Today, my son's school actually called me to complain that despite his excellent test scores, he spends too much time reading, and has a wilfully overactive imagination, so could I please get him to stop ''reading and imagining'' so much, as it makes him hard to teach. Are they taking the piss? They must be taking the piss, right? 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, the mother of one of my students bitched me out about her son's poor grades. He lazes around all day, paying no attention and being a constant nuisance. But, she says it's not his fault, and demands that I give him better grades so he won't get "self-esteem" issues. FML
Today, a student's mother sent me an e-mail complaining that I was requiring her child to read a book containing mild profanity. She then demanded me to let him read an easier book. This would've been somewhat acceptable if the student wasn't in the 12th grade. FML
Today, my husband went on a tirade, accusing me of bullying and being too hard on our kids. Apparently, I’m taking this homeschool thing too serious, and I need to cut them a break. All I did was make them write their letters and numbers on paper instead of just using their tablets. Yeah, real mean. FML
Today, I got to take my 10-year-old son to the junior high school at which I teach. When my students questioned him about what I was like at home, he told the entire class: "Well, she farts all the time." FML
Today, my parents told me off for reading, as opposed to watching TV like the rest of the family, because it was "anti-social". FML
Today, my daughter must be punishing me for something. She's dating a boy who dropped out of high school to “escape the system” and yet loves collecting unemployment benefits, and refuses to read books because he hates not knowing what the characters really look like. FML
Today, I was actually criticized for giving my kids scientific answers to their questions, instead of dumb downed fairytales. Gotta love the public school system, right? FML
Today, in the class I'm teaching, I assigned my students an essay to complete for homework. One student asked me if I was deducting points for bad spelling. I teach English. FML
Today, I got a phone call from my 6-year-old son's school telling me they were concerned about him as he wouldn't stop barking at the radiator. After talking to my husband about it, I found out he's been teaching him so he could see the look on my face. FML
Today, I finally realized the reason my son's grades have been dropping so much. Every time I drop him off at his tutor's house, they play Call of Duty until I pick him up. FML
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SJKatt 15
I see schooling hasn't changed since the 90's.
TwoBytesCarley 27
Time to find a school that fosters creativity and overly curious minds. Won’t find that in the public school system but depending where you live you might be able to find an alternative school with good facilities and staff.
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mike3775 39
They could have a point if the reading and imagination is spilling over into his school work time.
SJKatt 15
I see schooling hasn't changed since the 90's.
TwoBytesCarley 27
Time to find a school that fosters creativity and overly curious minds. Won’t find that in the public school system but depending where you live you might be able to find an alternative school with good facilities and staff.
QueenSaru 28
Oh look, it's my teachers.
Crowned Sataness 12
they don't want intelligent, free thinking students. that's not the doctrine of public school. mindless, undereducated and easily manipulated children become mindless, easy to control adults
historygrad74 19
I went to a private school where this was encouraged. I'm also a public school teacher, so you're probably going to have to find another school.
docdann 3
Reminds me of my experience in the early 80s… when the teaching staff treated me like garbage. I ran into one of the culprits yea a later at a store and she apologized profusely and said “We just didn’t know how to handle you. You were too advanced and scared us.”
Earl_KarmasBitch 36
Well to be fair, the saying everything three times. three minutes apart thing is kinda weird. :p
docdann 3
Reminds me of my experience in the early 80s… when the teaching staff treated me like garbage. I ran into one of the culprits yea a later at a store and she apologized profusely and said “We just didn’t know how to handle you. You were too advanced and scared us.”
docdann 3
Reminds me of my experience in the early 80s… when the teaching staff treated me like garbage. I ran into one of the culprits yea a later at a store and she apologized profusely and said “We just didn’t know how to handle you. You were too advanced and scared us.”
Rake 18
Do your best to move him a school! this type of behavior can scare him for life!