What workarounds did people try for "How to handle disrespectful student micro-aggressions and boundary-crossing"?

Community members documented 101 workarounds: 1. Ignoring the comments and walking away 2. Using sarcasm 3. Reminding students that adults don't necessarily like children 4. Giving students a stern look to correct the behavior 5. Not making a big deal out of it as long as it is not directed at anyone 6. Contacting parents to inform them of the language used at school 7. Offering alternative phrases for students to use 8. developing thick skin 9. using humor and quick retorts 10. turning the remark into a lesson on kindness and social-emotional skills 11. laughing it off and realizing children have no filter 12. documenting the comment and waiting unless an actual incident occurs 13. validating other students' frustrations and instructing them to tell an adult rather than retaliate 14. Contacting a union representative for support and intervention 15. Escalating the issue to the school board or considering legal advice regarding worker safety 16. Refusing to participate in restorative justice meetings and demanding administrative action 17. Assigning students to write a counter-argument or make them cite credible sources for their claims 18. Grading strictly by the assignment rubric and letting it go 19. Using humorous or unconventional grading methods to save time and distance oneself from the content 20. Growing facial hair to appear older 21. Enforcing consistent consequences without yelling 22. trying to have a fun, light, personable work relationship 23. trying new activities and assignments 24. consulting with a mentor 25. letting it go and remaining calm and consistent 26. filling students with tons of homework 27. stopping being overly nice to disruptive students 28. confiscating items like playing cards 29. ignoring the behavior or letting it roll off your back 30. gray rocking the student and giving official consequences or referrals 31. reporting the student to administration or sending them to the dean 32. roasting the student back or making self-deprecating jokes to throw them off balance 33. documenting every incident and contacting parents 34. Telling students that kindness and respect are expected regardless of whether the friend claims to be okay with it 35. Holding meetings with both students to discuss the impact of sarcasm 36. Involving parents to address home environments where sarcasm and snide remarks are normalized 37. Asking students politely to stop 38. Letting the disruptive behavior slide until the end of the session 39. feigning ignorance 40. laughing along with the students 41. making intentionally cringey teacher jokes to kill the meme 42. letting it roll off your back 43. explaining to parents that you value student learning over strict compliance 44. ignoring it as a bid for attention 45. writing out a list of potential reasons for the comment 46. Being a little mean and setting hard boundaries 47. Acting confident even when feeling unconfident 48. Enforcing a variety of consequences like lunch detention and emails home 49. Stopping caring so much and sticking to your guns 50. Ignoring low-level behaviors like eye rolls or talking back because consequences take too much effort 51. Waiting in silence and staring at students until they quiet down 52. Letting minor profanity slide if it is not directly aimed at anyone 53. Threatening extreme measures or establishing strict personal control to deter misbehavior 54. Taking days off to recover 55. Going to therapy 56. Switching to lending cheap or discarded golf pencils instead of good pens 57. Looking for a new school or planning to leave the teaching profession entirely 58. Refusing to answer personal questions 59. Establishing strict boundaries to never address any personal information with students 60. Treating high schoolers like 8th graders and using elementary classroom management strategies 61. Publicly calling out students for PDA or flirting to embarrass them into stopping 62. Enforcing strict rules like 'hands, feet, and objects to yourself' 63. talking to the student in the hall to see what is upsetting them and setting behavioral expectations 64. Reporting students for defiance and other behavioral infractions 65. Focusing consequences on physical assault and rule-breaking rather than engaging in power struggles over sexism 66. Documenting every instance and looping in the school psychologist and administration 67. Using different language like saying you are better than this instead of comparing to other students 68. taking away devices and privileges 69. refusing to do household chores to make them experience the workload 70. assigning a chore schedule so they participate in upkeep 71. holding a formal meeting with the principal, students, and other teachers followed by messaging parents 72. asking defensive questions like why they are obsessed or suggesting a counselor 73. bullying them back in a silly or sarcastic way by giving them funny nicknames or mocking their voices back 74. Replying with email etiquette rules and asking students to rewrite the email 75. Ignoring informal greetings if general respect is present 76. Pretending not to recognize the student when addressed by first name 77. Approaching behavior with apathy and becoming stricter or more villain-like 78. Calling parents and reporting behavior to administrators 79. Taking away lunch, recess, or free time for failing to follow procedures 80. Emotional distancing and separating oneself from the students' personal disrespect 81. Accepting an insincere apology to avoid escalating issues to administration 82. Ignoring minor incidents to prevent violent or abusive blowback 83. trying a ticket incentive 84. contacting parents 85. holding grade-level interventions led by the vice principal 86. Sending students out of the classroom 87. Challenging disrespect directly with sharp verbal comebacks or authority checks 88. Warning students about how their behavior would lead to getting fired in the real world 89. Writing up the student and moving on 90. Seeking therapy for emotional coping 91. Ignoring the behavior and hoping it stops 92. Having a heart-to-heart talk about how words hurt 93. Roasting students or making fun of them in return 94. Confronting students directly with serious questions like 'What are you trying to say by that?' or giving a disapproving look 95. Pretending not to hear the comment and moving on 96. Ignoring the remark to avoid giving the student attention 97. Responding with humor, sarcasm, or compassionate comebacks to model maturity 98. Reminding yourself that they are adolescents with no wisdom or life experience 99. Using self-depreciating humor to join in on the roast so they tire of it 100. Visiting a physical location on the commute to mentally dump negative emotions before going home 101. Framing the behavior as a parenting fail to shift blame away from the child

