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Good educators significantly impact a student's life. But so can the bad ones. 

Today's list continues Bored Panda's series of articles covering some teachers' irksome and unprofessional behavior. While a few submissions are laughable, others prove that not everyone is fit for the job. 

Some of you may have had similar experiences, so feel free to share them in the comments.

#1

Teachers Need To Understand Students Don't Always Sleep In Class Just Because Of Laziness

Teachers Need To Understand Students Don't Always Sleep In Class Just Because Of Laziness

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Kesam
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I wonder in which turbo-capitalist country that happened 🤔

Kira Okah
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I could name multiple countries that this could be easily happening in; east, west, north, south, first world, second world, third world, capitalist, socialist, communist, dictatorship, democracy, republic.

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Nolgoth
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Had a rough time my soph year because my father insisted i get a job at 14. Not because we were struggling, he just wanted me out of the house. Only job that would hire an underage worker was a local newspaper as a paperboy. I had to wake up every morning at 3am to fold and deliver papers by 6am. I had over 300 customers spread out through my town. After delivering those papers i then had to get ready for school and my first class was geometry. I struggled so hard to stay awake. I eventually quit that job cuz i just couldn't handle only getting about 4hrs of sleep a night

ILoveMySon
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I am terribly sorry for you. I sure hope all is well now.🤗

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InfiniteZeek
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As a teacher, I hate teachers who take the public shaming approach.

arthbach
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If a child falls asleep in class, let them sleep, and talk with them in private afterwards. If out the reason for the behavior, and try to help.

Ellinor
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes, I never slept in any of my classes but one day during history I did, at the very beginning of the class. I was woken up by the teacher at the very end of the class when everyone had left and I was so mortified ! But the teacher just told me that if I wanted to be able to enjoy the break I should probably go now but I could also stay and sleep if I wanted. It was so nice of him, I'll always remember it.

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Mel Colley
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Back in the 70s and 80s, teachers embarassing the students was normal

Danish Susanne
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When I went to school there was one teacher who did this to a guy. He didn't really hurt because the rest of the class agreed, that it was because the guy had long hair and the teacher was close to bald.

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Trophy Husband
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I had a teacher in high school that ollored someone's nose with a marker when they fell asleep in the front row. The guy was a bully, so no one said a word.

slim shady
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

f**k her! poor kid ☹️☹️

Ivona
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1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Students do need to be awake and participate actively throughout each class period.

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    #2

    I Was A Teacher For 8 Years, And I Never Made A Student Feel Small After Asking For Help

    I Was A Teacher For 8 Years, And I Never Made A Student Feel Small After Asking For Help

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    Outgraygeous
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The magic of washii tape! I partially open difficult things and then seal them for my kid.

    WindySwede
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    can it be used to tape the mouth of this "teacher"? 🙃

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    HALINA
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well if you have trouble open it yourself maybe have another think if it's the best snack to send your kid to school with... I understand that kids need help with some things and the teacher could have been nicer in the interaction but as someone says in another comment teachers don't have time to open all food for 20+ kids every day.

    Mimi La Souris
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    let’s study the problem backwards : why the parent gives to the child a lunchable the parent can not already open. it’s getting rid of the problem on someone else.

    Angela Jones
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sending your child to school with food they can't open without help and then getting angry that the teacher doesn't want to spend half of their lunch time helping them (and 7 other kids whose parents did the same) is absurd. Lunchables are an easy and quick way to pack a lunch- for you. No respect for anyone's time except your own.

    arthbach
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    1 year ago

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    No, the teacher was in the right, and the parent is in the wrong. Parents are told each year to only pack food for their children that they will be able to open, and eat as is. Teachers do not have time to microwave food, nor open every package. Only pack food for your child that they can open. (If the child has a disability, this rule does not apply.)

    Moosy Girl
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Agreed. Besides, if the parent doesn’t have time to open up the lunchable and put it in a child-friendly lunchbox for their 1 child, how do they expect the teacher to have time to do it for 32 children? :p

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    Michael Largey
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Gee, I thought the job of a teacher was to help his students learn stuff. My wife taught kindergarten for many years and taught her students much that was outside the curriculum. She taught a one-armed student how to tie his shoes. It was a milestone for him.

    Libby King
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Little kids usually do not have the dexterity/strength to open those sorts of packages. You can’t teach a little kid how to have the hand strength of someone much older.

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    Jas Warner
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've taught my class to be independent. ( I had 2- 4 kids with autism and others with behavioral issues to unfortunatelycater to ) I couldn't always be there to help. I had them try atleast 3 times to open their own things. Some got it. Some you could tell mommy still did everything for them.

    ZuriLovesYou
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The kid's like 5 years old. Why so heartless?!

    Mark
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    1. I literally and politely asked a teacher whether he could help me with something when the class ended. He replied with “no!” without even looking at me. 2. I explained I misunderstood a homework assignment and he asked me if my grandma was still alive. Confused, I answered that she was. Then he said I should try to explain this to her, like I was trying to fool him. Maybe she would buy it. 3. I was having fun with a friend, running into and bashing eachother during recess, as 10 year old boys do. We were both called faggots by the teacher. 4. My friend was a big guy. Teacher asked him if he had a bra yet. No wonder mental health is on the decline.

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    #3

    "They Both Tried To Laugh It Off Like It Was All A Silly Misunderstanding And Never Apologized To Me"

    "They Both Tried To Laugh It Off Like It Was All A Silly Misunderstanding And Never Apologized To Me"

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    Red Wyvern Emperor
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Plagiarised your own work... damn. XD

    PeachPossum
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Believe it or not, some colleges do count that as plagiarism. Stinks, but there it is.

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    Penguin Panda Pop
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It may sound dumb but, self-plagiarism is a thing. Need more context here to know if OP broke any rules. If the student had produced the artwork before the start of the course and was submitting the work on the course, then this could be considered unfair on the other students who had to produce an artwork within a particular timeframe.

    ThatG
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In this instance though, OP made her art for the school project, it was graded and after all that was done, did she post it on her online portfolio. The prof only found “plagiarised” art on a Google search a year later.

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    Tucker Cahooter
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    John Fogerty was once sued for plagiarising his own song by the person who owned the rights to it

    Tee Pussi
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Fantasy Records owned the rights to CCR's Run Through the Jungle and sued Fogerty because The Old Man Down The Road on his solo album sounded too much like it. Fogerty won.

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    Liv ੈ‧₊˚
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Some people need to actually check before they accuse people for no reason

    Lee Henderson
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Imitation is the sincerest form of theft.

    Justin Tyme
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Using your own work can potentially be classified as plagiarism if it is something you previously published and you don't cite it in your new work. This is known as "self plagiarism". It is a problem because your teacher/professor is expecting you to do original work for your assignment. And you are only supposed to use small bits of other work that contribute to it.

    Aranora
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It was a year after she submitted the piece, she posted a picture on her website

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    Michael Largey
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A misunderstanding of what professionalism means and what rights their students have. Silly, yeah.

    Neill Powell
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I got high scores n my EGD marks, specifically during examsfrom Grade 10 to grade 12. Very high. From 40 years of copying the old, worn out EGD exam papers, used year after year, exam after exam they were inaccurate. For a grade-10 school holiday project, I re-did all of them in TurboCad (I was the only one who knew the program properly) for the Department head. Yes I had every re-drawn test and answer-paper for every exam until my final year that could be used. duh

    justagirl
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    wELl, CleArlY iT wAs pLagiARism bEcaUse It wAs FrOm a wEbsiTe

    PeachPossum
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Like when Fantasy tried to sue John Fogerty for a writing song that sounded too much like another John Fogerty song. Out of spite, Joy Ang should create a couple of artworks and call them "Old Man Down the Road" and "Run Through the Jungle."

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    “Bad teachers are extremely rare,” according to decorated film producer, screenwriter, and English teacher Ellie Herman. But having seen her fair share of subpar educators, she found five common tendencies. One of them is having a noticeable dislike towards children. 

    “The number one quality I’ve observed in bad teachers is that they do not seem to like children very much. In high schools, this means they do not seem to find teenagers charming, funny, or interesting—ever.”

    #4

    Teachers Like This

    Teachers Like This

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    Elin Sandman
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had the same reaction from a teacher when I was 17 and told her in confidence that I was having ptsd after a rape. “Well I can’t treat you any differently than your peers. You have to do the work just as anyone else.” B***h.

    Daniela Lavanza
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If someone behaved this way toward one of my kids, they would be in big trouble, and not merely legally...

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    Magenta Blu
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My daughters (8 and 10 y.o.) were sex.ually assaulted by their stepfather, and children services accused me (their mother) of negligence, and tried to remove them from my legal custody because I allowed my daughters to miss school for body and mind healing. Apparently young girls mental health is not as important as perfect school attendance

    Elin Sandman
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That is horrible! This just makes us girls feel like our well being isn’t priority at all. The fact the so many of us get abused is one huge problem and then the aftermath of not getting support from the society is another kind of abuse. I am so so sorry this happened to you and your daughter.

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    Michael Largey
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As a teacher my response in these situations was always "What do you need? How can I help you? Let's make a plan that works for you." I wasn't a saint. It was just common sense to me.

    Susan Teter
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Unfortunately common sense can't taught, although alot of teachers SHOULD take a mandatory course in it!

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    Tabitha
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have had bosses tell me the same thing, only about work being more important than my home life. Now I know where people like that learn that b******t.

    Glasofruix
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Is that what you say to your husband every evening?"

    Jonas Fisher
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is far more complicated than non-teachers would like to make it. Consider: OP stays home from school throughout much of 5th grade. Taking time to be with mom, or to be with family. That's what many people would say is right, yes? Well, what happens next school year? Does OP go on to 6th grade, despite missing out on the education that happened during 5th? I'd imagine that the same people who would want OP to be allowed to stay home would likewise say that it's heartless to "punish" someone because that person's mom had cancer. So, OP gets pushed into 6th grade. Now we have a student who missed a year of education (which doesn't just mean that there wasn't growth, but also means learning loss) being challenged to do work for which that person is unprepared. The 6th grade teachers then give OP bad grades (because the work is bad), and now what? Do you tell them they aren't allowed to do so, because it's punishment for mom having cancer? Do you see the edges of this problem?

    Elin Sandman
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The problem with your reasoning is that you don’t have any other options than go to school or not go. There are many ways the school could aid someone with problems. They could help the student with a workable plan and give support and solutions.

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    EmAdoresHerKats🇮🇪🇩🇿🇵🇸
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What a total biitch. Imagine saying that to a kid. All she had to do was give a hug, show some support.

    Jonas Fisher
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is completely wrong. A teacher's job isn't giving hugs and emotional support. It's teaching. Hard to help a kid learn if the kid isn't there.

