Miscellaneous: Today, I got feedback on an essay I wrote, by my mum who is also...

By Anonymous - 08/12/2010 21:31 - United Kingdom

Today, I got feedback on an essay I wrote, by my mum who is also a teacher. She said it was 'worse than most of her pupils'. She teaches 10-year-olds. I'm a 20-year-old student at university. FML

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By badessaymyass - 17/04/2014 19:59 - United States - Phoenix

Today, I had my teacher look over my essay before turning it in. He said it was extremely well-written, so I handed it in. When I got it back, the feedback he left said it was one of the worst essays he'd ever read. FML

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By fluent in two, unlike you - 25/03/2014 18:42 - Mexico

Today, the feedback my teacher wrote on my English assignment was so horrible that it took me half an hour and help from both my parents to decipher it. It turned out to be a scathing criticism of my "poor communication skills". I hate my teachers. FML

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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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By stupid - 24/12/2018 18:00

Today, after turning in a paper that I worked really hard on, I got it back with a grade of 0. In the feedback section, my professor wrote: “In all my 37 years of teaching, this is by far the worst essay I have ever read.” FML

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By You asked... - 17/08/2024 13:00 - United States

Today, a friend of mine asked me to proofread her essay. "Don't hold back," she said. I took a look at it. It looked like it was written by a third grader, and she's in college. After spending a huge amount of time marking all of her mistakes, I gave it back. She got upset at me for being "extremely critical." FML

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By englishornah - 23/04/2015 02:53 - United States - Somerset

Today, I asked my classmate to look over my essay. His comments were longer than the essay itself. FML

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By Anonymous - 08/03/2013 11:29 - United States - Charlottesville

Today, my teacher read my story about a haunted house for a class assignment. She liked it very much and turned it in to the office to be sent into a state writing competition. An hour later, I was called to the office where the guidance counselor called my work "disturbing" and said I "need help". FML

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By Anonymous - 27/04/2022 12:00

Today, I got an F because I’m an idiot and wrote my essay on WW1 instead of WW2. I offered to resubmit a correct essay, but my mom stormed to school to demand it be changed to at least a B, because it was a good essay, even if it was on the wrong war. God, she’s impossible and embarrassing. FML

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By writerflaw - 10/03/2015 17:36 - United States - Juneau

Today, I lost a grade on an essay, because according to my teacher, I put much more detail into my analytical essay than I should have. FML

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By shaifox96 - 17/04/2015 03:34 - Canada - Saint Catharines

Today, I received a terrible grade for an essay I worked really hard on. I had two friends, one being an English major, check it over. However, apparently I "clearly didn't use spellcheck" on this essay just like the last one I submitted to her. FML

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Jorindaaah 7

Wednesday 8 December 2010 23:42

Maybe you aren't stupid, maybe those were just REALLY smart 10 year olds!

geovanni 9

Friday 10 December 2010 16:04

WTF?

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G00DA 0

Friday 10 December 2010 15:31

well you said at university, she is correct

occasional01 1

Tuesday 14 December 2010 7:25

at least she's honest..... what more could you want in a critique? also, maybe she's using comparative feedback, i.e. by comparing her students' work to their potential best work... and you to yours.

Raddaya 3

Monday 7 February 2011 12:39

Are you kidding me? "My essay was awful. FML" Get a better essay! God, people. Why would she say it was good if it was awful? You have an awesome mother.

rejected247 0

Wednesday 4 May 2011 17:05

Back to the drawing board!?

mightyiollan2 3

Tuesday 2 August 2011 2:40

wow fail

midnight21 8

Wednesday 25 April 2012 7:31

Ok I don't know why people keep saying this but why do you say "University"? It's annoying. You are missing the article before university!!! Jeez.

tolraisgrey 13

Monday 10 December 2012 1:35

Ouch - mind you I get my dad to look through my uni essays. But then I get annoyed cause he sends them back and he seems to have highlighted every other word. I wouldn't mind, but he colour codes the highlighting, then never gives a key or explanation! My mum's also a primary school teacher - I have the same problem with basic arithmetic - and she teaches 7 year olds. I'm 18