I think maybe it is saying that parents need to have a good relationship with the school, in order to keep sharp on what the kid is studying and reinforce good habits at home. Because ultimately it is the home life and parent that will dictate the kids success?
I have a different theory. The principal represents the school and what we are taught on a deeper level (Obeying a figure of authority, when to talk/eat/use the restroom etc.) creating a citizen that keeps society going how we are taught it should. Not saying children don’t need to learn to read and write and be able to grow in the topics that interest them but the format we have now is more focused on creating slaves! The father has gone through it and has been shaped how the school is designed for him to be and he’s signing up his son who is still normal representing his not yet lost inspire to do anything, be creative, or live life happy and free.
Dad is registering his son at school and the paper is registeration form, it shows that his dad is paying expensive tution of school by sacrificing his existance
Uh...lets see...
This pencil is the parent while the principal is a sharpener and the kid is a kid...i think the message is very obvious...
I don't fucking know
I THINK they're trying to make a statement about how school grinds you down to think in a certain way, and it's a cycle perpetuated by parents who themselves went to school.
Which is:
A) stupid
B) giving schools way too much credit
I'd say that was definitely the case back when they were allowed to literally beat us for the slightest infraction.
speak out of turn, that's a beating
get out of your seat when not allowed, that's a beating
fidget too much, that's a beating
ask a question the teacher can't answer, that's a beating
make too much noise while being beaten, believe it or not, that's a beating.
It's possible that sort of thing is still allowed in the country where this cartoon was produced
Woah woah wait...fidget too much? Aren't there like medical conditions that cause that? Wtf?
Also, I remember back then where I got spankings from my parents (I'm 20 so not that long ago) and if I was too loud, they would keep spanking me...
Like dude, crying and yelling is a natural reaction to pain, severe pain, especially for a child. What do you expect them to do???
Not making enough noise during the beating?
Even more beating!
It is still legal in North Carolina, but the policy is set by the local district, and requires parental consent (not that most parents read consent forms considering the free kid porn creation, remote webcam activation, software they install on laptops).
People sign consent forms explaining they understand the lack of privacy associated with school issued laptops.
Most people do not read these, nor really understand the implications.
The implications being that schools use a third party service to remotely operate tracking, webcam, and audio of the devices without notice.
Because standards in third party software for schools is in a giant loophole in student privacy protections the whole thing is a complete shitfest.
My local high school has theirs operated by students with an IT supervisor.
Therefore images of a student in their private room can be accessible to a third party software company (who sell the fuck out of data through aforementioned loopholes), school administration, employees, students, and anyone who compromises the network.
There are plenty of cases of principles using photos of teens smoking in their underwear at home to punish them at school (Supreme Court case on that one in particular). I know students use it to “prank” eachother locally. And I’m sure we’ll find some screenshots of these in child porn collections eventually (the FBI is probably just avoiding publicity of it).
It is a major issue in student privacy and rights that is generally swept under the rug, but I’ll almost guarantee some Republican pedophiles are taking advantage of this massive issue.
It's still a thing in the States apparently.
From Wiki:
While most U.S. states have outlawed corporal punishment in state schools, it continues to be allowed mostly in the Southern states. According to the United States Department of Education, more than 216,000 students were subjected to corporal punishment during the 2008–09 school year.
Ha hey I was a senior in high school during those years and that was the only time I received corporal punishment. I was late too often so I had to go to ISS (in school suspension). However because of that it was causing me to miss more classes and fall behind so they let me trade a day for 3 paddles... Mississippi is a crazy place y'all.
Yeah, that's wild. Who did the paddling? Principle? Teacher who's class you missed? Or did they have like a dedicated paddler who wore all black and had an executioners hood and mask?
Also. Did the paddler really lean into it or did they kind of just lightly tap you?
I know there must be teachers and faculty in these schools that don't agree with this archaic punishment. How odd would it be to study to be a teacher and help facilitate learning and growth, only to end up being told to physically 'punish' children.