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    #5

    It Took Him A While

    It Took Him A While

    Just for some perspective, I emailed him in my 2nd year of undergrad. I have graduated from my undergrad, have two master's degrees, and I'm in the 6th year of my PhD.

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    David Paterson
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's why I wouldn't make a good teacher. Some time I'll get to answer those emails from 15 years ago.

    Ronald Robin
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    how do you even find the emails that you received 15 years ago?

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    Ladedah
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Honestly, what is most surprising that an email account (especially any kind of work account) would hold an email for 12 years! I thought most work accounts start auto-deleting emails at 3-6 months... unless it's an old personal email account through Yahoo or something, which seemingly hold email until the end of time itself...

    Marlowe Fitzpatrik
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Probably sorted his mails from oldest to newest on accident and thought it was a new one

    Ali H M Salehuddin
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The most likely explanation. Almost happened to me too (ie, replying to an old email).

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    Michael Largey
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    One of my former students was in a high level math class in college. He emailed me "The prof didn't come to class today, and I'm working on this problem. Am I doing it right?" This was followed by six pages of procedures and calculations. I was able to reply immediately and succinctly. "Yes!", I was pleased to respond.

    Sophia Athene
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Weird things happen. I freaked out my parents and in-laws when they suddenly got emails from me about arriving at my final destination for vacation. The emails popped up out of nowhere 4 yrs after I sent them. You can't be sure that the prof emailed on time and the email account got stupid and "lost" the email.

    ZuriLovesYou
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My school did something similar. I had a problem with my school computer, and I sent like 10 emails about it. They just told me, "Call this person". So I did. And they told me, "Oh, just call this person". No one ever actually told me how to fix the problem.

    Jeremy Bolanos
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm starting my graduate program and found out if I pursue the PhD, it will take 8 years. I retire in 15 years so I think I'll stop at an MS.

    Definitely a Human
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    To be fair: emails can get stuck in servers. It's far more likely than him going 12 years back in his inbox to answer old emails.

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    #6

    A Former Teacher Of Mine Publicly Ridiculing And Passing Judgement On Someone For Being Proud Of Their Sobriety

    A Former Teacher Of Mine Publicly Ridiculing And Passing Judgement On Someone For Being Proud Of Their Sobriety

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    PeePeePooPoo
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Jesus f*****g christ... Why do idiots feel the need to berate someone for their accomplishments, no matter how big or small they seem to them?

    Jeremy James
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not sure why you think needlessly shìtting on someone else's accomplishment deserves any attention, but here we are.

    The.Butterfly.Effect.530
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My old professor and even my old elementary school teacher ALWAYS likes and comments on my sobriety updates. Always means the worldnto me.

    Atomic Giraffe
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It really doesn't matter how long you have been sober, what really matters is that you are sober.

    Bexxxx
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Exactly! It’s not “putting out a fire you started,” it’s “managing to climb out of an incredibly dark and difficult situation and build a better life for yourself.” Everyone who has achieved sobriety should be EXTREMELY proud of themselves!

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    Niki A
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As a teacher in a family full of alcoholics and dealing with an alcoholic partner, I am ENRAGED.

    Mike D
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Seems like this former teacher has a SUPERIORITY complex, a need to make his/her-self seem superior to everyone - no matter what.

    Cat Chat
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Narcissist. Quite obvious when you point out your own accomplishment, yet spit in the face of someone accomplishing the same thing.

    Cassie
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Some people have the privilege of never having to face a choice they later have to overcome in the first place and are a little too quick to judge those who have.

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    Disinterest in the subject they’re teaching is another tendency among bad teachers, according to Herman. 

    “If asked ‘why are you teaching this?’ will you respond ‘because it will be on the test’? Every teacher has dud lessons from time to time (believe me), but what I sense in the classrooms of bad teachers is that they have no interest in their entire subject.”

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    #7

    Apparently Enjoying The Workout Is Part Of The Grade

    Apparently Enjoying The Workout Is Part Of The Grade

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    Virgil Blue
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As a mildly autistic person thus would have had me very upset because having to lie just to conform to someone’s expectation distresses me.

    Iampenny
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As a non-autistic person, this would have had me very upset having to lie just to conform to someone’s expectation.

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    Sergio Bicerra
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Unless the first question is "are you alive?" and is worth 2 points, this is an assh**e move

    ZuriLovesYou
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh, give me a f*cking break! That is ridiculous!

    Dumb teenager
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    If this was an exam I’d be pissed but if this is just on homework or something it’ll have been added as a joke

    #8

    My Brother's Kindergarten Teacher Printed These Out For The Class

    My Brother's Kindergarten Teacher Printed These Out For The Class

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    Tucker Cahooter
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Maybe the school's budget doesn't run to having colour printers

    Min
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In which case, why waste the paper and toner?

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    Julie Zugz
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I used these books as a teacher. The colored version is in the classroom but they send home the copies for the kids to practice. This one is clearly not a great book to be in black and white. But do you think school districts have the money for color printing??? Keep dreaming

    Marlowe Fitzpatrik
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    that is just unbelievably sad, that even color-prints are not inside the budget.

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    Ben
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    sadly that is probably the best this teach could do. Don't have access to books and only black and white copies.

    Niki A
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sadly, most schools do not provide color copiers/printers. In that case, I usually project it on the screen!

    Milady Blue
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Guess we'll have to take your word for it, teach!

    Zedrapazia
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Color book for a dog I guess.

    Princess Bride
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was helping in my son's Kindergarten class one day as the students were taking turns doing something I forgot. Anyway, the teacher announces loudly "OK boys and girls, who hasn't went yet"

    Sinkvenice
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A teacher said that?? Good grief. Did anybody at any point say to you, "As you wish"? :-D

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    Sonia J-Coffee
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Limited ink at schools . Students can color them .

    Nikki Hilton
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Was it a spelling lesson? Or a learn your colors lesson? Because both of those birds are gray-ish.

    Akco Atkinson
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Teachers very often are not allowed to print in color to save in costs. Even when teaching colors. Its very very very dumb but its not the teachers fault. Well, not always.

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    #9

    I Had To Do A Survey For Math And Made It As Simple As Humanly Possible, But According To The English Professor, Hostel Isn't A Word

    I Had To Do A Survey For Math And Made It As Simple As Humanly Possible, But According To The English Professor, Hostel Isn't A Word

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    _physically_insane_(he/him)
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The teacher, who is apparently an expert in English didn’t spell -isn’t- correctly.

    Mir Adwari
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    'Obviously' looks a bit of a struggle as well!

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    CanadianDimes
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Fun fact, in French, hôtel has an accent on the “o” to denote where an “s” used to be. So hostel and hotel in English both derive from the same French word and that teacher not only doesn’t know a valid English word but can’t spell “ isn’t” correctly

    Remi (He/Him)
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    hostel: an inexpensive lodging facility for usually young travelers that typically has dormitory-style sleeping arrangements and sometimes offers meals and planned activities. -source Merriam-Webster

    Frog On A Log
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't think this English prof is qualified? Hostel is a word, it's like a hotel

    Ritchat
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My physics teacher used to say "C'est la vie" all the time... only he thought it was "Tel Aviv". No, he was not just dad-joking. Yes, he didn't speak any French and he also didn't know that Tel Aviv is a city.

    Robert T
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A hostel is a hostile hotel. ;-)

    BoredPossum
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This teacher obviously hasn't had his daily wedgie yet. I recommend fixing that.

    j miller
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is English the prof's 2nd or 3rd language?

    Danish Susanne
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And this from an English teacher. That is quite shocking.

    Ella H
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I once asked my English teacher if there is a word / just one word in English for 'Geschwister'. Answer: There's just brothers and sisters. Imagine my surprise when I discovered the word 'siblings'.

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    #10

    I Had An English Final Exam Today, And I Had To Describe This Image. Teacher's Copy vs. Student's Copy

    I Had An English Final Exam Today, And I Had To Describe This Image. Teacher's Copy vs. Student's Copy

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    ElfVibratorGlitter
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Looks like a black and white copy, of a copy, of a copy, of a copy, of a copy, of a copy, of a copy, of a copy, of a copy, of the original colour photo.

    General Anaesthesia
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    First comes the flash, then comes the blast wave. The mushroom cloud can't be far away.

    Marlowe Fitzpatrik
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Would be interesting if that were the description from the students

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    StrangeOne
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can smell the student's copy

    shankShaw deReemer
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As a teacher, I would never hand that out and ask students to write about it. That's just asking for a S****y essay exam.

    CanadianDimes
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would describe this as a bad copy

    Red Wyvern Emperor
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well teacher, this looks like one of those black and white pictures that psychologists give to their patients to assess them. XD

    Sergio Bicerra
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't know what the fuss is, clearly is the Battle of Endor.

    ImATotalTina
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ugh I hate these pictures on assignments

    Janine Hunt-Jackson
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How does one"describe" by drawing a picture?

    Cassie
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is the kind of thing my medical insurance does to me. I needed a surgery they denied for being "experimental" despite having been fully FDA approved for fourteen years. The forms to appeal were copies of copies that were completely illegible. My doctor partnered with a third-party service who would send us functional copies of the forms so we could actually fight it. After two years, I finally got my surgery. I feel badly for the myriad of people who need medical care but can't get it because there is no third-party service helping them and the insurance company doesn't deal in good faith.

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    #11

    My 3rd Grade Kids Were Given This Ridiculous Project

    My 3rd Grade Kids Were Given This Ridiculous Project

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    Avoidance_Panda
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Must be able to relinquish any copyright or intellectual properties to the teacher.

    Remi (He/Him)
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was thinking the teacher is trying to find ideas to make extra money or something too. Edit: corrected a typo

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    IORN
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Must be a new toy that has never been made? Someone tell him companies hire whole teams and spend millions to fulfil such a requirement...

    Janos Schumacher
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When I was in college, if you didn't do an internship, you could do a culmination project. Those requirements match what you do for a culmination. It's at least 3 months of full time work It requires surveys, prototypes, production prototypes, focus groups, cost analysis, timeline analysis, the assistance of other specialists to provide concept ideas, artwork, a style guide for your fictitious company... That's a massive project for a 22 year old that's on the cusp of graduation from a school that teaches both engineering, rapid prototyping, design management, and marketing. Seriously, I interned but one of my buddies did a culmination project. His culmination was easier than this assignment.

    Remi (He/Him)
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We did a broad strokes business plan project that centered on the wooden games idea one of us had. Even that was too much info for college students to have about the idea if you ask me.

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    Pam
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How to say “parents do your children’s homework” without saying it.

    Upstaged75
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And 99% of those toys will be made the parents. Who the hell expects an 8/9 year old to be able to do all that??

    Maartje
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sigh- you are so right. Projects like that are unfortunately quite common,

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    Gary
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Seems like a cool project.

    _physically_insane_(he/him)
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah except for the part where this was assigned to a third grade class

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    Chilli
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    bro, if this was for seventeen year old engineering students I'd get it, but what the f**k?

