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Imagine you're in the kitchen making dinner and simply hoping your kid is self-dependent enough to make it back home safely. However, the first thing they do when they see you is hand over a note from their teacher. Yikes. I mean, teachers usually do a really good job maintaining order in the classroom, and guiding their students towards a brighter tomorrow. So if they think the little one acted out in a way that requires parental adjustments, it's probably something... surprising. And that's not the word mothers and fathers like to hear. Continue scrolling and check out some of the cringiest notes teachers have written to poor mothers and fathers.
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#1
Good News And Bad News
Cheri Aline Sydney 4 years ago
Yeah, algebra should cause this little guy a few bad hair moments and geometry is not going to be a walk in the park for this kid, either... I definitely see growing pains in his future...
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Experts say it's not unusual for kids to behave differently in different settings. After all, you'd expect a child to act one way at a friend's birthday party and another when visiting the grandparents. But the behavior of some kids — especially those with issues such as anxiety, learning disabilities, ADHD, and autism — can vary much more markedly, especially when they're at home versus school. This discrepancy can leave parents puzzled, if not upset, and worried that they're making huge mistakes.
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#2
Violet's (My Cousin's Daughter) Drawing On The Right, Teachers Note On The Left
Helen Haley 5 years ago
I'd be upset that she got the line wrong, and pleased that the drawing was so good.
Bender Bending Rodríguez 5 years ago (edited)
it's BITE MY SHINY METAL A*S. I like you, you did ok kid.
Charl Marx 5 years ago
As the mother of another Violet (3yo), I can see myself getting a note like this in a couple of years, only it'll be a Simpsons quote rather than Futurama 😂
Some kids may meet expectations at school, but if it's a struggle for them, it can take its toll at home. Children with ADHD, anxiety, autism, and learning disabilities "may be using a lot of their resources to follow directions or cope in the classroom," Stephanie Lee, PsyD, a clinical psychologist at the Child Mind Institute, said. Once all these kids get home, "it's challenging for them to conjure up the same amount of resources to manage."
She also added that many kids, in fact, benefit from the consistency, structure, predictability, and routine that come with their school environment. This often cannot be repeated at home "because that's not how life works."
#3
Too Pretty To Work
Stephanie Did It 5 years ago
My daughter had a student named Neveah (yeah, Heaven backwards) who didn't have to mind because "I'm a princess." Mom confirmed this. Poor kid has a rude awakening coming, thanks to Mommy.
Heaven Gooch 5 years ago
my name is heaven, i have a little sister named nevaeh and another sister named haven......life is crazy
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Elli Rahim 5 years ago
Teacher's cursive script is too pretty for the ugly message. But wow! that kid has a rude wake up call coming up!
Chris Williams 5 years ago
Teacher was like, "then you're way too pretty to be in my class. Hell!Even this School!"
Eric Soliday 5 years ago
Even the descendants of the Queen of Russia spoke multiple languages before 5 years old
Chris DiFonso 5 years ago
"I'm too pretty to do classwork, too pretty to do classwork, so pretty it hurts." (apologies to Right Said Fred)
Wouldn't You Like to Know 5 years ago
Everything I learned about the Kardashians I learned against my will.
But for most kids, academic and social demands at school are beyond what they typically face at home, Dr. Lee pointed out. That may trigger problem behaviors they don't exhibit at home.
For example, children with social anxiety who worry about how they're being perceived by others, or children who have anxieties relating to performance, might have fewer problem behaviors at home but when they get to school and have to do math or read a passage aloud, they might engage in some negative behaviors to avoid that. “Acting out in this particular situation might end up being functional for them," Dr. Lee said, "because if they act a little silly, the teacher might scold them, but then they move on."
#4
"During Math Today Max Was Having A Hard Time Following Along. When I Asked Him Why He Wasn’t Doing His Work, Max Responded, ‘Well, I’m Just Too Good Looking!’”
Anna roberts 5 years ago
I worked in an elementary school for almost 10 yrs. The notes sent home to parents do not necessarily represent how the teacher really feels about the child, JS.
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Jumilicious 5 years ago
I love how the teacher talked it over with the little boy. Great effort!
Monday 5 years ago
Or for this teacher it spells confidence and for another teacher it spells spoiled little brat. Don't assume it's a gender thing based on posts by different people.
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Angela Marie 5 years ago
So the girl who is "too pretty" to work gets shafted to her parents but the boy who uses the same ploy gets an attaboy?
Myrtille rat 5 years ago
if that boy was a teen he would have been called a douchebag,I might be "old fashion" but I don't think that cute nor like the teacher response even if she is supportive , being the cuttest or the nicest don't mean you can skip anything
#5
The Biggest Booger Ball
François Carré 5 years ago
Too bad. I would be curious to know how far the contest would go - how BIG the winner's booger would have been.
#6
Got A Note From The Teacher
Steven Essex 5 years ago
Sister Act 2 Whoopi Goldberg plays a born-again lounge singer (in the movie) who pretends to be a Nun, Sister Mary Clarence, teaching a music class. Sister: Today, we're going to talk about... Snarky Student: Yo Mama? Sister: No, let's talk about yo mama, who was so dumb she got hit by a parked car!
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Debrina Blackmoon 4 years ago
As if that hamster doesn't have enough issues!
