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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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By isabellam0426 - 02/11/2016 02:55

Today, while teaching my history class, a girl asked me where North America was. She lives in North America. FML

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By :|( - 22/10/2013 01:40 - United States - Philadelphia

Today, I was assigned to fill in for a French teacher who was out sick. I had asked the class to name some French-speaking countries. I called on one girl and she replied, "Uh, Europe. That's, like, the only other one, right?" Nobody disagreed. I'm filling in for the rest of the month. FML

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By Anonymous - 25/02/2014 21:17 - United States - Fort Worth

Today, during class our teacher asked us, "Who is Uncle Sam?" A girl answered, "He's the guy who founded KFC, right?" I'm in an AP class and have to put up with these morons constantly. 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 teacher - 31/08/2010 14:50 - United States

Today, I heard two of my students having a conversation. One asked what state Arizona was in, and the other replied Canada. I teach sixth grade social studies and they weren't joking. 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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By Vermont? - 22/02/2017 05:00 - United States

Today, in my AP U.S. history class, we had a very long, very slow discussion about whether or not Vermont is a state. I think I lost brain cells. FML

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By Anonymous - 03/05/2013 16:38 - United States - Hyattsville

Today, I gave a big presentation to my class. It included PowerPoint slides and video clips of the country I'd been researching. Another student did a presentation on the same country, except he just read from its Wikipedia page. He practically got a standing ovation. I got a single clap. FML

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By kprice6 - 03/02/2009 22:55 - United States

Today, I found FML for the first time in class, and literally laughed out loud in the middle of the lecture in front of 200 classmates. Today's lecture? The cruelties of slavery. FML

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By regretsteachinghighschool - 05/11/2013 13:22 - United States - Rochester

Today, while teaching juniors about black holes, I said, "Imagine everything being sucked into a black hole." An African-American student shouted, "I'd better start clenching!" Nobody took the lesson seriously after that. FML

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Monday 27 April 2015 17:16

That answer is going viral.

nityasomaiya 46

Monday 27 April 2015 17:18

I'm wondering what they thought the disease was....

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Sudoc 29

Monday 27 April 2015 19:06

At least it wasn't AP geography!

BobbieH 19

Monday 27 April 2015 19:10

You're at the end of the school year, don't you think this is your failing as much, if not more, than theirs?

TheBlazinAsian 9

Tuesday 28 April 2015 23:47

It's an advanced placement (ap) class. It's for students who've reached the educational capability to enroll in a university class during high school. You'd think that simple geography wouldn't be something that the teacher has to review that much. Hell, if AP is so easy I can get away with answering basic geography wrong, then sign me up!

siggy_mcsigx 22

Monday 27 April 2015 19:21

Honestly as someone who took three different AP History classes, the only reason I know West African geography is because of French class :/ and my mom has a masters in African Fine Art. But I can't say it came up at any other point in my education.

turtlechickenpie 4

Monday 27 April 2015 19:23

Like duh 8= pie

kavyashahs 16

Monday 27 April 2015 19:25

Delete this FML sir. What will the upcoming kids say?

graveprotecter 18

Monday 27 April 2015 19:28

It's almost definite that they were just messing with you, with all of the news coverage there is no way they could have heard of it and still thought it was a country

chase007 10

Monday 27 April 2015 19:33

It is a lake in Africa at least

Emzinatorbot 26

Monday 27 April 2015 19:34

Is Cameroon a western country? Cause that's what I would've said

AmericanSniper 13

Monday 27 April 2015 20:00

Is the school in a big city like New York or Chicago? That would explain it completely...

VeganVampyre 26

Monday 27 April 2015 22:59

Considering the teacher is in Arizona, I somehow doubt the school is in New York... But hey, I could be wrong. Maybe OP just has to travel a bit to get to work.