Today, I uttered the phrase "the pot calling the kettle black" in class. Moments later, I'd been called a "racist twerp" and kicked out of class by the same English teacher who once tried to have another kid suspended for using the word "titillate", because apparently it's "pornographic". 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, during a class, I noticed some racist statements and symbols on a table. While erasing them, I bent down to pick up my dropped pencil. I look back up to see a teacher, and got a suspension. FML
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, 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, I got sent to detention for saying, "That's what she said" after a girl in my class said, "Push a little harder" while dissecting a frog. FML
Today, I was once again berated by an idiotic parent. I’ve been called a filthy liberal, a groomer, and had my job threatened several times. All of this because I was teaching second graders about pronouns. You know, the part of English grammar that replaces a noun. Nothing political at all. FML
Today, I watched a movie my old teacher recommended me. She was one of my favourite teachers. I saw the title, opened it, and found out that the premise is racist towards my ethnic group. She marked me harshly. FML
Today, I finally had it with the redneck bully who's been tormenting me. He was repeatedly poking and pinching me and laughing out loud during class, so I slung him to the ground, pinning him. I got suspended. They only called his parents, who never do anything; my "caring" parents are looking into teen boot camp. FML
Today, I was in class. I am an older student going back for my PhD. I was kicked out of class for "sassing" my instructor for telling him he was wrong about what took place at an event I was actually present at. My instructor is a 22 year old TA. FML
Today, I was teaching and a boy sitting in front kept laughing and smiling, even after I asked him to cut it out. I got so annoyed that I jokingly said I'd knock his teeth out, and asked him to leave the class. The kid went to the principal and told him I intended to hurt him. I'm a college professor. FML
Today, I got called into the principal's office of my son's school. Why? He'd called his teacher a "fudge packer". No more weekends with his uncle. FML
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Pwn17 25
I thought teachers were supposed to have some level of intelligence...
Mossears133 15
Then there's that awkward moment when 31 realizes this is in the UK.
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Comments (159)
ltaper11 20
You have to be careful of the people you insult with witty comments
Teddzz 19
And he/she teaches English?
Cristian89 29
Your teacher sounds ignorant.
pwnman 33
Maybe you should throw an apple on his face.
dontyawishyaknew 12
Guys, I'm going to school to be an English teacher, and I genuinely hope I don't end up crazy!!
shadokis 15
I'm glad to see that so many people have used the word "niggardly". I would have to say this teacher is a true ****** by definition: a person who lacks intelligence.
davek 36
Bring some pictures to school and ask people if they want to see some boobies. Blue-Footed Boobies, that is.
RocketNinjaFish 12
Why was this voted down? It's a bird (i think).
tj4234 36
You should complain to your school's senior management. Also, titillate can be used sexually. So that one probably depends on the context (although it was still a bit extreme).
chica349 3
Any word can be used sexually. I think she banned titillate because it has the word tit in it.
tj4234 36
yes. But it means 'stimulate' or 'excite'. In my dictionary it even says 'stimulate or excite, especially in a sexual way'.
oldmanstillkicki 1
The full idiom is "the pot calling the kettle black" and dates back to a time when pots, pans, kettles, etc. actually got black from the fire. There is absolutely no racism in the phrase, implied or otherwise. Tell her to put that in her pipe and smoke it (and no, that is not a pot reference).
oldmanstillkicki 1
I disagree, but do admit that the majority of people interested enough to read the comments do. Touché.
vanessa09865 23
where are schools getting these teachers? evident from FMyLife, there are many ignorant teachers