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“Over the years, teachers collect interesting stories from their students,” Lynn How, the positivity coach, experienced educator and author of “Positive Young Minds” told Bored Panda in an interview. Lynn specializes in supporting parents, teachers, and children as they navigate through mental health issues and prevention, and she also runs this Facebook teacher coaching group which is an excellent resource for teachers in need of support when leaving, changing their mindset, changing their schools or setting healthy work/life boundaries.

Once when I worked as a lunch lady, one of my favorite little kindergarten girls was getting ready to run out to recess. I stopped her and said, "Hannah, you should wash your face before you go out - there's spaghetti sauce all over it." She took off anyway screaming, "IT'S MY WAR PAINT!"

wicked_amb , Alex Green Report

Final score:

588points

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adiiantryx 2 years ago

they're getting ready to fight for possession of the swings

201points

He asked me "If a synchronized swimmer starts drowning, do they all start drowning?"

I lost it in class

bunsenbernerr , cottonbro Report

Final score:

578points

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Nadine Bamberger 2 years ago

Depends on how committed they are lol

264points

SquirrelSanctuary , United States Navy Band Report

I teach band. One day I’m working with the high school jazz band and we’re going to start mapping out some basic compositions. I pass out blank sheet music for them to use, which is simply blank 5-line staves with no notes, no symbols, etc.

One kid gets his sheet music expecting it to be a new song we’re going to work on, sees that it’s blank, looks up, and says “Wow, budget cuts must’ve hit us hard, huh?”

Final score:

521points

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Lovin' Life 2 years ago (edited)

Hilarious!

125points

Having been in education for 20 years, Lynn has a lot of stories to share. “The most memorable for me has been the time where a seven-year-old girl relayed the tale of her father amputating his own leg to escape death 127 hours style. The 'matter of fact' delivery was priceless!” Lynn recounted. Turns out this was far from the only time.

On the other occasion, “the five-year-old who explained the arrival of her surprise cousin the day before, as mum didn't know she was expecting. I couldn't wait until the end of the day to get the full story! Then the boy who, after I had provided my class with a five-minute rant about something or other, didn't get the memo about what you should do when the class is sitting in stunned silence post teacher rant, who just said very loudly, 'Miss, I think you need to calm down.' He was right.”

In the middle of class, one kid let out this high-pitcher ‘awooga-boots’ noise followed by a deep sigh.

He then looked around the classroom and very genuinely apologized that he “just needed to get it out. It was doing no good inside.”

We all understood.

mangoandberry325 Report

Final score:

474points

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Ember 2 years ago

I feel you kid

147points

Middle school field trip to a different state. One of the chaperones (a large black woman) wanted to get in a little nap in the back seat of the bus, so she made one of the students move to a seat in the front that was far from his friends. He got in the seat and started sulking. He was normally a pretty lively kid, so I leaned forward and asked "dude, what happened?" To which he replied: "I think I just got reverse Rosa Parks-ed!"

almost_queen Report

Final score:

471points

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Legen ( wait for it ) dary 2 years ago

This kid have a great sense of humor.

194points

Mary Peace 2 years ago

And has listened during the history lesson.

8points

Dominic Muresan 2 years ago

THIS MAN HAVE A GOOD SENSE OF ENGRISH

1point

John Gollan 2 years ago

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Lovin' Life 2 years ago

At least you know he has been paying attention in history class

52points

Renegade 2 years ago

Or they just visited The Henry Ford and sat in the bus.

0points

GoddessOdd 2 years ago

A career in stand up comedy in this kid's future... smart comedy is always funniest.

30points

*Displayname*=idk 2 years ago

Always!

7points

Raven DeathShade 2 years ago

Reverse Rosa Parks-ed XD.

15points

Francine Govan 2 years ago

Damn! That's clever :)

12points

glowworm2 2 years ago

That is brilliant.

9points

Hannah Young 2 years ago

I don't think that woman understands what chaperoning is

5points

Jaclyn 2 years ago

I think it’s a cute story, but why does it matter that she is ‘large’? All sized women take naps & Rosa Parks wasn’t ‘large’. She was a black hero. I don’t understand that detail.

4points

Mary Peace 2 years ago

Maybe if she'd been a small lady, there would have been room for the kid to stay where he was.

5points

not_at_school ;) 2 years ago

HAHAHAHA

4points

The Cute Cat 2 years ago

That boy is a legend..

3points

Yort 2 years ago

Seems like a great idea for a chaperone to sleep on the job.

3points

Psychopathic Shark 2 years ago

Legend!!

3points

Emma Hunt 2 years ago

Don't get why this lady moved a kid for something like that but okay

2points

Skylar Jaxx 2 years ago

So she isn't just sleeping in the first row.

