Middle school removes bathroom mirrors to stop kids from making TikToks::Southern Alamance Middle School in Graham, North Carolina has taken drastic steps to reduce the time kids spend outside of class.

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      1 year ago

      GOP’s master plot of defunding public schools is years in the making in NC. Teacher pay, at least before I left, was one of the worst in the nation. As a result, this is sadly on point for the area.

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          And if we were in a really great place, maybe that’d be okay.

          Even then though, you have 49 examples of how you could do better.

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          Holy christ yes. This post is stupid, everything about the situation is stupid but how the hell do you get from ‘some random ass school took down the mirrors because of tik tok’ too ‘GOP EVIL1!!1!!11’

          Believe me…I get that the GOP is evil but holy fuck do people stretch to get to that subject here.

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      Well, sure, but not the bathroom. I don’t need my bathroom activities accidentally included, visually or acoustically, in someone’s TikTok

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        Idk what kind of art classes you had at middle school but creative is not how I’d describe it. You got assignments. You draw this bird. Has to be a bird. Okay now were doing clay, you have to make a pot. Music time you have to learn this song. I feel so creative.

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          Not exactly the best for expressing creativity true but it something and in the end of the day school is more about learning anyways? Do the kids literally need tik tok time in school like he’s saying? No time to explore their creativity for that at home?

          Because a huge part of art class is actually having…you know…STUFF to learn and explore with. The paint and whatnot you might not have at home? So…im not sure what tik tok class is supposed to provide?

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      So many people always seem determined to completely suck the joy out of schools, like it’s the 1950s again. Everything is so strict and anti-fun.

      TikTok and social media in general are popular amongst kids today. That’s just how it is. I think schools should try to embrace youth trends and find creative ways to incorporate them into the learning environment.