Teacher assigned a "Tech Free Day." What should I do to get out of it? - General

Or, you know, just do it for fun. It'll make you appreciate what you have.

[QUOTE=Kaelazun;29422943]Arrive to school late and tell her that you followed the rules.[/QUOTE] Damnit, I was reading through the thread thinking "I hope no-one thought of that". I COULD HAVE SOUNDED SMART AND WITTY oh and is your teacher amish? In case you don't know: Does she have a beard? Does she wear a hat?

He is telling you to go naked to space, (since obviously you can't use the Earth to stabilize yourself, much less wear clothes), charge him with intent to cause harm.

Just don't fucking do it. Your teacher cannot control what you do in your personal life outside of school, especially on a weekend. Don't tell your parents, don't get the bullshit thing signed, and when the teacher asks if you did it, flat out tell him no and that it was a stupid assignment. If he tries to get you in trouble for it, talk to the principal. Or even better, talk to the goddamn principal in the first place. Teachers cannot do this.

Simply stand up for yourself, tell your teacher that he has no right to tell you what to do outside of school and that he can not give you a bad mark for this (seriously he is basically forcing you from doing nearly anything over an entire weekend? Tell him to fuck off, maybe not that bluntly though). I don't know in what country you live in, but over here if a teacher started giving bad marks to people for not depriving themselves of basically everything the teacher would get into deep shit quickly (and I'm quite sure it's the same where you live).

Type the essay on the pc, he'll probably get mad.

No technology at all for the whole day? Uh-oh, better not use any doors. Actually, leave your house, because the insulation and roofing all count as technology. The only way I can think of to not use any technology would be to run around the woods naked and catch food with your bare hands and eat it raw :v:

[QUOTE=rivershark;29426288]No technology at all for the whole day? Uh-oh, better not use any doors. Actually, leave your house, because the insulation and roofing all count as technology. The only way I can think of to not use any technology would be to run around the woods naked and catch food with your bare hands and eat it raw :v:[/QUOTE] But that would mean you have re-invented hunting...

Go live in a hut of branches and write on leaves with charcoal. Then accuse the teacher for getting sick.

[QUOTE=Craptasket;29422710]Yell piss off, outright lie, forge signatures, jokingly write your essay. not. that. hard[/QUOTE] It's hard for a retard

Um, what does the teacher define as technology? Because technically anything manmade can be considered technology. If he just means electronics and what can be considered "modern technology" stop whining and just do it its not hard, like at all. If he means everything then you can just lie about it.

[QUOTE=rivershark;29426288]No technology at all for the whole day? Uh-oh, better not use any doors. Actually, leave your house, because the insulation and roofing all count as technology. The only way I can think of to not use any technology would be to run around the woods naked and catch food with your bare hands and eat it raw :v:[/QUOTE] Your hand are biotechnology that comes with your body. Eating food is using another human as a tool for life. All that he can do is not exist, so that he doesn't risk using a consciousness as a tool to exist.

[QUOTE=thereisno131;29422691]Well it's obviously true in your case because you can't seem to stop using technology for 24 hours during the weekend.[/QUOTE] It's not that he can't, I'm sure he can, I've done it before. It's that it's a fucking retarded and meaningless assignment. It's worse than busywork and it's a bit to CONTROL a student's life. That is not teaching. What the hell is he going to learn from not using technology? This is what he will learn from start to finish of the assignment. [list][*]He will learn to walk home, because cars and buses are technology. [*]When he gets home he cannot eat, because the food is made with technology and preserved with technology [*]He will learn that life is fucking boring, which is the reason we invented things like tv and computers and games. TO NOT BE BORED [*]He can't take a shower. Water heaters and showers are technology. So is soap. [*]He can't sleep on his bed, it's the floor for him. Springs are technology and they're in beds. [*]He can't wake up on time because time keeping items are technology. [*]He won't get to school on time because HE HAS TO WALK [*]He can't do school work because pencils/pens are technology[/list] The teacher is a fucking moron

But taking into account the movie that you watched it sounds more like electronics like computers, phones, etc. But if you somehow can't live without your computer for one day you can always come in the next day and ask him if he also did a technology fast. And if so did that mean he lived outside for a day.

[QUOTE=BldrGyMnGy;29426104]Or, you know, just do it for fun. It'll make you appreciate what you have.[/QUOTE] Using my gadgets makes me appreciate what I have. Not using them doesn't make me appreciate shit. People like you who say shit like this piss me off. Appreciation comes from use, not disuse. You can't fucking appreciate something you aren't using.

If there is no lesson to be learned then don't fucking do it.

go camping, different kind of re-connecting

[QUOTE=i300;29422444] List of what I specifically not allowed to use: - Phones - iPad, iPod - Laptop/Computer - ANY GAMING DEVICE - TV - DVD Player - CD Player - Camera (of any kind) - Movie Theater - [b]Digital Alarm Clock[/b][/QUOTE] Can't use digital alarm clock? This is your free ticket to skip the morning of school and blame it on your history teacher.

[QUOTE=i300;29422444]If I mention it to my parents I will have to do it.[/QUOTE] Wow, really? If I told my parents about this assignment they'd be like "Fuck that, I'll sign this for you immediately. I'll help you write a fake essay if you need it." My usual 'advice' is simply don't do it, but judging by your school's insane grading system that might not be the best idea.

[QUOTE=Uber|nooB;29422686]What exactly do they define as technology? I mean, in a sense, stairs are technology. And so are doors. And so are buildings. And so are roads.[/QUOTE] pretty much what I was going to say.

[quote]"all gamers are addicted to the computer" and "virtual worlds have replaced the real world for this generation."[/quote] You could always tell her to fuck off and that playing games where you have to understand hypothetical boundaries of what you can and can't do is a tad bit more intellectual than catching a fucking ball in the back yard. [quote]"Would out lives be more meaningful if we decreased the amount of time we spent in our virtual worlds."[/quote] I demand you throw a CDRom at this teacher's face. The ignorance is unfathomable yet I can take a guess that this is quite relevant to the fact that she's a history teacher. Tell her right in her face that our lives would be down the fecal shitstorm if it weren't for the fact that our terrible "virtual worlds" exist. These terrible "virtual worlds" which pretty much turn us from an amazing species to a near god like species with access to the culmination of every single piece of research that has been done and will be done. From simply comparing our species to every other species we know, we are the greatest power we know of, and it's all thanks to understanding technology and accepting it.

OP, if you are finding it difficult to understand your teacher's point of view, simply beat yourself over the head with a rock for a few minutes.

the teacher was probably joking and you overreacted

Tell them your life support machine uses your PC to run

so she expects you not to use any technology? thats rediculious. here are some examples of technology; heating and cooling systems, lightbulbs, running water, clocks, cooking food, cups, deodorant, ect.

dont tell your parents, dont do the assignment, dont get the credit. simple. i doubt it will ruin your entire grade

Go for a walk, ride a bike, read a book, make a drawing, play an instrument, relax... it's not that hard, you're overreacting.

Hide in the woods with a iPad or something where nobody can see you with a phone so you can tether internet.

[QUOTE=Scotchair;29427046]Go for a walk, ride a bike, read a book, make a drawing, play an instrument, relax... it's not that hard, you're overreacting.[/QUOTE] It's not the fact that it's hard its the fact that it is a stupid exercise which only tries to enforce this bullshit ideal that technology = mental decay.

I never knew teachers were allowed to assign this kind of work. I mean you do have other things in your life than just their history class.