    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And then you must give me the rights so I can present it on shark tank.

    Per-Ole Sjuve
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Must be submitted with a working prototype.

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    #12

    My Son Then Told Him That Was Offensive, Explaining That Autism Means Seeing The World Differently And That Jesus’ Perfection Was About Being Sinless, Not Neurotypical

    My Son Then Told Him That Was Offensive, Explaining That Autism Means Seeing The World Differently And That Jesus’ Perfection Was About Being Sinless, Not Neurotypical

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    Tobias Reaper
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    my nephew is autistic and when he was 5 or 6 he was upset and started cry and said his brain was broken someone had said something to me it absolutely broke my heart. Being neurodivergent myself i know its not something that needs to be healed at all so this dude can bugger right off

    Sky Render
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Seriously. "Different" does not mean "broken"! You'd think that lesson would have been driven home pretty hard during the pandemic when neurotypicals started behaving an awful lot like neurodivergents do (when they're outside of quarantine) when they were subjected to the conditions of quarantine...

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    Virgil Blue
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’m autistic and I'm finally accepting I’m just different and that that is ok after a life of feeling like I’m broken somehow. And yes, church people had a hand in me feeling lost and alone.

    Lil Miss Hobbit
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am sorry for your experience. There is a show about the Bible called the Chosen. They are working on Season 5 and one of the most controversial decisions they made was to show the Apostle Matthew as autistic. It makes perfect sense from what Biblical history we have and I am all for it!

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    Bob Brooce
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You can easily solve this problem by avoiding bible classes.

    KnightOwl
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Autism runs in my family, i have aunts, uncles and cousins on the spectrum, my dad has autism and ADHD, and me and 3 of my 8 siblings are also autistic. I have 16 nieces and nephews and 9 of them are autistic, 3 also have ADHD and we teach them that it's amazing and to view it as a gift that makes them unique and special. Even the youngest whose 3 knows that autism is an amazing gift and openly talks about his needs. (He'll tell people he's overwhelmed or overstimulated and needs a break and explains to new nursery staff about his stimming and sensory issues etc.)

    Farah the Turtle
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    EXCUSE ME? AUTISTIC PPL ARENT GOOD ENOUGH NOW?

    Gozer LeGozerian
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How the f could anyone know if jesus was autistic. Both are ridiculous here.

    Rocket Scientist
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Glad your son had the self-confidence to tell the teacher off.

    brittany
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    and off i go to write an ao3 fanfic about neurodivergent jesus.... oh wait, the bible's right here.

    Linden
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have seen some speculation about the reasons why Jesus might have been autistic. It's of limited interest to me personally, but I do think it's useful to remind folk that we autistic people have been part of humanity from the beginning and are just part of the natural variation of human ways of being. The healing we often need as autistic people is to recover from the harmful ignorance of others.

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    #13

    We Are No Longer Allowed To Yawn In My College Course, With Points Off Our Grade As Punishment

    We Are No Longer Allowed To Yawn In My College Course, With Points Off Our Grade As Punishment

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    Red Wyvern Emperor
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just suppress an involuntary bodily function. XD

    Chocolate llama
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lemme just take a nap then, everyone will be happy, right?

    Virgil Blue
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Maybe make your classes more interesting then teach.

    Matthew Savestheworld
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Have you considered being less boring of a teacher

    David Fox
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Everyone, just fart instead......

    Brenda
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have chronic fatigue and can't help yawning anymore than this professor can help being an idiot. And I dare him to take points off my grades. That's not something professors can actually do since it's an involuntary response.

    Castles
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yawning is so contagious I’d do it just to start everyone else off lol

    Julia Mckinney
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "And don't come to film study night with a screwdriver, unless you bring enough for everyone" *me* "honestly, it's orange juice".

    SkyyCaramba
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    *the whole class agressively yawns at them*

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    #14

    This Typo Caused Me To Fail The Entire Assignment

    This Typo Caused Me To Fail The Entire Assignment

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    arthbach
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The *entire assignment*?! It might have been the tipping point, but one answer erroneously marked incorrect doesn't mean an entire assignment has been failed.

    Sophia Athene
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't know why students don't talk to their professors about these kind of things. I've been teaching for 15 years and when students catch my mistake and show it to me, I fix it and give everyone credit for that question. STUDENTS, TALK to your PROFS!!!

    Tortitude
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes, this! I teach post-16 and freely admit I'm not perfect... If a learner spots an error I thank them for it :)

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    Outgraygeous
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But how many questions were there?

    Melody
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A lot, but Alabsma was the answer to all of them!

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    Matthew Barabas
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    if one typo caused you to fail the entire assignment, you would have failed anyway.

    Cyndielouwhoo
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Maybe the teacher really spells it like...

    Roger9er
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Guess I'm from Amtsredam then

    Sage da therian
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How did one question get you to fail the entire assignment?

    Erdot
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    One wrong answer caused you to fail the entire assignment?

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    #15

    So Rude And For What

    So Rude And For What

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    Malek Basata
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I swear they have something against innocent doodles

    Tabitha
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Seriously. This doodle is done so well, I probably would’ve given a one-time extra credit point for it.

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    Passerby
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    One of my professors from the university is the opposite. He actually gave one extra point for drawing a cat on the exam paper. He also told the students about this in advanced. My friend jokingly said that she practiced drawing the cat instead of reviewing.

    ElfVibratorGlitter
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had a biology teacher who'd give extra points if you made him laugh. So our quizzes and exams were just covered with doodles and jokes. One day he was grading and just started laughing so hard he was like doubled over. He shared it with the class and it was indeed hilarious. Wrong, but hilarious. I can't remember what specifically the joke was about, maybe mitosis? So the student got the answer wrong but then got a few extra points for making teacher laugh. Never thought I'd be writing fondly about Mr. Mac. 🤷🏿

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    David Beaulieu
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am 50 years old this year. When I was 8, I had a teacher that saw that I doodled. I was always paying attention to her, but I was often looking down at my paper while she was talking. Instead of punishing me, me had me incorporate my drawing into the classwork. My parents asked her why she did that, and she explained that everyone learns different. She changed my life. I had many teachers after who pulled typical ego based stuff (look at me, don't doodle while I'm talking, etc). Today I am the Creative Director for a $10Billion technology company. I still doodle in meetings. Thanks Mrs Baker!

    Maartje
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Same. I was disruptive because I was bored. Doodling helped.

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    Iampenny
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Plot twist, the task was to draw a picture of a horse :)

    Sergio Bicerra
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wanna give the teacher the benenfit of the doubt and say maybe wanted to do this? 01-667383cf9f7ab.jpg 01-667383cf9f7ab.jpg

    Upstaged75
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you look at the writing the picture may even be related!

    Aggressive Cupcake
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No need to ruin your cute doodle...! I feel sorry for this grumpy teacher.

    MyWeird “WolvesGoTo” DailyLife
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In ela class I doodled King Arthur because we were learning about him— the teacher walked past my desk and then told me to “Erase that c**p”. Btw, I had unmedicated ADHD and me doodling that helped me focus— but when she told me to erase it, the only thing on my mind was the fact I had to erase it

    Jonas Fisher
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is it possible that the question (which looks to be some kind of bio question) asks about an animal, and the OP drew the wrong animal?

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    #16

    My Teacher Still Refuses To Give A 100% Score

    My Teacher Still Refuses To Give A 100% Score

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    Luis Hernandez Dauajare
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I worked at a French academy for a while. This is a French as Second Language exam, sometimes points are deducted for little things, as accent marks or punctuation, or even pronunciation if there is an oral component. But also native French teachers are notoriously demanding. And maybe the teacher is just a jerk...

    Avoidance_Panda
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In my work assesments it's known we will never get a 100, if someone gives a 100 then the test is re assessed because it's to easy and the assessor is assessed to ensure they are marking fairly, and so would make it harder for those who don't get good marks and make alot more paperwork for the assessor... So we all get 90's...lol

    Ellinor
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The German teacher of my aunt would never give her good grades, like never, for a full year. But it wasn't just that she missed a few points, she would always have like 12% whatever she did. My grandfather was really pissed at my aunt so he tried something : He made her homework himself, and he got 5%. My grandfather is German, it's his native tongue. That's when he understood that the teacher was full of cr*p.

    Tabitha
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have had jobs where the boss has stated that no one gets 100% on an employee review. Really great way to tell excellent employees it’s not worth it to be excellent, because you’re not going to get recognized for it.

    SBocker78
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    At my last job, no one was allowed a 5 (highest score) on their performance review because "Everyone has room for improvement." Of course, you could only get a raise if you got a 5. It was a French company operating in the U.S.

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    Malek Basata
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Always when I had a writing in an exam I'd always lose a mark even if I didn't have an error

    Nikki Hilton
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Even other teachers hate teachers who do this. It's not the badge of courage this prof thinks it is.

    Certainly not Dan
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My father went to a catholic boarding school, no one ever got 100% ‘because only God is perfect’

    SirWriteALot
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Must be a french thing. Once had a teacher fail me for using "x" in a multiple choice test instead of a "o". She thought I "crossed out the answer".

    Nimitz
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had a biology/math teacher like this. Even if my work was perfect she would go over it and deduct 1/10 to 1/2 a percent for things like "that e doesn't have good enough penmanship". Luckily my physics teacher just rubber stamped 100%

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    #17

    Apparently, My Answer Was Wrong Because The Teacher Forgot To Add An End Parentheses

    Apparently, My Answer Was Wrong Because The Teacher Forgot To Add An End Parentheses

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    Malek Basata
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Another reason to hate factorisation

    Toothless Feline
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No, a reason to hate online test software and teachers’ inability to proofread.

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    Nolgoth
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Had this problem quite often with one of my computer science classes. My prof was really bad at making sure the answers he typed up were actually correct. So many times I had to email him to tell him to fix his tests/quizzes.

    Rocket Scientist
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A perfect example of computers that can’t think grading students who can.

    Jessica Bertram
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ok this was a typo. Teacher will give point back, if they are kind. We make mistakes too!

    Michael Largey
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I never gave my students computer-graded tests. You learn where the student is in the learning process by grading it yourself. You see not only the what but the how and sometimes the why. The computer will see none of that.

    Parmeisan
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Only if x is 4 or -4. If you take, say, 6 you would get (10)(2) = 20. You can't cancel out that x.

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    #18

    My Teacher Only Lets Us Go To The Bathroom 3 Times A Month

    My Teacher Only Lets Us Go To The Bathroom 3 Times A Month

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    Milady Blue
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Pee puddles will change this policy

    Tabitha
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Now, I can see if a teacher has had a lot of students leave the class to “go to the bathroom” when they’re actually just goofing off during class time, that they might try to curb that behavior by being a bit more strict about allowing students to leave the classroom. It going nuclear like this is only going to get the teacher in trouble when they don’t allow a student with a legitimate medical need to go to the bathroom because they already used up their three tickets that month.