How to handle disrespectful student micro-aggressions and boundary-crossing

Constant micro-aggressions and overly familiar student commentary wear teachers down faster than outright defiance because the cumulative daily friction drains their energy. Dealing with this constant lack of boundaries leaves educators questioning their basic authority and wondering if they are unreasonable for expecting basic respect at school.

Overview

Last updated Nov 1, 2026

People affected54 accounts across 2 forums

Workarounds found101 items attempted

Community agreement13,517 total upvotes

What the numbers show

Counted from the threads quoted below. How we count

Most of it landed at once — the busiest month was September 2026, with 43 people.
This comes up 19.2× more often in r/Teachers than across the site as a whole.

What people tried

Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.

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1
Ignoring the comments and walking away
Did this help you?
2
Using sarcasm
Did this help you?
3
Reminding students that adults don't necessarily like children
Did this help you?
4
Giving students a stern look to correct the behavior
Did this help you?
5
Not making a big deal out of it as long as it is not directed at anyone
Did this help you?
6
Contacting parents to inform them of the language used at school
Did this help you?
7
Offering alternative phrases for students to use
Did this help you?
8
developing thick skin
Did this help you?
9
using humor and quick retorts
Did this help you?
10
turning the remark into a lesson on kindness and social-emotional skills
Did this help you?
11
laughing it off and realizing children have no filter
Did this help you?
12
documenting the comment and waiting unless an actual incident occurs
Did this help you?
13
validating other students' frustrations and instructing them to tell an adult rather than retaliate
Did this help you?
14
Contacting a union representative for support and intervention
Did this help you?
15
Escalating the issue to the school board or considering legal advice regarding worker safety
Did this help you?
16
Refusing to participate in restorative justice meetings and demanding administrative action
Did this help you?
17
Assigning students to write a counter-argument or make them cite credible sources for their claims
Did this help you?
18
Grading strictly by the assignment rubric and letting it go
Did this help you?
19
Using humorous or unconventional grading methods to save time and distance oneself from the content
Did this help you?
20
Growing facial hair to appear older
Did this help you?
21
Enforcing consistent consequences without yelling
Did this help you?
22
trying to have a fun, light, personable work relationship
Did this help you?
23
trying new activities and assignments
Did this help you?
24
consulting with a mentor
Did this help you?
25
letting it go and remaining calm and consistent
Did this help you?
26
filling students with tons of homework
Did this help you?
27
stopping being overly nice to disruptive students
Did this help you?
28
confiscating items like playing cards
Did this help you?
29
ignoring the behavior or letting it roll off your back
Did this help you?
30
gray rocking the student and giving official consequences or referrals
Did this help you?
31
reporting the student to administration or sending them to the dean
Did this help you?
32
roasting the student back or making self-deprecating jokes to throw them off balance
Did this help you?
33
documenting every incident and contacting parents
Did this help you?
34
Telling students that kindness and respect are expected regardless of whether the friend claims to be okay with it
Did this help you?
35
Holding meetings with both students to discuss the impact of sarcasm
Did this help you?
36
Involving parents to address home environments where sarcasm and snide remarks are normalized
Did this help you?
37
Asking students politely to stop
Did this help you?
38
Letting the disruptive behavior slide until the end of the session
Did this help you?
39
feigning ignorance
Did this help you?
40
laughing along with the students
Did this help you?
41
making intentionally cringey teacher jokes to kill the meme
Did this help you?
42
letting it roll off your back
Did this help you?
43
explaining to parents that you value student learning over strict compliance
Did this help you?
44
ignoring it as a bid for attention
Did this help you?
45
writing out a list of potential reasons for the comment
Did this help you?
46
Being a little mean and setting hard boundaries
Did this help you?
47
Acting confident even when feeling unconfident
Did this help you?
48
Enforcing a variety of consequences like lunch detention and emails home
Did this help you?
49
