About that debacle during assembly today.

1. Here's what you guys did. You had us put on ties and come to an assembly for which the performer was not present and showed us educational (and, afterwards, completely random) videos. That's okay. It was mildly entertaining, and I had a book. However, you held us back from our promised early dismissal because someone wanted to speak to us. When said speaker finallyyy arrived, guess what she did?

Talk to us about our lack of mental capacity to request for the air-conditioning to be switched on.

2. What is this I don't even... please, tell us, how on earth does not asking for aircond relate to lack of responsibility? When you asked, we gave you several legitimate reasons. We wanted to conserve electricity for the environment. We wanted to help save money. I'm sure you've preached about electricity bills to us several times. We might have just been considerate and not wanted to trouble you guys. But nooooo, we all were perspiring ourselves to death and no one had good enough moral character to ask. Can you not fathom that WE SIMPLY DID NOT FEEL HOT? The weather is pretty cool nowadays, or did you not realize since you were sitting in your airconditioned office all day? Personally I didn't even notice. So what, exactly, is the problem here? What were the airconds built for? To keep students cool. Are we students? Yes. Did we feel hot? No. Was there a need to turn on the aircond? I'll let you figure that one out for yourself. Come on, I'm sure you can do it if you think a little harder.

Where, exactly, does responsibility come in on this?

3. Perhaps you did not know, but we were promised an early dismissal. I cannot speak for the other students, but to me, an early dismissal is like mashed potatoes. I'll think you the most wonderful person on earth for giving it to me. Not only did you dangle that in front of our noses and fail to deliver, but you broke another promise of a five-minute talk. Did you think we would forget? You guys keep telling us that we're not idiots, you believeee in us, we're smart and will definitely be able to ace our exams so y'all have something to brag about to future generations. We won't be inclined to believe that if you keep treating us like total dumbasses. Not only that, but you're also talking about responsibility while failing to keep to deadlines you've set for yourself. I wonder what that says about you.

4. Did you have anything to say to us at all? We were told that you really really wanted to talk to us and were held back from an even earlier dismissal just to listen to your words of wisdom. So just what did you talk about? Lame attempt at humor, why is the air-conditioning not on, repent you irresponsible buffoons, oh and, you know, it's good to have a back-up plan. Frankly, I was expecting more than this. You took up >15 min of our lives to say: 1) Be responsible. 2) Have a plan B.

WOW I TOTALLY DID NOT KNOW THAT BEFORE YOU GRACIOUSLY ENLIGHTENED ME O WISE ONE. The first point wasn't even valid. Do you think we have nothing better to do than to sit here listening to you talk rubbish? Really?

*sighs* What I wanted to say was that I am not impressed with what you did today, and as a result I do not like you. I would suggest that the school board members gather periodically in an airconditioned meeting room and ask each other "What can we do to piss off/bore to death/waste the time of our students today?" cue evil maniac laughter. But that would be infantile.

And another completely unrelated thing. I am somewhat irked by the statement you made about how our studies should be our number one priority this year. Do you really believe that? I know that this is a stereotype pertaining to students from our country (or at least, appears to be) but this is definitely not a desirable characteristic in students. In fact, you should be worried if this occurs. Do you not think that, as human beings, we have things more important in our lives than studies? That we can look beyond going to JC, going to university, getting a high paying job and become the next prime minister so you could brag about how this was alllll because of the amazing education you gave us? And don't you dare give me the look that says all teenagers are too immature to have anything but shopping and facebook and drama serials on our minds. I will high-five your face with a frying pan.

And thus I conclude my rant. I named no names, made no obvious references recognizable to anyone without prior knowledge of these happenings. As a teenager I am only exercising my natural right to complain about minor incidents. If you can prove to me that I have no reason to be angry with you, then I will delete this. Pissed-Off Adolescent, signing off.

*blargle*