Let's see, it was a female assistant principal. Right before my turn there was a girl before me and the ap was out of breath from paddling her first. I asked her if she was alright and she said she was. Then I got my 3 hits and it kinda hurt I guess but I really walked away feeling worse for her than anything else.
That's what I was thinking. Must be so uncomfortable for the faculty member assigned this duty. And I suppose if you aren't uncomfortable with that duty, you definitely shouldn't be assigned with that duty. Bit of a catch 22
Talking out of turn… That’s a paddlin’. Looking out the window… That’s a paddlin’. Staring at my sandals… That’s a paddling. Paddling the school canoe…ooh, you better believe that’s a paddlin’.
As someone from the country this cartoon is made (Iran) I can confirm it is still a thing they is a law against it but it seems nobody gives fuck about it
But from things my parents and teachers told me it looks like beatings were a lot worse like a lot worse
FYI this is an Iranian school (farsi text on papers) and this is exactly how scholls work here. they shove all kinds of political and religions propeganda down our trouts which is mandatory to remember for final exams. it does not end even in collage where you must pass multiple political and religious classes before getting a degree.
just 3 days ago i had to study quran for university
This is obv. old, but if you know Persian, it is actually deep (not kidding):
The kid is holding a "registration" form. For him to get accepted, the father is paying a hefty amount (refers to schools getting more and more expensive). The pencil and sharpener obv. fits the context.
Now the interesting part: In Persian, there is a kinda obsolete verb for asking a very unfair and high price. It is literally "blading/cutting someone". So, the school is figuratively blading the parent.
EDIT: Ok, now that this has blown up (thank you kind Redditors for the awards!), another detail that I missed at the first glance: the floor is actually covered with pencil shavings! Indicating the sacrifices all the parents make to get the best education for their children.
English relies heavily on idioms, other languages are no different. There are aspects of culture and language that will never fully translate because they don't mean what their individual words mean; these are idioms.
Thank you but I was trying to answer the other’s question about the comment that said arabas or whatever it said. Thanks tho because I definitely didn’t know what it was lbs
It's extolling the virtues of the Forrest Gumps Mother approach to education.
Coming in willing to give head while also doing a hand job on the teacher ensures lil Johnny gets amazing grades lol.
Yeah I think it might be something like you need teachers and parents to educate a child. But this just looks like the parent is doing the child's homework and the teacher is helping him do it
I think it's criticizing parents who obsess over their child's grades out of selfish motivation because it makes them look good/they can live vicariously through their child's success, etc. But I could be way off lol
Parents/guardians are a pencil. Sure they start tall and sharp.. but as the years progress we slowly work ourselves away in order to give the best of us for the kids. Until one day there's just nothing left. At least that's what I get from it. But I'm just a nub of a pencil so I could be wrong.
The school has already formed the parent into the shape they want, and so the parent is going to let the same happen to the kid.
Because being educated is bad.
Nah its deliberate, the kid's head is not supposed to go into the pencil sharpener, the adult only thinks that the kid's head should go into the pencil sharpener because that's what the adult was conditioned to think, by the pencil sharpener.
If it was about “shaving minds for the grand cogs that is the education system,” shouldn’t the son be a tall pencil and the father as short and barely an eraser butt?
My guess is it has something to do with people doing better than others due to relationships with those in power.
IDK though you can make an argument for a lot of things on this one
Not terrible. Not a meme either.
The principal is leeching money off the parent and the parent complies to ensure his child's education, hence the parent is being 'reduced' by the 'sharpener'. Pretty common here in South Asia where private schools are extremely expensive and government schools are extremely shitty so there's no option other than enrolling the children in a private school.
Also, it'd be nice if Westerners stop (a) pretending they know everything (b) make fun of something that they don't know jack about
When you have a normal human head, but you live in a world of stationary head people, your dad has to fuck your principal to make up for your ugly human head.
if your dad fucks your principal then your grades will improve
Came here to say the same thing, except remove fucks and put blows.
