Today, I was told by my teacher that she had 'given up' teaching me because someone had told her I have a mental illness, and that I don't understand what she says. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, after a conference with my teacher who had previously accused me of not doing my homework, she finally discovered she'd been losing it all this time. I've been getting straight Fs for a month. FML
Today, I, a person who has graduated high school, encountered one of my high school teachers in public. The one known for her rampant ableism against me and tendency to get heated when people don't respond immediately to her when she talks. I've had horrible social anxiety for several years. Do the math. FML
Today, my professor snapped and told me that I know nothing, that everything I've ever learned is wrong, and that all of my former teachers should be shot. FML
Today, a teacher told me in all seriousness that she believes my son, who has severe learning difficulties, is likely demonically possessed. I'm sorry, but what century are we living in? Now I have to get him moved to another school so he doesn't have to be in the care of this nutjob. FML
Today, my mom got pissed off at my doctor and called him a quack. She did this because he reassured her that I don't show any signs of the mental retardation that she's convinced herself I must have. FML
Today, I found out that our neighbors told almost everyone on our street that I was mentally handicapped. All this time I wasn't sure why they would speak slowly and loudly at me. Now they won't believe me when I tell them I'm a 4.0 GPA student. FML
Today, I have problems with my memory. I asked a teacher if I could let my class know a bit about it. The teacher said I'd already told my class about it. My class had even asked a few questions to me about it. I don't remember anything about it. Maybe it didn't happen and the teacher just lied to me. FML
Today, I was in class just taking notes and minding my own business. The teacher has already called my parents twice complaining about me. As we are taking 3 pages of notes she grabs mine and rips them up, saying that she is sick and tired of me drawing. I was drawing the graphs on the board. FML
Today, my psychiatrist of 6 years suddenly and out of nowhere told me I need to see someone else. She gave me the equivalent of the "it's not you, it's me" speech. Actually her assistant told me via email. I basically got broken up with by someone I was paying a lot of money to talk to. FML
Today, my therapist told me, "I'm sorry, but I'm not qualified to handle your level of instability." FML
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Top comments
scooterdude720 19
Tell her you gave up listening to her.
shelbystang 2
What a bitch
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Comments (68)
WhatsYOURname6 25
Forgive me if I'm completely wrong but how would a mental illness mean you don't understand her? Would it not be an intellectual disability that would interfere with your learning more so? Either way, she's an unprofessional bitch.
tangypanda 3
You could actually report her for this. In the 1970's the Education for all Handicapped Children act was passed, promising equal educational opportunities for all children (regardless of ability). Clearly not only by her attitudes towards people with disabilities and her automatic assumptions of you, she is being a biased beeotch. Tell a higher up, because if she's acting this way to you - odds are good she's also doing it to others.
Hethyr 7
If talking to her doesn't fix things, get your parents, principal, or guidance councilor involved. If nothing else, maybe you can be moved to a different class. Sounds like this teacher's an idiot anyway.
andro6657 10
Your teacher sucks
hockeynut1 10
I don't know what reforms exist there, but in the U.S. the No Child Left Behind Act is designed to prevent this. Even if you were mentally ill she would still have to teach you the same material to be at level. If she really thought their was an issue she should have pulled you aside after class or talked to your parents if she didn't want to ask you. The teacher should be suspended without pay for a period of time or fired.
blackonblight 33
.... Uh, the actual effect of No Child Left Behind is more that schools do everything in their power to pass a child, regardless of if they meet educational qualifications. At least as far as I've seen. Less about teaching and more about manipulating loopholes so every child progresses grades year by year, not based on competency.
derpina72 23
Even if it were true, that would be no reason for her to give up. In fact it should make her try harder.
NachoYoda 15
Wat
am_bugg 20
Wouldn't your teacher already know you had a mental illness? If you did it would be in your file or something like that. But that still doesn't change the fact that's she's a shitty teacher.
iireenee 23
Wow thats so unfair! Just prove her wrong. And file a complaint against her.
imbatmanfir 15
Doesn't sound like the worst thing to me....