Historic detention cell

Detention (or Retention in some Australian schools) is a form of punishment used in schools, where a student is required to spend extra time in school. A detention usually takes place during a period after the end of the school. However, other times may also be used such as before the school day, weekend (ususally for more severe infractions), and breaks in the school day, such as lunch. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2136x2848, 478 KB) Description: Göttingen, University Karzer (arrest cell for students), in the Aula at Wilhelmsplatz Author: Thangmar, photo taken myself, 06. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2136x2848, 478 KB) Description: Göttingen, University Karzer (arrest cell for students), in the Aula at Wilhelmsplatz Author: Thangmar, photo taken myself, 06. ... Schools generally employ a hierarchy of punishments for infractions of rules. ... Week End The weekend is a part of the week lasting one or two days in which most paid workers do not work. ...

A detention is typically carried out in a room that offers no amenities for pleasure, so that students serving detention will have no outlet to distract. The students are usually monitored by a teacher, and may be required to either bring homework, sit quietly, or perform some punitive or non-punitive task. Such tasks may take the form of housekeeping, such as clapping blackboard erasers or picking up rubbish; academic such as writing an essay or answering questions, or drawing. Look up Pleasure in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Housekeeping is the maintenance of a clean environment, usually in a house, but it also applies to industrial, commercial, and institutional settings. ... Plato is credited with the inception of academia: the body of knowledge, its development and transmission across generations. ...

Detention is usually considered to be one of the milder punishments available to a school. Multiple detentions may be given as for more severe offences. However, if detention fails to cure the student's need for misbehaviour, harsh punishments such as suspension, or expulsion may be used. Suspension is mandatory leave assigned to a student as a form of punishment that can last anywhere from one day to several weeks during which time the student cannot attend school. ... The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ...

Pop culture references

There are numerous numbers of pop culture references to the practice of detention. For example, the opening credits to The Simpsons depicts Bart Simpson in detention, repeatedly writing some ironic phrase along the lines of "I will not instigate revolution", "I do not have diplomatic immunity", or "I will not waste chalk" (see chalkboard gag). Popular culture, or pop culture, is the vernacular (peoples) culture that prevails in a modern society. ... Simpsons redirects here. ... For the comic book series of the same name, see Bart Simpson comics. ... For other uses, see Revolution (disambiguation). ... This does not cite any references or sources. ... The Needles, situated on the Isle Of Wight, are part of the extensive Southern England Chalk Formation. ... Bart writes The Pledge of Allegiance does not end with Hail Satan The chalkboard gag is a running visual joke that occurs during the opening credits of many episodes of The Simpsons. ...

Detention was also the name of an animated series that had a brief run on the Kids' WB in 1999 and 2000. The series portrayed a group of misfit middle-schoolers who were constantly in detention, scheming to overcome the obstacles that said condition presented. The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... An animated series or cartoon series is a television series produced by means of animation. ... Kids WB is the Saturday morning cartoon block of The CW Television Networks weekend programming. ... This article is about the year. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... Middle school (also known as intermediate school or junior high school) covers a period of education that straddles primary/elementary education and secondary education, serving as a bridge between the two. ...

The movie The Breakfast Club revolves around five students bonding during a day in detention. The movie Some Kind of Wonderful features a significant detention twist — a student intentionally misbehaves in order to be placed in detention with the girl of his dreams — but later learns that she has managed to talk her way out of the punishment. However, the student ends up befriending the dangerous-looking derelicts who are regularly on detention, and they ultimately help him out in his moment of greatest need. In the movie High School Musical, the students that did the infraction were required to do housekeeping tasks that is involved with the latest drama production, which would be the musical. The Breakfast Club is a 1985 teen film widely considered as the definitive work in the genre. ... Some Kind of Wonderful is a 1987 film which stars Eric Stoltz, Lea Thompson, and Mary Stuart Masterson. ... For other uses, see High School Musical (disambiguation). ...