1point

MzFitz1215 2 years ago

Why is the chaperone sleeping?

1point

Lyricana Rokarin 2 years ago

Am I the only one who feels like this was probably made up?

1point

Tina B 2 years ago

You've not spent time around teenagers

3points

ZekeDaNoob 2 years ago

Legit can't disagree

1point

Tracy Young 2 years ago

Oh boy😂😂😂

0points

Desiree Lyles 2 years ago

Lol good one.

0points

Shabbir Yamani 2 years ago

That's being unrealistically unracist

0points

Renegade 2 years ago

💀

0points

Shannon LA 2 years ago

The kid was messing with that teacher 🤣 and that teacher handled it perfectly. I think they ended up with a pretty cool teacher, and I think the kids ended up liking him. I don't know. I find it funny, and I feel like those kids would have been totally fun to teach. Lmao

0points

Raye West 2 years ago

Well informed and funny kid

0points

Betty Echols 2 years ago

He gets an A for knowing who Rosa Parks is

0points

Alexa Smith 2 years ago

This never happened

0points

Carla McDonnell 2 years ago

Gee whiz! That's hilarious! :-)

0points

Rachel Dunwoodie 2 years ago

🤣🤣

0points

voice of reason 2 years ago

How old? Not so sure, I believe it.

0points

AngelWingsYT 2 years ago

Not wrong

0points

Don't Touch 2 years ago

This kid is racist

-1point

Eunice Chantily 2 years ago

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Jaclyn 2 years ago (edited)

Yes why the ‘large’ part? Bothered me too. 1. Yes Rosa Parks was black but she was a hero, and she was not ‘large’. 2. All women take naps. The ‘large’ part seems to imply fat people are lazy. I have a normal BMI and I take naps every day. Especially when I’m around kids.

2points

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Tigerwolfalphashark , Terricks Noah Report

I worked in an innercity school. First day, I got around hard to pronounce names by calling out last names to check attendance, and asking my kiddos what name they preferred... and explained even nicknames were ok, so long as parents knew who I would be calling about. I get to one particularly dark skinned young man and he says something that sounds like “bluk boi” I look around and no one is laughing. I ask him to repeat himself a couple of times and finally and clearly says, “black boy”. Rest of convo went like this-

Me laughing: black boy!? You want me to call you black boy?!

Him, totally serious: yeah, everyone calls me that. Even my grandma.

Me: so let me get this straight, when I need your attention you want me, a white guy, to shout out “hey Black boy come here.”, “hey black boy, sit down”, “hey black boy pay attention”? Other kids finally realize what I’ve been laughing about and start to laugh too.

Him: yeah (said like I’m an idiot)

Me: you’re just trying to get me fired aren’t you

Him: so you’re not gonna call me black boy?

Me: I can’t man. Did you get another nickname?

Him: How about Monkey

We settled on BB for the year.

Final score:

454points

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Evil Little Thing 2 years ago

You're pushing me A-A-RON

287points

“Finally, the information that you find out from children's news reports on a Monday morning, which, in one school, involved tales of slightly drunken parents who frequented a bar named 'The Horny Toad.' That was a fun conversation at parents' evening,” Lynn recounted when asked about the most memorable things her students have said.

A student hugged me goodbye, taking in a deep inhale as they did.

They then smiled up at me lovingly and said; “Your shirt smells like a grandma, but your armpits smell like chuck-e-cheese.”

reddit , Anna Shvets Report

Final score:

452points

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Vasana Phong 2 years ago

Kids are so brutally honest

193points

On Fridays, preschoolers and kindergarteners get their faces painted in the afternoon. Most kids want to be dinosaurs, fairies, or unicorns. One little girl asked to be God

eatpoetry , Kevin Bidwell Report

Final score:

446points

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adiiantryx 2 years ago

to take the afternoon off and disappear

141points

#10

I had a student who was a newcomer (just moved to the US, almost no English) from Latvia. This kid is very bright and was one of my favorite 6th graders ever. We were having our annual jogathon, which is linguistically and culturally not translatable from Latvian.

Student: So I pay you and you make me run?

Me: Yeah, that's actually how it goes.

Student: This is simple. I don't pay you, you don't make me run.

Me: uhhhh....

estrogyn , Markus Spiske Report

Final score:

442points

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Trillian 2 years ago

They certainly got it.

193points

I asked how you teach kids boundaries of what they can and can't say to their teachers, and Lynn said that the bottom line here is teaching children respect by earning their respect. “It's often interesting to hear the way in which they talk to their parents, as they would generally never talk to you like that.”

Moreover, she explained: “Teachers are nurturing people and when a boundary is crossed in this department, then they will explain to the student that the way in which they have spoken has not been respectful. Although in some instances, getting support from more senior colleagues in schools is important as I'm hearing of more and more occasions when students have increasing difficulty in understanding these boundaries.”

