I think it's hard to convey the extent to which 'school culture' leaks into *everything*. I was homeschooled, and so when I got into the world 'school culture' was glaringly obvious. Thread of examples:
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It's weird how people take that shot into the workplace. Big offices basically are schoolyards. Don't know if that says more about human nature or the effect of schooling though
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I think "saved by the bell" came from boxing originally, but it definitely got appropriated by school culture, you're right. Not sure if that happened before or after the show.
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Before. The show was named as a nod to an existing joke.
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It's by far the hugest part of your life for a dozen of your most important developmental years. So yeah it leaves a lot of residue, including shared cultural references, for pretty much everyone who goes through it.
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It seems remarkable to you because you were part of the small minority home schooled. These observations apply also to other minorities, e.g. racial and ethnic (obviously w/ different examples)
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I’ve always thought “saved by the bell” was a boxing reference.
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Do you feel like you understand these terms and situations better now? As someone who went to public school, I can also say that quite a few of these examples exist more in drama than reality. I've never heard anyone say "saved by the bell," and clique tropes are pretty universal
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I was an adult before I figured out that "saved by the bell" was originally from boxing.
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Another one: the literal nightmares people have about school, long afterward. It's striking how frequently this comes up ("didn't study", "undressed in front of the class"), even if not considered really traumatizing.
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school made me really good at temporarily storing information with little appreciation for its meaning and promptly ejecting it after the course was done
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