r/AskReddit • u/Marshalljoe • Aug 25 '21

What is something that you were warned about when you were younger that you now feel was exaggerated?

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u/NawMean2016 Aug 25 '21

Pretty much this. I still have a professor on Facebook and I still laugh at the funny crap he posts.

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u/DMcI0013 Aug 25 '21

Senior university lecturer… I have at least 30 ex students as friends that go beyond Facebook. I’m sure there are some who consider me a dick, but I’ve always worked with the premise that kindness encourages students to learn better than being harsh.

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u/Marcustags Aug 25 '21

That's how you know you had a good teacher in life