Today, I forbade a student in the writing seminar I instructed from continuing to present his disturbing poems about demons. He responded to this by convincing nearly every other student in the seminar to write and read out loud several of his poems. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
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
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
Today, my boyfriend came across an old poem I wrote. I like to write horror stuff, but he was disturbed, called it “silly” and “sad”, and said he didn’t want to have a girlfriend who thinks about stuff like that. I'm now discouraged from becoming a writer. FML
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, one of my classmates got bullied and the whole class got to wrote 2000 words about that. FML
Today, I submitted a poem for my English class. I had fun writing it, so I wrote a second which was not nearly as good. My procrastinator of a friend never did his, so I gave him my extra poem. Mine was given a 75% while "his" received a 93%. FML
Today, a parent of one of the students I teach called me to complain that I was teaching her child "lies" and "fairytales". I was teaching them about the Holocaust. FML
Today, a student set me on fire while I was lecturing my class about proper lab safety. FML
Today, I gathered the courage to participate in a class discussion. My professor laughed at me. FML
Today, we wrote Valentine's Day poems in class. I wrote a very depressing poem about how I was rejected by all the girls I like and how it hurts to be alone. When it was read to the class, they laughed and told me it was hilarious. Even the teacher. FML
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MrConcise 35
Actually, I kinda agree with the student. **** your censorship, OP. Stephen King has written many masterpieces.
drayloon 50
Is it a creative writing course? You shouldn't be forbidding a student from writing about what they want then, as long as isn't criminal.
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Comments (124)
LuluRichards 20
Maybe you should've just let him read them out? Unless they were completely unrelated to the task but it just seems like he was proud of his work and creativity so wanted you to hear them...
Dreamsorrow93 24
If he seems that disturbed you should of let him express himself. It's that type of person who can crack and bring the weapon to school.
Roskie 16
Here's a list of other people who might shoot up a school: absolutely anyone.
RuBloKon 15
Absolutely anyone with access to a gun? Jks guys, don't take away ma rights #2ndamendment
Kreo72 3
Comment moderated for rule-breaking.
Satanism at its finest.
creatureman 14
Hey buddy. Just because someone writes strongly about demons doesn't mean satanism. Some people just open themselves up in different ways. Good for the student!
KayDee29 31
You should probably go look up what satanism really is.
Wandering_Child 7
Satanism isn't even about worshipping Satan anyways. its technically an "atheistic" religion.
ImTheAlpha 30
Actually there's a ton of different branches... the "main" branch I believe is atheistic and just uses Satan as a figurehead, but there are some spiritual ones who think they can communicate with demons and do magic... e.e
satanic_fml 13
Good for him!
MrConcise 35
Actually, I kinda agree with the student. **** your censorship, OP. Stephen King has written many masterpieces.
MrConcise 35
Also, I hope he sees this FML so he knows that even if he gets punished, he has plenty of people thinking he's bold for standing up for his art.
ProfessorMctitie 20
You dont even know what the student said about demons so how can you agree with him..
ZoroMiHawk 25
**** the King.
sunnyskys 25
who cares people should be allowed to voice their opinions and it seems like majority rules. Art is art no matter what most of the time the beauty is only in the eye of the beholder
drayloon 50
Is it a creative writing course? You shouldn't be forbidding a student from writing about what they want then, as long as isn't criminal.
extrasnipes 22
All it says is he can't present it? If I were another study I wouldn't want to listen To poems about demons and whatnot. The teacher never said you can't write it and hand it in.
daddysgirl243 21
Ya that defeats the whole purpose
Sophia94 9
It's disturbing to you but it probably meant a lot to the student. They usually have meanings behind their poems they worked hard on and you probably made him feel bad by stopping him expressing his creativity. That or he just watched an episode of Supernatural.
kimg0885 23
It seems like you are the only one who is bothered by his writing, either that or your students enjoy getting a rise out of you.
Earl_KarmasBitch 36
Exactly. If no one else was interested in hearing them, I'd agree with the OP. But it seems that quite a few other people we interested in hearing them so unless the OP has managed to find an entire room full of disturbed people, most likely the OP is overly sensitive and the poems are fine.
Pyneapple 19
Disturbing poems are the best poems.
opiate_ape 10
You sir are a shit person and a worse teacher.
Fairyjoshy 13
If you're not going to allow your students to write, maybe you shouldn't be teaching a writing course.