Tracking the trials, triumphs, and trends shaping student life in a very online world.
‘No way you just asked me how to make a card’: Teacher says 10th grader couldn’t figure out how to fold paper
‘I realized those lights weren’t going to turn on.’
On Nov 29, 2023 by Brooke Sjoberg
‘They would be making up symbols’: Music teacher says her 8th graders don’t know the alphabet
‘I’m trying to fathom HOW it could possibly be this bad.’
On Nov 1, 2023 by Tiffanie Drayton
‘The way my jaw dropped’: Microsoft Word autocorrects ‘gunman’ because it’s more ‘inclusive.’ It backfires
‘Microsoft Word keeping me a feminist.’
On Oct 31, 2023 by Braden Bjella
‘I’ve never gotten gaslit by so many children’: Former elementary school teacher says vaping, safety issues were common, administration did nothing
‘You do not understand what goes on behind closed doors.’
On Oct 5, 2023 by Braden Bjella
‘The future is very much in questionable hands’: 7th-grade teacher says students don’t know how to read or write
‘I have kids constantly asking me, ‘How do I spell ‘window’?”
On Sep 25, 2023 by Braden Bjella
‘We are the real victims here’: Private university sends ‘angry’ email after school drops in rank
‘I hope you keep us in your prayers.’
On Sep 19, 2023 by Tricia Crimmins
‘Her carbon footprint must be crazy’: College student says she flies from New York to Chicago every week for class
‘What are the circumstances that would force you to do this.’
On Aug 31, 2023 by Stacy Fernandez
‘Not even a pair of underwear to my name now’: Student says her housing ‘mistakenly’ threw away her stuff when she left for a week
‘This is so wrong.’
On Jun 15, 2023 by Tiffanie Drayton
‘Forgot to take PTO’: New hire has to work on her phone during her college graduation ceremony
‘Got a check, a degree and saved a PTO day all in one day.’
On May 24, 2023 by Eric Webb
‘Most days you only get $5-$10 for full service’: Woman says cosmetology school is a scam after having to work 5 to 8 hours for free
‘Worst investment in myself I EVER made.’
On May 6, 2023 by Jack Alban
‘Not me doing this for the past 2ish months’: Retail worker uses store touchscreen to do her homework
‘It looks like I’m just tapping at the register screen.
On Mar 22, 2023 by Stacy Fernandez
‘Y’all better start working out and eating healthy’: Woman films nursing students online shopping during lecture
‘Totally justifiable when all they do is read off the slides.’
On Mar 13, 2023 by Brooke Park
‘I know you’re limited, but you still have to try’: Wheelchair user says her gym teacher failed her because she didn’t do push-ups or squats
‘I’d just submit a picture of me in a wheelchair.’
On Mar 4, 2023 by Vladimir Supica
‘I had to do mine in my bathroom cus it’s the only mirror in the house’: Student shares the lengths she goes to in order to take online proctored exams
‘I once did a proctored exam with my friend under my desk to give me the answers.’
On Feb 24, 2023 by Braden Bjella
‘I guess I’ll enroll in a payment plan’: Student says university threatened to withhold her diploma if she didn’t pay her balance of 1 cent
‘Make sure to ask them to mail you a receipt.’
On Feb 20, 2023 by Vladimir Supica
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