#11

It was my formal evaluation day. My evaluator (my assistant principal) was in the back of the room, writing down everything I said and did and everything my kids said and did. I had great kids so I wasn’t in the least bit worried. It was during the first period and they were quiet and working on assignments during announcements. Quiet and engaged and working. Beautiful. Then we got to the joke of the day.

“What did the wave say to the shore?”

And my class smarta** (who I adored, btw, he was hilarious) YELLS

“WHAT UP, BEACH?”

I totally laughed.

Did fine on my evaluation.

napswithdogs Report

Final score:

437points

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*witty retort* 2 years ago

Read the first part as “my funeral evaluation day.” I need sleep.

161points

greatteachermichael Report

#12

I teach Koreans. There is no "V" sound in the Korean language, so a lot of stuff with a "V" becomes a "P" or "B". Balentine's Day, for example. They know what a "V" is, so pronunciation just depends on if they've read the word using the Korean alphabet or the English one.

One time, a group of students wanted to do a skit about Sailor Venus. So the whole skit was about "Sailor Penis," "Sailor Penis" fights using Penis's power of love, and ties down enemies using her special penis love chain.

Final score:

377points

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John Carr 2 years ago

How the hell did that manage to get past BPs censors without a ton of ****

255points

#13

I’m a physics teacher and I used to do a problem where I shoved a random boy group off a cliff (I think that year it was one direction). Anyways I set up the whole scenario and problem and I look at the class and ask “what’s the first step” a boy who was usually fairly quiet chimes in with “Mr. we need to hide the bodies”

Couches2012 Report

Final score:

376points

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YourAverageIdiot 2 years ago

That boy is going places.

179points

For those who’re wondering of a teacher's reaction after getting a very uncomfortable question from a student, Lynn says that teachers are used to fielding difficult questions, especially from younger children. “Generally, a sense of humor is all that is needed to combat many lines of enquiry. For personal questions, we can just say, 'that's not a question I'll be answering,' or 'please, could you ask your parents that one?' Ultimately, we want students to ask questions as we want them to have enquiring minds, so there are lots of times where I have just answered the question, even if it was a bit awkward. Often this was at lunchtime when the rest of the class had left!”

Lynn added that “of course we also want children to feel that they can approach us with any worries or problems and we should always be on the lookout for those questions or disclosures that warrant further investigation.”

#14

I had a student ask me when the world stopped being in black and white and changed to color.

He was 16.

mywurstenemy , Michael Coghlan Report

Final score:

354points

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DUN DUN (she/her) 2 years ago

It's when the Universe Rainbow decided to visit Earth

143points

#15

I teach elementary school. Last year, I had a very bright kid who was on top of it except for his desk. Looked like multiple tornadoes hit that thing. I tried to appeal to his scientific side by telling him about a study about how clutter affects the brain. His response? "I'm from Europe, it's different for us."

allaphoristic , Nenad Stojkovic Report

Final score:

346points

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Serial pacifist 2 years ago

True, Europe is for a fact known to be clutter-friendly.

129points

#16

Wore a Captain America shirt to school since the student council had a superhero day. A student said I looked like Captain America, before the injections

numero1uno , target Report

Final score:

345points

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Serial pacifist 2 years ago

Oh, yeah, and you look like Deadpool after the injections, Mike.

159points

Garlic_and_Sapphires , Andrea Piacquadio Report

#17

Was tutoring after-school a couple of years ago. A kid asked, "What time is it?" I joked, "Time for you to get a watch."

He responded "Time for you to get a new joke," without a moment's hesitation.

I had to laugh at getting shown up by a 5th grader. Two reading levels behind but witty as hell.

Final score:

339points

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Lovin' Life 2 years ago

Kids do say the darnedest things!

77points

#18

I was giving my student silent e spelling words. Me: your next word is "cute" 6-year-old boy: Oh, so you mean I should just write your name down here?

His dad was so proud lol

fmp243 Report

Final score:

335points

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Lovin' Life 2 years ago

Sweetness!

95points

#19

I have a fantastic story for this. Tl dr at the end.

I'm Not a teacher but when I was in 8th grade we had a teacher who was pregnant and often chewed us out.

She taught us in an elective class that was basically for fun projects and creative learning. The class was a reward for students who scored highly enough on exams.

Not that we were saints by any means but the way she was rather mean toward us wasn't appropriate looking back.

One day she gave us an extended lecture on how tomorrow's historical society powerpoint presentations were to be of the utmost seriousness. God help us if we don't treat this like our lives depend on it.

