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'We don't get paid enoigh for this': Teacher stories of unhinged students bringing in weird and unexpected school materials

Giuliana Tiscioni

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Statistics professor demands improbable equal effort for 4-student group project—1 doesn't help, all 4 claim an impossible 33% equal share—group invents new math making 132%=100%: 'The professor was confused. "That adds up to 132%, how is that possible?"'

Brad Dickson

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Middle school math teacher accuses entire class of cheating on an exam after they outperform her own students: ‘The accusations were completely baseless’

Giuliana Tiscioni

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Teacher refuses to change student's B- grade after mom brings in elaborate at-home science project, offers extra credit instead: 'That clearly wasn't the point of the task'

Cata Holmes

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Delusional high school senior shows up to graduation in her own cap and gown despite failing out of school: 'The Dean of Students walks over and tells her [...] this area is for graduating students'

Ben Weiss

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University admin demands students change classes without giving them a valid reason, they involve the professor, who stands up to the admin: ‘She was basically lying’

Bar Mor Hazut

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Yoga instructor publicly kicks out student after discovering he's been secretly filming classes for his 340K TikTok account for months: ‘People trusted me to keep that space safe’

Cata Holmes

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Teacher tests who is actually studying by giving her class the actual exam as a study guide, majority of the class still fails: 'Only about 30 kids out of 125 [figured it out]'

Ben Weiss

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History teacher calls out student for asking ChatGPT to read the words right in front of her: 'Students [are] deferring 100% of their thinking to it'

Ben Weiss

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Teacher refuses to give failing student a passing grade after he keeps coming to class with his uncharged iPad and no ability to take notes

Ben Weiss

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32-year-old man mocks 23-year-old sister's babysitting gig, she starts charging him her full rate for watching his kids

Ben Weiss

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Teacher calls out students for using AI to answer simple fill-in-the-blank questions during guided lecture: 'It’s just…dystopian at this point'

Ben Weiss

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Student gets revenge on slacker lab partner by using the scientific method to document their laziness: ‘[I] started being methodical’

Lana DeGaetano

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Student calls out entitled classmate for trying to plagiarize their work: 'I'm never offering to help him again'

Ben Weiss

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Teacher goes against admin rules, devises new system to stop misbehaving students that actually works: 'I literally can never win in admin’s eyes'

Ben Weiss

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High school principal goes on 3-hour rant reprimanding teachers for taking sick days and not working after hours: 'She also made us stand for the whole thing and clap for her after every point'

Ben Weiss

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