There was at least one in every high school: you know, that kid who never seemed to have a pencil. Every class period, he or she was asking around to see who had a spare they could borrow to do the math quiz. No matter what, this person never seemed to be prepared for class. Maybe you knew this kid. Maybe you were this kid. Well, recently, someone online posted an interesting question: “People who asked for a pencil every single day in school. How is life going for you?” The question sparked a wide variety of answers: some are funny, some are poignant, and some are thought-provoking. Read on to see some of the most interesting answers.
Purloined Pencils
If someone never seems to have a pencil in class, I think most of us would default to assuming that this is because he just won’t make the effort to be prepared. Maybe he’s lazy; maybe he’s disorganized; whatever it is, we’re sure it’s his own failings that leave him without a pencil.
Well, have you ever stopped to think that maybe it’s not someone’s fault if a pencil disappears? Have you ever wondered if maybe some student in your class has been stealing pencils? That certainly never would have occurred to me, but now I’m going to think about it every time I misplace a pencil.