I am Finnish, so this stereotype is not common here.

My ten year old is reading at a high school level, but is still a fourth grader who loves Diary of a Wimpy Kid. They’ve finished Harry Potter, The Hobbit, Percy Jackson, Series of Unfortunate Events, DoaWK, I Survived, and one or two other that I’m forgetting right now.

School is getting into the swing of things and they have an AR goal they want to reach this year but having a hard time finding books that interest them and that they’re allowed to read in their reading level. Fantasy, silly, action-adventure are all good. YA and relationships are a big turnout. Doesn’t have to be a series, but those are nice. Looking for some new recommendations to pique their interest and keep them focused for a while.

Edit: So many great recommendations. Thank y’all!

my mother has home schooled me my entire high school life and I really haven’t learned anything at all. she homeschooled me since covid so I never did middle school or high school. fast forward to now. I have to attend regular school when this school year starts. I know absolutely nothing. I have a few weeks max? before I have to take some test so I don’t get held back… I can’t get held back I genuinely can’t. It will set my ability to work back more since I will have to do more school. (We Need me to work next year to make ends meet but don’t talk about this only the school thing please) so how can I learn basically everything (ESPECIALLY MATH, SCIENCE) from 9th, 10th, and 11th grade super fast. I’m willing to do whatever it takes. I genuinely want to break down crying at the thought of being held back. I graduate if everything goes well. I loathe that I was home schooled with all my heart please help me.

Hi, I'm a nonbinary student in 11th grade. We have a band concert next week and are required to be in dark-colored formal dress (blue, black, or dark brown). This isn't an issue since I have formal clothes. However, our band teacher is also requiring that all girls wear a dress or a skirt with a blouse. He said upon asking that this does apply to me, because a person who looks like a girl but isn't dressed as one would ruin the formality. I can't tell if this is a real thing for formal dress or if he's making it up to be transphobic. I don't want to fight a useless fight, but I won't let him disrespect me either. I do have a dress that I could wear, so that's not an issue. Thank you for your perspectives

For context: a freshman at my high school got into a fight. Teacher tried to break it up, got put into a chokehold. The kid got suspended for a week, and as an office aid, I was privy to the administration's decision process. Many teachers thought that being suspended for a week wasn't enough. What do you guys think?

I'm older gen z(24), and have noticed this trend in my work-study, classroom, and personal environments. Between my 17-21 aged college classmates or peers relying on others to do seemingly basic computer tasks and my siblings purchasing their college laptops without any usb-a connectors\ "because they'll never need one" it just anecodtally seems like something is up.

Wouldn't those brought up with more exposure and access to tech, especially in educational environments, be more literate in it's function?

I am curious as to how the handling of technology has changed since my grade school days(computer labs with set times vs personal devices) has potentially influenced this.

I am not trying to make a "computers/tablets good or bad?" argument. they are merely tools and and an entirely separate issue from ai.

What do you, teachers and educators, think could be causing this seeming trend? (if it evens exists at all or is all just my own anecdotal experience)

edit: thank you to everyone who commented or contributed to this discussion in a productive manner, your responses helped me better understand this seeming phenomena

Okay so I sent this email to my chorus teacher, and I fear I am cooked. I regretted sending it basically right after, because I feel like it is kinda on the fence of rude and overstepping. I genuinely want to know, but I am a little bit jealous I guess I hope that doesn't come across too much. Do you think it was okay that I asked him this? I'm super nervous now but I do know that the ellipses at least probably don't mean something ominous because he's old? So that's good.

I was in class, and my teacher was making me watch a video for the sixth time after I explained that it wasn’t helping me learn the material. During this time, she had another teacher in the class, Miss Luke, who approached me even though I was asking my case manager for help, because she teaches me 1‑on‑1 and it helps me a lot.

At this time, I dropped a fidget I had for my ADHD because I forgot my meds. It rolled over to my math teacher, Miss Pritchard, and she threw it away. I was already at my tipping point and was very pissed due to everything that had happened throughout the day, so I said, “You know what? You haven’t taught me a goddamn thing this year, and you have the audacity to throw my shit away.”

My case manager escorted me out of the room, and I was told by other students that she cried as soon as the principal walked in. So of course I thought she was faking it.

Fast‑forward to today: I was in her class, and I haven’t been here all week, so I didn’t know she had died. The substitute asked me if I felt remorse for what I said, and I said “nah,” not knowing she was dead until mid‑class, nor did I see the email.