Stopping caring so much and sticking to your guns
Did this help you?
50
Ignoring low-level behaviors like eye rolls or talking back because consequences take too much effort
Did this help you?
51
Waiting in silence and staring at students until they quiet down
Did this help you?
52
Letting minor profanity slide if it is not directly aimed at anyone
Did this help you?
53
Threatening extreme measures or establishing strict personal control to deter misbehavior
Did this help you?
54
Taking days off to recover
Did this help you?
55
Going to therapy
Did this help you?
56
Switching to lending cheap or discarded golf pencils instead of good pens
Did this help you?
57
Looking for a new school or planning to leave the teaching profession entirely
Did this help you?
58
Refusing to answer personal questions
Did this help you?
59
Establishing strict boundaries to never address any personal information with students
Did this help you?
60
Treating high schoolers like 8th graders and using elementary classroom management strategies
Did this help you?
61
Publicly calling out students for PDA or flirting to embarrass them into stopping
Did this help you?
62
Enforcing strict rules like 'hands, feet, and objects to yourself'
Did this help you?
63
talking to the student in the hall to see what is upsetting them and setting behavioral expectations
Did this help you?
64
Reporting students for defiance and other behavioral infractions
Did this help you?
65
Focusing consequences on physical assault and rule-breaking rather than engaging in power struggles over sexism
Did this help you?
66
Documenting every instance and looping in the school psychologist and administration
Did this help you?
67
Using different language like saying you are better than this instead of comparing to other students
Did this help you?
68
taking away devices and privileges
Did this help you?
69
refusing to do household chores to make them experience the workload
Did this help you?
70
assigning a chore schedule so they participate in upkeep
Did this help you?
71
holding a formal meeting with the principal, students, and other teachers followed by messaging parents
Did this help you?
72
asking defensive questions like why they are obsessed or suggesting a counselor
Did this help you?
73
bullying them back in a silly or sarcastic way by giving them funny nicknames or mocking their voices back
Did this help you?
74
Replying with email etiquette rules and asking students to rewrite the email
Did this help you?
75
Ignoring informal greetings if general respect is present
Did this help you?
76
Pretending not to recognize the student when addressed by first name
Did this help you?
77
Approaching behavior with apathy and becoming stricter or more villain-like
Did this help you?
78
Calling parents and reporting behavior to administrators
Did this help you?
79
Taking away lunch, recess, or free time for failing to follow procedures
Did this help you?
80
Emotional distancing and separating oneself from the students' personal disrespect
Did this help you?
81
Accepting an insincere apology to avoid escalating issues to administration
Did this help you?
82
Ignoring minor incidents to prevent violent or abusive blowback
Did this help you?
83
trying a ticket incentive
Did this help you?
84
contacting parents
Did this help you?
85
holding grade-level interventions led by the vice principal
Did this help you?
86
Sending students out of the classroom
Did this help you?
87
Challenging disrespect directly with sharp verbal comebacks or authority checks
Did this help you?
88
Warning students about how their behavior would lead to getting fired in the real world
Did this help you?
89
Writing up the student and moving on
Did this help you?
90
Seeking therapy for emotional coping
Did this help you?
91
Ignoring the behavior and hoping it stops
Did this help you?
92
Having a heart-to-heart talk about how words hurt
Did this help you?
93
Roasting students or making fun of them in return
Did this help you?
94
Confronting students directly with serious questions like 'What are you trying to say by that?' or giving a disapproving look
Did this help you?
95
Pretending not to hear the comment and moving on
Did this help you?
96
Ignoring the remark to avoid giving the student attention
Did this help you?
97
Responding with humor, sarcasm, or compassionate comebacks to model maturity
Did this help you?
98
Reminding yourself that they are adolescents with no wisdom or life experience
Did this help you?
99
Using self-depreciating humor to join in on the roast so they tire of it
Did this help you?
100
Visiting a physical location on the commute to mentally dump negative emotions before going home
Did this help you?
101
Framing the behavior as a parenting fail to shift blame away from the child
Did this help you?

