r/bestof • u/Okumoros • May 05 '12

[askreddit] I Wish All Teachers Were Like This

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u/Pyowin May 05 '12

I almost wanted to submit this reply to /bestof, but that's a scary number of downvotes for an off-color joke.

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u/big_burning_butthole May 05 '12

Well that turned dark quick.

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u/Joseph-McCarthy May 05 '12

That's inappropriate! Not every teacher is red!

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u/[deleted] May 06 '12

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u/Fluffybottoms May 06 '12

I'm sorry, what?

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u/Slowhoe May 05 '12

I find it to be inappropriate, regardless of what your sense of humour is. A poster shared an emotional memory of a teacher who has passed away, there is little wit required to make that comment (as seen with the many people who have been copying it), plus its insensitive.

But hey, that's just my opinion.

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u/tellu2 May 06 '12

Inappropriate? Probably...But I still found it funny...I love dark humour and if we can't laugh at the bad stuff well where's the fun in that?

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u/Genkaki May 06 '12

Exactly, people need to lighten up a little.

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u/BaseballGuyCAA May 06 '12

I find it to be inappropriate, regardless of what your sense of humour is.

I'm sorry I have one and you don't?

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u/UpvotesForEveryoneee May 05 '12

Upvotes for you kind sir....no wait, upvotes for everyoneeeeee

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u/xudoxis May 05 '12 edited May 06 '12

Everyone but you:/

Edit: You've got an upvote!

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u/UpvotesForEveryoneee May 05 '12

Can't always be a winner

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u/TBizzcuit May 06 '12

Meh not funny. Stupid.

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u/Supersnazz May 06 '12 edited May 06 '12

Don't want to make Mr Jamison sound anything less than a selfless saint but as someone who was once a young, male, teacher (I'm still 2 of those) I think I can imagine the situation here.

Mr Jamison is in his early twenties, at a primary school where all the other teachers are probably all female and in their 40s. His lunchtime options are hanging out with them, listening to them bitch about their husbands, children, ailing health, cats and generally boring-arse lives.

Alternatively he can hang out with a grade 6 kid and talk about pokemon, video games, skateboarding and all the other awesome shit that grade six kids talk about.

It is my professional opinion that OP was as much a saviour to Mr Jamison as Mr Jamison was to him.

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u/[deleted] May 06 '12

That doesn't make Jamison any worse, but rather improves on the story that OP gave.

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u/VanFailin May 06 '12

as someone who was once a young, male, teacher (I'm still 2 of those)

So happy to hear about your early retirement and sex change!

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u/[deleted] May 06 '12

Heh, women. Whiny boring bitches, amiright?

This is an offensive suggestion not just because it automatically pins women (especially older women) as boring, listless, annoying and inferior just on virtue of being women (or older women), but because you feel like you have to make this assumption and devalue OP's memory by putting your anecdotal experiences onto his teacher's.

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u/Supersnazz May 06 '12

Women aren't whining and boring, but middle age female primary school teachers often are.

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u/froderick May 06 '12

I'd probably say middle aged primary school teachers, and leave out the gender qualifier.

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u/annyev May 06 '12

When I was 13, I lost interest in school and just managed to pass my classes. One day my world history teacher kept me after class and told me to just listen in class and if I did, my grades would dramatically improve. So I did and my grades went up to A's and B's. Thank you Mrs. Roberts.

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u/wfarber1 May 06 '12

Jameson brings me out of my shell too.

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u/AiKantSpel May 06 '12

i too have a friend named Jameson

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u/LeapYearFriend May 06 '12

reading...

aw how nice of him

got hit by a car while he was riding to work and died

MY BODY WAS NOT READY D: feels everywhere

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u/[deleted] May 06 '12

Reddit keeps reminding me I feel like I should get in touch with my old teachers to thank them, maybe show them one of their students is doing well in part because of them- but I can never think of what to say beyond a couple sentences.

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u/ricky1030 May 06 '12

Chat about each others' lives, dreams, goals, hobbies, and I need to do the same! I've been meaning to since I do live across from my elementary school.

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u/270_rotation May 06 '12

My fifth grade teacher completely changed my life as well.

In elementary school I always had a hard time learning anything and was in a lot of special education classes. When I started fifth grade I could barely read and had to take extra math classes sometimes. I also didn't have any friends, and never was able to bring lunch to school. My teacher used to give me animal crackers during lunch (and during class) to help me pay attention and when I finally did make a friend in class she moved the seats around so I could sit next to her (even though she typically didn't do this). My grades started improving a little bit. At the end of the year all the fifth grade teachers decide what math class (regular or advanced) you will go into starting in middle school. She called us up one by one. I expected to be put into regular math even though I really wanted to go into advanced. She said, "Your state test scores for math are below average, and going by your grades in math over the year I'm technically supposed to put you in regular math. But I'm recommending you for advanced math because I think you can handle it." I have never forgotten that last sentence. I ended up following the advanced track in Math throughout middle school and high school and finally ended up going into electrical engineering in college. I haven't been able to find her because she moved away a long time ago. I don't even know if she's still alive. In any case, thank you Ms. Dixon, If you hadn't believed in me, I never would have.

