If you attended an Irish school. you may still be plagued with those memories. Almost all of us share them. We wore braces, long brushed wool skirts and ‘doodling’ was a thing we did for most of the day. The most barren parts of our school existence have even become the butt of a trending social media joke.
But was school all that bad?
See if you can relate to any of the more popular posts trending at the moment:
1. You and your school buddy were born to be best frenemies
#IfAnythingSchoolTaughtMe seeing someone 5 days a week doesn’t mean you’re friends
— C A D E Y (@cadeeysimpsonn) August 4, 2015
2. School is more important than your actual health
#IfAnythingSchoolTaughtMe so true pic.twitter.com/6pATFiNJvY — College Life (@8_Semesters) August 4, 2015
3. It prepares you for the grade A plebs of the world
This. #IfAnythingSchoolTaughtMe pic.twitter.com/fY6G96pyIW — Lily Bailey (@LilyBaileyUK) August 3, 2015
4. That you have, and will continue to have no control over your emotions
#IfAnythingSchoolTaughtMe First Day of School vs Second Day of School pic.twitter.com/BNDHrCOnog — Funny Tweets (@FunnyThingsUK) August 3, 2015
5. That you are amazingly talented at the bullsh*t (from an early age)
#IfAnythingSchoolTaughtMe how to write an essay that is supposed to take 2 weeks to write the night before it’s due. — Jess (@Jesskeating2134) August 3, 2015
6. That sex is regarded as a dance with the Devil
#IfAnythingSchoolTaughtMe Words of wisdom pic.twitter.com/fFDQEX2f84
— لَيْلَى (@scriptedsorrow) August 3, 2015
7. That you are not going to become President, anytime soon
#IfAnythingSchoolTaughtMe that not everyone can be #1 pic.twitter.com/KGziqfVCY2 — Jeff Dwoskin (@bigmacher) August 3, 2015
8. In life, you can get away with murder if you are creative
#IfAnythingSchoolTaughtMe how to forge my parents signature — Jenna Marbles (@FunnyJoke) August 3, 2015
9. That talent will shine through, no matter what
#IfAnythingSchoolTaughtMe how to move it pic.twitter.com/Qr5t2Fg8JG — Steve Woolerton (@Swooly1978) August 3, 2015
10. That storytelling can be a scary event when you are young
#IfAnythingSchoolTaughtMe that story time doesn’t have to be scary….but it usually is pic.twitter.com/tEbfBKwbIa — Malka (@MalkaWolf) August 3, 2015
