There's more
I had a 25% attendance record in my 4th year. School psychologists and counsellors were called in. 'Why do you swear so much and why don't you like school?'.
Last on my long list was 'Because he is a creep and constantly tells me how much he wants to cane my arse'
He was a creep, and he kept threatening to cane me, so it was only a teeny exaggeration. That was the cunt I thumped.
I hated being treated as a retard merely because I struggle to write and frankly I was bored most of the time, plus I'd discovered the joys of drugs, alcohol and girls.
What really wound some of them up though was I was a model pupil in chemistry, physics, maths, metalwork and the engineering courses at the local college. In other words, subjects I found interesting, taught by teachers who couldn't give a flying fuck about my writing, just my understanding of the subject.
( moonbadger Doesn't judge a fish by its ability to climb trees, Sat 10 Sep 2011, 18:42, 1 reply)

*Sits in stunned silence for a bit*
Ermm, I don't know where to start really, anyone, anyone...? I hope your adult life has worked out more satisfactorily.
( number5 has been fighting tramps and losing., Sat 10 Sep 2011, 20:05, closed)

Well I think it's safe to say he doesn't struggle to write anymore.
All this creative writing must be wonderful practice.
( BraynDedd Natasha Kaplinsky's labia majora, Sat 10 Sep 2011, 20:18, closed)

Write
As in hold a pen and make a series of marks recognisable to others.
( moonbadger Doesn't judge a fish by its ability to climb trees, Sat 10 Sep 2011, 20:32, closed)

No way you big spastic, you're a mentalist.

( BraynDedd Natasha Kaplinsky's labia majora, Sat 10 Sep 2011, 20:37, closed)

It has
Turned out rather well really.
Realising what an utter cunt I'd been, and the damage I'd done, has meant I've diverted my energies in a more positive direction.
Other than the sub-station, and a little creative arson and dabbling with explosives, as you do, it was more mischief than anything else. Borne of boredom. I've been quite a calm badger for many years.
School just did my head in.
When the Acorn Archimedes came out, I ended up teaching a couple of teachers from my former school how to use it. They recognised me. I suspect they thought I was going to be a total twat to them, but quite how I'd manage that and get to keep my job I don't know. I just dealt with them as I did everyone else.

The old school has since been knocked down and rebuilt as some sort of academy now. My eldest went there for a short time, and one of my nieces has just started.
( moonbadger Doesn't judge a fish by its ability to climb trees, Sat 10 Sep 2011, 20:30, closed)

Good for you.
(That sounded a lot less patronising in my head than it looks in print)
( number5 has been fighting tramps and losing., Mon 12 Sep 2011, 15:32, closed)