Tried another approach not listed above?+ Share your workaround ↑

In their words

Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.

r/Teachers53 people · November 2025 – November 2026

“I check disrespect. Every time. I had one parent email and say their child is just “expressive”. No ma’am. They’re expressive with premium disrespect, and that’s why I sent his ass out of my classroom.”source ↗

Emergency-Pepper3537 · r/Teachers · 10,931 upvotes

“It’s the micro aggressions that fry teachers and drain a teachers soul. Death by 1000 cuts. Give me a kid telling me to f$&k off any day.”source ↗

ringo1713 · r/Teachers · 360 upvotes

“Told a kid he shouldn’t use the r-slur, especially in front of the special needs kids I was working with, and he told me to go kill myself.”source ↗

everydaywasnovember · r/Teachers · 328 upvotes

“As I reprimanded him, he proudly told me that he, “doesn’t listen to girls and women.””source ↗

“He pushes me when I even tell him to get in line. He’s even pushed the (female) principal when she told him to stop running.”source ↗

WarOfTheYellowRoses · r/Teachers · 302 upvotes

“I think I just have no hope for kids anymore. I just noticed that one of my pens that I hesitantly lent to a high schooler was smashed at the tip to the point it's unusable. It felt like the last straw. My chest got so tight, I got so angry. I am so sick of how carelessly they ruin everything they touch. I want to quit but I don't know what else to do.”source ↗

yonicsymbol · r/Teachers · 243 upvotes

“One girl realized she wouldn’t be my student and said, “Thank God, I won’t be your student.””source ↗

“How would you react as a teacher?”source ↗

PrestigiousBuy649 · r/Teachers · 227 upvotes

“I have spent last night trying to grade papers, but I have concerns to the point where I am incredibly close to calling the parents of the students.”source ↗

“Some of these f*** essays are about how women shouldn't vote, one essay about freeing the Tates, bringing back the death penalty, justifying gender-based violence, how men should provide and women should look nice, how education will keep people broke, just all bad.”source ↗

“I am genuinely really really worried about this generation. I feel powerless. I don't know what I can do.”source ↗

Excellent_Detail5196 · r/Teachers · 163 upvotes

“During the investigation, the students threw him under the bus and the only consequence I suffered was admin made me go to a mediation with the student. When I had to sit there and listen to his excuses and justification, I realized that I was genuinely the first person in his entire 17 years on earth to ever put him in his place or even stand up to him.”source ↗

South-Lab-3991 · r/Teachers · 152 upvotes

“We have one boy that is constantly disrespectful and calls home or talks with mom result in no change because she doesn't parent. Bad behavior = treats, good behavior = more treats at home.”source ↗

Awkward_Chocolate792 · r/Teachers · 145 upvotes

“I feel as if kids are making fun of me and doing it in a “nice” way so that I cannot truly identify whether or not they’re being rude.”source ↗

“I have kids who ask me if I have friends. When I say yes, they say, “Oh, seriously?””source ↗

