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Many movies and TV shows are set in high school for some reason. The reason is likely to be obvious. As this netizen named a few factors that possibly might have something to do with it, especially in the Western-based media.
They say that high school might be personally relatable to most of the, let’s say, US adult viewers, solely due to the fact that most of them attended it, even if they may not have graduated.
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His adult daughter then turned up and keyed science teachers car during school hours, and they somehow hushed this up until another teacher had a few too many at our formal/prom and spilled the gossip to a bunch of us.
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Found out a few years after high school when he was hitting on me through Facebook messaging and I told my mother. She mentioned that something weird happened when we were in school too and that's why he left. Thanks mum for letting me know! A bit late!
So, if you set the same story in college, it becomes relatable to way fewer people, which can turn away the viewers. After all, it doesn’t take a genius to realize that quite a lot of people crave relatable scenarios from the stuff they’re consuming.
Also, high schools tend to take place in a rather compact place, which makes the creation easier for the creators to build sets. Not to mention how much easier it is to properly represent school subjects than college ones, due to the limited choices of electives and things like that.
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He had always been an ahole. My friend won the grand prize at the state science fair and brought back a trophy for the school, and he didn't care. No congrats, job well done, nothing. He just didn't care.
There can also be a reason why taking high school students as protagonists is comfortable for creators. You see, they are grown up enough to nearly be adults and able to take on various challenges, but not adult enough to care about rent, food prices, or other kinds of adult-y responsibilities. It's the perfect age to start some adventures, isn’t it?
So, with so many TV shows and movies taking place in high-school settings, there are bound to be plenty of stories regarding that time of our lives.
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They had a big house with a separate pool house and the camera was in the pool house bathroom. Kids were there all the time.
It was so shocking and so sad, I feel so sorry for all the innocent children and now his own children have lost their father. Absolutely massive scandal in our community. He’s in prison for the rest of his life I believe.
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Some of them are not that realistic. By that, we mean, when there are stories about supernatural stuff, like Teen Wolf or Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Or maybe it’s only us who didn’t have to deal with werewolves and vampires during our time in school, and these stories are very relatable to you.
But it’s more likely that stories like Heartstopper or Never Have I Ever are more relatable to the general audience, as they deal with teenagers’ stuff rather than supernatural stuff.
Still, that doesn't mean these shows cannot have totally unhinged storylines. Like in the latter, Never Have I Ever, where the main character gets stuck in a rather interesting and questionably realistic love triangle. This whole thing drives the show into rather dramatic places and makes for good TV.
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The friend of a friend was a bit slower than other kids, just a general low IQ and an ADD diagnosis. He was apparently bragging about being intimate with the woman hired to supervise the study hall. She wasn't a teacher, didn't have a teaching degree or anything, but was serving a supervisory function. Totally inappropriate. All the guys were cheering him on though.
I guess it went on for a while and she was "suddenly fired for no reason." It was all swept under the rug.
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We aren't saying that real-life high schools don’t have these stories playing out in them. It’s likely that at least somewhat similar situations have happened to someone. Ultimately, teenage years can be a very dramatic period in someone’s life, so some crazy stuff is bound to happen.
Just like the stories in today’s list – some of them are truly unhinged. The interesting part about them is that most people only found out about them after graduation. So, basically, they could’ve witnessed a TV show scenario play out in real life, but missed it.
Has something similar happened to you? Please, share your story!
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Her husband was lazy. He didn't teach us anything including the new exam format which caused the majority of his students to get low marks and drop in rank. We had to complain to the principal before we got a new teacher. He also had a scandal where he dated a 17yo student openly (she was older than age of consent and at the time it wasn't illegal to be in a relationship with a student as it wasn't in the US).
The marriage didn't last. Crazy + lazy will never be a good combination. Thank goodness there wasn't any kids involved.
Edited a few words for clarity.
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Same school, there was a math teacher that everyone loved because he was basically "friends" with all of the students, I crossed paths with him once because he subbed for my math teacher once and dude just gave off creepy vibes to me. 16 years later dude was fired for "inappropriate behavior" at a field trip. From what I understand he didn't actually try to touch anyone or have inappropriate relations with a student but still.
Just to give examples of actual good male teachers at that school (and not blaming the girls or anything because this was a different time when celebrity tabloids mentioned girls dating guys twice their age and it was seen as a "cool mature it girl" thing to do) I had an art teacher that was in his 20s and literally most of the girls would flirt with him and I'm pretty sure a few asked him out. Dude made it a point to never be alone with any student and would physically keep his distance from the girls who would flirt with him and would always tell stories of his girlfriend.
Also I had a gym teacher who was in his early 30s and he was considered a good looking guy so a few girls would flirt with him and he would legit shut it down real quick and turned it into class lessons on why girls and guys shouldn't try to have relationships with authority figures.
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