[exodust]

Where did you get the idea it was "approved"?

Let's look at the facts...

1. His own engineering teacher "suggested that he not show the invention to other teachers." He should have listened, but...

2. During his English class the case made beeping noises. Not smart bringing it to English.

3. When questioned, he didn't explain what it was all about, and was described as playing "passive aggressive".

4. He calls it an "invention", but a digital clock in a case is not an invention. He's 14 years old, not 8. There's nothing inventive about it.

5. Admitted in the video he chose a "simple cable" to lock the case so it "wouldn't look threatening". So let's be clear, he did think about the possibility of it looking threatening, and his own teacher warned him about it.

Are the pieces coming together for you?

if he's smart, which apparently he is, then he should move on from clocks in cases to something that approaches an actual invention.

[slayed0]

"Ahmed, for his part, wanted to bring the clock to show an engineering teacher. Because it consisted of a board with a digital display and a tiger hologram on the front, the teacher recommended he hide it from the rest of the staff."

This statement implies there was a conversation with the teacher before bringing it in and that the teacher told him to bring it, but to not bring it out in other classes/in front of other teachers.

Your other points are not even worth replying to and border on trolling. You're upset that he didn't invent something new at 14? Building a homemade clock is too simple for his age and only 8 year olds should do it? This is one of the most insane posts I've ever seen on HN.