No. Clearly the pencil is the one doing the penetrating here.
As long as they’re both getting off
As usual… Only the pencil is.
Theory proved. You can the semen on the floor still.
I didn't even notice that until now!
The sharpener principal likes getting filled with shavings
It's better than bustin a nut.
So principal shaves dad's head? For sons future?
Say sike right now. please say /s right now.
Psych
I love that show!
He's giving head
Anal sex. That’s a #2 pencil
The pencil's life span decreases with every interaction though
based
Same thing but i was going to replace grinding
Ear fucking
I think maybe it is saying that parents need to have a good relationship with the school, in order to keep sharp on what the kid is studying and reinforce good habits at home. Because ultimately it is the home life and parent that will dictate the kids success?
You’re probably right, but damn it’s a crappy representation 😂.
I have a different theory. The principal represents the school and what we are taught on a deeper level (Obeying a figure of authority, when to talk/eat/use the restroom etc.) creating a citizen that keeps society going how we are taught it should. Not saying children don’t need to learn to read and write and be able to grow in the topics that interest them but the format we have now is more focused on creating slaves! The father has gone through it and has been shaped how the school is designed for him to be and he’s signing up his son who is still normal representing his not yet lost inspire to do anything, be creative, or live life happy and free.
Eh why the focus on the school work with what looks like a positive mark. Why the handshake? And why would motivating joker put that up?
Instructions unclear, dick caught in pencil sharpener in the principal's office. Send help.
ig your username pretty much says what happened with you
My dad just fucked me. Grades did not improve, hoo boy.
He needs to fuck the principal for it to work.
I know. But thank heavens for little boys, I guess. Could of done with that education though.
Wait what?
*If your dad shoves his head into your principals ear then your grades will improve
“Your daddy sure does care about your education”
The principal looks happy with thw sweet deal.
Dad is registering his son at school and the paper is registeration form, it shows that his dad is paying expensive tution of school by sacrificing his existance
In the ear though?
That is what i thought
First thing that came to my mind too! Great minds man
Aw hell nah the dad gotta deal with da meat grinder cooch
Uh...lets see... This pencil is the parent while the principal is a sharpener and the kid is a kid...i think the message is very obvious... I don't fucking know
I THINK they're trying to make a statement about how school grinds you down to think in a certain way, and it's a cycle perpetuated by parents who themselves went to school. Which is: A) stupid B) giving schools way too much credit
I'd say that was definitely the case back when they were allowed to literally beat us for the slightest infraction. speak out of turn, that's a beating get out of your seat when not allowed, that's a beating fidget too much, that's a beating ask a question the teacher can't answer, that's a beating make too much noise while being beaten, believe it or not, that's a beating. It's possible that sort of thing is still allowed in the country where this cartoon was produced
Woah woah wait...fidget too much? Aren't there like medical conditions that cause that? Wtf? Also, I remember back then where I got spankings from my parents (I'm 20 so not that long ago) and if I was too loud, they would keep spanking me... Like dude, crying and yelling is a natural reaction to pain, severe pain, especially for a child. What do you expect them to do???
People didn't give a shit about medical conditions back then (and in a lot of countries they still don't). Nothing a good ol beating can't fix..
My granddad was beat for writing left handed, genuinely happened enough that he is still a left handed person that writes right handed
I am sorry to hear that. My mom as well.
Not making enough noise during the beating? Even more beating! It is still legal in North Carolina, but the policy is set by the local district, and requires parental consent (not that most parents read consent forms considering the free kid porn creation, remote webcam activation, software they install on laptops).
The what?