Load More Replies... Mark Johansen 5 years ago
The teacher asked a student to make up an insult, and then he got in trouble for making up an insult. Hmm.
SirPatTheCat 5 years ago
Kinda a loaded question imo. When you say "The hamster is as fat as ___", you can't really compare it to an inanimate object because inanimate objects aren't generally described as fat. Obviously there are things that will work, but the first thing that comes to mind when you're called on in class is probably going to be something alive, so there's a high chance it's going to be insulting. Kinda weird for the teacher to get so upset about it? Like it's kids let them enjoy life before they get as dead inside as you...
Demi Zwaan 5 years ago
Wow, that is inappropriate? Traumatizing kids with life shooter drills is fine, but ‘your mama’ is where they draw the line? Idiots, all of them.
Michelle Campeau-Thompson 5 years ago
And the first thing that came to my mind was “fat as f***! 😂
Stille20 5 years ago
No, the teach specified that it was inappropriate for class... you want to say it to your friends, cool, but in class they can not promote insulting people
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Katlyn Pirtle 5 years ago
I’m sorry but this was too easy. If they don’t want kids to be “inappropriate” in class, they should come up with better sentences.
#7
Quiet Voices
#8
"Amara Has A Worm In Her Pocket. She Did Not Want To Throw It Away. I Just Wanted To Give You A Heads Up"
Jo Johannsen 5 years ago
When my brother was about four, we were in Woolworths so my mom could get him some new jeans. He kept squirming when she would try to hold them up to him to check the length. She finally told him to be still, and he replied "But, Mom, I have a frog in my pocket!" She said, " Oh, really, then show me. " I heard the scream from 4 aisles away.
JuJu 5 years ago
That's cheating! Let her find it by sticking the hand in the pocket. Supressing screams is good training for when they become teenagers ;)
Anja Schmidt 5 years ago
Hope, they looked for the worm inside of her pocket. Poor little guy.
#9
“[Your Kid] And A Few Of His Friends Often Make Up Characters, Give Them Amusing Names, And Then Have Exciting Adventures At Playtimes. This In Itself Is An Imaginative And Creative Pastime … However, It Has Come To Our Attention That One Of The Characters Has The Name 'Wildo The Dildo'”
![“[Your Kid] And A Few Of His Friends Often Make Up Characters, Give Them Amusing Names, And Then Have Exciting Adventures At Playtimes. This In Itself Is An Imaginative And Creative Pastime … However, It Has Come To Our Attention That One Of The Characters Has The Name 'Wildo The Dildo'”](https://static.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/828996763893772290-png__700.jpg "“[Your Kid] And A Few Of His Friends Often Make Up Characters, Give Them Amusing Names, And Then Have Exciting Adventures At Playtimes. This In Itself Is An Imaginative And Creative Pastime … However, It Has Come To Our Attention That One Of The Characters Has The Name 'Wildo The Dildo'”")
Laurie 5 years ago
When my daughter was about 5yo (she’s 29 now for time context), she was outside playing with her brother & friends. She comes in crying & upset. I asked what the matter was & she said their friend Darius called her a f****t. I’m thinking this is a good teaching moment, and asked her if she knew what that meant. She said no, so I explained it was a mean word people call boys who like other boys the same way Mommy & Daddy like each other. I go so...if you think about it, you’re not a boy so Darius is wrong. After patting myself on the back with such a good, simple explanation of a word people might falter at talking to their kids about, she’s happy again. What does my nugget of love get out of this conversation?!? She runs outside yelling to Darius that she can’t be a f****t, he’s the f****t. *facepalm* I had to call her back in and go over the “mean word” rules.
Molly Cule 5 years ago
When I worked at a nursery, my friend's child was having a rhyming phase. I will never forget hearing, "bunting, munting, c*nting", projected proudly and loudly across the room.
Kathryn Baylis 5 years ago (edited)
I had a friend who told me, when she and her siblings were young, they used to say Homer Simpson’s “d’oh” a lot. Then one of them came up with a variation, “dee’oh”. Once day the whole family was on a trip to see their grandparents. In the backseat, the kids were playing one of those car games, when one started saying “d’oh”, and another started saying “dee’oh”. Then they decided to put them together as “dee’oh d’oh”. If you say those two words together out loud a few times, you’ll see why their father pulled into the first parking lot he saw so he could explain to them why they should stop and find something else to say.
François Carré 5 years ago
Kids hearing and using curse and dirty words in the playground without even knowing what they mean is no news I guess. I don't really get how this can be "concerning".
Spikey Bunny 5 years ago
Because sometimes it's not an innocent answer... Teachers need to be sure the children aren't exposed to "unsafe" things at home.
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Tovah Roche 5 years ago
Must have been hard for the teacher to swallow her laughter when talking to the boys.
#10
The Ultimate Juxtaposition Of Naughty And Nice Came Home In Allie’s Folder Today
Kimberly Jordan 5 years ago
My grandson went to a Toddler group. One of his friends was named Surprise. Her Mom let her choose her own clothes. Often, her choice was no clothes... and that is what she wore to the play group.
Valerie G. 5 years ago
I remember being at a neighbour's house when she got a phonecall from the corner store. Her little four year old was down there and wanted ice cream - the kicker was she was wearing ONLY her favourite red cowboy boots.
