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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YeaSo3 14
Only in America. where our educators are so undervalued. .and our children...bless them for they know not what they do...from one teacher to another I understand
kma0529 4
I understand that. I 25 year old high school math teacher in one of the lowest paying states in the country. My students drive nicer cars and have better laptops than I will ever have. I eat Ramen.
jrock9093 18
At least you are teaching young minds and molding there futures that's way more rewarding then a phone my hats off to you
ximichi 3
Well... I'm a 14 year old freshman and got my galaxy in 8th grade... some people earn it, you know? I went to work at my parents restaurant and maintained a high grade to earn my smartphone. before that, I had a flipphone and a messaging phone without text (I got my first phone in 3rd grade because my parents were at work all day). remember, nowadays technology is everywhere. we depend on gps and texting to track kids. when you were kids, there was no 911 or sandy hook.
bystandling 1
You worked at your parents' restaurant and maintained a high grade -- good for you. Don't you think someone working on their feet all school day with snot-nosed 4th graders, unable to leave the room to pee if they have to, has earned it?
Zebediabolical 43
If the teacher wants an iPhone the teacher can have an iPhone. It's all about prioritizing what you spend your monies on. I could be running alienware computers or driving a BMW. But personally I'd rather have a cheap slide-out keyboard phone that comes free with my contract and a smallish cargo SUV that I can use for work purposes.
TheImaginarySong 16
At my school all the sixth graders have iPhones. I'm in ninth grade and I don't have an iPhone.
Stoodle 9
One time, after months of saving up my money, my dad took me to best buy to finally get my iPod touch. As they were removing it from the display case my 8 year old sister starts throwing the largest temper tantrum imaginable, saying I was spoiled everyone hates her. My dad had no choice but to buy two $200 iPod touches, severely hurting his savings. My sister hates it to this day. She touches it literally once a month.
doglover100 28
Why did he give in to her demands? Good for you for saving up.
doge69 9
$200 extra is that bad??? Wow
SystemofaBlink41 27
I had my first cellphone when I was 11, but it was because my parents wanted me to have communication avalaible. I couldn't have been happier with my new phone, even if it was simple. I never dared ask for anything more because I knew my parents were doing their best, and I cannot be more grateful to have such awesome parents. I was never into that fancy stuff, anyways, so it's not like I had to bite my tongue and watch jealously over other kids, because I didn't care. What really gets to me is when a kid's parents gives everything they can for them and they still think they deserve the world. I've seen people my age complain over their brand new iPhone because the new version came out with some stupid little update. For the love of all that is holy, stop being such inbred fucktwats and be grateful for what you have.
greenbaybuddy 2
Must be working at a nice school spoiled kids these days
BMurphy55 1
Don't worry I am sure you're helping them pay for them
bazookajoey 27
This generation eh? I find it sad that children that young already have cell phones. Think of how much childhood they've already been robbed of. Just be glad you're a part of the smarter generation OP. material items aren't everything