7th Grade Teacher Shares The Struggles of Teaching Kids on a 4th Grade Level

I don’t think it’s controversial to say that public education in America is struggling right now. People often cite a recent major historical event of this decade as the cause of students falling behind. It’s clear that the past few years have only exacerbated an existing educational problem that’s only worsening.  Everybody has a different …
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High School Spends Thousands of Dollars in Grant Money on Locking Up Student’s Cell Phones For The Entire School Day

I went to high school in the age of smartphones. When I entered the 9th grade, I entered with a purple slide phone in my backpack. After the first three weeks of school, it became abundantly clear that I needed to get an iPhone as soon as possible; not because of the social stigma of …
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High School Spends Thousands of Dollars of Grant Money on Locking Up Student’s Cell Phones For The Entire School Day

I went to high school in the age of smartphones. When I entered the 9th grade, I entered with a purple slide phone in my backpack. After the first three weeks of school, it became abundantly clear that I needed to get an iPhone as soon as possible; not because of the social stigma of …
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Teachers Share Student Names That Correlate With Bad Behavior

I still remember the names of the problem children from my elementary school. There was this kid named Parker who, in the middle of my 3rd-grade teacher talking about math, asked her if there was a guy inside of mascot costumes. I think he knew there was indeed some guy or lady inside of all …
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Teacher Who Loses Her Cool In Front of Bullying Students Gets Support By Educators and the Former-Bullied

When you’re young and in school you think your teachers are the end all be all authority of your day. The come in second to your parents/ legal guardians, but they are the masters of your society. So when you see one losing their cool, it is pretty jarring. As a kid, you don’t understand …
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Mother Grounds Her Kid for Six Months After They Break a Vase

Back when I was in my tween years, the one sentence that struck me with a deafening blow was, ‘You’re grounded’. Fair, I was grounded for 2 weeks, not 6 months, like this person, u/DwarfyMorphy. You would think that being a decent mom would not be too hard, but apparently, some people’s brains work super …
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34 Back to School Memes for Teachers Who Already Need a Break From Their Class

You’ve been dreading this week for months now. Ever since the bell rang and school was out for summer, the dark cloud of the next school year has been following you around. Although it was easy to ignore in the early months of summer when you recuperating, hitting the pool, and slamming margaritas, it seems …
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30 Teacher Memes To Help Survive The First Day of School

When I was a kid, the first day of school was such an exciting time. You’d meet your new teachers, see your new classroom, and, best of all, you wouldn’t have to jump straight into lessons. You got to enjoy the sweet embrace of syllabus day. Once all of the initial jitters were out, you …
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Teacher Shocks Fellow Educators After Saying Her Coworkers Aren’t «Her Family»

Some workplaces are really good at getting employees emotionally close to one another. Sometimes that’s caused by hiring super-friendly people who will make friends everywhere they go. Other times, it’s boosted by a bunch of employees who don’t have any other friends outside of work, so they rely heavily on going to the office to …
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Teachers Share The Funniest Ways Their Students Have Roasted Them

Kids do not treat their teachers well. That’s such a well-known fact I don’t even think it’s fair to call it a «cold take.» When I was a teen, I was very sneaky about how I would resist the tyrannous will of my teachers. Me and my friend Brooks put a stink bomb in our …
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