Just discovered this group. You are my people. I have so many stories I could tell. Malicious compliance has been my life’s work.

Perhaps my first ever comes from my AP US History class circa 2008. This was the very first ever AP US History class at the school and so it was a bit of a pilot program. The teacher, Mr.K, was a favorite of most students in the school...but as I would learn always seemed to have trouble with one specific kid every year. Here is where I come in.

I took the class, not because I needed it, but because I had a hole in my schedule and couldn’t take another study period. I’m a big history buff and had a feeling it would be a breeze. It was. In his class I never took notes. 1. Because I didn’t need to, it was almost all stuff I already knew (not a smart brag, should see me in math. Ick.) 2. I learn better as an active listener when I take notes I’m more focused on writing than learning.

One day he says something off the cuff like “OP am I boring you? Or do you think you know everything”. He didn’t expect me to answer with the latter but it got a chuckle. Move on to a few days later and he asks me to stay after class. Apparently I was disrespecting him by not taking notes. I explained my situation. I’m on the debate team I get a lot of practice in learning by listening stuff like that. He huffs and tells me I need to take the class more seriously. It’s worth noting I had a perfect score in the class several weeks in.

The next day I show up and do my usual thing. Sit and listen. No notes. He tells me to go to the office and wait for him after class. A whole thing happened there and naturally the VP just says “is it that hard to just write some stuff down to make him happy”

Alright. Yeah. I can do that. It’s Friday so I have the weekend to plan. I show up to his class on Monday and sit in the very front up against the side wall and hide my Malicious Compliance props beside the desk...the biggest memo pad the office supple store had (4ftx2.5ft approx) and a pen that I constructed that came out to be around 4ft long as well.

He starts the class shoots me a dirty look, turns to write on the white board, I whip em out, and the entire class erupts in laughter. He turns to see me dead pan ready to take notes. “OP what the hell is that”. “It’s my notepad Mr.K, I’m ready to take this class seriously, what was that you were just about to say about the invention of the assembly line”

Got kicked out again. This time talked to the principal. He laughed. Asked if I thought I could pass the AP test without the class. I said yes, and I was pulled from the class permanently and given and extra study hour. Ftr I did pass the test. Also worth noting that this teacher had earlier accused me of plagiarism, which flew back in his face as well.

TL;DR Teacher took offense to OP not taking notes in his class. Sent OP to vice principal. Next class OP showed up with a 4ft tall memo pad and 4ft long pen to take notes, sat in front of class, kicked out again.