    Jonas Fisher
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Policies always have exceptions for medical and other needs.

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    Sinkvenice
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I never understood the obsession with denying bathroom breaks to kids in US schools. What's the point of having bathrooms in the building if the students aren't allowed to use them? It's degrading and a potential health risk. Denying the most basic of human bodily functions is utterly barbaric.

    CatchTheWind
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    1 year ago

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    They are allowed to use them all they want IN BETWEEN classes (which are typically 50 minutes long). Requests to use the bathroom during class are almost always because either the student didn't act responsibly by using the bathroom before class or he/she just wants an excuse to leave the class. Bathroom breaks diminish learning time and distract other students.

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    Kerikat
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Had a teacher in high school(early 90's) deny me a bathroom break. I was actually in pain and found to have a kidney infection. Nobody like Mrs.M......my dad ripped her a new @$$h*le....How are these kind of things even legal?

    Scott Rackley
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Going anyway. We can discuss how mad you'll be when I get back.

    KnightOwl
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How do parents not kick up a huge fuss about this type of stuff? I have a few young family members with IBS and other bowel problems as well as a few with stomach/bowel issues caused by anxiety, not having access to a bathroom isn't an option for them.

    Wondering Alice
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Issues such as this are listed on the register in every school I have ever worked in. Parents simply inform the school of an issue, and teachers are informed said child must be allowed to go wherever. Decent parents also inform school of temporary issues to avoid embarrassment. Why would parents kick up a fuss later when all they need to do is tell the school in the first place.

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    RabidChild
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What kind of freak monitors and tracks how often one uses the facilities and how long it takes them to do so?

    Libby King
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The ones who get in trouble with admin if they don’t?? My district has a computer program we have to use to log passes and if we don’t use it, we get a lecture.

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    Janos Schumacher
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Pretty normal when you're a kid. I remember that from 3rd grade to 7th grade, one was not ever allowed to use the bathroom. Once we hit 7th, we only had 3 minutes between classes so if you did use the restroom, you'd be given detention for being late to class. There were times where I swear there were more kids in ISS than in actual classes. All due to being late for class, having only a pen in math or having only a pencil in English. Both of those being hanging offenses. I moved in 8th grade to a much better school where teachers didn't care if you had to pee. No hall passes, no nonsense. When you gotta go, you gotta go.

    Marlowe Fitzpatrik
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't think this is normal at all. Maybe in some areas of the world but in Germany, this would NEVER fly. Actually illegal, I'm sure

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    2late4me
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Unfortunately, these bathroom rules often are not the teachers' decisions. The administration imposes these restrictions, and teachers must comply.

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    Flanagan's example of a bad teacher is someone she describes as a "tyrant" and "petty dictator" who is more about control. She says having these people as mentors is a valuable experience when entering the real world. 

    "These skills will come in handy when it's time to renew a driver's license, contest an insurance payment, or dispute a cable bill. Having a tyrant for a teacher helps young people appreciate why abuses of power must be resisted throughout life."

    #19

    This Teacher Is Wild

    This Teacher Is Wild

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    Red Wyvern Emperor
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Dude for 200$ an hour I will pick that cotton and prepare field for next year. XD

    Jas Warner
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Me being black,? I'm going with Hell no and take this question to the higher ups. Let's ask them if they'd pick cotton. Couldnt just learn about black inventors huh? Alfred Cralle made the ice cream scoop. Marie Van Brittan Brown invented the first home security system. I'll bet the teacher wasn't my same skin color. Like 50 shades lighter. These comments don't suprise me seeing as they're from non melaninated folks

    Marlowe Fitzpatrik
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But as an educator (though for much smaller kids), I think this is a perfect opening to a very interesting discussion. For that money? Sure, this pay sounds great. Do we know what the work entails? How hard is cotton-picking? How hard was it back in the days? Why DID the white plantation-owners use slaves? What did the system of systemical abuse of people with dark skin mean on the long run? It could be a very long-term (it's a MONTH, right?) project that starts an understanding of peach-colored kids why there are still issues - and what would need to change to create actual equality. Sure, this teacher could also just be a D**k and offensive. But we can't really judge from one picture, can we?

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    Trev Fontaine
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yea id pick that. The issue with people picking cotton is that they traditionally were not paid

    Marlowe Fitzpatrik
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm pretty sure that is the answer the teacher is going for. And then start a discussion.

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    Zephyr
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Dude I will pick the cottons then wade in the water straight to the bank singing oh freedom

    HTakeover
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was in class once, there was announcement over the intercom (paraphrasing here) that in honor of BHM, the cafeteria would be serving fried chicken, collared greens, watermelon, and grape soda. My room was dead silent for a moment as everyone's brains were rebooting from the collective WTF?! moment. After 5 seconds or so, one of the kids piped up "I don't know whether to be offended or get some, 'cause that sounds really good." I was chatting with him later that day & jokingly asked if he ended up getting any and if they also gave him some menthol cools. He lost it and had to run off to some of his other friends to repeat.

    Virgil Blue
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The point was not being employed to pick the stuff but that you were frigging enslaved.

    LooseSeal's $10 Banana
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Assuming the teacher knows their students,I could see this being jumping off point into the value of stolen labor.

    Chilli
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    BRO, WHAT THE FUUUUUUUUUUUCK?

    Ann Kapoxeet
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's sad that teachers think this passes for honoring Black history.

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    #20

    I Would Hate That In My Classes

    I Would Hate That In My Classes

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    Zephyr
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When you are right incorrectly

    Michael Largey
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The author of this question should be : (A) shot (B) promoted (C) fired.

    Ladedah
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Reminds me of nursing school... "Yes, this is technically a correct answer, but it is not the MOST correct answer" 😖... definitely don't miss those days one bit.

    Greymom
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You took the words right out of my mouth!😂. And no, I don’t miss those days either.

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    DetriMentaL
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Horrible Histories taught me that 'shy' was a viking word.. What did they have to be shy about?? Bloodbeard Olafdreadson: "Nae ye go first, I might pillage wrong-teehee"

    Donna Peluda
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Drink, sing, love, in, cum, go. Sounds like a good night out

    Mark Wilson
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you were on QI you'd get the klaxon

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    #21

    I'm A Blind Guy, And My Teachers Tell Me They Don't Know Why I'm Not Looking Forward To The School Trip To The Museum. Can Anyone Guess Why?

    I'm A Blind Guy, And My Teachers Tell Me They Don't Know Why I'm Not Looking Forward To The School Trip To The Museum. Can Anyone Guess Why?

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    two-sided llama
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well if you are blind you can’t look forward to anything

    SerumSeven
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I feel so bad for laughing hysterically at this.

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    Lou Cam
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A lot of modern museums have interactive and accessible displays now. Ours has touch panels with audio and touchable models of artifacts. It's not just old things behind glass anymore.

    Ladedah
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It was not until reading your comment that I began to wonder about how blindness could potentially create increased risk for communicable illness among the blind. Tactile exhibits and buttons are great options for both learning and finding new "friends" to take home. Would definitely need hand sanitizer on a lanyard! And - on another note - COVID... how many "stand 6ft away" indicators ever appeared in tactile form... most were just thin vinyl stickers on the floor...

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    Peeka_Mimi
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Most art museums have guided tours for the blind that describes what you're seeing and other sensory exhibits for inclusion.

    Alex Yenshi
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, but what are the odds the school would pay for that? If by chance this is an American school I'd wager somewhere between "slim" and 0.

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    arthbach
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My experience is blind people can gain a huge deal out of a trip to a museum. The museums I have visited have special tours for those who are blind/vision impaired. They get to touch objects that are often behind glass, and have a tour guide trained in describing and interpreting the exhibits.

    Alex Yenshi
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Which would be great if they were going on their own (or as a family trip). With the school paying for it though, most likely they're just shilling for the basic experience. Maybe a cheap guide who will give a basic explanation, but nothing fancy.

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    Virgil Blue
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Depends on the museum. We have several with smaller replicas of statues and textured versions of paintings for the visually impaired to get hands on with.

    Rocket Scientist
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don’t know if it’s still there, but I bet you would have loved the Tactile Dome at the Exploratorium in San Francisco.

    Tae Cole
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You did great talking pics and posting this!!

    xolitaire
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Because he said "looking forward"?

    Mike D
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh, oh, this was on final Jeapardy last night . . . (apologies to first Men In Black movie)

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    Flanagan also experienced what she describes as “the idealogue” when her son’s seventh-grade biology teacher pushed his belief in creationism onto his students. 

    “It introduces kids to mankind’s endless capacity for self-deception. Warning: this lesson only applies when there’s a rational adult in the mix to provide a reality check.”

    #22

    I Did My Biology Assignment. It Counted Me Wrong Because I Put Their First And Last Names

    I Did My Biology Assignment. It Counted Me Wrong Because I Put Their First And Last Names

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    arthbach
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No, Rosalind Franklin studied a related, but different area. She worked on X-ray diffraction images of DNA. It was her work that led Crick and Watson to develop their theory of the structure of DNA. They were very concerned Pauling would get to the answer first, but Pauling's model proved to be incorrect. . . . When Crick and Watson were being proposed for a Noble, it was suggested Franklin be included. However, the rule was only live people (or people who had been alive on the 1st of February in the year the award was give. She had died a few years previously.

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    BrunoVI
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A double helix is such a unique but simple shape that it was sort of unthinkable. Watson and Crick were staring at data about the content of DNA that seemed enigmatic, even contradictory. They had all the data, but couldn't make sense of it. As I understand it, the clarity of Franklin's imagery forced them to confront the accuracy of the data and see it in the starkest terms. But it was not the source of their data, nor the proof of their conclusions, nor previously unpublished, nor had Franklin used it to come up with their ideas, nor had it created "inevitable discovery." The reliably left-wing Guardian sums it up pretty-well: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/jun/23/sexism-in-science-did-watson-and-crick-really-steal-rosalind-franklins-data What you're doing is like insisting Einstein stole the theory of relativity from Hans Lippershey (inventor of the telescope, not Galileo, by the way).

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    Beak Hookage
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is why automating this stuff is such a terrible idea.

    Mike F
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Penn & Teller? Abbot & Costello?

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    #23

    My Teacher: "Go To This Link And Fill Out The Form"

    My Teacher: "Go To This Link And Fill Out The Form"

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    Rizzo
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    An URL-shortener could help here. Just sayin'!

    Fat Harry (Oi / You)
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I trained as a teacher, and I'll tell you that teachers are some of the most technologically illiterate people you'll ever meet.

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    RabidChild
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hmmmm...that doesn't look clickable to me.

    Funhog
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can see how this could be malicious compliance from the teacher: if teachers are required to give their students access to a feedback/rating form, but they anticipate low ratings from those students.

