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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Today, while teaching my history class, a girl asked me where North America was. She lives in North America. FML
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
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
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
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
Today, I was teaching a class when a student pointed out that I'd used the wrong "your/you're" while writing on the board. FML
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
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
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
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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Welshite 40
That answer is going viral.
nityasomaiya 46
I'm wondering what they thought the disease was....
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Comments (174)
username19999 7
sounds like someone should be a better teacher
Ecudaniel 16
This is probably why so many countries hate us. we do not bother to learn things from outside but the US.
samtam 1
-raises hand- is mayonnaise an instrument? That's what this reminds me of -raises hand- is Ebola a country ?
ally8 21
Well to be fair I'm sure they're great history students.... Who probably failed geography
Drosophila82 18
That's why high school education in the glorious US of A is ranked 23rd in the world. It is established that if you're an American self fulfilling pride can replace giving shit about anything outside of your state unless it's a rival sports team or a competitive chichen wing joint.
dakotaabriannee 14
Yikes.
kittyisbaeornaw 18
Were they serious? Or were they just kidding??
newyorkcityguy 9
They could have been joking. In my Spanish class the other students love trolling the teacher by screaming incorrect answers on easy questions.
aguynamednick 20
ydi for giving these poor kids so much home work and putting such high expectations on them
joe1105 11
I can name every single country