a couple hours, we remembered that he was still there, so we let him out. He did not talk to us from then on for the rest of my high school. He did not report this to the dean of student affairs, so we were not expelled. I purchased a type of switchblade thinking it was a neat toy. I had no intention of hurting anybody. It just was a toy for me. The dean found this out and played with it to find out the blade did not lock up as it should. So he decided to not punish me. I was lucky on that one.

Now this next one I do not understand. A friend of mine and I kicked a persons gym shoes all the way down the hall when we were freshmen in high school. Our minds were still young. The owner could not find them so he could not go to gym class. We were both in trouble. The dean actually placed us in separate rooms. He then interrogated us for over well over an hour, trying to get one of us to confess. I think I remember our parents being called on this one. I think he watched too many shows on TV involving officers and their interrogation methods. Unbelievable! Just unbelievable. LOL

[Unrigged64072835]

Most of my trouble was that I was bullied until I moved to a new high school my junior year. It was a mix of fear, stubbornness, and MI for the most part. My parents didn't care as long as I got good grades. I've had a teacher or two try to reach to me, but I was gone in my whirlwind brain most of the time.

Originally Posted by Northchild

I was quiet and well-liked by teachers and fellow students. No problems with behavior.

I can definitely believe this, Northchild. Did you suspect that I could have been a bad child?

[*Laurie*]

In elementary and middle school I was a very quiet, withdrawn child. I suffered miserably with depression and anxiety.

By high school I was very outspoken and 'vivid'. I did exceptionally well in arts and communications classes, and modern dance class, and skipped most of the rest of my classes. I pretty much did what I wanted to do. I was very social and pretty wild. Hey, it was the late '70's, but I also believe I was experiencing mania. Fun times, all in all.

[Blueberrybook]

No. I was a straight A, model student, graduated valedictorian of my high school class. Teachers seemed to like me. I had very high scores on standardized tests.

Originally Posted by cln1812

No. I was a straight A, model student, graduated valedictorian of my high school class. Teachers seemed to like me. I had very high scores on standardized tests.

That's great! But not all naughty kids remain bad students. I turned out to be a very good student, too, even if I was a little challenging behaviorally. I think most of my teachers liked me, with maybe just a couple of exceptions.

The same enthusiasm that went into me talking when I wasn't supposed to went into me often being the most likely to raise my hand and answer questions. There were times when I struggled not to raise my hand because I thought other students would be saying "Oh no! Can't she just not raise her hand!" But then no one raised their hand. In those cases, the teacher would then say "BirdDancer, what do you think?" Ahhhh! That would give me extreme relief.

Sometimes some of the same personality features that get kids in trouble, later help them in their careers. Think of Donald Trump. Story has it that he was such a bad kid that his father sent him to a military academy. Love him or hate him, he did make something out of himself. To me, he is still a delinquent, though. I, on the other hand, think my behavior has improved quite a lot over the years. I was doing quite well in life until the worst of my bipolar disorder struck.

The following article backs up what I wrote in the paragraph above. This isn't to say well-behaved students aren't or can't be equally or more successful.

https://www.inc.com/ilya-pozin/study...uccessful.html

I was a model citizen but my grades were bad from grade 8 on. My home life was not a good one and so school had more to do with that than anything. I was too afraid to get in trouble at school. Enough said I suppose.

[pirilin]

I left my country, Cuba, at age 13 and went Mexico. My "family" there put me in a boarding school without any free days. 1/2 a day on mother's day and 1/2 a day on father's day. A two hour visit on Sundays. They went every other weekend.

I was the only Cuban, hell, the only foreigner among 750 Mexican "students".
I had to prove myself so many times, that at the end, I fought laughing. And got good at it. Fought with a couple of teachers too. You wouldn't get in trouble for that. Only problem was that they were stronger.

I finally made top 5 of the worse of the worst. And the pressure went down. I had to kick or push people, just to maintain respect.

Was I a "bad" kid, yes, they turn me into one. This system of "teaching" only lasted for the four years I was in it.

[Guiness187055]

Yes I was always seeking attention. I was voted class clown.

[Northchild]

Originally Posted by BirdDancer

I can definitely believe this, Northchild. Did you suspect that I could have been a bad child?

I suspected that you weren't a tame child - though I get the impression that you weren't a bad one.