Teachers Share Their Craziest Classroom Stories
Teachers see a lot in their day-to-day lives. While just trying to impart a little wisdom on the youngest members of society, they have to deal with behavioral issues, mischief, bullies, brats, and sometimes even the odd child prodigy or two.
And then, there's the parents—who are often way worse, more outrageous, and way more disturbing to deal with than their offspring.
Teachers from all levels took to Reddit to share their craziest stories about memorable run-ins with both parents and students, proving that even our institutions of learning are home to a whole lot of stupidity.
1. Finally, Something Positive!
A good kid stayed after class to show me his anime drawings and started rambling about his family dynamics. He told me that his parents are still very much in love and are often going on dates. Sweet!
Then he told me that there's a rule in the house that if the master bedroom door is closed you are to stay far away and never interrupt.
Sometimes they'll be in there for hours! By the change in expression on his face, I could tell he just figured it out.
2. I Just Can’t Put My Name On It…
I once received an essay submission from a student that had another student’s name on it from the year before. They didn’t even bother to update that during their plagiarism...
3. No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
Mum used to be a teacher, and this happened to someone she worked with.
A child was strangling another child, the teacher wasn't strong enough to pull the child off of the other child, so ended up having to thump the child until he released, child ended up rather bruised.
Parents of the child doing the strangling decided they wanted to try and sue the teacher for hitting their child.
Result: the teacher who prevented their son from murdering someone suspended from work until the case got rejected from court.
4. My Child Is An Angel
I used to teach this little boy who was so disruptive—he would shout and pinch the other children in the class—and when I complained to his parents they said that he was a little angel at home and were shocked that I was saying that their boy was disruptive.
They even said they thought I had the wrong child's parents in!
