23 Memes for Teachers Barely Holding It Together Until Summer Break

My mom is an elementary school teacher, and I grew up hearing the craziest stories about students in school. From the most bizarre student names you’ve ever heard to the silliest questions asked in class to the wildest recess debacles, there was never a dull moment in my mom’s teaching career. As a teacher, your …
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Lazy student refuses to participate in group project, cries to teacher when he gets an F: ‘[He] tried to blame us for him not participating’

We’ve all been in situations where one person in a group is not pulling their weight. This happens in every corner of life, whether it be someone at your job doing a lot more talking than working or at school where one of the kids expects every other kid in their group project to cover …
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29 Memes for Teachers Counting Down the Lesson Plans Until Summer Break

Attention, teachers! You have made it through the chaos of the first week of classes, the holiday rush, and spring break. Now, the countdown to summer has begun. You’re almost there, so keep your spirits up! The weather is getting warmer, recess is getting longer, and lesson plans are getting easier. The end of the …
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High School Teachers Go Viral for Sharing ‘Mean Things’ Their Gen Z Students Have Actually Said to Them

«A kid looked me de@d in the eyes and said, ‘It makes sense why you’re not married.’…» 

‘They swiftly came to his defense’: Teachers Discuss Wholesome Trends Seen Among Gen Z Students in Heartwarming Thread

Everyone loves to hate on Gen Z. ‘They’re always on their phones. They don’t pay attention. They have no work ethic!’ are just some of the things I hear. Say what you will about Gen Z, but they have the courage that many of us could only dream of having. They embrace diversity, inclusivity, and …
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Boyfriend who peaked in high school gets offended that nerdy girlfriend didn’t know who he was in high school: ‘Nobody had time to think about popular kids’

I went to one of those public high schools where the nerds were as vicious, if not more vicious, than the popular kids. They weren’t throwing tampons or pouring pig blood on each other, but they were ferociously competing against each other to be the most highly-ranked students in the school. At a school with …
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‘It is not your sister’s fault that she is accomplished’: Envious sister lashes out at ‘golden child’ sibling for not being celebrated equally

I was an only child, so I never had the pleasure of being compared to my sibling. This didn’t stop my parents from comparing me to their friend’s kids, so I know how real the pang of comparison is. Everyone has their own talents, and some of them are more easily discovered earlier in life. …
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‘The other staff are also in school’: Boss schedules 15-year-old worker during school hours, makes the teen find a cover

There’s nothing more dehumanizing than being a teenage worker at an exploitative business. It’s a pretty good rule of thumb that if an establishment is regularly hiring 15 and 16-year-olds, it’s probably not the most ethical business in the world. It’s so much easier for bosses to take advantage of teenagers who’ve never worked anywhere …
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‘Square dancing’: Former students share the most useless things they learned in school

When it comes down to it, much of the information we learn in school does not pertain to our everyday lives. Sure, maybe the skills I learned in English class are pertinent to my current career, but I’m not thinking about the contents of my Chemistry or Physics classes regularly in my adult life.  To …
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‘No food for you!’: Clever Lunch Lady Settles Score With P.E Teacher That Forced Students To Run Cross Country on Hottest Day of The Year

One should carefully weigh all the elements involved before engaging in a fight or any kind of dispute. Put another way, it is essential that you study your rivals and determine the benefits and drawbacks of each strategy so that you can outwit and outmaneuver them before they know it. The story that unfolds is …
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