35 Former Students Who Still Hold A Grudge Against Their Absolutely Awful Teachers Share Their Nightmare Encounters

Each one gets increasingly worse than the last

Chelsi

• Published in Interesting
• January 14, 2023

It must take a divine calling for people to choose teaching as a lifelong career. Teachers and professors are notoriously overworked & underpaid, so it's not surprising that so many of them joined the exodus from the industry a year ago.

Those who chose to stay are put through the wringer day in and day out. They quite literally put themselves in danger every time they show up to work.

It takes an extra amount of dedication to stay in the field. While some may have all the determination to stay teaching, they do not have the humanity for it.

Former students who held onto grudges years after graduating testified to this on a recent Reddit post. They rehashed past experiences with awful teachers who made their school life hell.

Reading these stories solidified my belief that some do not deserve to be called educators. The teachers some of these people had are just bullies who happened to have power over young people.

It was disheartening to read about it and experiencing it firsthand must have been excruciating. These former students have every right to hold onto their grudges because what happened to them would scar anybody.

The post received 4,200 comments from people all over the world who had the misfortune of encountering these bullies during their formative years. Here are some of the top answers:

1. Because that is not traumatizing at all

2. She probably couldn't wrap her head around a student writing better than she ever could

3. The teacher needed an updated dictionary

4. I cannot even begin to digest how a 4th grader felt when they overheard those disgusting things

5. Keep reposting until you get it all out of your system!

She's going to break his heart, isn't she?

It must have felt like the stars themselves aligned to help him achieve his dreams!

She singled him out? Why?

His favorite teacher let him down and crushed his dream without any explanation or direction how to move forward. Evil.

6. Wouldn't you be proud if you were this kid's teacher?

7. Gordon needs to learn more about pop culture

8. I do not like where this is going

The teacher should have been reported for endangering a student's life

What was the point of stopping a student from getting medical attention and then grading them poorly for it?

9. Teacher straight up tried to kill a 6th grade student

10. Teachers who take part in the "othering" and bullying of a student are the worst

11. The teacher could have asked him to share his techniques with his other classmates but chose to knock him down a peg because who needs confidence at that age

12. Lazy teachers are a waste of time and money

A teacher like this has the ability to take the fun out of everything

13. How petty and immature!

14. He comes off as someone who peaked in high school and hasn't had a character development since. Not cool at all.

15. Another immature teacher who is trying very hard to be one of the kids

16. The roles are reverse in this school

17. She probably called her brand of discipline "tough love"

18. What in the sexist hell is this? It's honestly so stupid.

19. That's putting it mildly

20. The real scary story was the teacher

Did this OP's skin color factor in the accusation? Hmm...

21. No child deserves to hear this from anyone let alone an adult they trust

22. She can't take that toy she stole to where she now "lives"

23. She will be satisfied once she sabotaged the future of their entire clan

24. He should have told the student to find another source material instead of okay-ing it

25. Hello, FBI?

26. What the hell? Were they fired for this? How is this acceptable?

27. As a woman, we do not claim that teacher

28. How do you become an adult in the teaching profession without learning about dyslexia? Awesome revenge though.

29. Some teachers must feel the floor disappearing from under them when they realize that some students are smarter than them

30. This is so messed up!

31. Warning: racist teacher ahead

She saw OP's name and marked it a C no matter the content

The only ray of sunshine was OP's senior English teacher but that Mrs. S didn't deserve her license

32. Someone call CPS on this teacher!

33. You go mom! Shouldn't teachers get a psych eval or something?

34. That frisbee was on the OP's side and it hit the goal perfectly

35. If you cut down a student that you are supposed to protect, you are special class of human

Being a teacher has its challenges, but it can also be a very rewarding career. Teaching requires a great deal of patience, understanding, and flexibility in order to be successful.

It also requires a strong commitment to making sure that students are learning and growing each day. Teachers must also be able to manage a classroom, handle disciplinary issues, and create an environment that is conducive to learning.

Additionally, teachers need to stay up to date on education trends and be able to communicate with other teachers, parents, and administrators effectively.

But some people really shouldn't be allowed around children. The adults above are prime examples of that, and if the universe allows it, they will get schooled someday if they haven't already.

Chelsi