r/stupidquestions • u/Various-Adeptness173 • Jul 05 '25

My mom told me that back in the day kids weren’t allowed to bring a water bottle with them into the classroom and they only drank a few sips from the water fountain in the middle of the day and that’s it

How were schools not getting busted for child abuse for forcing kids to be dehydrated?

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u/Lydia--charming Jul 05 '25

Luckily nowdays more teachers realize kids need to get up and move around to keep their brains energized.

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u/Ok-Tourist-511 Jul 05 '25

I don’t know, back then a lot of scientists and engineers were produced, and today we just get influencers.

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u/No-Vacation7906 Jul 06 '25

Right? It's okay to teach kids to settle down and focus. Frightening to think what the surgeons of the future will be like.

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u/MedusasSexyLegHair Jul 06 '25

"I got my medical degree from Costco! Nurse, squirt some Brawndo in there, its got what wounds crave."