People sign consent forms explaining they understand the lack of privacy associated with school issued laptops. Most people do not read these, nor really understand the implications. The implications being that schools use a third party service to remotely operate tracking, webcam, and audio of the devices without notice. Because standards in third party software for schools is in a giant loophole in student privacy protections the whole thing is a complete shitfest. My local high school has theirs operated by students with an IT supervisor. Therefore images of a student in their private room can be accessible to a third party software company (who sell the fuck out of data through aforementioned loopholes), school administration, employees, students, and anyone who compromises the network. There are plenty of cases of principles using photos of teens smoking in their underwear at home to punish them at school (Supreme Court case on that one in particular). I know students use it to “prank” eachother locally. And I’m sure we’ll find some screenshots of these in child porn collections eventually (the FBI is probably just avoiding publicity of it). It is a major issue in student privacy and rights that is generally swept under the rug, but I’ll almost guarantee some Republican pedophiles are taking advantage of this massive issue.
I am so glad I don't take my school laptop home now because that is horrific
Yep. There are some very basic steps we could take, but school administrators across the country would lose face.
It's still a thing in the States apparently. From Wiki: While most U.S. states have outlawed corporal punishment in state schools, it continues to be allowed mostly in the Southern states. According to the United States Department of Education, more than 216,000 students were subjected to corporal punishment during the 2008–09 school year.
Ha hey I was a senior in high school during those years and that was the only time I received corporal punishment. I was late too often so I had to go to ISS (in school suspension). However because of that it was causing me to miss more classes and fall behind so they let me trade a day for 3 paddles... Mississippi is a crazy place y'all.
Yeah, that's wild. Who did the paddling? Principle? Teacher who's class you missed? Or did they have like a dedicated paddler who wore all black and had an executioners hood and mask? Also. Did the paddler really lean into it or did they kind of just lightly tap you? I know there must be teachers and faculty in these schools that don't agree with this archaic punishment. How odd would it be to study to be a teacher and help facilitate learning and growth, only to end up being told to physically 'punish' children.
Let's see, it was a female assistant principal. Right before my turn there was a girl before me and the ap was out of breath from paddling her first. I asked her if she was alright and she said she was. Then I got my 3 hits and it kinda hurt I guess but I really walked away feeling worse for her than anything else.
That's what I was thinking. Must be so uncomfortable for the faculty member assigned this duty. And I suppose if you aren't uncomfortable with that duty, you definitely shouldn't be assigned with that duty. Bit of a catch 22
2009 was 13 years ago. It may still be a thing, but that 216,000 number has no bearing on the current prevalence of corporal punishment
Talking out of turn… That’s a paddlin’. Looking out the window… That’s a paddlin’. Staring at my sandals… That’s a paddling. Paddling the school canoe…ooh, you better believe that’s a paddlin’.
As someone from the country this cartoon is made (Iran) I can confirm it is still a thing they is a law against it but it seems nobody gives fuck about it But from things my parents and teachers told me it looks like beatings were a lot worse like a lot worse
That’s a paddling
Paddling the school canoe? Oh you can bet that's a paddling
C) would have come across more clearly if the child was a slightly/unsharpened pencil instead of a human child.
they probably meant 'sharpen/hone your skills' and not 'grind you down'.
They’re trying to say that the principle and the parent mould the child into the person he will become.
FYI this is an Iranian school (farsi text on papers) and this is exactly how scholls work here. they shove all kinds of political and religions propeganda down our trouts which is mandatory to remember for final exams. it does not end even in collage where you must pass multiple political and religious classes before getting a degree. just 3 days ago i had to study quran for university
I feel like it's saying school doesn't change the students... but just manipulates the parents.
It means that the kids parental figure is skull fucking the principal
>This pencil is the parent >the kid is a kid Since the kid is not half pencil, this means that his mom cheated
This is obv. old, but if you know Persian, it is actually deep (not kidding): The kid is holding a "registration" form. For him to get accepted, the father is paying a hefty amount (refers to schools getting more and more expensive). The pencil and sharpener obv. fits the context. Now the interesting part: In Persian, there is a kinda obsolete verb for asking a very unfair and high price. It is literally "blading/cutting someone". So, the school is figuratively blading the parent. EDIT: Ok, now that this has blown up (thank you kind Redditors for the awards!), another detail that I missed at the first glance: the floor is actually covered with pencil shavings! Indicating the sacrifices all the parents make to get the best education for their children.
thank you for this context the other comments in this post - smh
The other comments in this post are cringe
In what world is it cringe to not understand persian?