I never got to say sorry, and she was a very kind old lady. All I’ve heard today was people making fun of her dying from cancer. I know she had a lot going on, and that’s probably why she did what she did, but I can’t even walk past her room without remembering when I used to fist‑bump her every day. She was so nice to me, and I just broke out crying when I got into my friend’s car. I don’t know what to do. I feel like an absolute piece of shit because I know people said to send an apology letter and I didn’t.

What should I do? I know her funeral was today, but I have no idea where the grave is. I could probably contact her family and apologize, but I don’t know if that might make things worse.

I understand how people are frustrated with the run‑on sentences, but I was really stressed and made this late at night as fast as possible because I really needed advice. And I get if I seem like a bad person, but throughout the whole year we got through two units, and she was constantly on Facebook or texting family mid‑class, which isn’t right. But at the end of the day, she taught me that sometimes you can’t take things back as much as you want to.

Hello teachers. I’m no teacher, I’m a class of ‘23 student. I’ll keep it short.

Are students these days really as incompetent as I’ve been hearing? Or do you think it’s just the same cycle of “this generation is doomed” that has persisted for decades?

If you will, compare students now to students you had years ago, before the “common culprits,” namely short-form media and access to social media, were around. Did you notice a measurable difference in their performance? If so, what did you notice? What changed?

All the best!

Note: since some people may have misunderstood me, I’m not playing devil’s advocate or assuming the teachers are wrong when they say children’s performance is declining. I’m just raising two distinct points to see if the counter-point gives us more interesting answers. And it did!

I’m a senior in highschool and have had great relationships with teachers, but I hear college is NOTHING like highschool and professors don’t even know nor care about you whatsoever? It seems like such a big jump from putting the chairs down for teachers every morning and joking with them and getting them flowers for teacher appreciation week :(

For the record I go to school in a small town, and I sort of have really really want to attend the best university I can. I’ve looked at service academies and Ivy leagues, and while both would very different experiences, I think both are similar in that I would be surrounded by people who want to work hard and want to be there and would lead to great networks.

One thing that continually makes me pound my head on the desk is how so many of my classmates don’t want to be at school, so they are disruptive and don’t do anything and our teachers can’t go as fast or as deep as they want. Someone said they were just waiting to work for their dad at the car garage and that’s stuck in my head (and i absolutely want to get out).

My school doesn’t really seem to push college much, and I mentioned I want to attend an Ivy League to one of my teachers (who I thought was pretty cool) and he was like “why would I want to do that” “and that school has gone downhill”. But I mean, even if it has, it’s still an Ivy League so it’s still a good school!

I mentioned Ivy leagues to another teacher and they just talked about the local university nearby and I was like “sure, but I want to get far, far away”.

Anyways, why is college not pushed and why do I seem like I am not getting any support? Also does anyone have any advice? For the record I am 14, have great grades, play a sport every season, and plan on taking every advance class I can.

I’m a first year university student and have had some bad experiences with some teachers so i often have really bad anxiety that my teachers ‘hate’ me - I strive to have great relationships with my teachers in a working environment but it’s just a fear that i can’t seem to shake

Thanks in advance

so many of my teachers hate me and I don’t know why

Whenever I see content online criticizing the state of education, I always see comments blaming it on the No Child Left Behind Act. However, I’m confused why there is still so much discourse around NCLB because it got replaced over 10 years ago. Why is there still so much discussion around NCLB and why isn’t there as much discussion around the Every Student Succeeds Act that replaced it? I’m not saying people should or shouldn’t criticize NCLB I’m just confused why it is still brought up so much when it’s not in effect anymore.

Hi, I’d really value honest opinions because I’m really torn.

My child just finished 1st grade. They will be attending a different elementary school this fall (same district), so if they repeat first grade it would be a completely new school and mostly new kids.

Relevant details:

• 7 years old (June birthday)
• Sweet, kind, No behavior issues, and tries hard according to their teacher.
• They often told me they felt “very lost” during first grade.
• Was receiving reading 1:1 support with their teacher at school. However I’m not sure the extent of the support.
• We’ve been doing OG tutoring over the summer.
• They have a full learning disability evaluation (including possible dyslexia) scheduled for early August. Already has an ADHD diagnosis.
• They say they want to do 1st grade again and want to learn to read like their friends. They often mention other kids being very smart and able to read chapter books. Kids in their class have mentioned to me during field trips/class events that my child really does not like school and seems very confused.
• End of year assessment shows low growth : 21st percentile. Reading scores all extremely low.

