Kids: Martha Lucy Queen Jr.

Martha Lucy Queen Jr.

By Teacher - 26/02/2017 04:00 - United States - Phoenix

Today, I asked students to identify a woman that made a difference in history. I got several people answering Martin Luther King Jr. These are 9th graders. FML

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By Anonymous - 19/04/2022 16:00

Today, my daughter actually asked me who Martin Luther king Jr was. This girl, this African American daughter of mine, with full access to the internet, who has completed a college education, doesn’t know who one of the most important black men in history is. I need to lie down. FML

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By Sydney - 15/01/2013 23:16 - United States - Houston

Today, I told my mom we get Monday off due to Martin Luther King Jr. day. She then insisted that I had to go to school because that is "only for black people." FML

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By Anonymous - 02/04/2014 11:30 - Australia - Maribyrnong

Today, my students all handed in their 1,000 word papers. The assignment was for them to write about a strong, benevolent leader who influenced the world. Around half of the papers were about Hitler. FML

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By Huedadaa - 19/10/2013 00:05 - France - Cauffry

Today, I asked my students to buy a copy of Anne Frank's diary for an assignment. One of them asked me in all seriousness who wrote it. FML

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By daddy'sgirl - 21/06/2012 04:11 - United States - Memphis

Today, I was lecturing my high school students on the importance of a good education. I pointed out the janitor in the hall and told them if they didn't stay in school, they'd end up like him. Then one of my students raised her hand and reminded me that the janitor I pointed to was her dad. FML

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By Anonymous - 17/07/2020 02:01

Today, I was doing my job and trying to teach a lazy bunch of 16-year-olds. A girl entered the room just 15 minutes before class ended, so I snapped, "Someone had better have died for you to be this late!" She immediately burst into tears. Turns out, someone had. FML

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By Dsark - 19/02/2014 05:12 - United States - San Diego

Today, during a lecture, my teacher jokingly talked about the time he was best buds with George Washington. Another student then asked, "Really? You knew him?" I'm in an advanced placement U.S. history class. FML

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By speedster - 24/06/2021 06:01 - United States

Today, I asked my science teacher if he'd had my mom when she went to my high school. He took one look at me, glared, and said, "Oh yeah, I remember HER." I have that class every day the rest of the year. Thanks a lot, Mom. FML

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By yeetyeet - 09/03/2019 22:00 - United States - Whitehall

Today, we were taking a bio quiz and I understood the subject, so the people sitting behind me asked me to help them out. Being a kind fellow classmate, I did. When the teacher got suspicious, she asked the class, "How are all of you getting the same answers?" everyone pointed directly at me. FML

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By advanced history teacher - 27/04/2015 04:58 - United States - Phoenix

Today, I asked my class to name some West African countries. Several of them thought Ebola was a country. I teach an AP history class. FML

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Sunday 26 February 2017 14:13

Would Coretta Scott King have been an okay answer? As the saying goes. "Behind every successful man is a great woman".

jcash52426 5

Sunday 26 February 2017 12:57

I didn't know MLKJ was transgender.

Comments

RichardPencil 30

Sunday 26 February 2017 16:29

Was this a quiz or a test? If so, you can give them all zeroes for cheating. When idiots cheat from idiots, it's very obvious.

smuntyfasola 0

Sunday 26 February 2017 17:05

You should realise by now, that most kids my age now just really don't care anymore. They say whatever first pops up in their tiny mind.

xx000o 27

Sunday 26 February 2017 17:12

Ask a 12th grader the same question and you will probably get the same answer.

Colon_Man 17

Sunday 26 February 2017 17:51

"Oh. Oh. I know; Martina Luther King!"

acmariner99 25

Sunday 26 February 2017 19:17

American education at its finest ladies and gentlemen

ShotaSammy 17

Sunday 26 February 2017 20:17

Come on children its not hard. Sally ride, amelia ergart, the lady who did all of the code to get us to the moon, rosa parks. There are so many, except youre 1 answer

bananarama619 3

Monday 27 February 2017 5:27

I love that one of your examples is a typo followed by one that amounts to 'someone who did something good but I don't know their name'. Well done. Maybe you should get EnvyMe33 to show you where the library is.

OhPuhleeze 23

Sunday 26 February 2017 20:44

One child has risen above gender. A great person is a a great person. The others did not know shit and copied. FYL for poor invigilation, YDI.

trumpet27 1

Sunday 26 February 2017 22:11

Freshmen. I remember when I was one last year. Don't worry. I am a sophomore, and the good news is teenagers mature by their sophomore year. The bad news is, not everyone makes this change. Good luck.