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39 Teachers So Infuriating, Their Students Just Had To Shame Them Online
Look, my mom’s a teacher, so I’m certainly not one to bash them. They play a crucial role in shaping young minds, often with very little thanks (or pay!). But I have to admit that I also experienced my fair share of teachers who made learning look less like fun and a whole lot more like punishment. You know the type—the ones with absolutely zero chill, taking every rule, detail, and minor infraction to such an extreme that you can’t help but think, “You can’t actually be serious.”
But it appears the teachers featured in these posts sure were—though “serious,” it turns out, isn’t necessarily the same as “correct.” Either way, we’ve done our homework to bring you some of the most infuriating teacher moments students have shared online.
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#1
My Kid's Teacher "Correcting" Her Work To Capitalize Words In The Middle Of A Sentence
Louisa johnson 2 weeks ago
This is where I would call the teacher out. The kid is being wrongfully corrected by a teacher who clearly isn’t fit for the job.
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#2
Asked My Teacher Why I Got 1/2 Off This Question. It Was Because I Put An “Extra” Space
Louisa johnson 2 weeks ago
That’s actually really vexing as the writer has a habit of leaving large spaces between words. The teacher is being a t**d.
#3
My Professor Required This $180 “Custom Edition” Textbook For Intro To Java. I Already Know The Language And Have Apps On The App Store. I Basically Paid $180 For A One Time Code To Submit My Homework
#4
My Professor Is A Terrible Human Being
#5
We Are No Longer Allowed To Yawn In My College Course, With Points Off Our Grade As Punishment
Upstaged75 2 weeks ago
That HAS to be against policy! I would make sure the department head knew about it. He can't enforce a bodily function. 🙄
#6
Student Gets A Zero On An Assignment For Turning It In Unstapled
#8
A 93 Is An A And My Professor Did Not Round Up. The Grades Are Already Final. This Means I Am No Longer Magna Cum Laude As This Was My Last Semester
#9
As A Commute Student Whose Professors Don't Believe In Email
BeesEelsAndPups 2 weeks ago
I was in the army when I was in university, and also commuted to school. It was like having three full time jobs. But this was before email was in regular use by teachers. When I saw signs like this, I'd find a couch and sleep.
#10
I Got A 0 On The First Assignment In This Class Because My Professor Doesn't Believe I Did The Assignment That Fast. I Work As A Computer Technician And Do Os Installs All The Time At Work
Lukas (he/him) 2 weeks ago
UPDATE: The professor emailed me back suggesting I upload a screenshot mid lab to prove I did it. I did so, and he changed the grade in a few mins. Seems I might need to submit screenshots for every lab now, which is totally fine by me.
#11
Apparently Submitting Assignments Before The Due Date Is Considered “Late”
Upstaged75 2 weeks ago
I bet this is against policy. Go to the department head. Professors can't just make up their own rules.
#12
Professor Wants 2 Week Notice To Me Being Sick
BeesEelsAndPups 2 weeks ago
That's insane. But good preparation for what a job is like in the United States.
#13
This Teachers Explanation
#14
Professor Rebukes Students Who Did Not Come Into A Classroom For An Online Course
#15
Had To Do A Survey For Math, Made It As Simple As Humanly Possible, According To Our Pal The English Professor, Hostel Isn’t A Word
#16
When You Need A 90% Or Above To Pass The Class But Your Teacher Is A Jerk
#17
My Teacher Marked Me Wrong For This
#18
Teacher Doesn’t Hide His Use Of AI
#19
The Lines A Fellow Teacher Gave A Student (7m) To Write 20 Times As A Consequence
Upstaged75 2 weeks ago
I hope she's not teaching English! 😂 Here are 2 of the lines I had to write back in the 5th grade. (Yes, I was a problem child) "I will not flip off the teacher" and "I will not say o.rgy". My poor teacher! 🤣
#20
My Teacher Lost My Final That Took A Week To Do And Gave Me A Zero, Claiming I Never Turned It In
Bewitched One 2 weeks ago
Hopefully it was done in a computer with last modified time stamps and hopefully they have printer history available
#21
My Teacher Still Refuses To Give 100%
#22
I Didn’t Know People Actually Covered Clocks In Schools
#23
I Found An Assignment From 2nd Grade I Still Don’t Know What My Teacher Was On
Upstaged75 2 weeks ago
I think that concept could have been clearly demonstrated with ONE question! This is just dumb.