Oskar vanZandt 5 years ago
I used to do this as a child of similar age... my best friend and I used to meet, strip and streak along the street.
somnomania 4 years ago
i did this practically every time i woke up as a toddler, what's the big deal
#11
Picked Up My Toddler From School And Was Handed This Note. I'm Scared To Look
Brandi VanSteenwyk 5 years ago
That just means that the dirty underclothes are in the backpack and should be tended to immediately upon arriving home.
Oskar vanZandt 5 years ago
Children are known to engage in scatology... at least the product is organic. Empty back pack and wash. Simple.
Wendy Warner 5 years ago
working with children what most likely happened is : kid soiled is underwear (before, while or after duty was done) and theses are in a bag in the backpack.
Wendy Warner 5 years ago
Wrking with kids i m pretty sure what happened is: The kid soiled his underwear (before or after duty was done ) and the soiled clothes ended up in a plastic bag in the backpack. ..
NMN 5 years ago
just saw Oskar's comment. Now with some imagination I guess it can be "check backpack". I'd never guess that on my own tho.
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Not The Best Day Back
Deborah B 5 years ago
I would enquire as to the cause of Lillian's threat. It could be legitimate self assertion. As in "If you don't take your hand off my butt, I will turn around and punch you in the nuts." Girls need to taught that they have the right to defend themselves against harassment and intimidation; immediately, loudly, and if necessary, physically.
Erica 5 years ago
That’s all fine and dandy but if he was just annoying her or wouldn’t give in to her demands maybe someone should also discuss how threatening to hurt someone in their private parts is pretty damn sexually harassing. I think it’s not always necessary to assume ever female is the victim just because a conflict involved a boy.
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Nadine Bamberger 5 years ago
Told my small, cute as a button first grader niece to go to a teacher for help should a bigger boy try to steal her toy again and she just huffed and said "Please, I can beat up a second grader all by myself. "
Oskar vanZandt 5 years ago
Does Lillian have an older sibling? I had similar experiences with my older brother- he often deserved a kick in the nuts.
Ronel du Plessis 5 years ago
Maybe they must ask her why he was going to get punch in the nuts and let his parents also talk to him. Maybe HE deserved to be punched in the nuts.
Anja Schmidt 5 years ago
It depends on what happened before, dear teacher! One good quote right away keeps more severe possible upcoming problems away XD
#13
Got Detention While Playing School With Our Youngest. Figures
Kiss Army 5 years ago
The caption says he got detention while playing school with their youngest. Wasn't really a "teacher's" note.
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Patrick Lines 5 years ago
I fail to see the problem, he is correct. Shithead is a compound word. Much like d******d, fucktwat, a*****e and an entire dictionary of other words......
AzKhaleesi 5 years ago
I mean he's not wrong... it IS a compound word, and is the mad devil emoji really appropriate as well? lol wow. A conversation sure, but dang.
Jessica Nametz 5 years ago
That would be something my daughter does... She is only 21 months and the other day Grandma said, "sh*t" and clear as day my daughter repeated it 🤣.
Cheri Aline Sydney 4 years ago
Jessica, you can note your daughter's baby book.... "met another milestone today ".. :))))
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#14
Tatertot Has Special Talents!
Curry on... 5 years ago
Give him some paper towels and have him clean it up. Kids are just scrutinized to death.
Cheri Aline Sydney 4 years ago
Writing the note in such a manner, people chan, is just using this style as a visual technique of trying to keep the mood informal as to not make a criminal offense over something so trivial.
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#15
Let This Be A Lesson For Everyone, Never Under Any Circumstance Let Your Friends Smell Your Chapstick
Pilar Eichmüller-Duran 5 years ago
Chapstick smells too good, it’s imperative to taste it
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Nadine Bamberger 5 years ago
If it smells like strawberries with cream it HAS to taste like strawberries with cream.
Monday 5 years ago
Come on...we've all either done this or have at least been tempted to do this once.
juice 5 years ago
i mean...i've tasted it, but taking a bite? leaving teeth marks? i really don't like the thought of chapstick on my teeth...
Load More Replies... Chris Williams 5 years ago
Picture his surprise when it was just smooth wax and he started doing those doggie tongue plehpleh exercises to get it all off.
IlovemydogShilo 5 years ago
When I was a kid back in the 1980s there was a candy stick you could buy that looked exactly like a chap stick. The candy itself was like hardened sherbet moulded to look like the wax of a normal chap stick and it came in a plastic container as a normal chap stick would. You even twisted the bottom to get the candy to go up and down. They came in about 5 different flavours and strawberries and cream was just one of them. I think the others were mint, lemon, orange, and cola.
Lisa Shelton 5 years ago
I can't say I blame the kid, Eos does smell pretty darn good, but how do you 'accidentally' take a bite of someones lip balm?
Anja Schmidt 5 years ago
why is this an adult issue? Stupid things happen all the time ... Hope it was a beloved friend, so she could use the rest ...
#16
On This Day, Two Years Ago, I Found Out My Son Liked Big Butts
Yayaboobo 5 years ago
Sorry to take the fun out of this post. I only do so because I was in third grade drawing penises because a grown man showed me his. Some things have deeper and more sinister meanings. We gotta look after our kids.