So naturally, our class clown hatches a brilliant idea:

He memorizes word for word his entire PowerPoint on some ancient culture, makes some edits, and the next day very seriously turns the flash drive over to her.

He starts, and he has (unbeknownst to anyone) changed the entire PowerPoint font to WingDings, which is just random symbols hahaha.

He proceeds to do the entire presentation with dead-faced stoicism while we all laugh our a**es off.

She said nothing.

The following Monday she had resigned and requested a transfer to another school. Our favorite teacher replaced her making it the best class we all would take.

All hail the WingDings guy.

Edit tl;dr: kid memorized and gave an entire PowerPoint in wingdings and it caused a teacher to quit.

SaltySpitoonReg Report

Final score:

317points

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Lovin' Life 2 years ago

Well at least you have a kinder teacher now.

111points

#20

Besides being called Mom numerous times, I've been called Grandpa once. (I'm female.)

MoonieNine , Arthur Krijgsman Report

Final score:

309points

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Lovin' Life 2 years ago

😂😂😂

76points

#21

“I thought Astronomy would be easy because I know all about it but he hasn’t even brought up horoscopes yet and we’re 6 weeks in.”

chrisrayn , Nastya Dulhiier Report

Final score:

288points

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Lovin' Life 2 years ago

Lol.

53points

#22

I teach elementary band. One time we were preparing for a challenging playing test and a student said “Man, I need to practice.” Without missing a beat the kid next to him says “My mom says I need Jesus.”

moosepajamas , Arturo Rey Report

Final score:

286points

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Katie Lutesinger 2 years ago

Plot twist: Jesus Hernandez is the local music tutor.

173points

#23

Not a teacher but when I was in middle school our teacher started the day by ranting about how kids these days need to go outside more to get Vitamin D because it’ll make them not depressed and a lot happier.

Halfway through the class she gets into an ungodly rage probably about something trivial. The minute she’s done, without skipping a beat, my buddy says:

“Why don’t you go outside and look at the sun?”

The class starts dying with laughter, but the teacher doesn’t find it so funny. He actually got suspended for that one.

CashCop Report

Final score:

286points

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Lovin' Life 2 years ago

He should not have been suspended. You cannot suspend a child for something you just taught them

266points

#24

We were talking about cheetahs. Some kid said he could beat a cheetah in a race. The class predictably laughs and the kid shuts up. A minute later he just turns around and says "I can beat a FAT cheetah in a race."

reptilefood Report

Final score:

274points

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Lovin' Life 2 years ago

Goals! There's always a way!

96points

#25

One time a kid asked me what I wanted to do when I grow up.

reptilefood , Mikhail Nilov Report

Final score:

270points

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Legen ( wait for it ) dary 2 years ago

I'm a grow up and I ask my kids what they want to be when they grow up looking for ideas.

147points

#26

Student asked me if I had a job. Completely serious.

hamball22 , RODNAE Productions Report

Final score:

256points

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Lovin' Life 2 years ago

Did you explain it to them?

66points

#27

When observing another teacher during my training year.

Q: How do you make a hormone

A: Don't pay her.

Could not contain my laughter.

Rusl18 , NeONBRAND Report

Final score:

231points

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IlovemydogShilo 2 years ago

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

61points

driveonacid · , RODNAE Productions Report

#28

Picture this: 7th Grade Science

Student A: Miss drivesonacid, where do babies come from?

Student B: Well, when a mommy and a daddy love each other very much, they get a bottle of Scotch and a cheap motel room.

I loved that kid. He graduated a few years ago. His father thought that line was hilarious. I love parents like that.

Another class, 9th grade Earth Science

Student C: Miss drivesonacid, what's at the end of a black hole?

(Me preparing to actually explain black holes)

Student D: TuPac

Final score:

197points

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Trillian 2 years ago

Please someone tell me there aren't any actual 7th graders (!) that don't know where babies come from????

89points

#29

6th grader: "Would you rather get stabbed in the stomach, or have a bar of chocolate?"

greyest Report

Final score:

191points

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Legen ( wait for it ) dary 2 years ago

In case of doubt chocolate bar. Always chocolate.

100points

#30

A student's mom offloaded a hamster to the kindergarten class I was student teaching in. I asked the kid what the hamster's name was, and he simply responded "Bob Taco".

reddit Report

Final score:

189points

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Sapphire Dragon 2 years ago

Best name ever.

84points

#31

My teacher asked the class “what do you guys want to be when you grow up”, kid replied “trash man”. She asked why and he said “pays better than your salary” she laughed and then sent him to the office anyway.

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Final score:

172points

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Madison Arthur 2 years ago

That was a petty move it's the truth whether it was offensive or not and the trash man is a very important part of this society one of the most important if he or she didn't show up you would have real problems just let them go 2 weeks without pickup get real lady

154points

#32

Once someone created a ritual and It erupted into an entire class thing.

