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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 paperbox - 16/01/2011 05:07 - Australia

Today, my maths teacher was giving my whole class a lecture on 'if you don't pay attention at school, you will fail.' She then pointed out out a man working on the roof and said: 'if you don't listen, you will end up like that guy.' That was my dad. FML

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By Anonymous - 20/01/2016 02:51 - United States - Mission

Today, I was talking to one of my supervisors at my new job. He asked if I knew a professor at the school I recently graduated from, and I decided to babble on about how shitty of a professor he was and how much I loathed his class. He then looked at me and said, "That's my dad." FML

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By Anonymous - 06/09/2013 20:36

Today, the mother of one of my students bitched me out about her son's poor grades. He lazes around all day, paying no attention and being a constant nuisance. But, she says it's not his fault, and demands that I give him better grades so he won't get "self-esteem" issues. FML

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By Teaching26 - 15/05/2010 07:47 - United States

Today, I lectured my second-grade class to be more descriptive in their writing. I gave them an assignment to describe something in the classroom. I was grading their work later, and one student wrote, "My class is taught by a fat teacher with gray hair." FML

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Undervalued

By Franco - 10/04/2009 14:07 - United States

Today, I was sent to an elementary school for safety day. One of the dads was asking about my job, when I told him about the long hours and high stress involved. He turned to his son and said, "Now see why you stay in school?" I'm a paramedic. With a bachelor's degree. 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 helen_ - 23/04/2009 15:51 - United States

Today, I had to go to my 10 year-old son's school to talk about my job being a chef. As I was almost finished, I asked the kids "What would you like to do when you grow up?" Without hesitation one kid replied with a straight face, "Anything but being a douchebag like you." FML

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By lamb-chop - 02/12/2008 06:32 - France

Today, my philosophy teacher asked me about my parents. I replied that my mum was a cleaner and my dad was a bus driver. In an astonished voice, she said, "But, you're clever..." FML

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By Is McDonald's Hiring? - 23/04/2019 12:00

Today, I was sternly told that if I didn't pass more students, I would be out of a job. I then went to my class to collect papers, and was stymied by how I could be giving passing grades to the 12 of 24 who didn't turn anything in. College students. FML

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By ITM21 - 09/03/2012 06:43 - United States

Today, I accused a student in my class of getting his dad to do his homework. It turns out that his dad died two years ago. FML

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kill3rs 0

Thursday 21 June 2012 12:06

Ydi. A lot of people end up with jobs like that because they can't get anything better and at least they have a job.

HandsomeRatch 20

Thursday 21 June 2012 12:08

Serves you right, OP. Why would you even say that? At least he ha s a job, you're not better than him or anyone else who does "dirty work".

Comments

nerdsgetmehot 22

Thursday 21 June 2012 18:05

So you're teaching your students that if you have a manual labor job, you have failed at life and are worthless. You, sir, are a dick.

Bassmasterclassi 2

Thursday 21 June 2012 18:17

You should clean up after your students so you know how much you depend on the janitors in your school.

MeatloafCupcake 2

Thursday 21 June 2012 18:19

Dow che

DerekCorbett 18

Thursday 21 June 2012 18:22

You're a teacher in the States, chances are that the janitor's making pretty close to the same wage as you.... And he didn't have to go through 8 years post-secondary to get there.

itsme1321 3

Thursday 21 June 2012 22:37

In most states, you only need a Bachelors Degree to teach @ the HS level. That would be 2 years post secondary - we're teachers, not surgeons!

rachface88 1

Thursday 21 June 2012 18:22

Even if the janitor wasn't a student's father, you'd still be an insensitive, judgmental, jerk. Who's to say he didn't see and hear you making him the example of someone who was uneducated? I'd be appalled to find out my children were being "taught" (if you can call it that) anything by you.

MrRager7 1

Thursday 21 June 2012 18:31

Wow. Let me tell you a little story My father, who was a janitor worked harder than anyone I know everyday in my life. Even though he didn't have some office job with high pay, he gave me more love than money could ever buy. He was always there for me, came to all my ball games, went to all my meetings and sacrificed so much just so I could have a better life then he did. Then when time came college, my JANITOR father surprised me with 8 grand that he's been saving for my education. Yeah, the janitor did that. So **** you and you're judgemental ways.

sexynarwhal 6

Thursday 21 June 2012 20:14

that was beautiful

yayagrc 2

Thursday 21 June 2012 18:31

Education is overrated, I'm a Profesional and know a lot of dumbass people with college degrees and MY mom is one of the smartest person I know and because of life's turns wasn't able to have an education and works as a janitor. OP that was the worst example you could pick… YDI

vhivfe 3

Friday 22 June 2012 5:30

I swear there was an FML in the student's perspective a while back

sweetvietchic 0

Thursday 21 June 2012 18:32

You are so ignorant I can't believe you're a teacher. One of the principals at a high school I spoke to said she was so sad to see that many applicants for janitors had degrees, highest one being PhD. Don't judge before you know the whole story.