Writing lines is frequently satirised in popular culture as "a symbol of futile, old-fashioned, one-size-fits-all schoolhouse discipline", as in the chalkboard gag seen at the beginning of many episodes of The Simpsons, where Bart Simpson writes lines on a chalkboard as a punishment.
Writing lines is often depicted as a symbol of outdated and inflexible school discipline, particularly in popular media like The Simpsons, which satirizes this practice.