8 Teachers Reveal Their Funniest Student Mishaps That Left Them Stifling Laughter in Class
Ever stop to think about the humans behind the chalkboards? Yeah, those teachers who might seem all business in front of the classroom — turns out, they have quite the sense of humor lurking under that serious exterior. Shocking, right? So, get this: Reddit teachers have been spilling the tea on moments when they’ve had to “discipline” students for the kind of cheeky, inappropriate stuff that secretly cracked them up. From cultural zingers to unexpected one-liners, these stories reveal that beneath the piles of papers and lesson plans beats a heart that sometimes just can’t help but laugh. Ready to peek behind the teacher’s desk and see what really goes down when no one’s watching? Trust me, you’ll want to stick around for these gems. LEARN MORE
You might not realize it, but teachers are people, too! [Overly dramatic gasp!] We know, we know, it’s a shocking revelation, isn’t it? The fact of the matter is that the people who taught us in school (and are teaching your kids right now) have far more in common with us than it appears. Oh, they might appear strict, but they’ve got a sense of humor, too!
The teachers of Reddit banded together to share some truly hilarious tales in a fun and entertaining thread on r/AskReddit. User u/Grouchy_Factor asked them to share some stories about the times they had to discipline their students for inappropriate comments or behavior, but they secretly thought that they were being hilarious.
Check out these teachers’ awesome posts below, and upvote the ones that made you chuckle, dear Pandas. Do you have any similar stories to tell? Do you work in education? We’d love to hear from you. If you have a moment, pop down by the comment section and share your thoughts with everyone.
Bored Panda got in touch with the author of the thread, u/Grouchy_Factor. They told us about the inspiration for the thread, and shared a couple of absolutely hilarious stories from their own school days that had us giggling in our coffee mugs. Read on to see what they had to say.
South Indian immigrant kid. Strong accent. Kids were riffing “yo momma” jokes. Kid hems and haws and gets everyone’s attention, then drops: “I, too, would make fun of your mother, excepting that cows are sacred in my culture.”
I had a limited number of pencils to give out so I grabbed a handful of colored pencils and told kids they could use them if they needed to.
The one black student looked at me and said “oh sure, giving me the COLORED pencil again”
We both burst out laughing, pro tip kids if the teacher laughs then you’re going to get away with it
Kid printed 1000 copies of Danny Devito photoshopped into a chip and labeled “Danny Dorito” and taped copies of it everyyyyyywhere
My wife is a teacher and had to tell off a group of her kids for consistently calling another kid Karen (not her name).
Problem is, the kid in question is definitely a Karen and my wife secretly thinks its hilarious.
Kindergartener shoved her hand into the spinach at the salad line in lunch, held it up and shouted, “leafs is for sheep!” Before throwing it in the ground in disgust.
I had to walk away while another teacher scolded her for wasting food because I couldn’t keep a straight face.
First day of school, I’m learning names of my freshmen and taking attendance. I get to one of my last students and his name is a little challenging to pronounce. I give it a shot and ask how I did. He responds in a very flamboyantly, stereotypically gay voice:
“Umm… that’s fine but I don’t want to be called that.”
Me: “Okay, what would you like to be called?”
“Why don’t you call me…Daddy”
Had to discipline a student for getting a whole class to sing Stacy’s Mom to a pupil called Stacy. Which was really, really funny.
I teach 7/8 year olds at the minute. At lunch time I overheard Child A say to Child B that they can’t eat something because they have a nut allergy, then Child C comes in with the comment “but are you allergic to THESE NUTS?” as he cups his balls/pants. I had to give out to him of course, but I was laughing on the inside! As the child was in tears for getting in trouble haha.