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Final score:

68points

Dagny White

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J F 2 years ago

My daughter asked her kindergarten teacher, "what about the sense of humor or common sense?" When discussing the human senses.

86points

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#33

“OF COURSE I HAVE MOOD SWINGS! I'M A 13-YEAR-OLD GIRL!”

gomukgo Report

Final score:

46points

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Dirk Daring 2 years ago

fair.

21points

#34

Not a teacher but was working as a camp counselor, and we were teaching the kids about life cycles. One guy holds up a box with an adult frog skeleton in it and asks the group what stage of life this frog was in. One kid raised his hand and with all seriousness said, "The Bone Stage."

Oceanfilly Report

Final score:

43points

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Lovin' Life 2 years ago

Well he wasn't wrong!

16points

#35

Divide a fraction by a fraction? Is that even legal?

harper_dog , Dan Bach Report

Final score:

42points

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adiiantryx 2 years ago

just wait till they get to the point where math looks like english

46points

#36

At the time I was teaching middle school math and we were going through solving 2-step equations. We came to the point of having the students make their own “real-world” problems for them to solve and then have a partner solve the problems each made. The one caveat I put on the activity was that each situation had to be appropriate. One student then chimes in with,

“So, that means we can’t make a question about dead hookers right?”

It was extremely difficult not to laugh in front of a classroom full of 13 and 14-year-old middle schoolers. My step-mom still brings this up 7 years later.

iowa2012 Report

Final score:

42points

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GoddessOdd 2 years ago

No, but live hooker problems are acceptable.

21points

Dutch Swimmer Goes Viral For Super Revealing Trunks During 2024 Olympics: “Is This Legal?”

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#37

One time my student said can you ask my dad if it’s ok that I want you to my “real mom”. I said you have a wonderful mom and he said but it’s not you. I wish you could put me to sleep at night bc I would feel so good. I never forget this or the job I signed up for.

cuddlebunny325 Report

Final score:

41points

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Legen ( wait for it ) dary 2 years ago

That's beautiful. But make me also think what kind of mother this kid had, to the point that he want to change her.

36points

#38

First grade. 6 yr. old lil dude about 3 ft. tall and 80 lbs. walks in late from recess.

Me - why you late?

Kid - grabs his hunk of belly with both hands like a ball of cream cheese and says “The ladies love this!”

Sits down like nothing happened with no smile.

BoBoShaws Report

Final score:

40points

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Lovin' Life 2 years ago

What is this child learning at home?

24points

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#39

I hope this comes outright since it is being typed.

I had a student-run up to me and say...

(exaggerated American accent) "I am half American and (exaggerated proper British accent) half English."

I thought I would die laughing.

Final score:

37points

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thEBOrdeSTpaNDA 2 years ago

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

5points

Woman Put A Water Fountain With A Camera In Her Yard, Here Are 24 Photos Of Regular Visitors (New Pics)

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#40

Me: Can anyone tell me some of the things we get from farms?

4th grader: Hamburgers.

Me: Ok. Sort of. If we take a hamburger apart, what all do we get from a farm?

4th grader: hamburgers come from hamburger farms Mrs. I read about it online.

UnicornGirl24 , Lucas Andrade Report

Final score:

35points

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adiiantryx 2 years ago

the dangerous, ever-spreading antivax/flat-earth mentality is having the knowledge of an adult and ignoring it for the ignorance of a 10 year old

15points

#41

6-year-old kindergarten student “My nana lives in Las Vegas.” Oh, that’s cool! “Yeah, but my mom is in jail.”

voidcactus234 , Victoria Nazaruk Report

Final score:

34points

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Serial pacifist 2 years ago

Hey, your nana happened to be in Vegas, and what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.

17points

#42

I teach high school. Last year a student asked, “wasn’t the Great Depression when there was no day?”

“What do you mean?”

“Like it was never day...”

“....no.”

reddit , Anna Shvets Report

Final score:

34points

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Serial pacifist 2 years ago

I had a student tell me she thought WWII was between America and Britain and that, while she doesn't know who Hitler was, she will ask her grandma who she believed would know the answer. It was a General Knowledge test. Yes, she was in college.

30points

#43

Teacher to student: "Were you in class yesterday?"

Student, sounding more lost than anything and probably answering too honestly: "Physically... ?"

It wasn't so much an attempt at humor as just the summation of how we all felt in that class, one of those "it's funny because it's too true" things... we all were showing up, we were all sitting in the class physically... but being there? That was another question...

Allisade Report

Final score:

31points

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GoddessOdd 2 years ago

Biology prof started class with "we'll review today. It's a dull discussion and I believe many were not mentally present". She was right, too.