Monday 5 years ago
Mate...it's butts. Kids have butts. Kids think butts are funny. Yes sometimes sinister c**p is going on, but don't let an awful experience taint everything you see.
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Quinn Nix 5 years ago (edited)
Probably he was trying to impress a classmate. When I was in 1st grade, I wrote SH*T on my crayon box to impress a girl sitting next to me. Her response was to raise her hand and tattle. The teacher confiscated the crayon box and showed it to my mom when she came pick me up, that afternoon. As punishment, my mom took me grocery shopping with her and made we wear the crayon box on my head, emblazoned with that naughty word for all to see.
grace sloan 5 years ago
I think people would judge your mom more than you haha
Load More Replies... Hilliary Smith 5 years ago
That would make me a corgiphygophile, along with many other people on Instagram! Good to have a name for it!
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Hugh Cookson 4 years ago
'Crumple' is the correct terminology, small wonder the kids of today can't spell !!!!
#17
"Demi Cut Her Hair Today. I'm So Sorry"
Monday 5 years ago
Some parents like to keep their kiddos hair when they're little. I don't really get why but they do
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Oskar vanZandt 5 years ago
No big deal... hair grows back. It's not like the child did a van Gogh!
Stargazer66 1 year ago
Rite of passage for all preschoolers. My daughter did this when she was 2. She came running to me with scissors in one hand and her hair in another and told me excitedly "I cutted my hair!"
#18
These Kids Are Nuts
Parmeisan 5 years ago
He may have had consent - I doubt the teachers asked. ;)
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Bunny Malone 4 years ago
Or 16 in my case, but with no details and mostly from my own research :’(
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Clandestine 4 years ago
I, a girl, tried to kiss the boys in my kindergarten class. I don't remember it, but my parents do
Load More Replies... Dorothy Parker 4 years ago
Schools are expelling children for things like this. A bit of overreacting. Not that it's okay, it just needs to be addressed.
Karen Lyon 5 years ago
Oh, I never told about that. In my room, we have our own bathroom stalls. One day, we were taking a water break, and I noticed that two of my kids were missing. One little boy, one little girl. Right about then, I hear the girl giggling in the bathroom. I open one of the stall doors, and there's Romeo, sitting on the john, Juliet on his lap, giggling while he's kissing her on the cheek. Just the threat to tell Romeo's Mommy and Juliet's Daddy straightened them out. Life in Kindergarten is never dull!
pusheen buttercup 5 years ago
As a kid I had pretend boyfriends or girlfriends, we were playing house. If the girl didn't like it though that is worth talking about.
#19
Aye This Kid!
#20
“Another Student Took Her Pencil And She Referred To Him As A ‘Hanzo Main.’ I Have No Idea What That Means, However, It Was Clearly Meant As An Insult”
Electric Ed 5 years ago
And for us turbo-rookies, what is an overwatch term?
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Nadine Bamberger 5 years ago
It's someone who only plays the character of Hanzo in "Overwatch" and generally only plays to annoy anybody else.
Lilith Hollis 5 years ago
Ahahahhahahahaha once I learned what she said and in the context I have been laughing to myself and my family think I am mental I can't tell them because I can't speak I am dead
Jane Alexander 5 years ago
-and 'teacher' has no idea? Because she can't just Google it like anyone would if they didn't know?
#21
Charlotte Was Very Challenging
Erica 5 years ago
I love the budding child psychologists in the comments on here...in case you don’t know not every misbehavior is a cry for help or was induced by the male privilege of her boy classmates who may or may not be harassing her. Sometimes kids just act up and break the rules!
Spring Fisk 5 years ago
Or, she intentionally did things she know was wrong because she wanted too. This actually is a big problem with adults too.
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François Carré 5 years ago
" Hoping for a better day tomorrow"... Love the teachers' positive mind. They must try really hard to always put things that way.
Kathryn Baylis 5 years ago
Lashing out and hitting the teacher—-or classmates—-IS a behavior that needs addressing before Charlotte becomes a full blown bully. Or some other kid kicks her a*s.
T82shina 5 years ago
My son is currently hitting me when he is tired. He is Clearly testing boundaries along with being sleepy. We put him time out and explain that this hurts and why we dont do it. I don't expect for him to go to elementary school hitting everyone near the end of the school day. Kids are little scientists and need to test and figure out what is right and wrong and why.thats the way they learn.
Lisa Shelton 5 years ago
I'm assuming Charlotte is 3 or 4, to which this is actually fairly common behavior.
Oskar vanZandt 5 years ago
The hitting is NOT acceptable... this child is acting out. I would confront and challenge in turn... see what the root cause is.
Nia Loves Art 5 years ago
Kids hit. I work in childcare and have been hit multiple times. They don’t have good control of their emotions. We sit them down until they calm down and talk about how hands aren’t for hitting and what better ways to deal with their feelings are.
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#22
A Note From The Teacher That Came Home With The Kid Today
Kathryn Baylis 5 years ago
Or marking territory? Either way, something to delve deeper into with the kid. Just in case.
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Adrian 4 years ago
Difficult to know how to interpret this - does it mean there won't be a 'next time' in the cafeteria?