    Sergio Bicerra
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ok, I think I goti it, but can't open the form :( https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e1FAIPQLSdtxldJtxa1gl_IF5hWsqDmla720FlqMXgEj7QjkrM21ORJIw/viewform?vc=0&C=0&W=1

    Glenn Cuneo
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Subbing for another teacher I simply will not bother typing that in manually. Post it in google classroom or in Canvas. Besides: What madman writes out a long-assed hyperlink? If it's in google docs, then it's in google classroom. Could almost justify this with "Class wil lthe real Slim Shady please stand up? And the link looks like this" Oh that link? Yeah, it's insane to try have students type that in, so I didn't bother with it. We

    Jonas Fisher
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What's the problem? I get that it's inconvenient, but this hardly fits with the title of "toxic" teachers.

    Matthew Barabas
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    how the f***k can you transscripe that?

    Definitely a Human
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I get this in relief notes from teachers: "show them this YouTube video; www.youtube.com/au57?_=....

    David Martin
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'll give them some credit though for writing that all out by hand

    Regina Holt
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is horrible. Those characters, How do I know if it is "letter o" or "number zero"

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    #24

    My Son Misspelled A Word, So The Teacher "Corrected" Him

    My Son Misspelled A Word, So The Teacher "Corrected" Him

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    ElfVibratorGlitter
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Teacher correction "way can't it be night." Icyww, should be "why".

    Kelly Scott
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had a court reporting class and had to write out the following sentence from dictation: "Without further ado, ..." And that's how I spelled "ado", which means fuss or concern. My teacher marked it wrong and said it should be spelled "adieu", which is French for "good-bye". She was insistent that the judge meant "Without further good-bye, ..." (the two words are pronounced the same)

    Per-Ole Sjuve
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Correct the teacher with red ink and send it back.

    B C
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This teacher needs a teacher.

    Cassie
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would take a red pen, mark an X next to "way," and write in "why" as a correction, then return it to the teacher.

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    #25

    Woke Up At 7 AM, Headed To Class In The Freezing Rain, Just To See "Class Is Cancelled" Written On The Whiteboard And The Door Locked. No Email Or Anything First

    Woke Up At 7 AM, Headed To Class In The Freezing Rain, Just To See "Class Is Cancelled" Written On The Whiteboard And The Door Locked. No Email Or Anything First

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    elmortero
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My age/generation is about to be revealed, but there were times when that was normal

    Fat Harry (Oi / You)
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Indeed. And in those times it was perfectly reasonable because there was no other way to alert everyone at short notice. However... today we have the internet, and sending a mailer out takes seconds.

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    Michael Largey
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When an ice storm shut down my college, my mother asked me if the college was going to refund the tuition for that day. And, yes, she was quite serious.

    arthbach
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I remember the excitement of seeing deep snow, and running to the radio. We'd tune in to hear if our school had closed. Quite often we had to go into school anyway as the teachers had been instructed to go to their nearest school. (My Mam was a teacher.) This way if any child arrived in school there would be some adults around to look after them. There would be no formal lessons, and we'd get to do arts, crafts, games etc the whole day.

    Hana Hajská
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "It was on display in the bottom of a locked filing cabinet stuck in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying 'Beware of the Leopard'."

    Janos Schumacher
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You're an adult. If it wasn't safe to travel, don't. You can email your prof if you'd like but, you could also just apologize the next day. Or don't. You're paying for the class. It's your business. That's how it worked in my day. In 4 years I didn't have a prof that took attendance.

    Amelia Jade
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, then you're lucky. In MY day, early 90s--most of my profs took attendance. And we faced consequences for missing too many classes. I had an English Lit professor who regularly canceled class with no notice. I'd drive to class just to find a sign on door saying class was canceled. It happened at least weekly. But if I missed class, I was docked points. I never knew why he had to miss class. Clearly, it was none of our business. But I once stood in his office, describing some personal health issues that I wasn't actually comfortable divulging but he insisted he needed to know if I didn't want to lose points. It didn't matter that I was paying to be there. It clearly wasn't up to me if I could attend class or not.

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    Hey!
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    1 year ago

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    Don't people watch the news on TV anymore? It used to be there, even on very short notice.

    ॐBoyGanesh
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Never once in my 9 years did my undergrad or graduate universities announce on television news that a class was cancelled.

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    #26

    My Son’s First Grade Teacher Sent This Home Today

    My Son’s First Grade Teacher Sent This Home Today

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    Greg Baughman
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Does not make since"? Teacher should go back to school. No SENSE.

    Lee Gilliland
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This teecher Kant spel

    B C
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This first grade teacher needs to retake first grade.

    Danish Susanne
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Are you sure it will be enough to retake first grade?

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    Irishwoman abroad
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cruel way to mark their work! Apart from the obvious c**p spelling, that's what shocks me.

    Vinny DaPooh
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Worries me more that the teacher can't spell

    Sazan Kuros
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I mean yeah, the teacher is pretty dumb, but that kid's penmanship and spelling are garbage, even for a first grader.

    Pink Princess
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I agree. My handwriting and spelling was way better than that in first grade

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    #27

    Our Driving Class Teacher Is Never On Time. She Should've Been Here 20 Minutes Ago

    Our Driving Class Teacher Is Never On Time. She Should've Been Here 20 Minutes Ago

    Things like this repeat all the time. Previously, we had to wait for her for 30+ minutes.

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    Zephyr
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Probably ran a red light then got stuck in a traffic stop

    BookFanatic
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Our behind-the-wheel driver's ed teacher regularly used us as a taxi to run personal errands. We once waited 20 minutes at her house while she went inside to find her son's tuba he'd forgotten. I mean...I guess we learned how to pull into a strange driveway...?

    Pandapoo
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Pulling into a strange driveway may not work out well nowadays in the US.

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    Tabitha
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I thought if a teacher isn’t in the classroom within 15 minutes of the class start time, the class was automatically cancelled. Unless that’s just for college.

    Fat Harry (Oi / You)
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was all set to say "Driving class? What a weird American idea!"... then I thought, "Actually, that's a great idea. If we taught children the rules of the road in school it might make the roads a safer place". We should do this.

    Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My!
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Driver's ed is offered in high school. The car has two sets of controls, and a sign on the roof that says "student driver". The kid has to have a learner's permit to take driver's ed. If, for whatever reason, the person doesn't take the class, needs more help/practice, or just hasn't driven in a long time, there are also (independent) driving courses for adults.

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    Introverted Sloth
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That would drive me crazy. 😉😉😉🤣

    Brenda
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The rule when I went to college in the 90's was, if the teacher hasn't shown up after 15 minutes, we can leave with no repercussions.

    Rocket Scientist
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When I was in college, the custom was: if the professor is more than 10 minutes late with no notice, the students are free to leave.

    Annie
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ran out of gas? Got a speeding ticket? Expired registration?

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    #28

    I Received This As A Grade For A Quiz

    I Received This As A Grade For A Quiz

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    Zedrapazia
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had that at an University exam once. You need 30 points to pass. What did I have 29.989 ...

    Bob Brooce
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What's the problem? That's a 100 unless it's a 99.999.

    Regina Holt
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Did you forget 0.00001 percent of a punctuation mark?

    Stella D
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That 0.00004 error though…

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    #29

    My Teacher Printed The Video File On Paper

    My Teacher Printed The Video File On Paper

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    Chocolate llama
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    they could've at least made it a flipbook

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    #30

    Online School Is Painful Sometimes

    Online School Is Painful Sometimes

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    Nimitz
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I actually got hit with this when I was a kid. You're not supposed to write 1x as it's not the reduced form. Sorry bud

    Sage da therian
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But why would you put a one in front of the x?

    JustAnotherPanda (she/they/he)
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Technically x = 1, some people just say x to be simple and some people put 1x. Both are correct

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    Mike D
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well it is the answer to life, the universe, and everything

    Red Wyvern Emperor
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Honestly... that's still not finished equasion. But I guess it matters on the task.

    Roger9er
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What's the difference between 42 and 42? Shortsightedness

    Žužuch
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That happens sometimes... Yeah

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    #31

    The Article For An Assignment In Class Is Paid

    The Article For An Assignment In Class Is Paid

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    Cathy Homan
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is normal. Usually you can get access to it via your college library

    ॐBoyGanesh
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That used to be normal. Now everything is behind a paywall. Universities are no longer partnering for student discounts or free memberships and most media groups are no longer offering them.

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    Corvus
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    (whisper) You can sometimes bypass these by hitting Ctrl-P just as the page finishes loading and then save it as a PDF. Your timing has to be good, though.

    Zedrapazia
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You can also block this field that shows up with uBlock origin and it will proceed as if you had access

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    CrunChewy McSandybutt
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Y'all, let me introduce you the 12 Foot Ladder: it's a site that will bypass paywalls. https://12ft.io/

    The Other Guest
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Most of the time, 12ft.io as well as removepaywall.com don't work for Washington Post or New York Times. At least, that has been my experience.

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    Brandi Nicole
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Some of these paywalls disappear if you open the article in Incognito mode on Chrome.

    kath morgan
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    See if your uni has a membership, ask at the library

    ॐBoyGanesh
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They used to offer membership, but when I recently inquired if they (the state university system) offered student access, accounts, etc. I was told that there were literally thousands of news/info sites they were requested to do so with, so they stopped doing it at all. They recommend students to encourage their profs to not use websites behind paywalls. So you can imagine the professors were ready & willing to completely rewrite their lesson plans. lol

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    Jeremy Bolanos
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Most universities provide free access to the Washington Post. Check with your IT or provost.

    Jonas Fisher
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is it possible that a requirement of class is having access, or that the campus library has a paid account that can be used there?

    Kitty 🥀
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Librarian here, previously worked at a college. I can 99% guarantee that they should’ve accessed the title through the library where there’s an educational subscription, but instead they just took a shortcut and googled the article title. This happened every single freaking day, multiple times a day, because these students wouldn’t follow instructions and would just do things “their way.” This is what university libraries are for!!!

    Bookworm
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had this happen in high school. Pretty sure my teacher had been handing out the same assignment for the last 10 years and never actually checked that the links were still good, so he didn't figure out that the news site had pay walled their archive.

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    #32

    This Program Our Professor Wants Us To Use For Our Tests

    This Program Our Professor Wants Us To Use For Our Tests

    The reviews all say it's spyware and that it ruins computers. In the past, we’ve used Honorlock, but this professor just had to be different.