“I have students who get in trouble in my classes (write ups, emails home) who then go out of their way to stop in my classroom door while wandering the hallways to say “How are youuuuuuuu doing today?””source ↗

“comments that insinuate I’m ugly or downright mean feel especially disheartening.”source ↗

AllFineHere · r/Teachers · 110 upvotes

“He told me not to f—ing talk to him, and he walked right back into the playhouse. The actors couldn’t resume the play because of the scene we made trying to get him to leave, and he absolutely flipped out and started yelling, cursing, and threatening to go up on stage and destroy the equipment.”source ↗

South-Lab-3991 · r/Teachers · 88 upvotes

“He didn’t like it so said f you n (word) three times and walked away.”source ↗

“I can’t ever look at this student the same again. They want to do a restorative process and have him write a letter. I don’t want his letter, nor his apology.”source ↗

JungleJimMaestro · r/Teachers · 61 upvotes

“A group of five or six students have started bullying me on a daily basis. They imitate me, repeat what I say in exaggerated voices, make up different mocking nicknames based on my first name... and generally behave disrespectfully towards me.”source ↗

“I don’t know what to do.”source ↗

“every comment, every imitation, and every laugh feels like a mosquito bite, and by now it feels as though my whole body is covered in them.”source ↗

“Has anyone else here experienced something like this? What did you do to make it stop?”source ↗

Specialist_Run_7374 · r/Teachers · 60 upvotes

“Hawk tuah from a bunch of 6th graders was my nightmare.”source ↗

War-Huh-Yeah · r/Teachers · 58 upvotes

“I feel like I have to remind myself this all the time for my own sanity. I know it can be tough sometimes but I am not going to be intimidated by or have my day ruined by a teenager.”source ↗

Mundane-Camera-538 · r/Teachers · 53 upvotes

“I teach HIGH SCHOOL. I am OVER it. That’s all.”source ↗

JoMommi · r/Teachers · 36 upvotes

“I’ve had multiple ask today. I haven’t answered. It feels like a trap. I teach middle school. lol”source ↗

chikin_biskit · r/Teachers · 35 upvotes

“First year teacher here. 6th grade bilingual. We are a little bit over a month into school but my students are still not following procedures.”source ↗

“Today I got completely disrespected for trying to get them to follow basic procedures.”source ↗

“When we were outside heading to the exit, 4 students took off running and I was unable to chase after them. I went back to my classroom and cried.”source ↗

“The amount of disrespect is something I was not preared for.”source ↗

ExamZestyclose6553 · r/Teachers · 22 upvotes

“I just have one single kid that has constantly been at me every. single. day. I called his parent for bad behavior; it didn’t do anything.”source ↗

“And I heard was “Mr. CarefulMango look like a fat Hank Hill!!” This followed by a classroom laugh and I just smiled at my computer like I was in on the joke too. But I have to admit, this one stung.”source ↗

“I’ve corrected him on multiple occasions and it seemed to work for the hour he’s there but comes back the next day with it in full-swing.”source ↗

“At first, I just let it roll off my back but now, a month in, it has started to nag at me since I deal with it every day.”source ↗

Careful_Mango_1985 · r/Teachers · 15 upvotes

“Today, another student randomly came up to me and said, “My mom gave me permission to hit him.””source ↗

hopefulmomof2 · r/Teachers · 14 upvotes

“Kids refusing to work comes to mind; they're disrespecting my request to work and their future selves' benefit of the knowledge and skills they would gain.”source ↗

BED_AA · r/Teachers · 13 upvotes

“I just mistakenly checked my school email and I got an email from one of my students that started off with “Yo teach”. Man I’m over today.”source ↗

cheloniancat · r/Teachers · 12 upvotes

“The kids give me so much more attitude and pushback compared to my older peers.”source ↗

“Ive had to deal with open defiance of rules from multiple kids a day since I started at this school.”source ↗

“I am the youngest teacher at both schools I've taught at, so I dont really have anyone to talk about it with.”source ↗

horror_cheese · r/Teachers · 11 upvotes

“One called me the equivalent of c*nt in Spanish.”source ↗

“(I can't just confiscate them because I could get reported and deal with angry parents)”source ↗

