19 Teachers Whose Failures Are A Hilarious Lesson

Being a teacher is very difficult today. And being a good teacher is even harder. Teachers get a lot of flak from people based on the amount of vacation they get, the idea that they’re just glorified babysitters, or the fact that they have an awesome pension and benefits program. What people fail to recognize when they say these things is that teaching is a job that carries a lot of weight and responsibility. Not only are these people responsible for educating and shaping the minds of the next generation (i.e. the one that will choose our ‘retirement’ homes) but they’re also tasked with doing so in the face of all kinds of external factors they themselves cannot control. Do their students have mental issues (diagnosed or otherwise) that might require special care? Do their kids come from rough backgrounds or hostile home environments, à la The Breakfast Club’s John Bender? Are they doing enough to cater to each individual student? Are they keeping the kids engaged? Are they really teaching them anything useful? Are they preparing them for their future? The list goes on and on. Like I said, it’s difficult to be a good teacher. It’s also tragically easy to be a bad teacher. The funny thing is that, much like Captain Jack Sparrow’s genius often looks like madness, being a good teacher and being a very bad teacher, more often than not, threaten to coincide. 

Good or bad, teacher, student or parent, here are a few examples on the teacher quality spectrum that everyone will enjoy!

1. “Calm Down, Mr. Johnson, You’re Being Very Un-Dude!”

Seriously though, I’d go ape if someone stole my Dude too!

2. “This Is Absolutely UnbeLEAFable!

Honestly, what a rubBUSH substitute! I may have to BRANCH out, and choose another class. Maybe something in the STEM fields…okay, I’m done.

3. The Dark Side Of HDMI

A teacher not realizing that everything they do is projected onto the screen is like the most horrible extension of the “how do I full-screen this” problem they all seem to have!

4. Is Your Name Mr. Umbrella, ‘Cause You Shady!

Fed up with overly demanding students, one teacher decided to use their creative writing degree for evil!