Load More Replies... Midge biscuit 4 years ago
My brother got involved with the school trouble maker on his very first day of primary school. My parents weren't too happy when they got the call to come to the school the next day, only to find out him and his "friend" had somehow managed to climb onto the school roof and had peed on the kids below. We've never let him live that one down! 😂
Catherine Todd 5 years ago
Couldn't keep myself from laughing! Where did this kid learn this kind of "threat?"
Melanie Wittmier-Steffler 4 years ago
Lol and he's just in 1st grade, look forward to 2nd thru 6th😅
#23
“Kimmy Was Very Proud Of Her Poem … But We’re Going To Try Another One Next Week Without The Potty Language”
Felipe StillChill 5 years ago
My friend and I would be like row row row your bootybutt and would laugh or heads off
Load More Replies... b l a n c 5 years ago
right? i cant believe some of these people are teachers. although all people do make mistakes sometimes
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Brandi VanSteenwyk 5 years ago
Awwww C'mon!! Was it really fair to not show the child's poetry here?
#24
“When I Was Reading To The Class, Tanner Removed His Shoe And Sock And Began Playing With Something. It Was A Dead Lizard. I Removed The Sock — It Smelled Of Dead Things”
Samantha Lomb 5 years ago
So the kid killed the lizard and then played with it's corpse? Kids are so cruel
Oskar vanZandt 5 years ago
The kind of thing to keep an eye on, for sure!
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Nia Loves Art 5 years ago
While interning at a preschool we had an incident where a boy was running around with a dead, bloated frog in his hand and absolutely wouldn’t give it up. I doubt the child killed the lizard, kids are good at finding dead things.
Soggy Crumpet 5 years ago
Yes! My 8 year old son is a classic example of this.
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Nadine Bamberger 5 years ago
So the odour points to him regularly keeping dead animals in his socks?
Beth Kramer 5 years ago
“...it smelled of dead things.” Best line in a teacher note home...ever!
Ellen 5 years ago
Just hoping he doesn't start setting fires and dissecting road kill... yes referencing an infamous murderer's childhood "hobbies"
Curry on... 5 years ago
Sounds like a kid thing to do. Besides, the powers that be will have him dissecting creatures in a few more years.
#25
This Little Note Was In X's Folder When He Got Home... Sneaky Sneaky
Amazon QT 4 years ago (edited)
It’s more like the kids wasting food by throwing it away. Which in turn is wasting money!!!! So good on the Teacher for rattling the little śhit out!!!
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Karen Lyon 5 years ago (edited)
So normal. The number of kids I've taught who throw away their healthy food......
Anna roberts 5 years ago
WOW a school that has enough people in the cafeteria that can watch that close? Seriously? We had 2 for about 240 kids per lunch period.
#26
Seems Like A Decent Day At School To Me
ZombieGirl 5 years ago
With the kids learning about polar bears getting punched last....I'm surprised penis is the worst thing the kid said lol
Yayaboobo 5 years ago
As s former teacher you gave up your power over such a small thing. Handle it yourself in the classroom don't defer to parents and do so only for the most serious incidents.
Lana Belysheva 5 years ago
Well said - early childhood education implies that not everything will be smooth, this is why parents rely upon teachers and educators' expertise. Unless it is an incident, that includes bodily harm, medical emergency or really concerning behaviour, I, as as an exhausted parent that's been putting out fires whole day at work, don't need to hear about it.
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M O'Connell 5 years ago
It's an art project! Punched as in punched-out of paper.
Load More Replies... Oskar vanZandt 5 years ago
I would have spoken to the student in private myself... if he then repeated the insult, I'd contact parents. There are many children who pick up foul language at home.
Sylvie Tas 5 years ago
Not sure if this is foul language. Foul language would be to call someone a d**k...
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My Friend Found A Note Given To His Parents From His First Grade Teacher
David Martin 5 years ago
Johnathan has what? Johnathan has WHAT?! I need the second page of this letter, I demand closure dang it! >_<
Phil Boswell 5 years ago
Sadly it's from 2010 so we shall most likely never know :-(
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JuJu 5 years ago
Why is there a second h in Johnathan????? Whyyyyyyyyyy...aaaargh. This makes my brain itch.
David Harris 5 years ago
Am I the only one who thinks that it would be nice if the teacher knew the difference between "preceded" and "proceeded?"
Valerie Page 5 years ago
No you are not alone But then we may both be UK residents. Pernickety :)
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Cheri Aline Sydney 4 years ago
Yes, Lisa, it looks like Johnathan got that teacher so upset and rattled that she didn't know what preceeded what nor how Johnathan proceeded....
Load More Replies... Martha Meyer 5 years ago
This person apparently learned nothing and proudly showed this to the internet.
#28
"Raeya Used The Child Safe Scissors To Cut Her Hair Today. A Teacher Stopped Her After One Snip"
Ola Polowczyk 5 years ago
Why do they attach the hair to the notes??? They think the parents will glue them back or something?
Sasy 5 years ago (edited)
Some families may have beliefs that they can't really know of, or just sentimental attachments...could also just be funny to save and joke about in future. Also these days someone might accuse the teacher of keeping it.
