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By desperate - 05/10/2012 09:47 - Malta - Paola

Today, as an introduction to the history of China, I asked my APA World History class to write a 500 word essay on a historical Chinese person. Out of a class of 18, five of them were about Mulan. 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 Anonymous - 22/10/2023 05:00 - United States - Phoenix

Today, my new online college class about Asian and Pacific American studies is teaching us how to write mini essays, not how to include Asian and Pacific Americans. FML

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By Miguel - 20/08/2011 19:40 - United States

Today, in algebra, I took out my notebook. My Chinese teacher was so impressed with my "Chinese" writings on the cover that I'm now her "favorite student". Those "Chinese" symbols are actually Japanese, but I wanted someone to like me so badly that I didn't correct her. FML

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By effiestonem154 - 02/04/2013 21:14 - United States

Today, the Chinese student I've been teaching English to got on stage in front of hundreds of people to read her final essay. She ended with, "What a fucking day." I don't swear, and I no longer have a job. FML

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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 Asian - 07/02/2016 19:03 - United States - Clover

Today, I was asked to prove that I was Chinese by translating the phrase, "Ching chong ming chang ho". I'm not even Chinese. FML

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By englishornah - 23/04/2015 02:53 - United States - Somerset

Today, I asked my classmate to look over my essay. His comments were longer than the essay itself. FML

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By wahwah - 23/10/2009 06:51 - United States

Today, I had to complete a project for my course in Italian. We had to write a little paragraph about a friend. I had to make one up. FML

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By Anonymous - 09/09/2009 04:27 - United States

Today, I realized I forgot to write a 5000 word essay for my English class. I tried to be calm since I had until midnight to finish, and it was only 8pm. I typed for three hours straight,and finished the assignment. I read over the instruction again, and realized it only had to be 500 words. FML

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By Noname - 28/02/2009 20:57 - United States

Today, I got a 31% on a Chinese test at school. I moved here to New Jersey from China two months ago. FML

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koopatroopa222 2

Friday 5 October 2012 15:55

I bet a lot of them were about Jackie Chan as well

SerendipityRose 26

Friday 5 October 2012 15:56

See, I would have been more creative... Mine would have been about Mushu.

Comments

doctorhook86 24

Friday 5 October 2012 19:00

70: Your profile says not to take this FML stuff so seriously; why not take your own advice? Don't pick on FMyLife.com's favorite nun. ;)

Lucia_Malpense 14

Friday 5 October 2012 19:06

500 words? That's one short essay.

BossPathfinderGM 14

Friday 5 October 2012 19:10

94, there are few things in life quite so satisfying as using someone's own words to catch them in their own hypocrisy.

TheDrifter 23

Friday 5 October 2012 19:11

Well, at least they weren't extolling the virtues of chairman Mao.

Fisahgurl 1

Friday 5 October 2012 19:11

94: 94: I don't think Noor is a nun. Being that "Noor" is Arabic, I'm pretty sure she's Muslim. Plus, I thought nuns never get married? If she was a nun, she wouldn't be married.