13points

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#44

So many things. But a couple of favorites: 13-year-old student, "I know that this isn't math, but I can't remember -- is ham a fruit or a vegetable?"

Another time I was sharing information about math in art and mentioned Leonardo da Vinci. A student said, "the pizza guy?". I was confused, but later she said, "See! The pizza party!" We were looking at The Last Supper.

catpflug Report

Final score:

31points

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Lovin' Life 2 years ago

Very cute!

12points

#45

At Christmastime, I bring out an Elf who does mischievous things in the classroom and leaves the kids notes. One year I overheard a discussion between my students if the elf was real or not. One of the students replied "of course it's real, Mrs. EnchantedOcelot would NEVER lie to us"

EnchantedOcelot , Marta Wave Report

Final score:

30points

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Legen ( wait for it ) dary 2 years ago

Oh no. Too late.

19points

#46

“Miss, I HAD to get my eyebrows done over the weekend because they were basically married. They were so close together it was like ‘you may kiss the bride.’”

itsonlyfear Report

Final score:

30points

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Lovin' Life 2 years ago

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

9points

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#47

Last day of the school year I gifted the 7th grade with candy and allowed them to eat it in class. When they finished I said, "I don't want to see any trash on the ground!" So one of the kids picked his friend up and said "come on, the teacher doesn't want to see any trash on the ground." It was silly and I just couldn't stop laughing for a good 5 minutes.

reddit Report

Final score:

30points

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Lovin' Life 2 years ago

It's good to have a sense of humor as long as no one gets hurt.

13points

#48

One time I was asking students their birthdays. One boy told me that his birthday was September 31st. I tried to explain that this was not possible, but he insisted. Later, I looked it up. I then informed him that his birthday was November 17th. He looked at me kind of confused and said "ohhhh". Then his face brightened and he said, "Well, last year I KNOW it was September 31st!"

redditstateofmind , Adi Goldstein Report

Final score:

29points

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GoddessOdd 2 years ago

I wish we knew the ages of the children. This sounds like it might have been a joke at one time, like "we'll do it on September 31st" . My father used February 30th to signify never... when will we go fishing? February 30th.

9points

#49

I teach sophomores. One day, this girl was sitting at her desk, looking very concerned, and obviously wanted to ask me something. Finally, she blurted our, “Did anybody else see the moon in the sky during lunch? It’s supposed to be out at night, something is wrong!”

cubfanbybirth Report

Final score:

29points

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PandaGoPanda 2 years ago

This one is fair enough - every childhood book reinforces the basic idea that the sun is out in the day and the moon at night.

16points

Woman Refuses To Chip In For Babysitting Because She Doesn’t Even Have Kids, Asks If She’s A Jerk

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#50

Grad Student, I have to TA for various professors, In my medieval history class, I had a student write in his paper "The story of Hrafkel's Saga takes place in the mythical land of Iceland." all the medieval studies grad students still laugh at that one.

Also for a film class, I TAd we were watching Schindler's List and the professor shared a story about Holocaust survivors in her family, then a student said, in front of a class of 150 "Oh you mean you're Jewish? I thought they were extinct" I (also Jewish) and the professor just laughed. "People have tried for centuries but we naturally have thick hides" I ended up saying, at least we started a very heavy subject with some levity

thisoneknowsthings Report

Final score:

29points

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Evil Little Thing 2 years ago

They got it all wrong. It's *Finland* that's fictional.

16points

#51

"Pennies aren't worth anything because you cant buy anything with them." I then had to explain what if you had a lot of them lol.

turtlenarc Report

Final score:

29points

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Prairiegirl 2 years ago

Canada stopped minting ours in 2012 but still price things as if we still use them.

8points

#52

I teach high school, and one of my sophomores referred to merry-go-rounds as “miracle rounds”. He legit thought that’s what they were called. I corrected him and he refused to believe me lol

royalredhead , Mihai Vlasceanu Report

Final score:

28points

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Ogre Juan Canolli 2 years ago

I Don't Blame Him.

10points

"I Didn't Start The Dryer": Karen Gets Taught A Lesson After Throwing Out Neighbor's Wet Clothes

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#53

Not a teacher, but once in my physical science class in 11th grade we were all sitting at our desks listening to the teacher talk about the planet Saturn not 1 second after she said, “Saturn” we hear some kid in the hall yell, “Saturn Sucks!!” And runoff. The whole class busted out laughing, even the teacher chuckled. It was so funny.

gresh88 Report

Final score:

28points

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Lovin' Life 2 years ago

Now who doesn't like Saturn and its beautiful rings?

7points

#54

I’m not a teacher but I heard one of my classmates ask another “are you Asian or Chinese?”

