'Take notes the old fashioned way': Teacher refuses to let student bring loud laptop to class, so he brings a typewriter instead

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Ben Weiss • Writer and Editor
Mar 21, 2024 8:00 AM EDT

Teachers should use careful wording when instructing their students. This is especially true when it comes to enforcing rules and regulations because simply put, kids don't like restrictions and sometimes, they're right. Sometimes, they can be ridiculous. No texting during class? Fine. Limited bathroom breaks? Come on! You're just asking for people to dislike you.

This student was told that their laptop was too noisy and that he would have to take notes the "old fashioned way." Obviously, in his teacher's mind, she meant with pen and paper, but the student had a sudden epiphany. He decided to comply with his teacher's request, albeit maliciously. The next day, he brought in an electric typewriter for his note-talking. Of course, this was wildly disruptive and only further proved that his teacher's request the other day was a bit much. Sometimes, the only way to properly defend yourself against an authority figure is to show just how off-base they are rather than tell them. The result is far more effective and definitely makes for a great story.

Keep scrolling below for the full account via this thread on Reddit's r/MaliciousCompliance subreddit. For more, check out this post about a teacher who got payback on her students during Senior Ditch Day.

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    "If the laptop was loud before, this thing was practically screaming"
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    r/r/MaliciousCompliance Posted by u/Gobbernt 38 minutes ago Friend Messes With Teacher so He Can Take Notes S OC
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    A friend of mine used to bring his personal laptop to school with him to take notes during class. It was an old beefy Toshiba, and the fans were a touch loud. Not to mention, he had one of the fastest typing speeds I knew of, so we're talking fully automatic key caps here.
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    To give some credit he was loud, but none of the students were really bothered by it and it's not like he wasn't doing his coursework. The teacher however, decided it was a "distraction" to other students, and that he'd have to leave his laptop at home from now on and take notes "the old fashioned way." My friend obliged, and was very understanding to the teacher.
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    The next day my friend showed up to class with his trusty electric typewriter, which he restored himself. If the laptop was loud before, this thing was practically screaming! When it was plugged in it always made a low buzzing noise, and those key caps! My God
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    they were like gshots! He was sent to the principals office for disturbing class, but he brought his typewriter to school for a few days after so we could mess with it in the lunchroom.
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    I think he was allowed to bring his laptop back, but simply because the teacher didn't have the right to restrict it in the first place. He never had a problem taking notes in that class for the rest of the year...
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    Sword MasterShadow. 47 min. ago Now thats gold
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    Cerrida82 29 min. ago I was expecting an ink pot and quill, but this is so much better!
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    clintj1975 26 min. ago Stone tablet and chisel
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    DynkoFromTheNorth . 12 min. ago Smoke signals!
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    USAF6F171 3 min. ago and a lot of interruptions to Teacher "What was that?" "Could you repeat?" "That last again, please?"
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    InSaNiTyCtEaTuReS 47 min. ago wow, teachers are stupid sometimes.
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    USAF6F171 2 min. ago I taught for 5 years. This is true. I was lucky to be teaching adults and had to do rather little coaching, cheerleading, and correcting. Correcting someone who outranks you is an art. :)
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    Frodoslegacy. 30 min. ago I love this!
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