Embarrassing, Teachers and Work: Slipping up - FML

Slipping up

By englishfail - This FML is from back in 2010 but it's good stuff - United States

Today, I was teaching a class when a student pointed out that I'd used the wrong "your/you're" while writing on the board. FML

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You deserved it 48 416

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By Noname - 10/03/2009 15:46 - United States

Today, the kids I teach informed me that I had spelled my name incorrectly on the board. I looked at it and assured them that I had spelled it correctly. I'm 22 and a graduate student, they're six and mentally challenged. Guess who was right? FML

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You deserved it 69 568

Hey! Teachers! Leave those kids alone!

By Anonymous - 24/09/2021 13:58

Today, while grading my kindergarteners' spelling tests, one kid spelled all the words wrong, including his name. FML

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You deserved it 188

By leah_kascar - 22/08/2016 01:45 - United States - Hialeah

Today, in the class I'm teaching, I assigned my students an essay to complete for homework. One student asked me if I was deducting points for bad spelling. I teach English. FML

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You deserved it 2 386

By randomgirl - 07/01/2012 14:12 - United Kingdom

Today, I accidentally called my teacher "Babe". FML

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You deserved it 14 827

By Mark - 06/06/2012 02:21 - United States

Today, it was the last day of school, and I said goodbye to one of my students. She then told me how to correctly pronounce her name. I'd said it wrong all year. FML

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You deserved it 12 621

By gutav indogop - 24/06/2011 06:47 - Switzerland

Today, one of my students corrected the problem I had solved on the board, explaining that you do multiplication before subtraction. I teach the second grade. FML

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You deserved it 54 650

Very informative!

By student414 - This FML is from back in 2012 but it's good stuff - Canada

Today, I went to my first class of the semester. After an hour of intense note writing, I realized I was in the wrong class. FML

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You deserved it 30 848

By Anonymous - 27/01/2010 19:51 - Canada

Today, while my teacher was in the middle of a lecture, I accidentally made it so my laptop would display everything upside down. It took me the rest of class to get it right side up again. FML

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You deserved it 30 994

Pure evil

By PiaNO - 10/11/2009 21:41 - United Kingdom

Today, I was teaching a ten year old how to play piano. Halfway through the lesson, she made a minor mistake, which, trying to be a good tutor, I corrected her. She smiled up at me, paused, then slammed the key cover down onto my fingers. FML

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You deserved it 3 534

Underfunded and underappreciated

By lrn2spel, teach - This FML is from back in 2013 but it's good stuff - United States - Mogadore

Today, I got back the essay I wrote about how my country's education system is fucked. At one point, I made a spelling mistake. My teacher wrote a note about it, basically calling me illiterate, and telling me to pay attention in school instead of whining about it. She misspelled "school". FML

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You deserved it 4 674

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Maddoctor 10

Friday 15 January 2010 23:44

I really hope you teach something other than english.

Ilovelife07 0

Friday 15 January 2010 23:44

future forum troll

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xsi0pao 0

Saturday 16 January 2010 0:27

hahahhahaha.. stupid.

ihatebunnys2 0

Saturday 16 January 2010 0:29

not a fml

mandacakes 0

Saturday 16 January 2010 0:33

you should tell them your trying to put mistakes in so they catch it and give them an extra credit point for each mistake (you get 1 point if u caught that)

anotheramanda 0

Saturday 16 January 2010 0:37

this is stupid. everyone makes mistakes. my college english teacher spells words wrong sometimes, doesn't mean he's stupid just that by the time he's writing that word he's already thinking ahead. Sounds like the student was just a prick for not letting something simple like that slide.

Jackiess22 0

Saturday 16 January 2010 0:41

Unless you are an English teacher, **** it. People make that mistake all of the time.

Ripunzel 0

Saturday 16 January 2010 0:43

calm down it's not a FML your just complaining

fxzero 0

Saturday 16 January 2010 0:53

that suck

saranottelling 7

Saturday 16 January 2010 0:56

Using the wrong "your" is becoming a worldwide pandemic. Studies from super smart people have shown the that using the wrong "your", "there", or "to" leads to stupid FML posts/comments, explosive diarrhea, and the irresistible urge to dance to songs by Miley Cyrus. Please help stop this disease! ~~~~~ On a serious note- EVERYONE makes mistakes, OP. I just hope your student isn't a stupid person who corrects everything. Get over it, tomorrow is a new day!

TheLetterZero 7

Saturday 16 January 2010 1:03

Do you find paint drying amusing too?

mewantcookies 0

Saturday 16 January 2010 1:05

My teacher would have said I did that to see if you guys were paying attention

Towelie_31 0

Saturday 16 January 2010 6:00

my teacher would have hit me with a ruler...

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