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    Moosy Girl
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Report your teacher to the IT staff. :p

    Jess Smith
    Community Member
    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh it also penalises you if you have ADHD, are autistic (stupid eye contact rule), have bad internet, etc. Some good background info can be found ALL OVER. Some resources: cdt.org/insights/how-automated-test-proctoring-software-discriminates-against-disabled-students/, nytimes.com/2020/09/29/style/testing-schools-proctorio.html, hybridpedagogy.org/our-bodies-encoded-algorithmic-test-proctoring-in-higher-education/, theconversation.com/online-exam-monitoring-can-invade-privacy-and-erode-trust-at-universities-149335, theverge.com/2020/4/29/21232777/examity-remote-test-proctoring-online-class-education, theverge.com/2021/4/8/22374386/proctorio-racial-bias-issues-opencv-facial-detection-schools-tests-remote-learning, vox.com/recode/22175021/school-cheating-student-privacy-remote-learning, smc.edu/administration/governance/academic-senate/documents/2020-21/supplemental-documents/executive-supplemental/as-proctorio-survey-preliminary-results.pdf [survey], nytimes.com/2020/10/13/us/bar-exam-labor.html, washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/11/12/test-monitoring-student-revolt/, vice.com/en/article/3an98j/students-are-easily-cheating-state-of-the-art-test-proctoring-tech. There are also many opinionated pages, such as eff.org/deeplinks/2020/09/students-are-pushing-back-against-proctoring-surveillance-apps, eff.org/deeplinks/2020/08/proctoring-apps-subject-students-unnecessary-surveillance, and two websites run by Fight for the Future: baneproctoring.com/ and the Proctorio-specific proctorioisworsethanaproctologyexam.com/. TL;DR: Proctorio is super discriminatory, doesn't even work, and similar software makes students GO INTO LABOR DURING EXAMS, pee in cups, et cetera. Oh and it makes it easier to hack. Did I mention that? See the (opinionated) techdirt.com/2021/12/22/proctorios-anti-cheating-software-exposes-students-to-hackers-say-dutch-education-officials/. Sorry if this feels like A LOT of links. Here's a list of independent organizations that I just linked to: Center for Technology and Democracy, The New York Times, Hybrid Pedagogy, The Conversation, Vox Media [parent company of Vox and the Verge], students at Santa Monica College, The Washington Post, Vice, Fight for the Future, Electronic Frontier Foundation, and Techdirt. Edit: adding links.

    Jess Smith
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    *looking at this 30 min later* jesus what was I thinking that's a REALLY LONG post

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    Trophy Husband
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would not allow my kids to install that. I would say to provide them computers in class and time during their normal class to do the work. Homework is BS before high school anyway.

    Rocket Scientist
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ask to do your test on the teacher’s computer.

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    #33

    The Lines A Fellow Teacher Gave A 7-Year-Old Student To Write 20 Times As A Consequence

    The Lines A Fellow Teacher Gave A 7-Year-Old Student To Write 20 Times As A Consequence

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    Zephyr
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Explanation: I must remember to forget the correct shoes to wear which means ( consequence lines = no meaning)

    The Other Guest
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No, it does make sense; you've left out the word "not" in "remember not to forget." So building it up backwards: I must remember the correct shoes for school. I must not forget to remember the correct shoes for school. I must remember not to forget to remember the correct shoes for school." Overly verbose, but technically correct.

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    Tabitha
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The more concise way to put it would be “I must remember to wear the correct shoes for school”. Less for the kid to write and a hell of a lot clearer message.

    Epona
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm guessing the teacher made the sentence longer intentionally so the kid had to write the lines for a longer time. I remember having to write lines ("I will remember to bring gym [PE] clothes") in elementary school and I hated it. All it taught me was to hate writing lines and gym class (which I already hated, hence "forgetting" my gym clothes"). And how to spell the word remember properly.

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    Ann Kapoxeet
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Does the kid go to school in Walnut Grove?

    CrazyKnitter
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'd be concerned about the kid's ability to *afford* the right shoes first

    jasper
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Screw that. If any of these were given to my kid I would have a word with the principal and the school board. So stupid.

    Brenda
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As a mom, I'd have been all over that teacher!

    Sinkvenice
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The person who wrote that incorrect and incoherent sentence is a teacher?? Dear oh dear, I weep for humanity.

    OneHappyPuppy
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The sentence is correct, but indeed incoherent. Took me some 4 goes to get what the teacher was implying

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    Peeka_Mimi
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When I was 7 I had to write out a long sentence 100x! Actually 500 it was 100 every night. My crime? My BFF and I were meeting in the bathroom to goof off.

    Rocket Scientist
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    An excellent example of a double negative. I think.

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    #34

    When Teachers Give Diagrams Like This

    When Teachers Give Diagrams Like This

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    Cat Palmer
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It would appear to be black. Like the rest of the image.

    Kitty
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This following diagram is an absorption spectrum for an unknown pigment molecule what color would this pigment appear to be

    OneHappyPuppy
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For anyone wondering, the answer is b) blue

    Ann Kapoxeet
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just retype the darn question! They probably don't know how to duplicate the graph.

    #35

    My Four-Year-Old Daughter's Preschool Homework. "Match The Pictures" With No Other Context

    My Four-Year-Old Daughter's Preschool Homework. "Match The Pictures" With No Other Context

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    deejak
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is a good IQ test tho.

    Outgraygeous
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can only hope this relates to a classroom lesson. It took me a second to see the connection.

    Ernie Marquis de Sade
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Kangaroo -- Frog. Both jump on two legs. Snail -- Snake. No arms, no legs. Slither/slide around. Bird -- Bee. Both have wings and fly. Fish -- Seal. Both have fins and swim in water. Dog -- Horse. Both have four legs on land.

    Leah Brown
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This would be a great research study. Please group and explain your reasoning.

    Jonas Fisher
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Quite likely, context was given in class, and OP's kid wasn't paying attention.

    M O'Connell
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Apparently they have for a while. The copyright date seems to be 1973.

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    Yes No
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My Conclusion is it is probably based on how they move. So kangaroo with frog, snail with snake (although this is not quite the same type of movement), bird with bee, fish with seal, and dog with horse.

    Two Cat Studio
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mammals, reptiles, oceanic, aviary ... ?

    JNDauterive
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No context is to see if their brain can figure out what’s common.

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    #36

    This Sign Is On A High School Classroom Door

    This Sign Is On A High School Classroom Door

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    Zephyr
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Does Amazon own the school by any chance

    megasmacky
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Teachers have been weirdly controlling and creepy about bathroom visits since long before Amazon existed.

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    Outgraygeous
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    To be fair, my kid tells me how his peers abuse bathroom breaks

    Coral
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As a teacher, can confirm. They seem to wait for the 5-10 minutes when I'm explaining what they need to do for the rest of the class to interrupt me and ask to use the restroom. I don't make them ask, I have a sign out sheet because sometimes they don't come back and I can tell security exactly how long they have been missing. That or they ask directly after I've just given them a 10 minute break.

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    Connie Hirsch
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, compared to some, that's fair. Not disturbing class as you come and go, and it's your responsibility to get notes from other students.

    Cassie
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My high school was a massive, sprawling complex and the time between classes was exactly five minutes. That is not enough time to use the restroom and walk to a different classroom unless the three were directly next to each other, in which case you still have to carry everything because there was no time to visit your locker to exchange materials between classes.

    Janos Schumacher
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What drives me nuts about this behavior from teachers and administrators is that the real world doesn't work like this. I've been in meetings with 4 C level people and their underlings and I'm the one running the meeting, yet I can still excuse myself to use the restroom and no-one cares. People gotta do what they gotta do. No one cares. Let people use the restroom, let people get a drink of water. Treat kids like adults and they will act like adults.

    Jonas Fisher
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Really? "No one cares"? So you can be in the middle of explaining some project or assigning tasks and say, "...and so that takes us to our Q3 plans, which...oh, wait. I'm going to the bathroom." And people just nod along? Yeah, right.

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    Penguin Panda Pop
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is horribly passive aggressive, but some students will go to extraordinary lengths to try not to learn.

    Jonas Fisher
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I 100% agree with this as a general policy, and challenge anyone to explain to me why it's incorrect.

    ॐBoyGanesh
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Gatekeeping 101 is a life changing class.

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    #37

    My French Teacher Gave Us New "French Names" About Two Weeks Ago And Takes Off Points From Your Exams And Daily Participation If You Don't Refer To Yourself By Your French Name

    My French Teacher Gave Us New "French Names" About Two Weeks Ago And Takes Off Points From Your Exams And Daily Participation If You Don't Refer To Yourself By Your French Name

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    Zephyr
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think some cultures would find this offensive,............ wait, I find this offensive

    Magenta Blu
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think ALL cultures would find that offensive

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    kath morgan
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think it’s pretty disrespectful to insist on addressing someone by a different name. And changing people’s names to something local sounding has some unfortunate implications as this has been used to oppress people. My name is still my name no matter what language we are speaking.

    ॐBoyGanesh
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It’s a lazy attempt at what these teachers themselves have been taught as a classroom form of cultural immersion.

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    Michael Largey
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hey, teacher. Let's do total cultural immersion for in depth learning, and pretend we're living in France. And in France, people would be calling me by my real f*****g name!

    Fellfromthemoon
    Community Member
    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why is it expected from children and never from adults? As a kid, I was renamed Sandy for my English class (just to have an English-sounding name.) As an adult, nobody tried to give me a French or German name during language class. Or it was only my luck? (Edit: my real name is widely used in most Indoeuropean languages.)

    Marlowe Fitzpatrik
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We did it, too, in English. I don't even remember "my" name, but I admit that my German name is hard to pronounce in English. Still - the teacher forgot it in the course of a month anyway and kept calling us by our real names. Honestly - teachers have problems remembering the correct names - learning different ones on top is just dumb

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    Upstaged75
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In Spanish class when I was in middle school we got to pick a Spanish name for ourselves. It was kind of fun. But we were never forced to use in on paper. Mine was Inez. :) The funniest one in high school though was what our teacher called this one guy named Jay. The letter J in Spanish is pronounced "hota". (It's not really a hard H, but it's difficult to make it look like it sounds) So Jay became Hota. For some reason it was funny for 3 straight years.

    Sergio Bicerra
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Same in my french class, I was Serge, and kindda fun to call my friends in our french names. But taking points, not cool.

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    Chilli
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    christ on a stick

    Sky Render
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That was how they did it back when I was in high school. Quite annoying and pointless. At least in Japanese class they let us learn about Romanization by converting our last names to Katakana instead. Which was fun for the guy in class whose last name was Schlagelmilch!

    Cindy Brick
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We had this in class, too... but I didn't mind. And I don't remember anyone griping about it, either. Perhaps you're just a bit too easily offended?

    Jan Rosier
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My last name is French by origin, but since Napoleon there have been 'Rosier' in Flanders, and the name is no longer pronounced the French way. In middle school teachers tought it funny to pronounce it the French way, even though they knew the correct Flemish way. They could shout their heads off but I did not listen until they pronounced it correctly. Which is not hard, seeing in Antwerp (where I went to school) there is a square with the same name, which everyone pronounces correctly.