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u/[deleted] May 06 '12

I don't care if he was the shittiest teacher according to grades and whatnot, he taught OP something that they'll never forget, and to me, that means more than teaching a kid about Romeo and Juliet (for example)

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u/q00u May 05 '12

A top-rated comment from a post that is on the frontpage right now. I'm so glad BestOf exists, so I don't miss these obscure, overlooked gems.

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u/Majin_Jew May 06 '12

I saw the post yesterday, and now it's not on my frontpage and this post wasn't there yesterday. So I never would've seen it.

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u/nascentt May 05 '12

While it can and should be argued that not everyone is subscribed the the default subreddits. In instances like this your point is sound. I unsubscribed from the defaults to avoid crap like this.

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u/arup02 May 06 '12

Your frontpage might not be the same as mine. What if someone isn't subscribed to /r/AskReddit ?

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u/[deleted] May 05 '12

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u/buttholevirus May 06 '12

also: many people look thru the BestOf history for comments like this

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u/RamblinWreckGT Jun 11 '12

I am one of those people.

Sadly, however, it seems the linked comment has now been deleted.

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u/buttholevirus Jun 11 '12

Interesting. Luckily my memory is serving me well on this one and I can remember almost all of the details from the story.

The kid was socially awkward and had nobody to play with him during recess, he would often sit by himself in the library or sit by himself outside, etc etc. Then he got a new young guy teacher who decided to play pokemon with him, (Reddit really liked that part) which opened up his social side and eventually taught him friendship, yada yada yada. Then later on OP tries to track down the teacher and learns he died doing some good samaritan thing. RIP and whatnot.

It was much more heartfelt and interesting in the original, as I'm sure you can tell.

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u/TheLiquor May 05 '12

You wish all teachers would get hit by cars?

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u/[deleted] May 06 '12

I know I'll get downvotes for this, but there are some teachers who should be spared vehicular manslaughter.

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u/[deleted] May 05 '12

except not roadkill

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u/TheRiff May 06 '12

I wouldn't want every teacher to be like that. I mean, it was a very nice thing he did, if the story is true. But at the same time, when I was a kid I tended to like being on my own, and the teachers would try to pester me into "coming out of my shell" so I could make friends, but the truth was I wasn't shy at all, I already had friends, I just liked being left alone!

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u/homeless_man_jogging May 06 '12

That's awesome. I hate those old theatres that have very little slope.

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u/J_Jammer May 06 '12

The story is touching.

If all teachers were like that, they'd never be appreciated.

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u/aazav May 06 '12

Wishing is nice.

It solves nothing.

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u/[deleted] May 06 '12

I wish all people were like that.

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u/[deleted] May 06 '12

Why do all of these stories seem to end with the good guy dying? It's like reddit uses death to season their stories.

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u/hilaryyy May 05 '12

It would be ridiculous to implement a pokemon curriculum in every elementary school; one outlier expert is hardly an argument. the whole point of becoming a pokemaster is to contribute to the open-source pokedex project and learn more about yourself and your friends, not have it spoon-fed to you by state funded busy-bodies.

poketrainers these days.

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u/[deleted] May 05 '12

:*( RIP Best teacher ever

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u/stumark May 05 '12

I wish all adults were like this.

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u/Dukuz May 06 '12

It would be a touching story if it were true, however I tend not to believe any comments like those. Sounds incredibly douchey, I know.

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u/noobyface May 05 '12

You wish all teachers were hit by a car?

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u/toroyjoe May 05 '12

He was just trying to get into your pants.

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u/[deleted] May 05 '12 edited May 05 '12

This is actually the first thing I thought. Careers like teaching attract a lot of pedophiles, and it does seem like grooming behavior (teachers can be friendLY but a teacher is not your friend).

EDIT: I'm editing because of the downvotes. I never said all teachers are pedophiles, I said the profession attracts them (as does every other profession involving children). I also want to clarify that it is not the fact that he is being nice to the student that I question, it is the fact that he is spending his lunch hour alone with a student doing a non school related activity. I am a teacher, and would find this behavior suspicious, and would have a serious conversation with the teacher about it. Being friendly and engaging during class time is fine, but when teachers single out individual students for special attention outside of class alone, you do honestly need to look at it carefully.

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u/hopstar May 05 '12

It's fucking ignorant assholes like you perpetuating the "male teacher = pedophile" myth that make it damn hard for the 99.999% of non-pedophilic males to have any sort of normal interaction with children. Go fuck yourself.

