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"Obedient students who do exactly as they are told and nothing more, who only learn what their teachers expect them to learn, receive the best grades."

I always completed my homework, and then went on to learning the more advanced things. It was so simple for me that in the majority of cases, completing it took me very little effort or time.

However, I'm sure most of my teachers would laugh if they heard me called obedient. I'm sure they'd have loved to have flunked me if I'd ever given them the smallest opportunity to do so.

It's quite easy to learn what you like, and have the best grades as well. The really annoying thing is running out of homework to do and then getting busted for reading a book quietly instead. (1000 page asimov novel being somewhat more obvious to spot than a page of algebra homework)

(That, and having a 105% in a class and still not being allowed to go back to sleep in your seat at 8AM. Zzzz.)



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