Teachers Share Their Secrets They’d Never Tell Their Students

Part of a teacher’s job is to treat all of their students equally. No matter how studious or lazy the student, no matter how well-behaved or disruptive, a teacher is supposed to remain impartial. Of course, that doesn’t mean teachers can’t have biases at all. As human beings, it’s impossible for them not to. Instead, it simply means teachers aren’t allowed to be influenced by their biases–and they’re definitely not allowed to share those biases with their students.

If you wanted to learn what was really going on with teachers, you’d have to become one yourself. Fortunately, Reddit gave us the next best thing. In an Ask Reddit thread over the weekend, high school teachers were asked to share the one thing they’d never tell their students. The thread got nearly 70,000 upvotes. Teachers had a lot to get off their chests.

Honestly, these confessions are really only shocking if you’re naive enough to believe teachers are robots. Still, it’s nice to see a rare moment of honesty about what it’s like to be a teacher. If anything, these confessions make you appreciate how tough the job really is. Imagine all the stuff they’re holding back!

 

1. Teenagers + hormones = not very subtle

“I can see who you have a crush on in the classroom.” – sebastian94-

2. What’s the best form of birth control? Being a teacher.

“That my students are the reason why I am second-guessing having my own kids.” – bomptonbigarettes

3. Why the teacher isn’t your friend.

“If I didn’t think you would abuse the situation, I would really enjoy being more human and casual around you. I think you are a fun person to be around.” – RossFoss

4. Word travels fast among the faculty.

“If your parents email a teacher and argue with them, the whole staff knows. (At least at my school)” – callmedoglady

5. No, the lesson isn’t relevant. You should still learn it anyway.

“The odds of you using any specific piece of knowledge you learn in high school is slim. The odds of you using somepiece of knowledge from high school is near absolute and you have no idea what it’s going to be or when it will happen, so you may as well try at all of it. The biggest thing you’re going to learn is how to learn.” – hey_mr_ess

6. Invest in some Febreeze, stoners.

“The weed smell doesn’t magically disappear between the parking lot and my classroom.” – FunkyChromeMedina

7. The difference between “unique” and “special.”

“You’re unique, you’re not special. Set your goals high but understand that if you change your goals to needs, you will have a lifetime of disappointment.” – aldesuda

8. Nobody likes a snitch.

“I am no longer a teacher, but I remember several days that I felt lazy and wanted to give the class the day off. I never did because I knew the teacher’s pet would rat me out. Sometimes even the teachers don’t like the teacher’s pet.” – Birbman3

9. An old teacher’s trick.

“When you think you are being genius by getting me to talk about random things at the beginning of class instead of ‘teaching,’ I’m really allowing it to happen b/c I don’t have enough planned to cover a full class.” – mikeyzjames

10. Don’t be memorable for the wrong reason.

“If I know your name by the 3rd day of a new school year, that means you’re probably an asshole.” – milqi

11. On a slow day, you gotta make your own fun.

“Yes, I put you in a group with the kid you have a crush on intentionally. I’m stuck here with you 180 days a year, I want to see some drama.” – grumpybatman

12. What are you doing outside the classroom?!

“That it’s just as weird for me as it is for you when we bump into each other in public.” – BumblingBlunderbuss

13. Yes, they can hear you, and yes, sometimes they wanna laugh.

“That we have much better hearing than you assume. We just choose our battles as it pertains to inappropriate comments. And sometimes I pretend not to see that thing you did just because I too found it humorous, and speaking to you about it would only result in me cracking up.” – moonwalkersb

14. Someone’s dealt with a few too many helicopter moms and dads.

“Your parents are literally the worst part of my job.” – catniss32

15. Favoritism is inevitable.

“Yes, I do have favorite students. No, I won’t tell you who they are because that would discourage you, but yes, they’re probably who you imagine them to be.” – tit_wrangler

 

 

h/t: Buzzfeed

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