“After the class was done, I slipped to the teacher's bathroom and cried.”source ↗

Juliminnie · r/Teachers · 11 upvotes

“Speaking over another student is a big issue. And not immediately quieting down when I try to get their attention to give further instruction.”source ↗

samg461a · r/Teachers · 11 upvotes

“No. At this point it pisses me off top to bottom, inside and out. I like being able to help my coworkers, but I don't have time to do that when I have so much shit to deal with 24/7.”source ↗

yonicsymbol · r/Teachers · 11 upvotes

“Retired now. But as a single, never married, male, HS teacher, I learned quickly to never address ANY personal information w students.”source ↗

see_blue · r/Teachers · 10 upvotes

“Kid B pouts and then starts complaining that they do not like it when someone is disrepecetful to their friends.”source ↗

“They take every correction as disrespect. And every little thing as an affront to them.”source ↗

AlarmedLife5765 · r/Teachers · 7 upvotes

“This jobs comes with so much and can emotionally interrupt you, if you let it. Don’t take it to the heart and move on.”source ↗

vib3andthriv3 · r/Teachers · 7 upvotes

“Am I right for thinking this is not something kids should be saying at school?”source ↗

BaggyRacoon · r/Teachers · 6 upvotes

“I’m a middle school band teacher and just joined my district in January of last year. Out of the three in-school bands I teach (6th, 7th, and 8th grade), I’m struggling the most with my 7th graders.”source ↗

“And I’m not sure how to build it at this point.”source ↗

“Any advice for this? Or where to even start when you feel overwhelmed by 12 year olds?”source ↗

hammoqueen · r/Teachers · 6 upvotes

“This semester, I've gotten two new-to-me kids (6th grade, 7th grade) who will not *shut up*. I don't mind constant chatter, because a lot of what we're doing in this class allows for/encourages that. What I have a problem with is that they are not chatting... they are repeating memes, brainrot, annoying sounds/singing, etc. It's loud, difficult to ignore, and disruptive to others.”source ↗

“When this happened, I asked them politely to stop. They giggled and quieted down, then went back to it a few minutes later. I did not rise to the occasion and just let it slide until the session was over... which felt lousy, unfair to the other kids, and sent the message to the ones being annoying that their behavior was acceptable.”source ↗

Pretty-Bread-5489 · r/Teachers · 5 upvotes

“It’s hard when you care so much about them and they’re able to say wicked and harsh things when you’re just trying to get them to learn.”source ↗

IcyCounter6844 · r/Teachers · 5 upvotes

“I have a student who, for four years, has stormed the down hallway from starting bell to ending bell- cursing at every adult who interacts with her in any way. She is routinely hostile and insulting in every interaction she has with others- from admin down to her peers.”source ↗

Bluestreaked · r/Teachers · 4 upvotes

“I keep snapping.”source ↗

“I ended up just saying “Shut up.” To them.”source ↗

“Not my best moment, I’m worried I am going to lose my job or something, I just couldn’t take it anymore.”source ↗

StrangerTablo · r/Teachers · 4 upvotes

“I have to remind myself not to get into power struggles with 7 year olds.”source ↗

IndividualAd2588 · r/Teachers · 4 upvotes

“You should not be required to sit in a restorative meeting with this student if you are uncomfortable.”source ↗

duggatron57 · r/Teachers · 3 upvotes

“I feel like I’m just the bad guy to them all when I say to put the phones away.”source ↗

“this specific student spoke to me in the rudest tone, saying he didn’t want any help and for me to go away.”source ↗

“I’m just a bit self conscious I think, and I know I have to work on that, but this has all made me feel so discouraged and sad, and I feel like I’ve failed him as an instructor”source ↗

PoetImmediate5915 · r/Teachers · 3 upvotes

“Our first week they couldn’t care less about it. Week two it made a comeback. 😞”source ↗

BlazmoIntoWowee · r/Teachers · 3 upvotes

“Last Friday there was a parents’ meeting that I wasn’t at, and apparently two parents complained that, from their sons’ perspective, I get disrespected by students pretty often, and they don’t want their kids to see that happening.”source ↗

