Today, at my job as a fourth grade teacher, I realized that most of my students have far nicer and more expensive phones than I can afford. FML
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Today, as I was yelled at by a middle school teacher in front of 30 6th graders for breaking the rule of "no cell phones in school." Luckily, I escaped being sent to the office after explaining I'm a 21 year old college student doing student teaching observations, not a middle schooler. FML
Today, during one of my first days as a teacher, a student stole my phone. FML
Today, I was giving a lecture to my class I heard a phone go off. Aggravated and exhausted, I asked everyone to turn their phones off. Then the phone rang again. I lost my shit and spent the next half hour calling my students a bunch of "technology whores". Then I realized the phone was mine. FML
Today, I found out that, because I'm a student, the employees I train make more than me. FML
Today, I realized that with all the money I've spent on repairs for my iPhone through the months, I could have bought a phone that doesn't die horribly whenever I so much as give it a mean look. FML
Today, I realized I’m what they call “first world poor.” I own a phone and a laptop paid for with credit, and every time I use them it’s to check my emails to see all my new job application rejections, and to check my bank so I can watch my savings dwindling away. FML
Today, my second-grade daughter asked her teacher how much money she makes. FML
Today, I purposely set my phone off in class to make it seem like I had friends. FML
Today, my teacher yelled at me for using my phone in class. I apologized out loud, knowing that it would help me get off easier. She was yelling at somebody else. 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
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Nolimit2217 32
I bet you're better spoken than them though!
DocBastard 38
What the **** kind of ****** up country do you live in where the average elementary school teacher only makes $51,000 a year, but the average professional baseball player earns $3.2 million? Which is more important? Which is more influential? My daughter's teacher is one of the most important people in her life right now.
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asparagus12 21
My 7 year old came home wanting me to buy her an iPad. Wtf!
applebramble 22
Make her earn it . Ask her to get great grades , and you will reward her an iPad end of the semester (or whatever you call it in your country) (:
applebramble 22
And if she does anything in a bad behaviour or does something stupid and starts to fail again , take it off her until she improves . I don't have kids at all , let alone not married , but if I had kids this is a method I would use to keep my kids getting good grades and all sides win .
love_me_electric 20
Your suggestion has one major flaw: iPads cost hundreds of dollars. Not every parent can afford to give their kid one just because they're doing good in school. When I was a kid I got a new beanie baby if my report card was good. Not a freaking $500 tablet.
streetriots 9
Times have changed. I recall only receiving a dollar per A. But my family was far from well off.
NoFlippinWai 24
My father gave me $5 for every A. but charged me for every B ($2), C ($3). And I was wayyyy too frighened to get anything lower than a C ever. Most report cards, I got like $13.
applebramble 22
I am aware of how pricy these tablets and smart phones can be , but in Australia you get them for free if you sign up a 1 or 2 year contract with a service company and only pay for their service . That's how I afforded my iPhone 4 s including my iPad at the age of 17 , and I was just a simple administrator at a College . And besides it's just my opinion , I don't have kids so I wouldn't know exactly what to do or anything .
Wizardo 33
And this is why a large proportion of this generation will be almost illiterate and dumbed down heavily, there are always downsides to technology.
mFUNdo21 17
education apps on smartphones are available. my little sister (she's 4) uses our tablets/iPads to learn to count and spell. so the generation may not necessarily be "dumbed down" if they and their parents/teachers take advantage of these apps
DWordHead16 19
#16: I disagree. I know there are downsides to technology, but getting "dumbed down" isn't necessarily one of them. The future is going to have lots of technology, and I think the kids need to prepare for that. Smartphones do wonders, and if the kids are taught how to use them to their advantage, then they shall be able to do fine in school. Although I am slightly worried about the literate part. I hope they don't get too accustomed to text language and whatnot.
BriCx 8
To the three people who responded, there is also this fancy invention called a "book" that's very useful for learning...
diiiinkleberg 13
actually Perdix I believe texhnology is one of the most educational tools ever created, it's just a matter of how you use it. Hopefully with discipline and responsibilty to our future generations, we can use technology the proper way to the full benefit of learning.
ABillOnFire 15
in your defense, they don't have to pay for bills and shit
SmittyKick 18
Once saw a 3rd grader with an iPhone 4 when I had a Nokia, needless to say I broke it
Ari1337 15
you broke a Nokia? HOW?
noobsatin 19
that's what's wrong with people. always comparing what they have to others.
Welshite 39
His name is 5thgradeswag. I doubt he'll go far.
perdix 29
You just picked the wrong parents! My kid has always had good tech gear because I'm a geek. It would look bad for my kid to have subpar electronics.
NoFlippinWai 24
Oh my gawd... the gaming systems. My kids are like "poo on phones, we want a consol." Phones are more My and My husband's thing so by kids logic 'they arent really all that awesome. Look I can read a book or play Angry Birds StarWars2 on a Nook... can I has?' They said "can I has?" to mock me. lol
driinkbleach 18
i really wish people would stop giving their children things like that. a basic phone is one thing but what does a ten year old need to be texting people or on the internet? they should be out playing and it really just spoils them.
Zebediabolical 43
A lot of kids also get hand-me-down phones. Dad gets a new phone, his old one goes to one of the kids. Things like that. It's not like it's always brand spanking new with unlimited talk and text and internets.
NoFlippinWai 24
I like that you called it internets. But I like the interwebz moar.
EvilLittleMan 23
Just stop by breakfast one morning and see how many pairs of high dollar athletic shoes are in the "Free" breakfast line and then do the same at lunch.
skyeyez9 24
I never thought about that, but next time I volunteer at my kid's school, I will look. Probably all have $120 air jordans, while getting free lunches.
mFUNdo21 17
I have the strong urge to punch you in the throat for being an annoying spoilt brat #yoloswag. we really don't give a shit about how immensely privileged you are. this is the comments section. not the brag section