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40 Times Teachers Made School More Frustrating Than It Needed To Be

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I remember thinking teachers had all the answers. Then I got older and realized they were adults at work, which means they were probably just as tired as the rest of us. That explains the occasional typo on the board. It does not explain some of the decisions in this post.

A little classroom mistake can be funny, especially when a student catches it first. The more frustrating moments are the ones where you can almost hear an entire room thinking, “Are we allowed to say something?”

These fails followed students home as a story to tell their parents. I’m sure I made plenty of mistakes in school, but at least nobody gave me a classroom to run.

1. Asked My Teacher Why I Got 1/2 Off This Question. It Was Because I Put An “Extra” Space

Handwritten notes about Egyptians, Persians, and Mesopotamians with a red X mark.
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2. My Kid’s Teacher “Correcting” Her Work To Capitalize Words In The Middle Of A Sentence

Handwritten notes on a worksheet with corrections and arrows pointing to words.
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3. My Professor Is A Terrible Human Being

Email screenshot showing a message about rescheduling a class quiz.
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4. My Professor Required This $180 “Custom Edition” Textbook For Intro To Java. I Already Know The Language And Have Apps On The App Store. I Basically Paid $180 For A One Time Code To Submit My Homework

Computer screen displaying code and a book titled 'Java' on a desk.
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5. Student Gets A Zero On An Assignment For Turning It In Unstapled

A printed exam paper with handwritten notes and a circle around a question.
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6. We Are No Longer Allowed To Yawn In My College Course, With Points Off Our Grade As Punishment

Email about new policy, warning students about grade impact, and encouraging rest.
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7. This Teachers Explanation

Student's handwritten answer to a math problem about pizza slices.
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8. Apparently Submitting Assignments Before The Due Date Is Considered “Late”

Student's graded assignment with a late penalty note and teacher's response.
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9. My Chem Teacher Sucks

Multiple-choice question about salts, with 'ALL that apply' circled.
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10. As A Commute Student Whose Professors Don’t Believe In Email

Sign says CE 475/575 Hydrology is canceled today, October 25.
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11. A 93 Is An A And My Professor Did Not Round Up. The Grades Are Already Final. This Means I Am No Longer Magna Cum Laude As This Was My Last Semester

Table showing various academic activities and their completion percentages.
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12. Professor Wants 2 Week Notice To Me Being Sick

Text message about exam policy and health wishes.
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13. I Got A 0 On The First Assignment In This Class Because My Professor Doesn’t Believe I Did The Assignment That Fast. I Work As A Computer Technician And Do Os Installs All The Time At Work

Screenshot of a computer screen showing a lab report and a comment about Linux installs.
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14. Teacher Doesn’t Hide His Use Of AI

Hand holding a paper with questions about scene analysis and mistakes, with a note about ChatGPT.
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15. When You Need A 90% Or Above To Pass The Class But Your Teacher Is A Jerk

My Grades screen showing 89.99999% in English Comp I Master.
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16. Professor Rebukes Students Who Did Not Come Into A Classroom For An Online Course

Disappointed student message and apology email from teacher.
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17. Had To Do A Survey For Math, Made It As Simple As Humanly Possible, According To Our Pal The English Professor, Hostel Isn’t A Word

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18. The Lines A Fellow Teacher Gave A Student (7m) To Write 20 Times As A Consequence

I must remember not to forget to remember the correct shoes for school.
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19. My Teacher Marked Me Wrong For This

Quiz question about Squanto with multiple choice answers and correct options marked.
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20. This Little Note From My Kids Second Grade Teacher… That Is “Squirrel” To The Literate

Note with 'Squirrel Chihuahua' written on it, held in hand.
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21. I Didn’t Know People Actually Covered Clocks In Schools

Classroom whiteboard with a sign saying 'Time to get to Work!!!' and a note about February 21, 2019.
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22. My Teacher Keeps Ignoring My Messages

WhatsApp chat showing a student asking for exam marks and an answer key from a teacher.
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23. I Found An Assignment From 2nd Grade I Still Don’t Know What My Teacher Was On

Math worksheet on groups of zero with a drawing box and handwritten notes.
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24. Teachers Like This Suck

Hand holding paper with a drawing of a mouse crossed out in red.
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25. My Teacher Still Refuses To Give 100%

Exam papers with scores and comments in French, showing 39/40, 49/50, and 24/25.
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26. This Math Teacher’s Reason To Cut Marks

Math worksheet with addition, array drawing, and word problem, partially completed.
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27. My Teacher Lost My Final That Took A Week To Do And Gave Me A Zero, Claiming I Never Turned It In

Class report showing marks for 4th 9 weeks, March 14-May 19, with a class mark of 69.09 - D.
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28. Message I Got From My Daughter’s Teacher. Third Grade

Message about Lily's defiant behavior in class and teacher’s actions.
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29. My 3rd Grade Kids Were Given This Ridiculous Project

Project Guidelines for Christmas toy design with science themes and creative requirements.
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30. My University Canceled Class Today Due To The Weather (Freezing Rainstorm Causing Thick Layers Of Ice All Over Campus) But My Professor Still Wants Us To Go To Our Lab

Announcement for AER E 344 Lab on Feb 23, 2023, with switch to light mode.
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31. My Teacher Decided To Do This Today

Restroom Pass with male and female icons, orange background, worn and crumpled.
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32. My French Teacher Gave Us New ‘French Names’ About Two Weeks Ago (More Than Halfway Through The School Year) And Takes Off Points From Your Exams And Daily Participation If You Dont Refer To Yourself By Your French Name And Others By Their French Name. Like. ???????????

Handwritten notes with 'français' circled and a blacked-out word.
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33. A Person That I Know That Is A Teacher. Constantly Posts Screenshots Of His Students & Berates Them Online

Text message about class schedule and internship, with emojis, on a purple background.
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34. My Kid’s Science Teacher Assigned An 82 Question Packet To Be Done Over Spring Break

Classroom homework sheet with grades and dates, titled '8th grade spring break review packet'.
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35. The Page Flipped But Our Teacher Copied It Anyway

Math exam paper with graphs and equations, including a function and integrals.
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36. So This Teacher Put Eyes Up All Over Her Class To Make Us Feel Like We’re Being Watched

Wall with eyes, signs, and colorful decorations in a classroom or office.
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37. My Teacher Gave Us A Non-Optional, Graded, 88 Word Crossword Puzzle The Week Of Finals

Crossword puzzle titled 'Econ Review' with various words and clues.
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38. My Teacher Takes Questions From The Textbook Online And Butchers Them With Her Broken English

Multiple choice question about security breaches with 'Spyware' selected and 'Cyber criminals' as a.
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39. Lost My Perfect Score Because I Wrote The Date Wrong

Handwritten notes on a grading sheet for a narrative essay, praising the essay's strengths.
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40. Teacher Puts Question In Wrong And Refuses To Fix It

Multiple choice question about alcohol poisoning risk with answer marked wrong.
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