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Nicky Rowley 5 years ago
Why do people act surprised when 'child safe scissors' cut things??? Of course they do! Otherwise they would be rubbish scissors. It just means they are rounded and not pointy, so kids can’t poke their eyes out/ stab themselves etc. I still have a scar on my finger that shows how well they can cut!
Anna Turner 5 years ago
"Raeya allegedly cut her hair" attached is the evidence of, no witnesses
#29
Notes From School
Shelby P 5 years ago
or that the note was written by some other child... I doubt an adult hearing about a pocket knife would have left this at sending home a poorly written note on scratch paper... doesn't seem legit to me.
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Oskar vanZandt 5 years ago
Teacher and principal have authority to get students to empty their pockets... with parent(s) present if required. You would NOT wait until the child got home.
Anna roberts 5 years ago
Depends on where the school is and the student and a lot of other stuff at least here in USA
Load More Replies... Yugan Talovich 5 years ago
Boomer here. From about second grade, all the boys had pocketknives. I would have felt naked without mine, and I had a very clear understanding of the doom that would await me if my father had found I misbehaved with it.
Kathryn Baylis 5 years ago
Actual pocket knife or small pen knife? I’m a late boomer (1960), and when I was in school, the boys carried pen knives. Even I had one. They’re small and the blades aren’t really all that sharp. Anything larger, like a pocket knife, was considered a potentially dangerous weapon, as they were usually really sharp. It would be confiscated and the parents immediately notified that anything larger than a pen knife was NOT allowed on school property.
Load More Replies... jaysko 5 years ago
Will you inquire? - I know you said last 2 words, but ya know, context
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Cheri Aline Sydney 4 years ago
FJ, it can be either word.....Enquire is the British spelling of Inquire......
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"During Math Aiden Told Another Student He Drew A Boy With A Penis, Pooping... I Explained That We Don't Need To Talk About Penises And Pooping During Math"
Oskar vanZandt 5 years ago
What age is this child? I think using "penis" and "pooping" is quite appropriate- children need to learn what their body parts are called and what their use is... if the child had used other terminology, I'd be more concerned. As a parent I would have a frank talk with him.
Katie McCready 5 years ago
But what if 5 penises poop somewhere and four more penises come along and three of them poop and then two penises leave, but don’t take their poop, and the police want to know how many penises and poops are left? Then can we talk about it in math class?
Cheri Aline Sydney 4 years ago
...The class could be biology, anatomy or science, for example, and the topic may even be focused on animals, not humans.... Again, it all goes back to situational appropriateness....
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CorgiChameleon 5 years ago
Does Aiden identify as male or female? "She then scratched out the picture" " He said he tried to draw Green Lantern"
Candice Henderson 5 years ago
i think the “another student” is the one who scratched it out, that’s why Aidan (male) told the teacher.
Load More Replies... Kanga9ine 5 years ago
I've seen kids lose their lunch when the threat of calling home gets tossed around for every little thing they say or do break some unwritten law at school. Dirty words and dirty deeds are the double dog dare ya' challenges that determine whether the bouncer unlocks the velvet rope and waves us thru. This kid got the double whammy of guilt and fear. The teacher could have dealt with this without throwing him under the bus.
#31
My 6 Year Old Daughter Came Home From School With A Note. Written By The School Lunch Supervisor
Stephanie Did It 5 years ago
Brie cheese in a school lunch? Where does this kid go to school, Beverly Hills?
Monday 5 years ago
It might not have been a school lunch but rather a lunchbox packed by the parent too
Load More Replies... Parmeisan 5 years ago
No one has as many friends as the kid with many cheeses!
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Jacqui Dunn 5 years ago
Brie is definitely an acquired taste and yes, it does smell. Quite strongly.
Eric Soliday 5 years ago
Some children don't like cheese that's normal, it's good that it was brought to the parents attention
Jon S. 5 years ago
I'm told in France they insist that children eat all the soft smelly cheese so the develop a appropriate pallet!
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#32
Sleeping In Class
Kathryn Baylis 5 years ago
This should be addressed and looked into. It’s a matter of concern. Sleeping in class could be an indicator of an illness or problems at home keeping the child awake at night.
Suzi Gauthier 5 years ago
Shoot, my daughter's class didn't get naps in Kindergarten. She went from daycare where the state requires 3 hour naps for all to no naps in Kindergarten. She was exhausted every day after school for a while. You'd think they wean them off in PreK along with teaching them numbers & letters, but it's a state requirement.
Felipe StillChill 5 years ago
Story time!: I fell asleep in class once and when I woke everyone was laughing and my friend said that our teacher was shouting my name and even tried to shake me awake but I would not wake up
SirPatTheCat 5 years ago
It's legible and clear. What else do you want? Teachers don't get paid enough to completely change their handwriting just in case someone thinks it's uneven...
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And This Is Why I Love Sean And Chad
Louloubelle 5 years ago
Okay, so I have identical twins, so my first thought was they thought they teachers wouldn't know. Yes?
The Chosen One 5 years ago
oH nO 5 MiNuTeS oF tEaChInG tImE goodness gracious its 5 minutes they're kids! Let them have some fun!
Jon S. 5 years ago
In a class of 30 if every kid takes 5 min of the teachers time you end up with no time.