#24
This Math Teacher's Reason To Cut Marks
#25
Teachers Like This Suck
ILoveMySon 2 weeks ago
My 3rd grade teacher, with whom I still communicate, drew pictures FOR us on our work.
#26
Message I Got From My Daughter’s Teacher. Third Grade
Bewitched One 2 weeks ago
Well tbf you said lily couldn’t eat the orange. Not that she couldn’t give it to others to eat
#27
My 3rd Grade Kids Were Given This Ridiculous Project
#28
This Little Note From My Kids Second Grade Teacher… That Is “Squirrel” To The Literate
#29
My University Canceled Class Today Due To The Weather (Freezing Rainstorm Causing Thick Layers Of Ice All Over Campus) But My Professor Still Wants Us To Go To Our Lab
Bewitched One 2 weeks ago
Yea if school is cancelled im not coming. Not risking my safety because my teacher is dumb
#30
The Page Flipped But Our Teacher Copied It Anyway
Bewitched One 2 weeks ago
And how do they expect you to answer missing questions? Hopefully they don’t?
#31
My French Teacher Gave Us New 'French Names' About Two Weeks Ago (More Than Halfway Through The School Year) And Takes Off Points From Your Exams And Daily Participation If You Dont Refer To Yourself By Your French Name And Others By Their French Name. Like. ???????????
BeesEelsAndPups 2 weeks ago
You don't get to keep your name? Isn't there a scene in Roots about that? I would start signing my papers Kunta Kinte
#32
So This Teacher Put Eyes Up All Over Her Class To Make Us Feel Like We're Being Watched
#33
A Person That I Know That Is A Teacher. Constantly Posts Screenshots Of His Students & Berates Them Online
VisuallyChallengedPew 2 weeks ago
"Good afternoon Student, Thank you for letting me know. Just a reminder, Monday is Labor Day so there is no class."
#34
My Teacher Decided To Do This Today
Bewitched One 2 weeks ago
So you have to complete the writing assignment before or after using the bathroom?
#35
My Teacher Takes Questions From The Textbook Online And Butchers Them With Her Broken English
#36
My Teacher Gave Us A Non-Optional, Graded, 88 Word Crossword Puzzle The Week Of Finals
#37
My Kid's Science Teacher Assigned An 82 Question Packet To Be Done Over Spring Break
#38
Lost My Perfect Score Because I Wrote The Date Wrong
BeesEelsAndPups 2 weeks ago (edited)
Sorry bro. If part of the assignment was to follow the MLA guidelines, and you didn't, then you lose points. Still an A though
#39
My Teacher Keeps Ignoring My Messages
OneHappyPuppy 2 weeks ago
Yeah, I wouldn't have replied either at 10:25 pm on a Friday, nor on a Saturday. Monday, just maybe
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What do you think ?
DennyS (denzoren) 2 weeks ago
I will always stand by my opinion, teachers deserve better however, not all teachers should be allowed to be teachers.
Nikole [8647] 2 weeks ago
Agreed. I've had many (and in magnet schools!) that were dolts.
Load More Replies... Bewitched One 2 weeks ago
Half of those teachers are dumb and can’t even answer their own questions correctly! SMH
DennyS (denzoren) 2 weeks ago
I will always stand by my opinion, teachers deserve better however, not all teachers should be allowed to be teachers.
Nikole [8647] 2 weeks ago
Agreed. I've had many (and in magnet schools!) that were dolts.
Load More Replies... Bewitched One 2 weeks ago
Half of those teachers are dumb and can’t even answer their own questions correctly! SMH
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