    Sheena Leversedge Wood
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've always found the idea of x name is this language for y name ridiculous. they might have the same word root, or same meaning, but they are DIFFERENT names. someone once insisted that my name is "Scottish for Jane" no it isn't. my name is not Jane in any language. my name is Sheena. I'm mostly English. I don't only go by Sheena when I visit Scotland, which I did once or about two or three weeks. it's my name whatever country I'm in.

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    #38

    Teachers Who Write Feedback Like This

    Teachers Who Write Feedback Like This

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    Lee Mei
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i am happy to hear that you managed to see a lesson that can be inspiring??

    Ritchat
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am happy to nenc imri you manaug no sgi a cassu iwas can dü insdfsdjb!

    Blue Bunny of Happiness
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Teacher obviously missed their vocation, should have been a doctor…

    Red Wyvern Emperor
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think ancient Mezopotamia had similar writing. XD

    Mike F
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Excuse me, can I borrow the Rosetta Stone for a bit?

    Jeremy James
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "I am sorry to hear that you managed to see a lesson has can of Imperial?"

    Marla
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I deciphered this and read it aloud and I went back in rime 15 seconds. Now, when people speak their lips are not syncing. Please send good witch to lift curse

    Steve Hall
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think that's a prescription for oxy.

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    #39

    My Blind Child Came Home From School Today With This Homework

    My Blind Child Came Home From School Today With This Homework

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    Jas Warner
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've accidentally put work in people's cubbys who shouldn't have gotten it. WE ARE OVER WORKED! CHILL. It was probably an honest mistake and things happen.

    ॐBoyGanesh
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why on earth would you do a job that has you so overworked you have to shout it? How about instead of telling a parent to chill, do something no fragile-ego “I got a generic BA in liberal arts, took a 5th-grade level state exam, then spent a year in theory/student teaching” has ever been able to do without utter esteem degradation & just apologize for your mistake of giving the kid the wrong paper. A highly insensitive mistake, but still a mistake. We all make. But most of us own them rather than deflect responsibility & blame. Sorry if this response comes across as insensitive, but I’ve dealt with my fair share of really dumb & uneducated teachers so CHILL!

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    Aidan Pite
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    'Discuss with your child the danger of touching things' Oh well geez I'll make sure to sit down with my kid whose only method of investigating the world around them is to touch it how to safely identify insects without touching them... with an added reminder lesson on handwashing after hunting that last entry.

    David Martin
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just hand it back blank in the morning...tell the teacher "I literally saw none of those things on my scavenger hunt"

    Jonas Fisher
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is tough. I'm assuming that OP's kid was the only blind one. If so, there are a lot of seemingly weird rules about accommodations that often require teachers (even against their will) to give out all assignments to all kids no matter what. It can sometimes be stupid (like here), but the idea is often to minimize calling attention to differences, or make a kid feel like an outsider. Teachers are not given leeway to make these decisions themselves.

    Wondering Alice
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    To be fair, the person in charge of visual impairment differentiation in school might have let this go - assuming it would be a class activity and the class assistant could have easily made this into a sensory activity and joined in. As homework though, it's different. I think twinkle is the big problem here. Many teachers use it without really thinking, and it's not that easy to edit.

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    #40

    Kindergarten Homework Is Kicking My Butt. "In Front" Or "Behind"? I Got -2 Points For This

    Kindergarten Homework Is Kicking My Butt. "In Front" Or "Behind"? I Got -2 Points For This

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    LuckyL
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm sorry - but it already starts with "kindergarten homework" - whaaat??

    Jan Rosier
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ambiguous at least, all answers are correct... chair is in front of table, and in same picture table is behind the chair...

    pfeils wife
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    but if the instructions aren't specifying an object, then all of these answers are correct. the very first glued picture (top left)... the horse is in front of the fence, but the fence is behind the horse.

    Upstaged75
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Who the hell is grading Kindergarteners???

    Sheena Leversedge Wood
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I mean, how are you meant to know which of each item they are asking is in front or behind?

    Rocket Scientist
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There are no wrong answers! It’s all relative. (This is like the bellwork I gave my physics class to introduce the concept of motion: How fast is “fast”?)

    ॐBoyGanesh
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The clouds are behind the rainbow. The rainbow is behind the clouds. Or is it the other way around?

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    #41

    This Stressed My Son Out. Literally Impossible

    This Stressed My Son Out. Literally Impossible

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    Zephyr
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You'll need the infinity gauntlet to draw that

    Marlowe Fitzpatrik
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That was my guess, too. Except it would need to be a curve, not just a circle, since you need four sides, not just three.

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    Random Jackass
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I asked Coargth'ath of the Void, Seer of Boundless Chaos, and he just started crying. So there's that.

    Jess Smith
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Call one of the points a 'smoogle'.

    Robert Benson
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Make 2 of the "sides" have a 180 degree angle between them... so ... a triangle?

    Outgraygeous
    Community Member
    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So what's the answer? Is there one?

    Ernie Marquis de Sade
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A triangle? But they're talking about 3D for the sides, and 2D for the corners, or just one face of the 3D model for just 3 corners. Poor kid. :(

    Smiley MG
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This teacher needs a slap upside the head...

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    #42

    My Kid's Science Teacher Assigned An 82-Question Packet To Be Done Over Spring Break

    My Kid's Science Teacher Assigned An 82-Question Packet To Be Done Over Spring Break

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    Outgraygeous
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There seems to be a misunderstanding of the word "break".

    Bob Brooce
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There seems to be a misunderstanding of the concept of homework.

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    Libby King
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hmm, 8th grade science is frequently a “tested” subject (like, major standardized testing), and testing frequently starts right pretty soon after spring break. I’m wondering what pressure the teacher gets about students having high scores . . .

    Jeremy Bolanos
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would have sent it back with a strongly worded note reminding the teacher that they are only the teacher during the school day.

    ॐBoyGanesh
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But remember, school is more important than family and home life and you know, just being a kid without tremendous pressure & demands.

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    Nolgoth
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My 4th or 5th grade classes did packets like that all year round and i absolutely loved them. I was always done long before they were due and i aced each of them. I was already to high school level courses by the time i completed those grades. My teacher actually wanted to bump me past 6th grade and into 7th the following year. My mom agreed with doing that... my dad wanted to actually hold me back a year because i was already a year younger than my peers (started kindergarten at 4 instead of 5) and smaller. Ended up just continuing school as normal

    Cathy Jo Baker
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What. The. Heck. I don't do homework over break and don't expect my students to, either!

    jasper
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Uh, nope. With a note from mom.

    Rocket Scientist
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Do not spend more than 8 hours a day on your work. (I think I’d contact the principal.)

    Bill Case
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hardly unusual to have homework over vacations.

    SirWriteALot
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And "everyday" should be "every day"

    Cindy Brick
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Homework during break? How mean -- how cruel!! Delicate flowers need their rest.

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    #43

    No Point In Studying For The Final

    No Point In Studying For The Final

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    Andi
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This means that you have done so badly in other exams that to get a passing grade you will need a higher score than is possible - its not difficult if somewhat a funny way to put it -

    ॐBoyGanesh
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Which is all based on a curve that brought your perfect 4.0 classwork & exams down to a 2.9

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    Zephyr
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You will need to do the impossible to get a mediocre result, there fixed that for ya

    Jeremy Bolanos
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So you did nothing all session and somehow you thought a calculator would tell you anything else?

    ॐBoyGanesh
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Bell curves. You could have done outstanding all session and still been brought down to a a level so low you couldn’t make it up unless you gave 152%

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    Abel
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nobody can gives more than 100%. Maybe 101 if you are really motivated 🤔

    Mike D
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Better luck next time"??? Really??

    Jonas Fisher
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, really. Clearly, this kid will need to retake the class.

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    Rocket Scientist
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That’s one way to tell you that you have failed the class.

    Andy Kane
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    WOW! So inother words unless you copy it straight from the textbook, you aren't going to pass. WTF???

    Jonas Fisher
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, sounds like OP really dropped the ball with this class. Agreed that studying for the final is pointless. No idea how this post belongs with "toxic teachers."

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    #44

    Teacher Not Happy With Marching Band Score And Award

    Teacher Not Happy With Marching Band Score And Award

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    Nawny
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Band teachers can be wild. Had one in elementary school that used to throw recorders, ukuleles and chairs at students. Like 6 year olds. Or maybe it was just the 80’s that was wild lol.

    Blue Bunny of Happiness
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I didn’t know toddlers were allowed to teach!

    Hey!
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It actually doesn't belong to them, it belongs to the school.

    C .Hunger
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In our district, "Good" is the lowest. I swear! When I found our my child's band got an "S" and the competition got an "E", I was like, "Well, no offense, but they did sound better" Then foudn out "S" was for superior, and "e" excellent, with "g" being the lowest.

    Chickie
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Band teacher is a sore loser!

    Rae Rory
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My middle school band director found out I was getting lessons outside of band and immediately moved me to last chair, where I remained until dropped out of band.

    Rocket Scientist
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Take it out of the trash and super-glue it to the bulletin board.

    Carl Roberts
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So....the teacher threw out a participation trophy

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    #45

    I Didn’t Know People Actually Covered Clocks In Schools

    I Didn’t Know People Actually Covered Clocks In Schools

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    Zephyr
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Unnecessary + quirky = pointless

    Shark queen 🦈🦈🦈
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have anxiety and fear of running out of time is a huge part of it. When taking exams or doing timed activities I have to be able to see a clock or I'll think I'm running out of time and rush thinkgs

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    ….gray. (She/Her)
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Tbf a lot of my teachers covered the clocks brcause they stopped working years ago

    Michael Largey
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    One of my colleagues had a sign above his class clock - "Time Is Passing. Are You?"

    Cathy Jo Baker
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nah, I don't cover it--it's digital so I just put it on the 24-hour clock! I actually try to teach them this concept, though, as most Spanish-speaking countries use it. They figure it out pretty quick!

    Jeremy Bolanos
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I guess the invention of watches was a ways off?

    Mark Wilson
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The college I teach at only has clocks in the hallways. I had to buy a watch :)

    Lee Gilliland
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Um, you are aware this is illegal, yes?

    Kerikat
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Watches? PHONES (forbidden?)

    Sheena Leversedge Wood
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    but surely, say, you've been given a worksheet to complete during the class, having a clock you can see actually helps you learn time management?

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    #46

    The Way My Math Teacher Numbers His Worksheets

    The Way My Math Teacher Numbers His Worksheets

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    SerumSeven
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What kind of alien system is this?

    Chriss21
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's the "I don't know how to use Word" system

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    Belynda Young
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I thik this was probably a computer formatting problem

    C .Hunger
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Looks to me like formatting error on whatever program they create it on - or I should say pilot error with the formatiing.

    Trophy Husband
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'd call him your "math" teacher, since he can't count.

    Regina Holt
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think he needs to go back to BASIC math before working on this s**t.