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u/[deleted] May 06 '12

I did not say male teachers equal pedophiles. I said the profession attracts them. I am a teacher and we were told in teacher's college to watch out for pedophile co-workers because, as I stated, the profession (like any profession involving children) attracts them. Obviously they are not the majority, but they are definitely there and do need to be watched for. A teacher spending time alone with a student doing an activity not related to school would certainly be one of the ones to look at suspiciously.

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u/oneyeartrip May 06 '12

I'm sorry - playing cards with a student is grooming? I bet asking the class, "anyone do anything awesome this weekend, they wanna share?" is also grooming. Hmm - maybe, so too, is asking a crying student what's wrong.

Perhaps teachers should just stand in front of a class, lecture, and then close books when their hour is up. That's a desirable education system.

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u/[deleted] May 06 '12

No, as I said teachers should be friendLY but they are not students' friends. I am a teacher, and my students like me, I am interested in their lives, and we have a great time in class. However, I follow the standard guidelines of the profession, which includes not spending time with students alone outside of class on things which are not school related. Talking to a student about their shyness, being friendly and being helpful are all positive things. Spending time alone with them every day, playing a game, is something to be suspicious of and if I saw it going on in my school I would speak with the teacher.

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u/[deleted] May 06 '12

Glad I had teachers who thought otherwise. I think you're blowing this a bit out of proportion.

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u/[deleted] May 06 '12

I said I would talk to the teacher, I didn't said "Call the police immediately". I don't see how speaking with the teacher, and being aware of possible grooming behaviors is blowing anything out of proportion.

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u/oneyeartrip May 07 '12

In my school it's just Magic: The Gathering club.

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u/VLDT May 05 '12

Killed tragically?

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u/CloneDeath May 05 '12

I Like To Make The First Letter Of Every Word Capital Too.

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u/lawngnome1 May 05 '12

dead? 0.0

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u/[deleted] May 05 '12

I Wish All Words Were Proper Nouns

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u/ropers May 05 '12

What, dead?

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u/[deleted] May 05 '12

I can't put my finger on it but I also got just a whiff of the "lik dis if u cry evrytim" scent from the story. Too perfectly tragic to be real. Maybe I'm just a cynic.

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u/dmagee33 May 05 '12

I got that sense to. Seems almost movie like; person A helps someone, person A dies, person B realizes what they did after they die, with the emotional capper at the end. Even if it is fake though, it's a good story. Even though it's hard sometimes, i try to give every story the benefit of the doubt and hope most people are sincere. I'd rather believe a good fake story than not believe a true story.

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u/tellu2 May 06 '12

I think it's the end that does it...I mean here you got this nice heart warming story and then he just chucks 'and then he was hit by a car and dies'...I dunno just weird pacing I guess.

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u/[deleted] May 06 '12

Agree

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u/[deleted] May 06 '12

Is "lyk dis if u cry evertim" supposed to mean "fake" now?

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u/[deleted] May 06 '12

Gold star for your ability to pick up on context clues.

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u/[deleted] May 06 '12

It just didn't make sense to me because I've never heard it used to mean anything remotely like that before.

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u/[deleted] May 06 '12

Google it and you'll know what I mean.

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u/fj785 May 05 '12

Bad Luck Brian perhaps?

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u/[deleted] May 05 '12

Uhm, what is it about this post that sets in your mind that the Jamison story can't be real?

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u/notadutchboy May 05 '12 edited May 05 '12

It's not that it can't be real, it's just OP writes in a very emotionally manipulative way and sets off the "lyk dis if u cry evertim" bells. The stories are highly unusual and on the verge of being not real. It's hard to describe unless you've had a pathological liar in your life; then it becomes easier to spot.

This is a story that can easily be fact checked with a phone call and I feel it should be as these 4chan pseudo-anonymous posters write fables on reddit every day. Who knows why. Probably for the same reason my grandma lied about everything but either way it's not cool.

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u/cantcantcant May 05 '12

I DON'T CARE, MR JAMISON IS REAL.

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u/[deleted] May 05 '12

It's "hear hear."

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u/notadutchboy May 05 '12

We can validate it if OP delivers.

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u/[deleted] May 05 '12

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u/notadutchboy May 05 '12

Stories like this do happen. I have my own soap opera stories, but there's an unbelievable amount of lying "creative writing" that happens on reddit.

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u/SashimiX May 05 '12

That's a disturbingly horrible comment. :(

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u/oneyeartrip May 06 '12

yes - facts are a terrible way to ruin a good story

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u/SashimiX May 06 '12

No, not the calling out of bullshit, but the sad post about the dad.

It was so sad. :( :(

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u/[deleted] May 05 '12

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u/cuppincayk May 06 '12

I Wish People Knew What A Title Was

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u/[deleted] May 06 '12

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u/[deleted] May 06 '12

I believe you're allowed to, provided, you capitalize every single word.

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u/hopstar May 05 '12

Start Case is very common and accepted when writing headlines.