“I’m also the kind of person who takes criticism about my teaching pretty personally and then brings it home with me, so this has been bothering me a lot more than I wish it did.”source ↗

AttentionTrue4660 · r/Teachers · 3 upvotes

“I had a student *first-name* me in a recent email a few weeks ago. I replied, "Sorry, who are you trying to reach?" Never heard back.”source ↗

First-Expert-9953 · r/Teachers · 3 upvotes

“Today, a male 5th grade student made an explicit gesture while I was giving direct instruction.”source ↗

“I feel that this is the ultimate disrespect.”source ↗

“I came home today and cried. I work so hard and give my best for these kids, I get paid so little, and then things like this crush me.”source ↗

Putrid-Bookkeeper-32 · r/Teachers · 3 upvotes

“When I stepped away he basically said how is the new science teacher, and either better or nicer than her - and pointed at me.”source ↗

“I know I need to stop trying to have the fun, light, personable work relationship with him that I would like. But I'm not quite sure how and where to draw the line.”source ↗

Unlikely-Fox-4943 · r/Teachers · 2 upvotes

“in my class its now them yellIng FFFFFFAAAAAAHHHHHH”source ↗

920020824 · r/Teachers · 2 upvotes

“Interruptions, ignoring, refusal, talking back, avoidance, arguing, lack of eye contact, name calling, aggression, eye rolls, disruption, etc. I work in a private school with no support from admin.”source ↗

Sweetiedoodles · r/Teachers · 2 upvotes

“I taught elementary for one year before I moved to high school. Four years later I still use way more strategies from my 4th grade classroom than I ever would have thought. “Hands feet and objects to yourself” gets said at least once a day lol”source ↗

SeriousAd4676 · r/Teachers · 2 upvotes

“I had a few slip and say "What the fuck", so I prefer they don't say it at all.”source ↗

Comprehensive_Leg193 · r/Teachers · 1 upvotes

“Been there with the acne thing, most are just curious and don't understand, but it does suck because it brings up your own feelings of wishing you didnt have acne (did with me).”source ↗

prettyprincesssar · r/Teachers · 1 upvotes

“Im on a four day school trip with my most difficult class and i feel the same rn tbh”source ↗

JackO0406 · r/Teachers · 1 upvotes

“Does anyone else have students that don't respond to prompts, don't acknowledge that they've heard you when you're speaking right to them, and have an attitude in everything that they do?”source ↗

“I'm getting sick of the disrespect from one particular student and I'm hoping to get some productive takes on how I should handle this.”source ↗

Interference0 · r/Teachers · 1 upvotes

“An overly smart mouth with sassy “mean girl” attitude that won’t stop even if I ignore it still gets me.”source ↗

Narrow-Relation9464 · r/Teachers · 1 upvotes

“I told my students how old I am (big mistake by the way). I’m 25. Tell me why my third graders start saying “I thought you were so much older” etc. I also had students comment on my acne. Does anyone else get offended by this stuff or does it become numb at some point?”source ↗

Correct_Project3314 · r/Teachers

“The 2 are friends but one of them likes making ‘funny snide jokes’ at the other. When I asked the other one about it, he said it’s ok, he doesn’t mind it. He in fact should mind it but he seems afraid of confrontation.”source ↗

Mie4life · r/Teachers

“One of my students shouted “they are having s*x”.”source ↗

“I am shocked. Why did that even cross his mind, he is only in 3rd grade, around 7 years old.”source ↗

Feisty-Pie477 · r/Teachers

“As a formerly gifted kid I had many teaches tell me that they didn’t expect my class to behave this way because were AP or Advanced, that they would only expect this of a standard or honors class whenever we misbehaved.”source ↗

“This only lead to all of the advanced kids assuming everyone else was dumb.”source ↗

Signal-Object-6213 · r/Teachers

r/Parenting1 person · September 2026

““Mom you're just so lazy and never get anything done””source ↗

““Have you seen other peoples houses?””source ↗

““Lets start seeing rats all over our house””source ↗

Alarmed-Pianist6446 · r/Parenting · 1 upvotes