21 Problems Only Teachers Will Understand

18. Parents Who Refuse To Believe Their Child Is Badly Behaved

You know the type - they'll automatically jump to the defence of their little darling, naturally. The annoying part is they won't even vaguely entertain the idea that their kid is lying to get out of trouble, and there's always the standard "he never does that at home" line thrown in somewhere. To top it all off, the student in question has younger siblings. God help us.

17. Being Assigned To Lunch Duty

Two words to break any teachers heart - lunch duty. Just because we're teachers doesn't mean we don't get as excited to hear the dinner bell as the kids. Sob. Guess we'll just have to scoff down our entire lunch between 4th and 5th lesson then.

16. Trying To Pronounce Weird Names

Parents don't make it easy for us. We've mastered the Siobhans, Aoifes and Niamhs of the world; but when a kid joins class with a name like Tzviya, we're gonna have a bad time. If it makes you feel better, you'll never be THIS bad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dd7FixvoKBw#t=70 Ay-ay-ron!
 
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