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Unnamed Hooman 4 years ago
My friends did this but they looked enough like each other they pulled it off
#34
"Please Do Not Allow Keith To Bring Any Live Pets To School In The Future..."
Lindsey Judd-Bruder 4 years ago
The font and style of drawing in the header of this note reminds me of the stuff they used when I was a kid, back in the 80s.
Jon S. 5 years ago
I can appreciate the aesthetic quality, but I struggle to read every other word of it. It just isn't very clear. I'm glad cursive isn't really a thing any more.
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#35
"Today Haiden Had To Be Moved To The Library For A Time Out. While There He Ripped This Book"
Samantha Lomb 5 years ago
That's a kid with some behavior issues. And now the parents have to pay to replace the book
Oskar vanZandt 5 years ago
Yup- he's got to be taught some better coping strategies and to respect books. I'd have him pay for the book out of his own piggy bank.
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Kristine Phillips 5 years ago
Should never send a kid out of control to the library, books will be torn or thrown or worse.
#36
Ryleigh, Really?!
Martha Meyer 5 years ago
“Delicious“ is a rather big word for something as mundane as tic tacs.
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#37
Kindergarten’s Going Great
Nia Loves Art 5 years ago
When I was in kindergarten I cut another kid’s hair, honestly cutting your own isn’t as bad.
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Sleepyhead
Martha Meyer 5 years ago
Maybe just a subtle way to tell the parents to make sure she gets enough sleep at night.
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Samantha Lomb 5 years ago
Jisele had a little lunch and fell asleep at a table
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Oskar vanZandt 5 years ago
Many children are sleep deprived... they often do not have a set structure at home and do not get the necessary sleep required to deal with a day of schooling (children 3-6 need 10-12 hours, 7-12 need 10-11 hours). I've had to deal with many a surly teenager who were acting up because they were over-tired in lesson... [Former high school teacher]
Isle_of_stressed_pilots 5 years ago
That is true. Although it also doesnt help when teachers assign 4+ hours of homework lol
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"Aysha Had A Tough Day Of Listening At School. She Ended Up In The 'Think About It Chair 2x'”
Samantha Lomb 5 years ago
if she needs directions repeated ( for assignments and stuff, not behaving correctly) I would be concerned maybe she has a learning disability. She should be tested before being punished
Truth Monster 5 years ago
She could just be rambunctious. It doesn't mention age
Load More Replies... Oskar vanZandt 5 years ago
Children often behave like this when they have too much energy... they need a lot more active play structured into their day.
WilvanderHeijden 5 years ago
That's one frightening conclusion and remedy based on a teacher's note.
Load More Replies... Dorian Reeves 2 years ago
My teachers came to my parents with similar issues. They did nothing. Turns out I have adhd and autism.
Jessica A 5 years ago
You know, the more I read these comments about kids acting out, the more I realize (some of us)(OK it's me) still go through these moods. Yeah, today I don't feel like listening to directions or dealing with peoples' c**p. But at least now, I get to take a personal day :-)
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WilvanderHeijden 5 years ago
Yes, and they should be disciplined for it. Can't have kids going around and saying rude and stupid things and making dumb decisions. That's something that presidents do.
Load More Replies... Louloubelle 5 years ago
Many of these make me wonder how they'll keep the kids from getting Covid. Little ones by their very natures are impulsive and are constantly touching each other. Good luck teachers. No idea how you're going to do this.
Wendy Warner 5 years ago
Little secret here ... we won t keep them from getting covid, teachers will try, try their very best but the measures in place in the US and UK are simply far from enough... and the sad thing is, teachers will most likely catch it too while they try to keep your little ones as safe as they can...
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Jessica 5 years ago
for real! I worked in a pre-school we never ever wrote note saying their kids isn't listening lol NO CHILD LISTENES AND BEHAVES 100% of the time. it was our job to keep them engaged and interested.. if they weren't they we just try something else!
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Your Local Lizard 5 years ago
Dear teachers, Please improve your handwriting. -A human who read everything as "eeee"
Anne 5 years ago
How old are you? (out of curiosity!) - I just saw there's a challenge on tiktok to write your name without taking your pen from paper.. and that is just writing cursive, like most people over 30 were taught
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B-b-bird 5 years ago
I really hope that teachers talk to children to understand reasons behind their behaviour, before they write a note. Still feel upset from preschool when teacher was saying to my parents i'm "a liar" :) when in fact I loved fantasizing, like drawing unreal situations (like moms portrait on a postage stamp, like she would be the queen, or dad driving taxi, even though it wasn't his job). When asked by parents why did I lie, didn't know what to answer, all I knew that it's something bad I did and shouldn't be fantasizing anymore :( Hope I will always always find a time to talk and understand my children properly, no matter the age.
