Teacher explains how '90s kids never had water bottles in school and 'somehow' survived

Americans’ attitudes about water have changed over the past 30 years. In the past, a common phrase on the athletic field was, “Don’t drink too much water, you’ll get a cramp,” and the only people with water bottles were hippies. Now, people everywhere walk around with large water bottles, sometimes up to 64oz, attached to …

Former teacher gets blunt about the 'denial' some parents have about their kids education

Many kids are seriously struggling in school. According to US News, an estimated 49% of public students started off the 2022-2023 school year behind in at least one subject as last year. That’s only a small fraction better than the 50% of students behind in the previous year. And while there are several factors contributing …

‘These teachers don’t deserve what they deal with’: Student brings stack of money to school to flex on how much money his teacher makes

A high school student has gone viral for flashing money to his teacher allegedly in retaliation for getting kicked out of class. In a viral TikTok video that has amassed 4.9 million views as of Monday, user @wetakerisk1 flaunted the stack of bills in what appeared to be a classroom. “Showed the teacher her paycheck …

Teacher Throwback COVID Closure Announcement Video Goes Viral

“I was a senior and I asked my teacher if he thought we’d get an extra long spring break and he scoffed and then I never went to high school again.” Source: TikTok | @msdecorach An elementary school teacher named Ms. Decorah (@msdecorah) is going viral on TikTok after posting a blast-from-the-past video that marked …

Mom calls out teacher who gave her son a 'zero' grade for not providing class with supplies

The debate as to whether or not parents should supply classroom supplies is not new. But as prices continue to rise, parents are growing more baffled as to how they can be expected by teachers to provide all the various glue sticks, colored pencils, rulers and other various items the incoming students might need. What’s …

Teacher brilliantly turns getting her period in front of her class into a teaching moment

Teachers are almost always teaching even when it’s not in their lesson plan. Those that were born to be teachers find teachable moments everywhere and one woman found herself in one of those moments. Though this one was likely just a bit more personal than she probably would’ve liked. Emily Elizabeth posted a TikTok video …

Substitute Teacher Was Filling In For A Teacher When She Started Harassing Her, Got Fired… And The Sub Got Her Job

My sister was a teacher for twenty years, and let me tell you that she had stories FOR DAYS about the things going on at the different schools she worked at. Intrigue, drama, etc. It never ended! And this woman’s story brought me back to the days when my sister would tell me tales from …

‘I have never heard of this before’: Teacher says students are using nutmeg to get intoxicated now

One teacher issued a surprise PSA about students allegedly using nutmeg for nefarious reasons. In a viral video that has amassed over 554,200 views as of Monday, TikTok user Lakeview Living (@lakeviewliving) explained why the spice is gaining popularity among students. “Today, I was talking with one of my teacher friends,” she began in the …

Teacher had to tell her deaf students that people can hear farts. Their reaction was hilarious.

Anna Trupiano is a first-grade teacher at a school that serves deaf, hard-of-hearing, and hearing students from birth through eighth grade. In addition to teaching the usual subjects, Trupiano is charged with helping her students thrive in a society that doesn’t do enough to cater to the needs of the hard-of-hearing. A six-year-old child farted …

Teacher admits there are 11 things that Boomer parents totally got right

Teresa Kaye Newman, a teacher about to have a son, knows a lot about how to deal with children. So she created a list of 11 things she agrees with Boomers on when it comes to raising kids. Newman believes she has credibility on the issue because she has 13 years of experience dealing with …

"Mewing" Is A Viral New Trend Among Students, And This 36-Year-Old Teacher Explained Why It's "Smug" And "Rude"

“For kids to be doing this every single day, over and over, to people who are just trying to give them an enriching educational experience, it pisses me off. And I don’t find it funny at all.” View Entire Post › Source: https://www.buzzfeed.com/dannicaramirez/teacher-explains-mewing-trend

Teacher creates his own Gen Z slang, then gaslights students into thinking they're real

Look, maybe it’s just because I’m no longer in the young crowd, but does it seem like we get new, confusing slang at an exponentially faster rate than before? Just when we finally decipher words like rizz and no cap, now there’s mewing and gyat to contend with. And this is coming from someone without …