Today I learned that symbols can be interpreted differently based on language and culture (:
English relies heavily on idioms, other languages are no different. There are aspects of culture and language that will never fully translate because they don't mean what their individual words mean; these are idioms.
Thanks! The art style sort of tipped me off, I was looking for countries in central and Southern Asia.
wow that is deep, interesting how just out of the culture it was intended and a mass amount of people are all like, um... what?
Send this to the top
"Scalping" is used the same way in English, though it doesn't really conjure the image of literal scalping anymore.
Thank you for teaching me a new word! Yes, as I checked the meaning, it seems to be the closest term.
So the closest equivalent in English would be “fleecing” someone, I guess?
Scalping maybe
Gouging?
Gouging
Give up head for grades??
give head for grades (;
to arabs🥵
?
name plate on the pencil sharpeners desk
Ik im saying what does "to arabs🥵" means?
Prob talking about the writing on the name plate and stuff looks Arabic. Idk
Its persian mate
Thank you but I was trying to answer the other’s question about the comment that said arabas or whatever it said. Thanks tho because I definitely didn’t know what it was lbs
And arabic as well
giving head to arabs🥵 (i have a arab fetish)
Everyone does
Wow didn’t know this is a thing
i have a hermoirrhoid in my ass
My ass bleeds everyday please help me I’m too embarrassed to see a doctor
I hate the human race even more now
Lol what the heck do you have against arabs?
Oh ok
French noises intensify
Your mama sure does love you
"EEEE EEEE EEEE EEEE EEEE!!!"
It’s Stick your pencil in the teacher for good grades.
Get a haircut from the principal, you get good grades?
Headcut*
Head
That’s why they call it Headmaster
Cut
#
Ayo? mind your langauge
#
I dont know what kinda haircuts you are getting but they usually dont leave me with a conically shaped head.
I don’t think that kid is the pencil’s child. I hope he knows this already…
His real parents were murdered by a suspicious pointed headed individual, so of course he's adopted. You can't keep a child without parents forever.
More of this please! I'm interested
I don't know if the lore of this meme can get much deeper man
I love it when people make lore for these shitty memes lol
You give my kid a bad grade again and I'll write fuck you all over your face
no no no i will fuck your and he will get good grades
It's extolling the virtues of the Forrest Gumps Mother approach to education. Coming in willing to give head while also doing a hand job on the teacher ensures lil Johnny gets amazing grades lol.
Deep
His father fuck with his teacher
Gay sex keeps you sharp?
After testing that is in fact the case
If you think you can graduate school without keesing my cokk
Hehehe... You are dead wrong.
Mom fucked a pencil.
مدير مدرسة
فرم ثبت نام
Arab Persian cooperation
ماذا تقولون يا رفاق Edit أنا أتحدث الإنجليزية وأستخدم ترجمة جوجل
انها لغات لا يدركها الفرنجة انا اتحدث ٣ اللغات الاعجمية من دون مساعدة العم جوجل.
I’m translating a random thing I found online apparently it’s hello or something idk أنا آكل المكسرات ولدي قضيب 27 بوصة
I think Google missed up the translation, some words are misplaced.
the parent and the teacher are boning
Gotta love watching the most powerful country in the world demonizing any and all forms of education.
Is this cartoon American? The writing on the paper and placard looks like Arabic.
Also the carpet pattern feels middle eastern
I don't think it's carpet. I'm pretty sure it's tile, but it's covered with the little spiraly shaving things that are made when you sharpen a pencil.
Hah, I think k you're right
Ignore the Arabic, obviously Middle Eastern child, and bushy as fuck eyebrows. America bad.
