Someone criticized a middle school teacher's behavior. Her comeback was an A+.

Being a teacher isn’t easy. Teaching middle school students is particularly not easy. Teaching middle school students who spent several of their formative years going through a global pandemic in the age of smartphones, social media and a youth mental health crisis is downright heroic. If you haven’t spent time in a middle school classroom, … Read more

A teacher's viral extra credit questions lure students into a phenomenal prank

A mystery teacher has become an internet scholar after imgur user SharkyTheSharkDog shared photos of the extra credit questions on their exams. While the first six are really fun—you should see if you can get them all correct—the last one is pure torture in the form of public humiliation. Don’t read too quickly, students. 1. … Read more

A high school teacher's reaction to a sleeping student went viral for all the right reasons

A teacher’s message has gone viral after he let his student sleep in class — for the kindest reason. Teachers spend time preparing lesson plans and trying to engage students in learning. The least a kid can do is stay awake in class, right? But high school English teacher Monte Syrie sees things differently. In … Read more

A high school teacher's reaction to a sleeping student went viral for all the right reasons

A teacher’s message has gone viral after he let his student sleep in class — for the kindest reason. Teachers spend time preparing lesson plans and trying to engage students in learning. The least a kid can do is stay awake in class, right? But high school English teacher Monte Syrie sees things differently. In … Read more

A teacher's viral extra credit questions lure students into a phenomenal prank

A mystery teacher has become an internet scholar after imgur user SharkyTheSharkDog shared photos of the extra credit questions on their exams. While the first six are really fun—you should see if you can get them all correct—the last one is pure torture in the form of public humiliation. Don’t read too quickly, students. 1. … Read more

A high school teacher's reaction to a sleeping student went viral for all the right reasons

A teacher’s message has gone viral after he let his student sleep in class — for the kindest reason. Teachers spend time preparing lesson plans and trying to engage students in learning. The least a kid can do is stay awake in class, right? But high school English teacher Monte Syrie sees things differently. In … Read more

Teacher's ridiculously accurate impression of a Keurig coffee machine goes viral

Coffee is one of those random adult things that connects everyone who has ever worked in a setting with multiple people. Whether it’s an office, a school or even a warehouse, it doesn’t matter; if you have to be there with other people, you can expect coffee to be made by someone, even if you … Read more

A high school teacher's reaction to a sleeping student has gone viral for all the right reasons.

This article originally appeared on 06.01.18 A teacher’s message has gone viral after he let his student sleep in class — for the kindest reason. Teachers spend time preparing lesson plans and trying to engage students in learning. The least a kid can do is stay awake in class, right? But high school English teacher … Read more

A second-grade teacher's unique homework policy went viral

This article originally appeared on 08.23.16 Back-to-school time has many parents rejoicing. No more paying for expensive summer camp, yippee! GIF via “Anchorman.” The one thing we don’t love about this glorious time of year, though? Yup, you guessed it: homework. And that’s a bummer, because a lot of students these days are getting more … Read more

Entire class of high school graduates return to retired kindergarten teacher's house to thank her

Kindergarten is one of the most formative experiences in a child’s life. Not only do they learn there how to navigate the tricky world of friendships and the seeds of independence, they also start their education journey. All of that is made extra special if they have a teacher who really loves them. When you’re … Read more

52-year-old news footage of a teacher's strike revealed an interview with a young Prince

Late last month, educators and school district officials in Minneapolis, Minnesota came to a tentative agreement that ended a three-week-long teachers’ strike. The agreement put an end to a standoff that closed classrooms for around 30,000 public school students. The strike was the first for Minneapolis Public Schools in 52 years. In April 1970, teachers … Read more