NummyBoba , Caleb Woods Report

Final score:

27points

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Serial pacifist 2 years ago

Are you a potato or a potato? Admit it, you read each potato differently!

18points

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#55

One of my fourth graders said that she saw the movie, Lincoln, when it came out. She started talking about it and then got really sad and said, “And then he died in the end!”

I was like, oh my gosh. That’s shocking.

Final score:

27points

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Paul Davis 2 years ago

yeah they should have made a more uplifting ending to that one. Like he wins the lottery and takes that trip to Rome he always wanted. Do some focus testing, people!

9points

#56

student 1 playfully called student 2 gay and student 2 yelled “he just called me the G word”, student number 3 says “what, giraffe?”

jennygirl2992 Report

Final score:

27points

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S. Mi 2 years ago

There is no 'playfully' called someone gay on the playground. Used in that way, it's pejorative and we need to explain that to small people.

27points

“All Three Shot Out Pink”: Triplets' Baby Shower Turns Sour, Pregnant Wife Wants A Divorce

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#57

Not a teacher, but my English teacher was talking to the class and it somehow morphed into a discussion about money.

Teacher: If I cared about money, I wouldn’t be doing this job

Kid: But ms, don’t you have to take a lot of your work home with you?

Teacher: Yeah we do.

Kid: If I had to do that, I’d kill myself

JulzCrafter Report

Final score:

25points

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Ember 2 years ago

Welcome to the real world kid

14points

#58

Michaelangelo's sculptures look like dudes with boobs slapped on them.

brapo68 , Jack Hamilton Report

Final score:

24points

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Katie Lutesinger 2 years ago

To be fair, that IS pretty much what his depictions of women look like. There's a theory that he was gay or asexual and never actually saw a naked woman, because as brilliant as he was that is NOT how boobs work.

23points

#59

Taught ESL for a year. Had an adorable 6-year old who could not say clock. We worked for weeks at it with her, she just could not say it.

"Poppy, what time is it?" "Its 6 o'cock!"

I couldn't help but laugh every time.

gaters_gat Report

Final score:

23points

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Ember 2 years ago

BP - You’re slacking in the ‘Blanking out words’ department! Now I have to stab out my eyes with pencils ✏️ lol

36points

#60

"Didn't your family pass away already?" A four-year-old asked me this out of nowhere.

dinosue , mohamad taheri Report

Final score:

22points

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GoddessOdd 2 years ago

Four year olds think all grown ups are ancient. My niece once asked me if we had cars when I was little. Cars. smh.

11points

#61

Me: What does the word creep mean? Can you give me an example of something that may creep up on you?

Kindergarten Student: White People

reddit , CDC Report

Final score:

22points

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David 2 years ago

Racism is taught. Seems to be extra true in this case.

24points

#62

I live in Redding. during the carr fire last year, we weren't sure how long the school would be open. the air quality was awful and hot, burnt leaves and ash were raining down. my kids were all tuned into the radio, trying their hardest to figure out what was going on. the radio said that highway 299 was closed. one of my kids, about 6 years old, instantly had this look of panic on his face and asked me "911 IS CLOSED???" I just about peed my pants laughing.

perenniallyyoung Report

Final score:

21points

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GoddessOdd 2 years ago

I think this kid was scared, and shouldn't have been laughed at. Comforting reassurance would have been appropriate here.

14points

#63

Teaching seventh grade Language Arts. Failing at trying to put together a Socratic Circle. One student was leaning over his desk and stretching, letting his arms hang over the desk.

Other students: “You got some long a** arms, boy.”

Also, during a writing assignment where they were supposed to choose an object, they would be: “Fast food because first, you love me then I kill you.”

I had to tell him it was inappropriate but... it was a creative answer.

momdadimpoppunk Report

Final score:

17points

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Lovin' Life 2 years ago

Technically true!

5points

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Jasper Cool 2 years ago (edited)

I used to work at a Boys and Girls Club with 180 kids. I would sometimes get asked about my facial mole by the 8-9 year old girls. Could you catch moles from someone else or was I born with it. When I told them I developed it in 4th grade one of them was panicked and said "Oh no you mean I could get one?" Hard not to laugh at a 9 year old's brutally honest horror about my facial mole. The sweetest and most surprising thing was that it was always the 6 year olds who noticed when my hair was cut or colored or I got my eyebrows shaped or dyed. Little six year old boys and girls telling me they liked my eyebrows was so heartwarming.

23points

Phyzzi 2 years ago

My last name sounds like "bossy" and another teacher I worked with had a last name pronounced "jolly". A student mixed us up once and told me "well, you both seem more like the other last name". I laughed and said "okay, but you probably shouldn't tell him that".

