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Humanity has progressed quite a lot when it comes to human rights, respect, tolerance, and the like, but there is still a ways to go as inequality and discrimination is still a thing—quite a big one, actually. And the internet has become a bit of a platform for people to share such experiences.

Shira (@shirainspired) recently went to Twitter to ask people what was the most unnecessarily ableist thing a teacher ever did to them. For those unaware, ableism means discrimination and social prejudice against a person with a disability. This is usually based on the belief that typical abilities are superior.

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A good number of people responded to her, sharing some of the most heartbreaking experiences they ever had in school.Bored Panda has compiled a list of some of these responses, which you can find, vote and comment on below.

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Busy_D
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As someone who had an asthma attack and could barely run the small distance to my room before almost passing out, i gotta say this is stupid

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Billy The Kid
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Teachers should be encouraging this. If i have a student that is a fast learner and well ahead of the others i will ask him/her to help those that are behind. This helps me out and it gives the student a sense of pride that he/she is doing something good.

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Billy The Kid
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You should of had a word with her after class and tell her how degrading it was her acting like that.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My teacher yells at me for doing this too. She actually told me it was "Her time" and everyone should only be focusing on her even though she was just barely talking about random stuff to a different student.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That’s horrid. But if they trigger your gag reflex, take revenge and throw up on her.

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Busy_D
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There is no right way to do art. And this teacher did nothing but stunt creativity and shame kids.

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Lexi Mitchell
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

“Get the Cotton out of your ears” is a really old saying, I’d actually bet the teacher didn’t know or remember this kid had hearing aids.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I feel this post so much. I was diagnosed then it was ignored, my mother years later still denied me ever being diagnosed.

Silre
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I never knew I had Dyscalculia until I was in my 20s and one of my psychology professors brought it up and I was like "?????!!!!!!!"

Amber odom
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3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have dysgraphia, it was explained to my folks that I just needed to try harder. I only found out this was a thing when a friend was talking about his, also in my 20s

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Brenda Spagnola
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I wasn't diagnosed until I went to college at 30. I was a psychology major, student leader,, and an honor student (president of psychology honor society and school honor society), but no matter how hard I tried I couldn't pass intermediate algebra (barely passed intro). I knew I wasn't stupid and I knew I was trying. Finally, one of my Psi Beta advisors suggested dyscalcula. .She tested me. Felt good to know why it seemed impossible for me. Letters & numbers don't go together. LOL

Khrystja
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I self diagnosed after I, out of curiosity, searched "is there a name for not able to do math" Dyscalculia popped up and I a 49 year old woman burst into tears!! I spent my entire life thinking I was so stupid in math. I simply can't see numbers in my head. I can't work out math in my head. I was in school in the 70s and 80s and back then there was no name for it other than stupid and lazy. I also found out through proper diagnosis (also at 49) that I have autism and ADHD (as well as bipolar and BPD quiet) Expaslined where my son got it from as well as all the quirky things I've done my ENTIRE life that I was mocked, bullied, put down (mostly by my family no less) by people from work, my church, or just strangers in general.

Robert Thomas
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

as a 7th grader with adhd and dyscalculia if feel really bad for you also i hate maths

Nubis Knight
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I may have missunderstood, but shouldn't your parents have you tested? I'm a teacher and not sllowed to send students to get tested, the parents must decide and do this.

Skadi Lifdis
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

At least they knew. I was diagnosed when I was in my 20's after my college math teacher realized something was wrong. I was told by everyone I just "wasn't paying attention" or "applying" myself. Their reasoning stemmed from my extremely high test scores in the language part of the tests...but conversely didn't look at my dead last math scores every stupid year and figure out I had a problem. Nope. I was just "being difficult". The kicker - when I told my mom about the test (I scored 8 out of 10 on the scale they used) she STILL questioned it and then immediately started suggesting my younger sister (who, by all accounts doesn't struggle with numbers and is training in a career that relies on number accuracy) had it. I STILL struggle with numbers down to even saying the proper number when reading it out loud and switching them.

Brian in BC
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wow, such an injustice - did that teacher even know what was happening to the student? Probably not - retrain the bitch or fire her!

Janine Hunt-Jackson
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

catpackplus, I'm too old to have been diagnosed as having dyscalculia because back then you were just stupid or lazy. I've never been able to balance a checkbook and often have to count on my fingers. I transpose numbers, even with a calculator. It's really frustrating, as I'm sure you know!

CharliAnn Olney
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I feel you! I come from a family of math geniuses. I wasn't diagnosed with dyscalcilia until first year of college!

Chik Nuggs
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

me too i hated my math teacher who would yell at me until 7th grade when i was tested and also don't know my left from my right well

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Amanita muscaria
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's just dumb! You are a amazing artist if you are careful and you draw neatly! Teachers should be proud if their students are so neat and draw like that!

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Piper McLean
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Just because someone seems lazy doesn’t mean that there isn’t something else going on. It’s hard not to think somethings like this but that’s still no reason to publicly shame someone

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3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That is a gross and accurate description of the public school system.(In America)

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This need to be banned, teacher can't tell us when are bladders need to go.

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angie but who cares
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

why tf do teachers have such a problem with mental math it is an important skill to develop

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Xylle Flora
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In kindergarten everyone who sat next to me tried to copy my answers. Always (unless it was my friends)

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I was always yelled at for this too, i would accidentally read ahead and when they called on me to read and i asked"What paragraph" i got yelled at.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I was put out of the class to learn my lesson. "You will sit out here where you can't learn, so you learn"

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Piper McLean
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I’m left handed and would be horrified if someone did this to me. It’s dumb how people will shame others based off of what hand they write with

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Shaming a student = being a good teacher Yea that makes sense(saracasm)

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I no longer can comment on these posts... i just don't get these maniacs anymore. I've lost faith in public education.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The number of girls in an all girls secondary school who weren’t allowed to use the toilet in class, even when saying to the male teachers they were on their period and had to go. It’s embarrassing enough being a teenager and conscious of having a period in the first couple of times, but made 100x worse when you can’t go to the toilet and change! I had to go home once cos it went through my clothes :( one of the most embarrassing moments of my life

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I ust don't understand how these people are allowed to educate children.

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Brian in BC
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Obviously those parents failed to instill a sense of self-confidence in their child, teacher furthered that inadequacy by the insensitive handling.

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Brian in BC
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As a poor handwriter myself, I can empathize. Although I seldom had to rewrite - that could have been hard to handle.

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