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By Teacher - 26/02/2017 04:00 - United States - Phoenix

Today, I asked students to identify a woman that made a difference in history. I got several people answering Martin Luther King Jr. These are 9th graders. FML

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By Anonymous - 19/04/2022 16:00

Today, my daughter actually asked me who Martin Luther king Jr was. This girl, this African American daughter of mine, with full access to the internet, who has completed a college education, doesn’t know who one of the most important black men in history is. I need to lie down. FML

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By Sydney - 15/01/2013 23:16 - United States - Houston

Today, I told my mom we get Monday off due to Martin Luther King Jr. day. She then insisted that I had to go to school because that is "only for black people." FML

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By Anonymous - 02/04/2014 11:30 - Australia - Maribyrnong

Today, my students all handed in their 1,000 word papers. The assignment was for them to write about a strong, benevolent leader who influenced the world. Around half of the papers were about Hitler. FML

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By Huedadaa - 19/10/2013 00:05 - France - Cauffry

Today, I asked my students to buy a copy of Anne Frank's diary for an assignment. One of them asked me in all seriousness who wrote it. FML

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By daddy'sgirl - 21/06/2012 04:11 - United States - Memphis

Today, I was lecturing my high school students on the importance of a good education. I pointed out the janitor in the hall and told them if they didn't stay in school, they'd end up like him. Then one of my students raised her hand and reminded me that the janitor I pointed to was her dad. FML

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By Anonymous - 17/07/2020 02:01

Today, I was doing my job and trying to teach a lazy bunch of 16-year-olds. A girl entered the room just 15 minutes before class ended, so I snapped, "Someone had better have died for you to be this late!" She immediately burst into tears. Turns out, someone had. FML

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By Dsark - 19/02/2014 05:12 - United States - San Diego

Today, during a lecture, my teacher jokingly talked about the time he was best buds with George Washington. Another student then asked, "Really? You knew him?" I'm in an advanced placement U.S. history class. FML

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By speedster - 24/06/2021 06:01 - United States

Today, I asked my science teacher if he'd had my mom when she went to my high school. He took one look at me, glared, and said, "Oh yeah, I remember HER." I have that class every day the rest of the year. Thanks a lot, Mom. FML

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By yeetyeet - 09/03/2019 22:00 - United States - Whitehall

Today, we were taking a bio quiz and I understood the subject, so the people sitting behind me asked me to help them out. Being a kind fellow classmate, I did. When the teacher got suspicious, she asked the class, "How are all of you getting the same answers?" everyone pointed directly at me. FML

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By advanced history teacher - 27/04/2015 04:58 - United States - Phoenix

Today, I asked my class to name some West African countries. Several of them thought Ebola was a country. I teach an AP history class. FML

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Enslaved 36

Sunday 26 February 2017 14:13

Would Coretta Scott King have been an okay answer? As the saying goes. "Behind every successful man is a great woman".

jcash52426 5

Sunday 26 February 2017 12:57

I didn't know MLKJ was transgender.

Comments

UltimateBob 11

Saturday 25 February 2017 2:07

They are freshmen pal you should know by know that they don't listen

MidnaLink 33

Sunday 26 February 2017 15:13

I've been here twice and I'm still trying to figure out what the hell you mean.

UltimateBob 11

Sunday 26 February 2017 16:43

Freshmen don't listen. The second know should be now

MidnaLink 33

Sunday 26 February 2017 17:15

Odd, this was meant for thewolvesfan.

MidnaLink 33

Sunday 26 February 2017 18:50

Odd, this was meant for thewolvesfan.

TheWolvesFan 9

Saturday 25 February 2017 7:04

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vcapelo 19

Sunday 26 February 2017 12:35

Rosa Parks and I'm not even American !

jcash52426 5

Sunday 26 February 2017 12:57

I didn't know MLKJ was transgender.

RWBY_RubyRose 9

Sunday 26 February 2017 16:07

It was the biggest plot twist

sirdannyboy1 20

Sunday 26 February 2017 14:05

I'm a fan of quoting Rosa Parks: "No".

Enslaved 36

Sunday 26 February 2017 14:13

Would Coretta Scott King have been an okay answer? As the saying goes. "Behind every successful man is a great woman".

tj4234 35

Sunday 26 February 2017 14:41

Florence Nightingale

EnvyMe33 26

Sunday 26 February 2017 15:17

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Arashikage 18

Sunday 26 February 2017 20:42

The hell are you going on about?

Studious_Gluteus 18

Monday 27 February 2017 5:02

We still libraries. They haven't gone anywhere.

RedPillSucks 31

Sunday 26 February 2017 16:06

I'm sorry, but what do you expect? Schools teach nothing about African Americans in history. this is despite the fact that there were blacks on Edison's team when he was inventing the light bulb and other things. there were blacks at Bells team when he was inventing the telephone. there are loads of pattents attributed to black scientists going back a 150 years (besides George Washington Carver)

lexyrebele 3

Sunday 26 February 2017 16:30

He never said it had to be a black woman though.

RedPillSucks 31

Tuesday 28 February 2017 7:37

true, I was asuming it was a black history month thing, which is why the students responded with MLK. Schools don't teach anything about women in history either.