Today, my teacher read my story about a haunted house for a class assignment. She liked it very much and turned it in to the office to be sent into a state writing competition. An hour later, I was called to the office where the guidance counselor called my work "disturbing" and said I "need help". FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Same thing different taste
Halloween red flag
Today, I was reading my students' Halloween stories I made them write for my creative writing class in high school. One of my students wrote about attacking me. She got my street address perfect and everything. FML
Today, I had my teacher look over my essay before turning it in. He said it was extremely well-written, so I handed it in. When I got it back, the feedback he left said it was one of the worst essays he'd ever read. FML
Today, I turned in an essay after staying up late to work on it. I was away when the teacher assigned it, so I'd asked my friend what the subject was. It transpires that she'd given me the wrong one, all because she was mad at me for not returning her pencil. FML
Today, I turned in an overdue English assignment at college. My instructor accused me of plagiarism, writing that my sentence structure was "TO" good. Seriously? FML
Today, my new creative writing teacher informed the class that we should consult him before writing anything "dark or disturbing." I only took the class because my therapist recommended that I join the class so I could freely express my darker thoughts without her help or a fear of being judged. FML
Feedback
Today, the feedback my teacher wrote on my English assignment was so horrible that it took me half an hour and help from both my parents to decipher it. It turned out to be a scathing criticism of my "poor communication skills". I hate my teachers. FML
Odd punishment
Today, one of my classmates got bullied and the whole class got to wrote 2000 words about that. FML
Today, my teacher gave me a 0% on my personal narrative in my writing class. His only comment on the whole paper was, "Too long, didn't read." FML
Today, I got feedback on an essay I wrote, by my mum who is also a teacher. She said it was 'worse than most of her pupils'. She teaches 10-year-olds. I'm a 20-year-old student at university. FML
Help!
Today, I turned in an essay about a book I'd read over the summer. My teacher later called me to her desk and began to gush about how interesting the book sounded and asked to borrow my copy. The book I wrote about isn't real, and the main characters are named after my childhood pets. FML
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littlemonster94 15
Consider that validation that you indeed wrote a good horror story. Props to you, oh demented one!
HowieDoIt 21
I would exorcise your right to publication, otherwise this ghoul is in trouble
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ellenjasmin 18
The most disturbing people are the most talented creators :) it was a compliment!
yaoifreak 8
I hate that when something different they automatically thinks and wrong or "disturbing"
xRezSynn 15
If it was that disturbing, you're probably a good writer.
thewaterbear 10
I've been in that spot too. Increased crime rates and school shootings has made everyone a little paranoid. I was once called down to guidance for "violent behavior" because I drew a doodle of my teacher yelling at everyone in my math notebook.
Rababco 29
@127 That's ridiculous, there wasn't even anything violent or disturbing about it. If it was a picture of you shooting your teacher it would be different but there's nothing wrong with someone yelling.
ReverendWhiley 1
YDI, and I mean that in a good way.
taybear0 14
schools are too involved
taybear0 14
schools are too involved
Thunderstruck14 30
wait til you hear about the school my mom works at, the parents and kids have to sign a contract saying that they can't watch tv or play videogames at home
Murbles 6
Don't worry about it. The same thing happened to me in school. I now gave 3 ebooks out and am working on my 4th. Keep writing and ignore the people who don't understand you :)
The_9th_Doctor 18
what a lieing bitch of a teacher.
Whitetommy 8
please, can you email me the story?