Today, I got kicked out of English class shortly after our teacher told us we have to write an essay on how the storyline of Harry Potter is one big allegory for "the futility of socialism." Apparently, reacting with disbelief makes me a "disruptive influence." FML
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Today, my English teacher kicked me out of class for being "rude and disruptive." In actuality, I had called her out for having blatantly used Google Translate for several example sentences, all of which sounded as if a semi-literate foreigner had constructed them. FML
Today, my teacher assigned us teams in a class debate. I landed on the team that had to argue the obviously wrong point of view. When I finished, my teacher told me and the entire class how much I disturbed her, and how I reminded her of Hitler and Napoleon. FML
Today, I got paper thrown at me because I didn't agree with my classmate's conspiracy theory that Brian Griffin's death was planned by the illuminati. FML
Today, I was kicked out of college for not attending a class I wasn't ever enrolled in. FML
Today, I had to explain to my teacher that Czechoslovakia is no longer a country. She kicked me out of class when she found out I was right. FML
Today, I was bitched out by my 17 year-old son's teacher. It seems the idiot teacher made the kids advocate for his own political beliefs in a presentation, and my son ended his speech saying, "And it remains my opinion that our instructor is cramping my motherfucking style." Instant suspension. FML
Today, my professor gave me a huge lecture in front of the class about showing up sick, about how I was endangering the lives of other students, and kicked me out of class. As I left, everyone applauded. I'm not sick, but suffering for horrible allergies. FML
Today, one of my classmates got bullied and the whole class got to wrote 2000 words about that. FML
Today, at school I was sitting with a friend outside, talking about irregular periods and unshaven legs. Ten minutes into the conversation, a teacher sticks her head out the window above us and tells us to leave. We were distracting a classroom who were trying to finish a test. FML
Today, after finding out that my professor likes to talk trash about, and constantly belittle, Muslims in every American History class he teaches, I submitted an essay about Muslim contributions to humanity. He held me back after class and asked why I gave him such filth. I'm a Muslim. FML
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dancinggirl900 17
Stupid teachers make me concerned for future generations.
ZombieSazza 34
This worries me... Shouldn't teachers praise students having opinions, instead of punishing for thinking?
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dancinggirl900 17
Stupid teachers make me concerned for future generations.
hghrider123456 9
AVADA KADABRA your teachers ass
DocBastard 40
Avada kedavra* Seriously, don't people even know how to spell fake spells anymore?
Randomxnp 10
Yet the teacher was not stupid. The books are a very strong criticism of socialism, whether that was intended or not.
mamaflower 23
How so?
JennaNGood 21
I wouldn't necessarily call the teacher stupid. Each and every person can find their own themes in any book they read - it's called projecting. However I do find fault with a teacher who gives you a topic for an essay, and tells you you have to write it from the viewpoint they choose. It's not that teachers these days are "stupid" it's that they feel all of their own opinions are the only correct ones, and subsequently must be force fed to their students.
evilplatypus 39
39 - However, a student *should* be able to write from any viewpoint. I've had plenty of teachers assign topics/argument/viewpoints that they willingly admit were complete BS because it forces you to stretch yourself as a writer/debater/thinker.
junkman6 22
@39 any good teacher forces students to get outside their comfort zone and learn to see the world from other viewpoints. I had to write a reports about why the Nazi regime/ Black Plague/ Crusades were good things for the world. Just because it doesn't make sense to you doesn't mean it's stupid. Getting long winded here but... Alot of people can't step outside their own beliefs and see the world through other eyes. Good teachers force students to learn that skill because it makes the world a better place. Sure Harry Potter being socialist or whatever (never read the books) might be a small viewpoint shift but its a building block for learning how to see the world through other belief systems. Sounds like OP actually got a teacher with some brains instead of just being a teacher who worries about standardized testing. Also I'm willing to bet OP is a consistent pain in the ass to be removed for one comment. Especially with what I've seen of how kids nowadays behave in class.
DJisHere11 19
#1 It's ironic how you have that profile picture and you found this FML.
lostmongoose 23
Considering the teacher kicked op out of class I don't think that is the case here 64. If the viewpoint makes no sense at all to people while being that specific they are just going to google it copy paste and be done. I think the exercises you mentioned would be way easier to do research on, so are just better projects. Sounds like the teacher is just a jerk.
awkwardology 23
What the hell do you mean by "fake"?
eternal_malaise 10
Stupid teachers were once stupid students, probably of the same school environment. Search for "Politics of Harry Potter" on Wikipedia. J. K. Rowling tends to be liberal/left herself.
Nyx_fml 23
I wonder what the allegory is in the Twilight books. Any ideas?
