Current Events > Teacher under fire for writing 'wtf is this?' on students homework

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When it comes to teachers, they each have their own way of doing things - from lesson planning to disciplining. Their methods for marking work can also vary greatly.

One teacher might use memes to grade papers, while another will love to give out gold stars.

But one employee from Rutherford High School in Panama City, Florida was just brutally honest when it came to marking one of her student's pieces of science homework.

The teacher gave the student no credit and bluntly asked "WTF is this?"

Understandably the student's mother was not impressed by the teacher's use of profanity.

Melinda Smith spoke to local news station WJHG about the incident and branded it "not acceptable".

She said: "Just seeing WTF what is this, you know, basically... it wasn't anything about not getting the credit, it was more so the language about what they're writing to a student, that was very inappropriate and not acceptable for a teacher whatsoever."

The mum has since called for the teacher to be punished for her actions.

She continued: "I think for sure she needs to be reprimanded. I believe that something should be placed in her file."

Coy Pilson, the principal of the school said that the district officials and the school's HR department are investigating the incident and will take the necessary steps to resolve it.

Pilson told Yahoo Lifestyle that the teacher in question, who has not been named, was "distraught" over the incident and accepts it was her "mistake".

He added: "We make mistakes, but we understand that we are called to a high professional standard. And when we make mistakes, we try to correct those mistakes and move forward. "

Full Article: https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/teacher-under-fire-writing-brutal-16234673


The mom is clearly angry, what do you think you would do if you were her?
How would you feel if your child got his report on his homework?

I can't comment on this because sadly I'm old enough that when I was in school, teachers cursed all the time and no one cared. So I'm biased to a fault.
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Wtf is this?
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Depends on what the student submitted.

Its high school. Who cares if wtf is written on a paper. People say worse everywhere.
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That angry mom should spend more of her time making sure her stupid son/daughter is learning the materials than getting upset over a meme that wouldn't even offend third graders at this point.
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Wtf is not swearing. It's a way to pussyfoot around it. It's the same as saying "Dang it!"

Maybe that mom should've made sure her kid did the assignment correctly.
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0/10 i can't even
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cuttin_in_farm posted...

Its high school. Who cares if wtf is written on a paper. People say worse everywhere.

The argument is teachers are supposed to be held to a higher standard than "people"

Same way no one cares if Bob starts ranting about how much he hates immigrants at the bar but if a cop or a doctor or a judge does the same, it becomes problematic
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I'd honestly laugh if I saw that written on my kid's homework

If it was dumb enough to warrant a reaction like that, I'd probably ask them the same thing
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Wtf is this? TC is back from his rightly-given purgatory?!

Also, you can definitely tell it's one of them newer teachers, I have never been given an assignment in that vernacular, ever.
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Sounds like the kid gave no effort or made shit up.

It's high school, wtf isn't that bad.
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UnfairRepresent posted...

The argument is teachers are supposed to be held to a higher standard than "people"

I disagree though.

If your student submits bullshit, the teacher should be able to call it out.
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I'd love to know what was submitted to elicit that response.
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Teachers shouldn't use profanity, but firing one for this is overblown.
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Teachers can't say "what the fiddlesticks is this?" anymore?

Wtf is this?
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Weak
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cuttin_in_farm posted...

UnfairRepresent posted...

The argument is teachers are supposed to be held to a higher standard than "people"

I disagree though.

If your student submits bullshit, the teacher should be able to call it out.

This. School is basically your preparation for the workforce, and if you submit something stupid to your boss he's probably gonna ask you what the fuck is this?
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I would wonder how shit my child's work was to garner that reaction and why they handed in such shoddy work.
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All they should do is tell her not to do it again--- as if she would anyway--- and move on.

Be more concerned that your kid isn't grasping the concept enough to get literally one bit of credit for "work" they turned in to be graded.
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WTF is this? An assignment for ants!?
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If a teacher wrote that on something my kid turned in I would 100% feel like I failed as a parent.
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Idk if it's appropriate, but it is funny.

Like mother like child.
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lol
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Welcome back tc
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Superlinkbro posted...

Wtf is this?

Absolutely no credit.
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That must have been one shitty assignment
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If the assignment was very wtf is this, then the teacher did absolutely nothing wrong.
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cuttin_in_farm posted...

UnfairRepresent posted...

The argument is teachers are supposed to be held to a higher standard than "people"

I disagree though.

If your student submits bullshit, the teacher should be able to call it out.

And if a teacher puts out some bullshit, they should be called out too. It's an unprofessional/stupid mistake the teacher should never have done. If she wanted to say something like that, do NOT put it in writing. Talk to the student after class. That's like education 101 type stuff.

