DH pulled an incredible stunt (well, it's legendary, actually, at his high school alma mater) in HS biology.
It involved ramen noodles a lot of saran wrap, and a fetal pig for dissection, let's just say.
He got a three-day suspension and a stern lecture from the biology teacher who felt the need to impress upon him (and his parents) the fact that "school is for LEARNING, not for amusing yourself."
He also earned a B in the class for the stunt. He still has a shocking lack of contrition over it, I must say, claiming that it was the most interesting thing that ever happened in that particular classroom. LOL.
My MIL also tells the story about my DH's third grade teacher gently preparing her for the reality that "a child like {DH} may, with patience and time, be able to... do simple consumer math. Probably will need some assistance balancing a checkbook for a while, but can eventually learn those skills."
(My DH has a PhD in physical chemistry, by the way-- at least half of his graduate work was in advanced mathematics and theoretical physics.) In other words, he was bored and uncooperative and the teacher didn't even notice.
