Kids: Today, I was reading a picture storybook to a kindergarten kid....

By thebiteof87 - 22/07/2015 06:32 - Australia - Melbourne

Today, I was reading a picture storybook to a kindergarten kid. She could pronounce more words than me, and corrected me. I'm about triple her age. FML

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By Noname - 10/03/2009 15:46 - United States

Today, the kids I teach informed me that I had spelled my name incorrectly on the board. I looked at it and assured them that I had spelled it correctly. I'm 22 and a graduate student, they're six and mentally challenged. Guess who was right? FML

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By Lesley - 17/02/2009 01:11 - United Kingdom

Today, while at work I was reading "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" to me class of 5 year olds. I got near the end of the book and said "Look at the big fat caterpillar" to which one of my pupils replied "Just like you, Miss!" FML

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By Nanny - 30/04/2009 17:42 - United States

Today, I was babysitting a 4 year-old with a speech impediment. I asked her, "Do you got your bag?" And she said, "No. I have my bag. Babies say got. I'm a big girl." I am 20 years old and in the honors program in my college. I was corrected by a 4 year-old with a speech impediment. FML

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By Talkingbeforethinking - 16/03/2019 18:00

Today in class I accidentally called my teacher very old and almost dead. As we were discussing a book I said that the book character is very old and close to death since it fitted to the context. Turns out this character is one year younger than my teacher and she wasn't amused. FML

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Hey! Teachers! Leave those kids alone!

By Anonymous - 24/09/2021 13:58

Today, while grading my kindergarteners' spelling tests, one kid spelled all the words wrong, including his name. FML

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By Anonymous - 19/01/2016 01:46 - United States - Encino

Today, a friend told me that when I read, I make all the expressions the characters in the book are making. Apparently, I have been doing this since I was a kid, and no one ever told me. FML

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By anon - 25/09/2014 05:48 - United States - Germantown

Today, I have learned a lot of "big" words from reading so much, but can actually only pronounce about half of them correctly. FML

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By csc4lyfe09 - 03/03/2010 00:00 - United States

Today, while at my tutoring job, a middle school kid couldn't find a word in the online dictionary. I told him he could check a regular paperback dictionary. His response was, "That's what you did in your day. That's not what we do in our day." I'm only 19. FML

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By englishfail - 15/01/2010 17:39 - United States

Today, I was teaching a class and my student pointed out that I used the wrong "your" while writing on the board. FML

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Pure evil

By PiaNO - 10/11/2009 21:41 - United Kingdom

Today, I was teaching a ten year old how to play piano. Halfway through the lesson, she made a minor mistake, which, trying to be a good tutor, I corrected her. She smiled up at me, paused, then slammed the key cover down onto my fingers. FML

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TheHinduHomie 12

Wednesday 22 July 2015 17:51

An education might be in order.

Lilkat39 5

Wednesday 22 July 2015 17:54

You need to go back to school. Right now.

Comments

Talis99 26

Wednesday 22 July 2015 18:13

That's actually quite sad.

MagnusDeus 24

Wednesday 22 July 2015 18:14

I could totally understand this FML if English isn't your first language. But if it is, see the above comments.

onlychildFTW 33

Wednesday 22 July 2015 18:44

What if they have a learning disability? Something like dyslexia. Those things do exist and are real.

BathroomGlasses 7

Wednesday 22 July 2015 20:58

They should have said that then.

omid379 14

Wednesday 22 July 2015 18:16

You should keep going to that kindergarten. Not as a teacher!

Kog_fml 4

Wednesday 22 July 2015 18:18

learn better english mexicant

Teyros 24

Wednesday 22 July 2015 18:19

It's alright OP, some kids are pretty bright

booty_sniper 10

Wednesday 22 July 2015 18:20

It's not a big deal. Learning how to read is overrated anyways

ratboy07 10

Thursday 23 July 2015 23:13

Wtf

JonBall 17

Wednesday 22 July 2015 18:21

When I was in school, kindergarten was between ages 4-5 so you're between 12-15 . . . Just pay attention in class and you should be fine

ribx 16

Thursday 23 July 2015 1:33

Unless they have terrible maths as well as pronunciation...

RedPillSucks 31

Wednesday 22 July 2015 18:22

git oof FML n go red a buk

chy_fml 22

Wednesday 22 July 2015 18:32

You will not be a good contestant for are you smarter than a kindergartner

mergeterge 24

Wednesday 22 July 2015 18:34

Why are people voting that they deserved it? Am I the only person who has friends and loved ones who have dyslexia? It's a very frustrating disorder. I could be wrong, but I assumed OP might have it as well.

EsDeeCee 12

Wednesday 22 July 2015 21:12

It's Kindergarden. Maybe if it was eighth grade or something people wouldn't YDI

MRSwick2525 23

Thursday 23 July 2015 0:28

@64 do you think that it just pops up out of the blue one day? I have a issues with numbers. I read them and write them starting with the last number and to the first number. When I was in kindergarten I had no idea it was wrong to read it and write it in that way. it was not until middleschool that I told someone about it.