Embarrassing, Teachers and Work: Slipping up

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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

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Comments

did_it_4_lulz 0

Saturday 16 January 2010 5:36

OP- If YOU'RE a CPS (Chicago Public School) teacher, then I can see why the CPS system is on of the worst school systems in the country.

mushoo_fml 0

Saturday 16 January 2010 5:41

Exactly! English is my second language and I have never (NEVER) made that mistake. How Americans manage to do it is beyond me...

8trickster8 0

Saturday 16 January 2010 5:50

I'm pretty sure she knows the difference, just made a momentary error.

Cmb75s 0

Saturday 16 January 2010 6:19

u only have one student?

purple91 8

Saturday 16 January 2010 6:46

You're a idiot. ps. you're means you are incase you didn't know :P

mr_miyagi 0

Saturday 16 January 2010 6:58

only a FML if your an English teacher see what I did there?

dun_dun_dun 0

Saturday 16 January 2010 7:07

I say "would of" when I'm speaking, but put "would have" when I'm typing.

thesunshotme 0

Saturday 16 January 2010 7:10

What's the problem? OP's not perfect? Big deal.

XKroongOX 0

Saturday 16 January 2010 7:11

Get the **** over it this happens every day to all my teachers I don't think it's based on you

lotsofluv 0

Saturday 16 January 2010 7:22

lol i said tht to my teacher today... omg i wonder if this is my teacherr??? (:

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