Today, I returned to my teaching job at a local community college after surfing for the weekend. I'd got sunburned, one student immediately noticed and said to me, "Morning, Mr. Pinky!" Now they all do it. My students are assholes. I hate teaching. FML
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Today, I was badly sunburnt even after making it a point to apply a lot of sunscreen. My coworkers thought it amusing to slap me every chance they get. FML
Today, I started my first teaching job ever. As I was teaching, another teacher interrupted my class about 5 times because she thought it was her class. Not only did she ruin my confidence, her behavior caused my students to laugh at me. FML
Today, I made the egregious mistake of going on RateMyTeachers. My students think that, while I'm a good teacher, I have constant "wardrobe malfunctions" and spill my "bloody ass tampons all over the place like a bitch". I teach 6th graders. FML
Today, I went to my job as an aide for first-grade students. I went home with a swollen face after my student punched me because I was, "making the timer go too fast" and he wanted more iPad time. FML
Today, I was teaching and a boy sitting in front kept laughing and smiling, even after I asked him to cut it out. I got so annoyed that I jokingly said I'd knock his teeth out, and asked him to leave the class. The kid went to the principal and told him I intended to hurt him. I'm a college professor. FML
Today, I caught one of my students checking out my butt while I was helping another student at his table. I teach 8th grade. FML
Today, I went to attend my summer school class again after being out sick for a week. When I said "Here" during roll call, everyone started cheering and clapping. Apparently, my professor has been badmouthing me while I've been absent for pretending to be sick. I'm sure my grade will be fantastic. FML
Today, a student set me on fire while I was lecturing my class about proper lab safety. FML
Today, a student told me to fuck off. I work with 3 year-olds. FML
Today, after being annoyed one too many times by my students' whiney attitudes, I accidentally blurted out, "Quit being such a bitch," to the superintendent's daughter. FML
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person961 9
They probably mess with you because you can't take a joke. I personally love to mess with people who can't take a joke, and I'm sure others do as well
greencurtains74 11
then don't teach as a career. they seem to be messing around all in good fun. you need a sense of humor to be a professor
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Comments (136)
ZY1431 24
YDI only cause you could've prevented getting sunburned.
CaptainSmith28 19
Well it IS community college. Also known as grades 13 & 14.
skittyskatbrat 19
Yep.. CC's get two sorts of students. The wise ones that want to get their basic core classes done cheaply, filling in missing information due to bad choices or classes in HS, or that want to explore some different subjects at a low cost before heading off to a 4 year college. And then there are the students that goofed around so damn much in HS and cheated so much that they are absolutely remedial in a lot of basics and can't cut the first semester at a 4 year school, nor do they really have any intention of changing. And they're all mixed together in one classroom :P For some, it's like the 8th time they've been in 8th grade. Good news is, all the first group of students just wants to slap those idiots silly when the professors do!
Eivana 37
Well, I mean, it sounds like you're teaching pretty young people. What did you expect when you signed up for the job?
kingdomgirl94 29
I wasn't aware that 18 and 19 year olds were considered pretty young. He probably expected mature students who would behave themselves because they chose to be there and are paying to be there.
justsomerandguy 8
I taught some students as part of my obligations as a grad student and they never gave me any sign of disrespect. But if they did, I would just become an insufferable douche, raising my expectations and assigning them lots of homework until they understood not to mess with me. They are like little puppies. Sometimes they need conditioning.
Ki11erC 18
Become the fun teacher and take it in jest and play back, you'll end up with students that respect you, providing you keep it in check.
kingdomgirl94 29
Or with students who don't respect you and take every bad grade as a personal affront to their character because they thought you were friends. If you've got to choose between being a students teacher and being their friend, be their teacher.
Axel5238 29
Have had some fun/relaxed professors in college, but there are quite a few students that take advantage of that. Either they try to derail the class or they forget that just because he or she is nice that they can get away with not doing the work. I've had some that were very strict it can be difficult once you are known "as the fun" professor you had a lot of students that don't care.
beerlaoisawesome 10
They're students. They will take every chance they can get to bag the teacher. Get another job or suck it up princess..
katebond 16
See that's the thing, you hate teaching, students notice such things ;)
blackonblight 33
Play up to it. Say "narf!" And do your best improv versions of the "I think so, Brain, but," and relate them to the lessons. Either they'll get sick of it when you get in on the joke, or it'll be fun for you too.
teechur 15
My response would have been 'the look' and "goodbye Mr. Bad Choices" to the first guy. You're the teacher. Act like one. I teach high school and love it. Either you learn to take and give good natured ribbing or you establish the boundary that mocking you isn't okay.
Liiiiiiiiike 15
Just remember you are the one who is in charge with their grades so... Get the picture?
skittyskatbrat 19
Grades, heck. He's in charge of EVERYTHING. I personally think that every question on the next test ought to include a reference to pink. "What color does bromothymol blue turn in the presence of an acid" A. bright blue B. sunburn pink C. emerald green D. lemon yellow What was Truman's reaction to the dropping of the atomic bomb? A. tickled him pink B. fear of what this meant for the future C. celebration of the end of the war D. not known or not recorded