Karen Lyon 5 years ago
I am sorry that you had to go through that. My niece had a similar experience -- she told her 1st grade PE teacher that she was born in South Africa and spun a whole story around it. The PE teacher told my niece it made her sad when kids lied, and then called my sister at work. My poor sister wrote me an email with the heading "I have a horrible child". I wrote her back and told her the PE teacher was full of it (she did end up being a piece of work), that her credential program didn't involve her actually learning about how kids develop. I reassured her that her daughter's fantasizing was quite normal for her age. PE teachers can get away with being oblivious, maybe, but teachers in preschool programs are supposed to know all that. It's a damn shame your preschool teachers didn't
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DforDorothy 5 years ago (edited)
It's crazy where the world is going(starting with the USA). Most of these letters are useless, because it's about an issue, that doesn't need reporting to parents. Growing up in the nineties, we all did these stuff more or less and the teachers handled it in the school and that was it. We grew up to be normal people, with jobs, families and socially integrated. Nowadays a kid is reported to the parents if he/she says"butt" at class, the student reports the teachers and parents if they try to moderate him,and the parents reports the teacher if that gives a bad grade to it's kid, all this, while mommy/daddy is watching the kid in school, on webcam online. Thankfully most of Europe is not this f*ucked Up...yet.
Karen Lyon 5 years ago
Yeah, it's not that simple. Kids go home and talk about how they got in trouble, and they "didn't do anything!" In some settings, if children are disciplined for anything, the teachers need to send home a note as documentation. For one reason, to stave off the "You're just picking on my child" nonsense. And for another, to keep parents from saying, "But she/he has never done that before!" when they move on in school and act up with another teacher. I can also tell you that some of those notes look like they are from a behavior plan. Which means their behavior has gotten to the point where regular notes have to go home about how the day went. I have had to do more than one of those.
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somnomania 4 years ago
sorry, but where's the cringe part of this? i came in expecting lots of examples of teachers overstepping, but most of these are great, either funny or just "ah, kids, what can you do"
WilvanderHeijden 5 years ago
Yes, and they should be disciplined for it. Can't have kids going around and saying rude and stupid things and making dumb decisions. That's something that presidents do.
Load More Replies... Louloubelle 5 years ago
Many of these make me wonder how they'll keep the kids from getting Covid. Little ones by their very natures are impulsive and are constantly touching each other. Good luck teachers. No idea how you're going to do this.
Wendy Warner 5 years ago
Little secret here ... we won t keep them from getting covid, teachers will try, try their very best but the measures in place in the US and UK are simply far from enough... and the sad thing is, teachers will most likely catch it too while they try to keep your little ones as safe as they can...
Load More Replies... Jessica 5 years ago
for real! I worked in a pre-school we never ever wrote note saying their kids isn't listening lol NO CHILD LISTENES AND BEHAVES 100% of the time. it was our job to keep them engaged and interested.. if they weren't they we just try something else!
Load More Replies... Your Local Lizard 5 years ago
Dear teachers, Please improve your handwriting. -A human who read everything as "eeee"
Anne 5 years ago
How old are you? (out of curiosity!) - I just saw there's a challenge on tiktok to write your name without taking your pen from paper.. and that is just writing cursive, like most people over 30 were taught
Load More Replies... B-b-bird 5 years ago
I really hope that teachers talk to children to understand reasons behind their behaviour, before they write a note. Still feel upset from preschool when teacher was saying to my parents i'm "a liar" :) when in fact I loved fantasizing, like drawing unreal situations (like moms portrait on a postage stamp, like she would be the queen, or dad driving taxi, even though it wasn't his job). When asked by parents why did I lie, didn't know what to answer, all I knew that it's something bad I did and shouldn't be fantasizing anymore :( Hope I will always always find a time to talk and understand my children properly, no matter the age.
Karen Lyon 5 years ago
I am sorry that you had to go through that. My niece had a similar experience -- she told her 1st grade PE teacher that she was born in South Africa and spun a whole story around it. The PE teacher told my niece it made her sad when kids lied, and then called my sister at work. My poor sister wrote me an email with the heading "I have a horrible child". I wrote her back and told her the PE teacher was full of it (she did end up being a piece of work), that her credential program didn't involve her actually learning about how kids develop. I reassured her that her daughter's fantasizing was quite normal for her age. PE teachers can get away with being oblivious, maybe, but teachers in preschool programs are supposed to know all that. It's a damn shame your preschool teachers didn't
Load More Replies... DforDorothy 5 years ago (edited)
It's crazy where the world is going(starting with the USA). Most of these letters are useless, because it's about an issue, that doesn't need reporting to parents. Growing up in the nineties, we all did these stuff more or less and the teachers handled it in the school and that was it. We grew up to be normal people, with jobs, families and socially integrated. Nowadays a kid is reported to the parents if he/she says"butt" at class, the student reports the teachers and parents if they try to moderate him,and the parents reports the teacher if that gives a bad grade to it's kid, all this, while mommy/daddy is watching the kid in school, on webcam online. Thankfully most of Europe is not this f*ucked Up...yet.
Karen Lyon 5 years ago
Yeah, it's not that simple. Kids go home and talk about how they got in trouble, and they "didn't do anything!" In some settings, if children are disciplined for anything, the teachers need to send home a note as documentation. For one reason, to stave off the "You're just picking on my child" nonsense. And for another, to keep parents from saying, "But she/he has never done that before!" when they move on in school and act up with another teacher. I can also tell you that some of those notes look like they are from a behavior plan. Which means their behavior has gotten to the point where regular notes have to go home about how the day went. I have had to do more than one of those.
Load More Replies... somnomania 4 years ago
sorry, but where's the cringe part of this? i came in expecting lots of examples of teachers overstepping, but most of these are great, either funny or just "ah, kids, what can you do"
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