    Rocket Scientist
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not to mention you must write microscopically to show your work on questions 10 and 14.

    Hugh Crawford
    Community Member
    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Someone doesn't understand how to use columns in word

    CertifiedCatServant (he/him)
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think I did that math sheet this past school year lol

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    #47

    I Really Hate My Teacher

    I Really Hate My Teacher

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    Cassie
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's not funny. The caveats make it even less fun/funny.

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    Virgil Blue
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Distressing. Had a teacher once who asked if I liked him and got angry when I told him “ not especially”. Don’t ask if you don’t want me to be truthful ye of fragile ego.

    Hey!
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My other doctor once asked me how I liked my new doctor. I spent several seconds thinking where he sent me lately. He looks at me and says "It's me, I'm talking about me". "Well, I don't know you enough and right now I don't like you much". He didn't like that either.

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    HTakeover
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Poor punctuation made the instructions terrible too. Statement logic is especially important for programming. Where an oxford comma can make a HUGE difference.

    Regina Holt
    Community Member
    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why, oh, why, do people not uses the Oxford Comma???? It makes a glaringly humoungus difference using it.

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    Adam Zad
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Which crush? Lynda Carter? Tracy Fanara? Alyssa Milano? Mariah Carey? Lauren Graham?

    Michael Largey
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For my crush's name, I would use the teacher's mother.

    Hey!
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sure. My secret is safe with you. Sure. There is no way I would have written a real name in there or maybe one of my father's friend or something the teacher wouldn't know about.

    Rocket Scientist
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Your secret is safe…until the teacher leaves the papers on their desk.

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    #48

    My University Cancelled Class Today Due To The Weather (A Freezing Rainstorm Caused Thick Layers Of Ice All Over The Campus), But My Professor Still Wants Us To Go To Our Lab

    My University Cancelled Class Today Due To The Weather (A Freezing Rainstorm Caused Thick Layers Of Ice All Over The Campus), But My Professor Still Wants Us To Go To Our Lab

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    OneHappyPuppy
    Community Member
    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh we had that happen at uni once. Every professor cancelled their respective class except for one - he was the vice dean (or whatever you call the dude one rung lower in jurisdiction than the dean is) and his class was an 8am class. He cancelled it eventually, when the government announced closure because of the blizzard...

    Brenda
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If the University has canceled classes,that professor CAN NOT penalize students for not attending the lab. University decisi9n outrank 1 professor. Especially when it's a safety issue

    Rocket Scientist
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Warn the professor that they will be expected to pay your medical bills.

    #49

    All Of My School's Printers Are Auto-Configured To Print Double-Sided. However, My Programming Teacher Requires Code To Be Printed Single-Sided

    All Of My School's Printers Are Auto-Configured To Print Double-Sided. However, My Programming Teacher Requires Code To Be Printed Single-Sided

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    Morphuny
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Requires code to be PRINTED? We would get kicked of computer class for that at university 😂 we have to give them the code as a python script or something but never ever print code

    Mark Wilson
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The first thing I was told when I started learning programming is "paper doesn't crash." This was from someone whose backup was printout of code in three-ring binders. In my head, I still hear that internalized voice saying "paper doesn't crash" as a cornerstone of programming, though I've trained myself to ignore it.

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    kath morgan
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Following simple instructions is part of what you’re being tested on

    arthbach
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The requirement is single-sided, so put blank lines, or comments, in the code to force alternate pages to be blank.

    Jonas Fisher
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So...change the settings when you print.

    kankle_banger
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I literally had to hand write code for one of my classes (C++). Pun intended.

    similarly
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would complain to the school that the teacher is wasting paper.

    Mike F
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Write them out in comic sans for the gram.

    Scott Rackley
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Printing code? Oh, you mean tree genocide.

    Janos Schumacher
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We used to print line feed, daisy wheel, 80 character printers at my college. Direct from VAX/VMS. That was the only free printing. It was 10 cents a page for laser, $1.50 for wax thermal, and $2.00 for the other kind of deprecated color method that I can't recall. It wasn't ink jet and color laser wasn't a thing yet.

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    #50

    This Keyboard At My College. Teachers, Don't Let Us Clean It

    This Keyboard At My College. Teachers, Don't Let Us Clean It

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    Corvus
    Community Member
    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When you add a comma between "teachers" and "don't let us clean it", it sounds like you're ASKING them not to let you clean it :P

    Epona
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Also, shouldn't it say "The teachers won't let us clean it"? Don't feels a bit like the wrong word to use here, IMHO

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    PeePeePooPoo
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wouldn't even ask them for permision. I'm not touching that. Gross!

    Jeremy Bolanos
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just looked down at my work keyboard and now I feel shame.

    similarly
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why don't they use keyboard covers?

    Stephanie Did It
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why are you instructing teachers to forbid keyboard cleaning (with your erroneous comma)?

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    #51

    The Teacher Knows My Daughter Is Being Treated For ADHD And Marks Her Down For Playing Tic-Tac-Toe. What The Heck?

    The Teacher Knows My Daughter Is Being Treated For ADHD And Marks Her Down For Playing Tic-Tac-Toe. What The Heck?

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    Hey!
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think the child was finished with the assignment and was waiting. Played vs. disturbing other people. Pick your choice.

    Michael Largey
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Teacher is probably annoyed because the kid beat her at the tic tac toe.

    Rocket Scientist
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So she’s penalized for doing the correct work fast enough to have time left over…

    Jess Smith
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Treated for ADHD" nope reword it please

    OneWithRatsAndKefir
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don’t think that’s the worst way to say it. Obviously ADHD can’t be ‘cured’, but treating also usually means just managing symptoms when it comes to neurologic/mental conditions.

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    #52

    Our Physics Exams Were Accidentally Thrown Out

    Our Physics Exams Were Accidentally Thrown Out

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    Willem Andries Oosterhof
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    At least someone who is willing to find a solution.

    ElfVibratorGlitter
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, and the solution wasn't, "you have to completely retake the entire exam again."

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    Janos Schumacher
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Aside from the "Partial credit" bit, that seems fair.

    Giraffy Window
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    RabidChild
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So either way, the people whose packets were lost, through no fault of their own, are penalized? How is that a solution and/or remotely fair?

    #53

    I Hate Teachers That Leave The Cursor On The Playbar

    I Hate Teachers That Leave The Cursor On The Playbar

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    Matthew Barabas
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    meh. youtube sometimes doesnt make the UI go away even if the mouse isnt on there.

    NutsnB0lts
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or instead of pressing "k" or the spacebar (or even clicking on the screen) they have to slowly and carefully maneuver the mouse over the play symbol on the bottom left and click it to pause the video? Every teacher I've ever had does this.

    Mermeow Overlord (they/she)
    Community Member
    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you move your cursor to the left edge of the screen the bar will disappear.

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    #54

    My Scores On A Test. I Have No Idea What They Mean

    My Scores On A Test. I Have No Idea What They Mean

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    #55

    This Is An Answer To An Assignment My Friend Sent Me

    This Is An Answer To An Assignment My Friend Sent Me

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    Downunderdude
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Actually, neither answer is correct. It says 'to 2 decimal places'. So the answer is 230.00

    Funhog
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ...it also looks like units were required as part of the answer.

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    Rocket Scientist
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ah, the infamous “show your work”…to the computer.

    #56

    My Teacher Put Her Voice Volume Device On The Speaker And Then Played "10 Hours Of Static Noises" Until Class Was Over

    My Teacher Put Her Voice Volume Device On The Speaker And Then Played "10 Hours Of Static Noises" Until Class Was Over

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    Maartje
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    At least she did not put on 10 hours of "Trololo" or "Macarena"

    Frog On A Log
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I feel like that has to be some kind of illegal

    #57

    Teacher Worded A Question Wrong And Marked My Answer Wrong Even Though I Did What The Question Said

    Teacher Worded A Question Wrong And Marked My Answer Wrong Even Though I Did What The Question Said

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    Rocket Scientist
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was on the state committee that assigned points to “standard” answers to the free response portion of the state math exam. I had to argue with the other committee members for ten minutes to get them to agree that a graphical answer was just as valid as an algebraic one, and deserved just as many points. (They wanted to assign it zero points.)

    Matthew Barabas
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    teacher has a point. you are supposed to use *words* to describe things. if you showed this to anyone who doesnt know anything, they arent gonna be able to understand a thing.

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    #58

    The Way This Professor Erased The Board

    The Way This Professor Erased The Board

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    Captain Awesome
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When erasing a white board or chalk board, erase up and down. Going side to side makes your butt jiggle

    Maartje
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wet sponge and Bob's your uncle.

    Upstaged75
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My math professor when I was a Freshman in college used to erase the board with his sleeve. If the guy in the pic was wearing a sweater I'd swear it was the same one!

    Cathy Jo Baker
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I hate erasing the board. Students love erasing the board!

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    #59

    I Lost My Perfect Score Because I Wrote The Date Wrong

    I Lost My Perfect Score Because I Wrote The Date Wrong

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    Passerby
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    While I can feel you, I understand why the points were deducted. Things like APA or MLA styles usually have pretty strict guidelines you have to adhere to. Since the points deducted didn't seem to affect the overall grade, I would say this is fair. You are not likely to make the same mistake again in the future.

    Hans Georg
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For Modern Language this seems very old-fashioned to me.

    Zephyr
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is what happens when you're smarter that a petty teacher

    Marlowe Fitzpatrik
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That teacher was clearly not petty. They gave a very nice comment to it and if the person didn't use the formatting that is required, they get points deducted.

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    I've Been At This School For 13 Years. There's 200 People In My Class, And Today Is My Last Day Of School. Not A Single Teacher Offered To Sign My Yearbook

    I've Been At This School For 13 Years. There's 200 People In My Class, And Today Is My Last Day Of School. Not A Single Teacher Offered To Sign My Yearbook

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    Elizabeth Joy
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm not going to assume a student wants me to sign in their book - I'll wait till they ask. Might have been the case here too.

    ElfVibratorGlitter
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I didn't know kids actually still did this. I mean, I did in school. But my daughter's high school mails their yearbooks out over the summer, so there's really no way to do yearbook signing. But back in my day you'd just ask someone, "will you sign my yearbook?"

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    Gary
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    200 in one class, where are you out of interest.

    Liz Ryon
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You gotta ask; people won't be so bold as to say "Gimme your book! I'm gonna sign it!"

    Hey!
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Our yearbooks were just passed around in each class so everyone who wanted could sign. I have signatures in the front, back, inside, everywhere because some teachers decided to write poems, nice stuff, etc. Some guys, of course, decided to be really stupid and made some awful comics for everyone.

    Rocket Scientist
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That’s sad. If I’ve ever had a student in class, I always ask if I can sign their book!

    OneWithRatsAndKefir
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In my primary and secondary school, we signed each other’s school shirts instead of a book. My art teacher did a funny doodle on mine!

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