Captain_Qwark posted...

I have thay thought every time I grade papers on at least 1 or 2 submissions.

Writing it out is a tad unprofessional but the parents are being over sensitive

How are they being overly sensitive? The mother accepted that their child isn't getting the credit and they didn't seem to have a problem with it. The issue is the language being used and that the teacher should be reprimanded (not fired). You even admitted it's a tad unprofessional.
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There's nothing wrong with the language. wtf isn't at all bad. Not like the teacher actually wrote out what the fuck. wtf is professional, what the fuck is not.
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Kastrada posted...

cuttin_in_farm posted...

UnfairRepresent posted...

The argument is teachers are supposed to be held to a higher standard than "people"

I disagree though.

If your student submits bullshit, the teacher should be able to call it out.

And if a teacher puts out some bullshit, they should be called out too. It's an unprofessional/stupid mistake the teacher should never have done. If she wanted to say something like that, do NOT put it in writing. Talk to the student after class. That's like education 101 type stuff.

Captain_Qwark posted...

I have thay thought every time I grade papers on at least 1 or 2 submissions.

Writing it out is a tad unprofessional but the parents are being over sensitive

How are they being overly sensitive? The mother accepted that their child isn't getting the credit and they didn't seem to have a problem with it. The issue is the language being used and that the teacher should be reprimanded (not fired). You even admitted it's a tad unprofessional.

Imagine being the parent of this child, and rather than go seeing the teacher, or principal in private to discuss the matter, you contact the local news station, and basically let the whole country know your child is a dumbass.
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This is why parents need to actually check over their kids school work like responsible adults.
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TheDrivingForce posted...

Imagine being the parent of this child, and rather than go seeing the teacher, or principal in private to discuss the matter, you contact the local news station, and basically let the whole country know your child is a dumbass.

There is no proof of who contacted who or what or when first. The article only says that the parent spoke to the news station and that's it. And it didn't say that the parent/school didn't meet in private. So anything other than the facts (student turns in a paper, teacher writes "WTF....", and the mother wants the teacher reprimanded) is not up for discussion.
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Kind of reminds me of this comic


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Kastrada posted...

TheDrivingForce posted...

Imagine being the parent of this child, and rather than go seeing the teacher, or principal in private to discuss the matter, you contact the local news station, and basically let the whole country know your child is a dumbass.

There is no proof of who contacted who or what or when first. The article only says that the parent spoke to the news station and that's it. And it didn't say that the parent/school didn't meet in private. So anything other than the facts (student turns in a paper, teacher writes "WTF....", and the mother wants the teacher reprimanded) is not up for discussion.

Yeah, yeah, sure sure.
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fuzzylittlbunny posted...

Kind of reminds me of this comic

Good God that is very accurate.
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Mistere Man posted...

fuzzylittlbunny posted...

Kind of reminds me of this comic

Good God that is very accurate.

Yeah, my mom is a teacher and she says that she gets complaints about how she has students copy off each other then flunk tests, and the parents bitch at her for their kids' shortcomings.
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So does anyone know what the student submitted?
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Strider102 posted...

This is why parents need to actually check over their kids school work like responsible adults.

Lol that won't happen
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Wtf the fuck
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I don't think I'd be mad about it like this mom was, but it is very unprofessional, sets a bad standard, and would make me have less faith in the person responsible for my child's education
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fuzzylittlbunny posted...

Kind of reminds me of this comic

Wrf is this?
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The real tragedy is that the mom named her kid (this is just here to make a spoiler bar).
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eston posted...

I don't think I'd be mad about it like this mom was, but it is very unprofessional, sets a bad standard, and would make me have less faith in the person responsible for my child's education

You sound mad
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fuzzylittlbunny posted...

Kind of reminds me of this comic

yeah, the problem is that "Problem?" is in Papyrus for some reason
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You guys know the stress of being a teacher in some classes and then having to read literal gibberish from the little mutants until you just can't take it anymore and you have a human moment.
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The Admiral posted...

That angry mom should spend more of her time making sure her stupid son/daughter is learning the materials than getting upset over a meme that wouldn't even offend third graders at this point.

Oh wow. An Admiral post I agree with 100%.

It's an acronym. It doesn't matter if the F stands for fuck. If the teacher didn't actually write out the word "fuck," it's not profanity. Either fake outrage or stupid misplaced outrage on the part of the parent.

Also, I can't tell from the pic what the duck the student even submitted so the teacher's statement seems like a normal reaction >_>
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I mean it isn't the most professional but it hardly seems like something to be fired over.

I also like how we don't get to see the actual work performed. I'm guessing because it would quickly turn sympathies back to the teacher.
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