The LIES They Tell
You About High School
1. We are here to help you.
2. You will have time to get to your class before the bell r i n g s.
3. Thedress code will be enforced.
4. No >>smoking<< is allowed on school grounds.
5. Our football team will win the championship this year.
6. We expect m o r e of you here.
7. Guidance counsilors are always available to listen.
8. Your schedule was created with you in mind.
9. Your locker combination is private.
10. These will be the years you look back onfondly.
11. You will use algebra in your adult lives.
12. Driving to school is a privilege that can be taken away.
13. Students must stay on campus during l u n c h.
14. The new text books will arive any day now.
15. Colleges care more about you than your >S A T< scores.
16. We are enforcing the dress code.
17. We will figure out how to turn off the heat soon.
18. Our bus drivers are highly trained professionals.
19. There is nothing wrong with summer school.
20. We want to hear what >>you<< have to say.
~ From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson
1. We are here to help you.
2. You will have time to get to your class before the bell r i n g s.
3. The
4. No >>smoking<< is allowed on school grounds.
5. Our football team will win the championship this year.
6. We expect m o r e of you here.
7. Guidance counsilors are always available to listen.
8. Your schedule was created with you in mind.
9. Your locker combination is private.
10. These will be the years you look back on
11. You will use algebra in your adult lives.
12. Driving to school is a privilege that can be taken away.
13. Students must stay on campus during l u n c h.
14. The new text books will arive any day now.
15. Colleges care more about you than your >S A T< scores.
16. We are enforcing the dress code.
17. We will figure out how to turn off the heat soon.
18. Our bus drivers are highly trained professionals.
19. There is nothing wrong with summer school.
20. We want to hear what >>you<< have to say.
~ From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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