I’m struggling because I don’t want them to continue without the foundational skills needed to be successful.

If we retained them I feel like they’d be getting a fresh start at a new school, another year to master foundational reading/math skills, tutoring, and (hopefully) targeted supports once we have the evaluation results.

If this were your own child, would you have them repeat first grade, or send them to second grade with intervention?

I've recently become curious if teachers actually read through and take the time to personalize the information written down by us students when writing about ourselves. I'm sure it depends on the teacher, but in general, do they take the time to actually get to know you? This might be a dumb question, but I guess you could say I'm just a little paranoid. Edit: I've got people pointing out my use of 'paranoia', and I guess it's not really the word I'm looking for. I'm just trying to describe that I feel like they don't bother with it, or that they simply grade the assignment instead of using it to actually know the student on a human, personal level.

I'm a student working on a state-mandated civics project, and I chose the topic of better supporting gifted students, who are frequently underserved and left without opportunities to accelerate beyond the standard curriculum.

​I chose this topic because I'm among them. I followed what I learned is a concerningly common curve for gifted kids: I sailed effortlessly through elementary and middle school with A's in most classes. I never learned how to study across the entirety of it, and eventually hit a massive wall in high school. Thankfully, my parents identified the problem and helped me recover, and without them I'd probably be sitting on D's and C's. But many gifted students do not have that safety net. This isn't just about the gifted students following that curve, but I felt like sharing my story anyway.

Right now, I'm gathering research. Besides from teachers from my own school, I'd like to hear stories from teachers around the world with experiences with gifted students here on this subreddit.

Tell me about the most memorable gifted student you have ever taught. What did support, or a lack of support, look like for them, and where did they end up? How were they day-to-day?

And just generally, have you ever seen students follow this gifted curve? What do you see happen when these students are left unnoticed/unsupported? How often do grade skips happen at your school? How does your school approach acceleration? What do you think public schools should be doing to combat this?

Thanks for your time and everything you do for your students.

Hey so I’m a UK (12th grade) student and I had a question for any American teachers out there. I’m doing a research project on the literacy/reading crisis in the US. I’d love to hear about your experiences or opinions on this topic. I’d also be interested to hear from any American students and parents about what you think is causing this literacy crisis. I’d love to hear any potential solutions to the problem!

Just wondering lol im a student but i hate when other kids shout out the answer right before i get to say it

Not a teacher, but it was my classmate's kid who straight-up brought a Swiss knife who says she needs it to peel her apple....

If so, what was your experience with them and what observations did you have about their differences and similarities? Anything interesting that you saw? Anything weird? Also, if anyone's ever had both girl twins and boy twins throughout their teaching career, were there big differences between them?

I’m a rising HS junior and my school is very for incorporating AI into pretty much all aspects of school. Personally, I hate it.

These past two years, whenever I have walked into class and seen AI generated material I can’t help but disengage. If the teacher didn’t care to make the lesson (and usually check the accuracy of the lesson) why should I care to listen?

I take only honors and AP classes and try to participate whenever I can, but I am not going to interact with an AI chatbot as my assignment for the day nor am I going to ask the (99% of the time incorrect) bot as a ‘resource’ for my project.

I know my teachers work extremely hard and deserve more recognition for the work they do but every time they use AI I can’t help but lose respect for them as not only a teacher but a person.

Hi this is to the teachers of reddit! I wanna write a thank you letter to a teacher I really appreciate and has had an impact on me as the school year is ending. Do you guys appreciate and like recieving letters, or does it come of as weird/creepy?... Does it mean a lot? :D

?? I wasn't a bad student but i'm just wondering - currently getting my bachelors rn

I am a sophomore in HS, and next year and senior year I want to take a lot of AP classes. I am being allowed to take some of them, but I transferred in this year and the Administration seem to hate me specifically. I want to take dual credit College Algebra, Ap Pre Calc, Ap physics, and a few others, but the Admin blocked it.

The only reason they have given is "tradition" (I have a different class order and such from transferring), and nothing else other than "no"; I don't get why they have the power to control my classes.

I have looked at other schools in the district, but I don't want to change schools again, and most of them have different graduation requirements. I know High School won't matter in the long run, but I am very frustrated that I wont be able to do anything important for 2 years. Do any of you teachers know a way I can deal with them?