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Just the idea of getting a test back might fill you with an unexpected wave of dread. Even if you have been out of school for a while, some deep, buried memory might flare up, wedding shivers down your spine and digging a pit in your stomach. Some teachers do their best to inject a bit of humor into the situation by adding some comments, jokes, and even drawings to the tests we would prefer to throw out.

Fortunately, all these pieces of teacher creativity have been immortalized by the camera and the internet. So get comfortable, don’t focus on the test questions too much, and scroll through this list of what must be dubbed “teacher humor.” Be sure to upvote your favorites and comment your own experiences below. 

#1

Brother Of A Friend Turned In This "One-Page Essay" Thinking He Had Beat The System. Teacher Had Fun With It

Brother Of A Friend Turned In This "One-Page Essay" Thinking He Had Beat The System. Teacher Had Fun With It

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#2

Bless This Teacher

Bless This Teacher

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As much as we might have dreaded the exams of our youth, as usual, our early contemporaries had it worse. Take China, for example. The Imperial examination, or kējǔ (meaning, less grandly, "subject recommendation,") was a pre-Medieval set of exams that potential bureaucrats and state servants had to take. Candidates were practically locked in a compound for multiple days to prevent cheating. At least they were allowed to bring snacks and a chamber pot.

The whole event was so serious that candidates who died would have their corpses physically thrown out of the compound. While it’s unclear how often this actually happened, it seems that the stress and time requirements of the test must have claimed at least a few victims. Even if you were relatively healthy, there were other potential risks. The exam required direct, exact knowledge of Chinese classics. A misquote could get you disqualified

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As An 8th To 9th-Grade Science Teacher, I Noticed My Students Would Draw A Lot On Their Papers. Anytime I Came Across A Drawing, I Added Something To It

As An 8th To 9th-Grade Science Teacher, I Noticed My Students Would Draw A Lot On Their Papers. Anytime I Came Across A Drawing, I Added Something To It

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So My Algebra Teacher Is A Huge LOTR Fan. So To Add To His Collection... I Got Him The Stamp To Rule Them All

So My Algebra Teacher Is A Huge LOTR Fan. So To Add To His Collection... I Got Him The Stamp To Rule Them All

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Europeans took a bit of a while to catch up. The University of Bologna is considered the longest still operational university in the world and there is some evidence that they had semi-formal examinations in the 12th century. Otherwise, European examinations were sporadic and not really unified, and only by the 18th century did the idea become more commonly practiced across multiple educational institutions, much to the continuous sorrow of most students.

#8

Seniors Post This Message On Their Teacher's Door. End Up Looking Stupid

Seniors Post This Message On Their Teacher's Door. End Up Looking Stupid

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#9

This Teacher

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Arunika R.
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The teacher has a sense of humor. If I had done this, I would be the one that died

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Only in the 19th century, in British-ruled India of all places, did the idea of a mass, standardized competency exam reemerge. Since then it has been applied everywhere from civil service to grade schools. And if the ABCD-F grading system also creates some degree of revulsion, you can place the blame squarely on Mount Holyoke College of Massachusetts. While still common in the US, most places use a numeric system that is more intuitive and easy to calculate. 

#10

My High School English Teacher Posted This On Facebook Today

My High School English Teacher Posted This On Facebook Today

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

I dressed up as a cereal killer one halloween, I was just a big box of cereal with blood splatter and a (obviously fake) knife.

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#11

This Teacher Knows What’s Important

This Teacher Knows What’s Important

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Many of the drawings and comments here are more of a response to a somewhat desperate, similar drawing by a student. More enterprising students will, instead, cheat and probably try to draw, literally and figuratively, as little attention as they can to their answers. We all know the classic cheat sheets, smuggling in a phone, or some elaborate Morse code system that two or more students might employ. In countries spanning multiple time zones, Like Russia, or areas with standardized testing, like Singapore and the UK (and Hong Kong, back in the day,) where students “ahead” of others' time zones would just send images of the exam to later time zones. 

