Tales from behind the teacher's desk

Where's the fun?

They're your problem now

Every parent believes their kid is the smartest and most talented kid of all. Some parents, actually do end up with a so-called ‘gifted’ child that is smarter than others in their same age group, but in most cases, the parents simply see what they want to see, and they end up setting their kids up for disappointment. The mom in this Reddit story did just that, as she claimed her son was a gifted child ever since he was a toddler. With no real evidence to actually prove the kid was talented, he…

Teachers deserve better pay, more respect than they're given, and honestly, a gold medal per kid that's learning in their class. One teacher took to r/teachers and shared a story that bothered them, asking fellow educators to share examples of parents being ‘too busy’ or ‘too successful’ to pay attention to their kids. The teacher shared that their IEP meeting with a student and his mom was unusual. The mom, a lawyer, seemed oddly distant from both her son and the teacher. Despite multiple emai…

Counting down the days

Is it summer yet?

He learned the hard way

Those are their prime napping years

more coffee please

That's all the schooling she's getting

You snooze, you lose

spring break is over - we're in the home stretch!

Ridiculous on every level

"Duck and cover" too

What is a "calming banana"