AnOriginalName 19
Oh, those were simply a commentary on modern international trade.
helpfulwhale 12
I would guess Stephanie Meyer meant to display the effects of writing while high on crack/cocaine.
Kruiser 16
45 - nahh it'd be a good series if that were the case. After all Stephen King wrote half his books while high and they're all uber good :)
AurumPotestasEst 16
It was clearly an allegory for shit!
Nicostream 16
@#2 Yeah about that. Twilight is basically a conservative propaganda. The book expresses strong protest against abortion, advocates the misbelief that homosexuality is a choice, and so on. So in fact it's a bigger pile of shit, than you'd have imagined.
akiahara 14
I believe Meyer has already said Twilight is a story of abstinence and restraint. She failed. It's just about creepy people and abusive relationships.
Wolf87535 4
The vile choice bouncing around in the author's head between *********** and necrophilia.
T1A2Z3 35
Vampires need teenage girl's obsessions as much as real people?
ChamboMango 5
Harry Potter is the best
ZombieSazza 34
This worries me... Shouldn't teachers praise students having opinions, instead of punishing for thinking?
repKyle95 24
They're trying to prepare them for the outside world :p
SwordMeow 4
This is why I hate the education system, it is seriously screwed up. It's not just the teachers, but sometimes it is.
gunnerysgt 15
Now my teachers, except for my skepticism and logic teacher, are like "we want you all to be your own successful individuals, with your own opinions, and do what you want to do. But it must be done, said, and criticized exactly how I do it, or else you will be punished or will get a 0" my skepticism and logic teacher is the only one allowing us to state our own thoughts about things... but this is the first semester so far, with strict teachers, it could get better and many of my other teachers might not think or act this way in the future
perdix 31
#4, that's 50 points off for Gryffindor! Do you want to keep this subversive talk up, mister?
DJisHere11 19
Next time Op, don't say a word even if ask upon. Tell her you don't want to get kick out for your stating your opinion.
catmcross 7
That would be the real goal, but too many people become teachers for the express purpose of brainwashing kids to think like they do.
anjila77 6
Idk.. Harry potter is pretty serious (:
cardinallove 11
I think the OP was more disbelieving about it being an allegory for "socialism" specifically, not just that it's an allegory. :)
HowieDoIt 21
*Sirius
Gingerette 8
I see what you did there. : 3 Sirius was my favorite character. I felt like I lived vicariously through him, what with one of my dreams being to bust out of prison...
qwertyu_ioplk 9
how did that get down voted?
jay2bird776 6
Teachers who make stupid excuses like that shouldn't be teaching
gc327072 31
I'm guessing that if you asked, she *loves* Atlas Shrugged.
gracehi 33
Well, while I don't know about socialism specifically, the Harry Potter series is very anti-big/ intrusive government. The trouble with the Ministry of Magic being corrupted all starts in small ways, with Umbridge meddling at the school, and then escalates to a totalitarian government when Voldemort finally infiltrates it. However, your treacher shouldn't give you an assignment to argue a specific point of view. Instead, she should have assigned you to argue your view as to why Harry Potter is or isn't about socialism. A good teacher teaches his/her students HOW to think, not WHAT to think.
mamaflower 23
Well I was just thinking that trying to argue a point you don't actually believe is actually very challenging and may actually help you understand better why you don't agree in a more logical way. So if you agreed or not it would be a challenge.
himwiththeface 17
its funny how professor umbridge is the embodiment of standardized testing...
OptimusVader 23
Personally, I just like the story lol. The underlying messages are interesting, but not as much as the plot. In my opinion, that is.
prinncess00 16
#9 really is secretlyJK Rowland...
BriCx 8
Rowling*
gracehi 33
Ha! I wish, 44. But I'll take that as a compliment...unless you were being sarcastic and meant to insult me in which case, screw you!
123man 11
I don't even see it as anti-big-government (and I still haven't heard anything in the way of explaining how socialism was expressed in the story). It felt that the she was simply using a corrupt government entity as a plot device - and it worked well. There are many aspects of novels that are simply part of the story and not a bigger statement on anything in the real world.
catmcross 7
Well spoken.
HortonThelephant 15
"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy. Its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." - Winston Churchill. Couldn't be truer.
zoegirl_455 30
I remember reading this when I was in elementary/middle school and socialism was not the first thing on my mind. It bothers me when teachers over analyze books especially when you don't agree!
DJisHere11 19
They're just trying to force it into their lesson plans. It's pointless. You learn what they want you to learn. A.K.A(Brainwash)
imshadyxo 25
Well obviously socialism wasn't on your mind... What 12 year old keeps thoughts like that on their mind reading a series about magic and wizards?