So what were they learning in those 15-30 days they missed? How to be properly bullied (as demonstrated most likely by a teacher or principal)? Oh, maybe they missed a very important lesson in how to form cliques and alienate other students… yeah because I'd hate for them to miss out on learning that one – they'll need that their whole life. Did they miss a very important lecture entitled "sit quietly at your desk; teacher has a hangover"? Or maybe they missed out on the week where the class reads one of the many disturbing and potentially traumatizing 'classic' novels that the public education system crams down their throats. Or was it a history test based on weeks of learning misinformation that glorifies the deeds of men who actually stole all of their ideas from other people (Thomas Edison, among many many others – Seriously, look it up) – But of course, schools are too lazy or ironically ignorant to give any real facts, teach any real knowledge, or even bother to research the crap they spew.

I would think that "Geeks are Sexy" of all groups would pride itself in knowing all of this rather than regurgitating something some whiny teachers posted because they were being jerks and didn't want to have to do their freaking jobs. If missing 15 days means that they can't educate you in whatever subject you are learning that semester, then they aren't very good teachers.