One of the most untrue so-called life lessons students are told incessantly in school is to not rely on calculators because they won't always be available. Let's be real: in most instances in this day and age, people have the ability to lean on technology via their phones or computers to calculate something. For better or for worse, that's the reality in the digital age. That's not to say students should not learn how to do math by hand; however, the emphasis in school should more or less evolv…

Immature high school students will always try to find ways to justify playing hooky. It's why the premise of “Ferris Bueller's Day Off” has remained relevant, though other elements of that film are most certainly outdated. Regardless, no sane high school student wants to be at school five days a week. It seems that there are three kinds of high school students at the end of the day: the ones who play by the rules, the ones who don't, and the ones who don't but manage to not get caught. Here, we…

No one forgets the experience of seeing a question on an exam and realizing you have absolutely no idea what to put down. If you could cough up a decent answer, you would. However, this time, you are completely stumped. Perhaps you're not used to this phenomenon. Perhaps you were the kind of student who always studied and yet, for whatever reason, the topic presented in this one question was a complete blind spot for you in your preparation. If you're clever, you can find a way to connect the q…

This college student is suing her parents for all they stole from her. The Redditor's great-aunt placed a high value on education for women and saved a ton of money to pay the college tuition for the Redditor and other women in the family. However, when it was time for the original poster (OP) to go to college, she found out that nearly all of those funds were used by her parents to help pay for her brother's wedding. Not only is that unethical considering the money was meant for OP, but also i…

This is how you get fired, y'all! This substitute teacher stepped in while the Redditor's actual teacher was on maternity leave, and let's just say that she quickly became unpopular. Of course, it's easy for students to dislike substitute teachers, but this time, it was justified. Everyone who was getting A's in the class up to that point quickly started getting C's. She frequently went on tirades about how all the students in her class were entitled. She clearly was projecting and had an axe t…

There is nothing like proving an unnecessarily strict authority figure wrong. Here, we have a terrible teacher who never failed to remain biased when grading the essays and assessing the arguments of her students. It got to the point where this Redditor knew he was not going to perform well on the essay portion of his final exam due to her biases. However, when he learned that there was potential for extra credit on the final, he started hatching a plan. The extra credit assignment was as follo…

Has anyone else had the sneaking suspicion that their professor was doing the bare minimum when it came to grading essays? Of course, if students are encouraged to try hard, shouldn't their teachers lead by example? In an ideal world, yes… but this is far from an ideal world. Here, we have a college student who was assigned short weekly papers that ultimately amounted to just 10% of the grade (each paper was 1% and was graded out of 10). After the first six weeks of the course, the student was…

When we were kids, we were constantly told to always listen to the adults in our lives, most importantly to our parents and teachers. We were raised in the belief that adults always knew what was right and wrong, so we should take their words as guidance through life. Unfortunately, that is often not the case, and surely now we can all think of examples of times adults were very much in the wrong, and went as far as taking advantage of their seniority over the kids in their lives, leading to ve…

Is it really true that there are no dumb questions ? Some teachers certainly think so. They encourage students to ask any question, no matter how dumb it may seem. It's a good practice, in theory. It means that shy students or kids who aren't understanding the lesson have a chance to have their basic questions answered. After all, if you're thinking it, there's a good chance someone else is, too. This works great during math lessons, or it can lead to interesting discussions about books or work…

Overbearing parents can make school a miserable existence for teachers and students alike. Thankfully for these overworked kids, their helicopter parents have met their match with their history teacher. This teacher was pressured by the parents to assign more extra credit so their kids could have a greater chance at getting A+ final grades. After receiving enough pressure from the board and the administration, the teacher acquiesced but devised a plan to maliciously comply. She decided to give…

Being a college student already puts you at a difficult starting point when it comes to your financial state. There is simply so much one has to pay for in college, and physically being in school also means you can't really work to pay for everything college demands. One of the most infuriating things colleges usually take money for is parking. Apparently, the tuition is not enough to secure a place to park on campus, so colleges resort to asking even more money for parking passes or permits. T…

There are some absolutely wild shenanigans happening in these student dorms! Next, take a peek into what kind of mildly infuriating things these local thrift stores are up to, like one that decided “to use staples for clothing tags .”

That kid in your group project who didn't do any of the work, instead deeming their membership to be enough contribution to qualify them for a good grade, gives off exactly the same energy that a lot of managers do… taking credit for the success of their subordinates' efforts purely by merit of their presence. In fact, a lot of them probably go on to be managers who do this, their confidence propelled by that earlier undeserved success with a lack of effort or accountability. Disappointingly, t…

Everyone has made a memorable mistake on an assessment in school at some point. Sometimes, your mind blanks under pressure and you find yourself unable to even make an educated guess. When this happens, there really is no point in fabricating a legitimate response. You know you’re not going to get any credit on this problem, so let’s not pretend otherwise. These folks found themselves in similar situations and decided to at least laugh at themselves. If you’re going to fail an exam, you might a…

Most high-achieving students have had to deal with slackers in the class. They might ask for your input on a writing assignment, only to try to get you to write the entire essay for them. They might mooch off of your study guide. They might contribute next to nothing on a group project and attempt to take all the credit. And of course, they might look over your shoulder during a class test. Here, we have a student who understandably had enough of the slacker who sat next to him in class and rep…

When one university student reached out to a classmate for help with her paper, she had no idea she was about to walk right into an epic prank. Desperate to finish her report before the deadline, the student asked for a look at her classmate's work, claiming she just needed some guidance on structure and presentation. What happened next was nothing short of astonishing. After receiving the original paper, she sent back her version for proofreading—only to have her classmate discover that she ha…