A Teacher's Harsh Critique of Efficiency Still Baffles This Former Student
A viral social media post features a user sharing a memorable insult from their school days. The individual recounts how a teacher labeled them as "lazy" for completing assignments quickly to enjoy free time. Reflecting on the experience three decades later, the user expresses continued confusion over why their efficiency was perceived negatively by the educator. The post highlights the often-subjective nature of academic feedback and how early experiences with authority figures can leave a lasting impression on students long after they have left the classroom.
My father used to photograph events, and many of those had politicians showing up. As a kid i accompanied him to some city even which had a prominent green politician. While my dad was taking her picture she asked if she was looking good and my dad said “well, you got a face like
Not an insult but some sort of compliment, I guess. 2 people were talking about me in in rehab facility and I overheard them by accident. They said he may be on some sort of spectrum but don't rule him out, he's smarter then everyone may believe he is.
It wasn’t an insult, it was feedback on your performance. He tried to make you see you could accomplish or learn more if you wanted to. To make yourself better than just the lowest bar that you can find. But here he is, 3 decades later and still not understanding.
Well, it may depend on how well you finish your work. because if something you do is well enough, teacher will not busy themself asking you a thing. Because if you did actually always get the job done quite well, you actually make their job easier.
10th grade teacher told me I have a “disruptive aura” that made other kids act up. My presence, even when quietly sitting, caused other kids to misbehave. Still a little salty about that because wtf
the possible reasons 1. "quickly" = "mediocre quality"... she expected you to do better given your ability 2. or that you could be doing other things after your mandatory work to further your development, but you chose not to... after all, at the time, you're a "student", not a d
I girl told me I was the type of guy to own a Poodle Im still not sure how to interpret this.
I went from pre-k to 12th grade and never got in trouble once. Except in 3rd grade, I was written up and sent to the principals office constantly and I have no idea why. I was the only white kid is my best guess. Couldn't do anything right in that class. Fuck that teacher.
My recruit platoon sergeant,after I’d fucked up again,”That’s ok,Mc,we have contingency plans for your type.” It hurt.
Group roast: at the end of the course, the teacher was giving each of us a bit of a critique. She said to me, "You think you're good just because you're better than the rest..."