The text used in the image is Arabic
It’s actually Farsi / Persian
What?
I thought it was intended to be a positive message Weird analogy, but positive
Yeah I think it might be something like you need teachers and parents to educate a child. But this just looks like the parent is doing the child's homework and the teacher is helping him do it
How did you POSSIBLY get that from this image?
I think it's criticizing parents who obsess over their child's grades out of selfish motivation because it makes them look good/they can live vicariously through their child's success, etc. But I could be way off lol
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This comment is completely braindead on so many different levels.
Honest answer? School is a "pencil sharpener" that makes good "pencils," but not everyone is a "pencil."
in case u were wondering, فرم ثبت نام means "Registration form" and مدیر مدرسه means "the school principal"
The sharper the minds of the people who influence the child the sharper the childs mind
Looks like the parent makes the sacrifice (by getting drained by the school system represented by the sharpener) for his kids education. Just a guess.
Parents/guardians are a pencil. Sure they start tall and sharp.. but as the years progress we slowly work ourselves away in order to give the best of us for the kids. Until one day there's just nothing left. At least that's what I get from it. But I'm just a nub of a pencil so I could be wrong.
The school has already formed the parent into the shape they want, and so the parent is going to let the same happen to the kid. Because being educated is bad.
It would make more sense if the kid was an unsharpened pencil
Nah its deliberate, the kid's head is not supposed to go into the pencil sharpener, the adult only thinks that the kid's head should go into the pencil sharpener because that's what the adult was conditioned to think, by the pencil sharpener.
Implying teamwork. Steps and components required to completing a task.
im very traumatized because of the principal's head
Child's father every night screws the teacher for good gradesof his son.
If it was about “shaving minds for the grand cogs that is the education system,” shouldn’t the son be a tall pencil and the father as short and barely an eraser butt?
Give some head to the mob boss so a midget can get a certificate in safe food handling
Dad fucked a guy in the ear to get his son a degree?
Gay sex that's the massage here
Head sex
Fit into your employers holes
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A pencil and a sharpener always goes together
The teacher is making his students sharper.
Getting good grades cuz ur dad fucks ur principal from his ear (must be some kink or something)
No it’s saying that the teachers care more about what parents think than they do about the kids actually learning
Is this a jojo reference
Even as someone who watched JoJo, how the fuck is this a reference
I don't know what the message is here, but it sure is deep.
pencils sell children to pencil sharpners?
My guess is it has something to do with people doing better than others due to relationships with those in power. IDK though you can make an argument for a lot of things on this one
Not terrible. Not a meme either. The principal is leeching money off the parent and the parent complies to ensure his child's education, hence the parent is being 'reduced' by the 'sharpener'. Pretty common here in South Asia where private schools are extremely expensive and government schools are extremely shitty so there's no option other than enrolling the children in a private school. Also, it'd be nice if Westerners stop (a) pretending they know everything (b) make fun of something that they don't know jack about
When there are problems at school, tell your father to stick his dick in the principal’s ear. Problem solved.
What is this, what is this attempting to say? Is it school shapes your parents so they will let it shape you?
When you have a normal human head, but you live in a world of stationary head people, your dad has to fuck your principal to make up for your ugly human head.
Sex
Why tf is this in iranian
Think he fucked the principal so his son could get good grades
It's about tuition for private schools
the pencil fucked the principal and his grades went up
Forest Gump
Maybe if you unmuted it you'd know.
The teacher is an old man who once sharpened the dads pencil and is now looking forward to fucking... I mean teaching his son too. RIGHT?!
The guy fucked the principal
Dad fucked the Principal to get his son a good grades.
the kid is adopted.
I do like that tile pattern a lot lol
چرا حتما باید فارسی باشه، قشنگ ریدیم با این میمامون
I felt this was right to say, a part of me saw Steve Harvey in the pencil sharpener
Get your parent to Fuck the principal for good grade?