• this_1_is_mine@lemmy.ml
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    4 days ago

    Being the one who emptied the entirely overfilled sharpener… Taking a good solid 4 whacks on the bin to get it to clear out enough you could just shake the rest out … Totally not getting stared down the whole time by literally everyone in the room… During the totally exaggerated 3 minute long shake out. Then proceed to sharpen pencil. Don’t forget to empty the sharpener again.

  • GooberEar@lemmy.wtf
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    4 days ago

    I don’t think this experience is as universal as some people might think. Maybe it’s because I grew up in a poor district, but most of those wall mounted sharpeners at the “bin” were broken or had been removed decades prior. And in the few select cases where they existed and were functional, the teachers would absolutely no put up with kids taking frequent or extended sharpening breaks.