16points

Luna Dusty 2 years ago

Talking about St. Patrick's Day and I asked the students, "What does the leprechaun give you if you catch him?" A kindergartener says without a beat, "A Motorcycle." 🤣

6points

Lovin' Life 2 years ago

Very cute! Kids are brutally honest and have a great sense of humor! I loved this post.

6points

Res Earch 2 years ago

I had a teacher who once bought a Dunkin' Donuts donut hole to be our class pet (named Dunkin of course). He stayed on our blackbaord ledge for months. Then one day just before the super bowl (which our team was a part of that year), he brought in a brownie bite that we decided to name Krispy. We then started taking our yearly 4-hour-long state standardized test. About an hour into the test, the teacher called out "does anyone hear that noise?" A kid got up and checked the box Dunkin and Krispy were living in. The kid said Krispy had posters for the opposing football team and Dunkin had ripped her into pieces. This was all planned by the teacher. On a day when we were taking a state test. He was the best.

4points

John Austin 2 years ago

A girl in my Algebra II class asked everyone's favorite cool teacher: "Mr. Buzz, When do we get our Testes back?". I will never forget that class.

2points

Linda Tisue 2 years ago

A science teacher, I was teaching my class of 12 year old how to use microscopes. They wanted to look at all sorts of things including body secretions. Of course we did nasel secretions. I had just got sinusitis, so I suggested we compare mine to theirs. I had kids write about what they saw in their lab notebooks. Here is what one student wrote. Today was very exciting. I really enjoyed looking at Ms. Tissues' boogers because they looked different from my boogers and other peoples boogers. The boogers had different cells in them because she is getting over a sinus infection.

2points

David Force 2 years ago

My daughter was a “selective mute” in preschool, meaning she refused to speak, so the teacher asked me to sit in class and observe. The kids are sitting in a circle as the teacher teaches them their colors. She points to her teeth and asks the class what color they are and my mute child yells out “yellow”.

2points

Dirava 2 years ago

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

0points

Courtney 2 years ago

Senior year journalism the class had a debate, the entire class and teacher vs one girl in whether Winnie the Pooh's name was Winnie or Pooh. She was very determined its Pooh

0points

Kori Chamberlain 2 years ago

Imagine a bear named Jeffery, Jeffery the Grizzly Bear, and this girl being dead set on the bear' name being Grizzly.

0points

Jason Knowles 2 years ago

I was teaching grade 10s and this one kid, the class clown, kept teasing this quiet kid about his clothes. The quiet kid wore a lot of 'Boca" clothing. One day I decided to call him out in front of the whole class and put a stop to it. I said, "who do you think you are, Colin, the fashion Police?" Without missing a beat he said, "if I was, sir, I would have arrested you a long time ago!" Best burn of my career! I loved that kid...

0points

Hannah Young 2 years ago

A lot of these are clearly bs and/or some really unprofessional and childish teachers

-1point

Alexa Smith 2 years ago

Officially done with Bored Panda

-2points

Bruce Leibee 2 years ago

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Phyzzi 2 years ago

Hey, it's not their fault that you aren't the sort of teacher who gets good stories. No one said that they hear this stuff every day, but if you can have a sense of humor about it and see the opportunity for a story instead of just a troublemaker, there will be times students say or do funny things. Or you can just see kids who don't fall in line and make your job harder.

13points

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Jasper Cool 2 years ago (edited)

23points

Phyzzi 2 years ago

16points

Luna Dusty 2 years ago

Talking about St. Patrick's Day and I asked the students, "What does the leprechaun give you if you catch him?" A kindergartener says without a beat, "A Motorcycle." 🤣

6points

Lovin' Life 2 years ago

Very cute! Kids are brutally honest and have a great sense of humor! I loved this post.

6points

Res Earch 2 years ago

4points

John Austin 2 years ago

A girl in my Algebra II class asked everyone's favorite cool teacher: "Mr. Buzz, When do we get our Testes back?". I will never forget that class.

2points

Linda Tisue 2 years ago

2points

David Force 2 years ago

2points

Dirava 2 years ago

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

0points

Courtney 2 years ago

Senior year journalism the class had a debate, the entire class and teacher vs one girl in whether Winnie the Pooh's name was Winnie or Pooh. She was very determined its Pooh

0points

Kori Chamberlain 2 years ago

Imagine a bear named Jeffery, Jeffery the Grizzly Bear, and this girl being dead set on the bear' name being Grizzly.

0points

Jason Knowles 2 years ago

0points

Hannah Young 2 years ago

A lot of these are clearly bs and/or some really unprofessional and childish teachers

-1point

Alexa Smith 2 years ago

Officially done with Bored Panda

-2points

Bruce Leibee 2 years ago

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Phyzzi 2 years ago

13points