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#13

My Roommate Is A Teacher. This Is How He Graded This 10th-Grader's Math Test

My Roommate Is A Teacher. This Is How He Graded This 10th-Grader's Math Test

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mr_sarcastic
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Jesus says leave me out of this equation kid. I got bigger issues to deal with

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#14

Student Puts "#yolo" On A Test. This Is The Response From The Teacher

Student Puts "#yolo" On A Test. This Is The Response From The Teacher

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

Kind of ironic coming from a teacher, notorious for having low wages. #raiseteacherswages

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#15

This Teacher Knows Memes

This Teacher Knows Memes

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Setting aside cheating, the images, if not the direct content here is probably familiar to many. Math questions, essays. The multiple-choice seems like an oasis among these options. Just sit down and pick the one that seems the closest. Often, people report the idea that your instincts will guide you on a multiple-choice section. This is statistically false. While we all can remember one of those times we changed a correct answer to a wrong one, studies show that generally we do better on the second pass, it’s only those painful memories that distort our thinking. 

#16

A Friend Of Mine Is Math Teacher Responds To A Doodle He Drew On His Test

A Friend Of Mine Is Math Teacher Responds To A Doodle He Drew On His Test

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#17

Ripped A Hole In My Math Test. This Is What My Teacher Drew

Ripped A Hole In My Math Test. This Is What My Teacher Drew

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#18

We Asked Our Biology Teacher For The Funniest Answer Someone Has Put On A Test, We Were Not Disappointed

We Asked Our Biology Teacher For The Funniest Answer Someone Has Put On A Test, We Were Not Disappointed

The teacher's comment says: "Impress her by talking about how atmospheric nitrogen can be used to age artifacts. Works for me every time - Mr. J"

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The other reason many of us felt some comfort in multiple-choice sections is the knowledge that one could still guess and hope for the best. Unfortunately, those dastardly pedagogical specialists have developed grading systems where the “score is reduced by the number of wrong answers divided by the average number of possible answers for all questions in the test.” In other words, no more easy points by just guessing. 

#19

My Calculus Teacher Bombed My Golf Course On My Test

My Calculus Teacher Bombed My Golf Course On My Test

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#22

My Math Teacher Has A Stamp Of His Face That He Uses On People’s Tests If They Do Well

My Math Teacher Has A Stamp Of His Face That He Uses On People’s Tests If They Do Well

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#23

Funny Biology Teacher Is Funny

Funny Biology Teacher Is Funny

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Susan Robinson
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I was not aware of just how many ninja drawings on tests there are! And this is just a minority of them!

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#24

My Son's Teacher Is Proud Of Me

My Son's Teacher Is Proud Of Me

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

That poor child, being taught such an appalling style of script. ‘Daffodil’ looks tortured.

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#25

Drew This On The Back Of A Quiz I Took. My Teacher Responded

Drew This On The Back Of A Quiz I Took. My Teacher Responded

Student: "The rent is too damn high."
Teacher: "The quiz scores in this class are too damn low."

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#27

Not Even Frustration Deserves To Be Lackluster

Not Even Frustration Deserves To Be Lackluster

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#29

I Have A Tradition With My Teacher To Draw Each Other Memes On Exams So Here Is Another One

I Have A Tradition With My Teacher To Draw Each Other Memes On Exams So Here Is Another One

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#30

One Of My Students Gave Me No Data On Their Assessment. I Gave Them Something As A Present

One Of My Students Gave Me No Data On Their Assessment. I Gave Them Something As A Present

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#31

Cheaters Never Win... Unless They Follow This Advice

Cheaters Never Win... Unless They Follow This Advice

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#32

When You Try To Be Funny But Your Teacher Counters Back

When You Try To Be Funny But Your Teacher Counters Back

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#33

This Student Forgot To Draw The Tail

This Student Forgot To Draw The Tail

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Asriel Dreemurr
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Reminds me of an old relative of Queen Victoria who rather enjoyed hunting elephants. On one occasion, he shot the elephant, chopped off its tail and danced on top of its body. However, the elephant wasn’t dead, just stunned. It proceeded to get up and run off!

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#35

Well It Was Worth A Try

Well It Was Worth A Try

The teacher's response says: "Apparently, your ninja needed more training (+ you needed more study). This is a real ninja. "

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