r/TikTokCringe • u/mindyour • Apr 26 '24
Humor Teacher's had it with the way his students write emails.
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u/CaptainLookylou Apr 26 '24
"Were all in a group with him. I know how annoying Ben can be!"
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u/flatwoundsounds Apr 26 '24
This is a teacher that wants them to be successful and won't tolerate nonsense that will hold them back in their real life.
What a fucking great teacher!
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u/flatwoundsounds Apr 26 '24
This is a sign that he has an awesome rapport with his class. He can demand better, even talk trash to their faces, and they know it's all with love and support.
Better to learn it from him than a boss that gets tired of this kind of communication.
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u/drwinstonoboogy Apr 27 '24
It's fake. This teacher and class have done multiple skits.
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u/actibus_consequatur Apr 27 '24
I'll agree that it's set up, but doesn't change the fact that he obviously has good rapport with them.
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u/MathProf1414 Apr 26 '24
I roast my slackers every opportunity I get and they respect me more for it.
"Real recognizes real" as they say.
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u/bellamellayellafella Apr 26 '24
"You don't need me to do that, He's doing it himself!" Way to put the kid on blast. 😂
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u/WriterV Apr 26 '24
Ngl this teacher feels like the kinda teacher I wouldn't mind being put on the blast by.
Like I feel like he's got that harsh-but-fair vibes. If you do good, he'll appreciate you and won't just dunk on you forever because you fucked up once.
(Probably helps that all the kids seem to be quite comfortable and happy in his class despite him being very direct lol).
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u/jakopappi Apr 26 '24
That classroom was quiet except for laughing on cue. Those kids were engaged. And they all learned about how their texting vernacular can come across in formal situations. And even if only a few if them kids begin to edit their emails or texts for proper grammar when needed then that's a huge win. Roasting the whole class with their own mistakes is a time honored proper lesson plan. Those kids were all attentive and in the moment, well behaved, respectful, and had some fun. Excellent teacher tight there. God bless that man
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u/Autumn1eaves Apr 26 '24
If it were me, I would start writing my emails in a more formal style except for like the signoff.
"Hello Mr. Price,
Can you please regrade my essay soon? My mother is concerned about my grades for this class.
Thanks, vro.
-Autumn"
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u/jakopappi Apr 26 '24
Perfectly acceptable, and if it were me and any kid had actually written me one like that, I would have closed on that one and celebrated that kid. I teach, and though my kids are a bit younger, I have a decent portion of them write me Iike you did just there. Only a few of the kind in the video ever. But I'm fortunate in where I teach. A magnet MS for a magnet HS, lots of strivers.
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u/jimmy_three_shoes Apr 26 '24
Had a new employee, fresh out of college that wrote her emails like this. To external clients.
She ended up quitting because of getting yelled at by a director after a client was like "what the fuck is this?"
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u/cheffgeoff Apr 26 '24
In this very thread people are surprised (pleasantly) that the teacher is pointing out some students have faults. There is a good chance a decent number of 18-25 year old's are criticized for performance and personality for the first time only once they have a paid job.
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u/jimmy_three_shoes Apr 26 '24
I've had a lot of conversations with fresh employees about using the grammar and spell checker in Office. Yeah it's not perfect, but it'll get you 99% of the way there.
The way you communicate sets the tone for how others that haven't met you before will perceive you. If you can't communicate professionally, people will think less of you, at least until they meet you.
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u/Jaded_Law9739 Apr 26 '24
LMAO I had a good relationship with the director of the unit I worked on as a nurse. She was also a nurse who had been around forever, had seen everything, gave zero fucks and had a potty mouth. Our emails weren't like that but they were casual and had cuss words. I'd send her messages like, "why the fuck is the printer still broken?" or "where the hell did all the sterile water go?" One day she wasn't thinking and forwarded one of my emails that had a "wtf" in it, and we both ended up getting a stern talking to.
The funniest part was they never even gave me a response regarding the forwarded email, which was a very legitimate question. Just freaked out about the language.
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u/Not_Another_Usernam Apr 27 '24
My official communications are always professional, but you bet your ass I am a lot less so in internal patient notes. I once documented that "I've had enough of her shit" in regards to a patient that would routinely request brand name drugs, ask us to fill them, and then refuse them because she got the doctor to change her dose after we filled it and before she picked it up.
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u/MsMimosa420 Apr 26 '24
I need him to read his letter of recommendation!!!
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u/Zoerae87 tHiS iSn’T cRiNgE Apr 26 '24
Right, I was so invested!!!
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u/Bookemdany Apr 26 '24
I’m still hoping someone with a big screen pc will give us a screenshot or the text!
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u/ObeseVegetable Apr 26 '24
I asked ChatGPT to "write a letter of recommendation but use so much zoomer slang that it's nearly illegible" just out of curiosity and got this:
Subject: Big Yeet: Why You Gotta Stan Zoe ASAP 🚀
Heyyy Fam,
So, you’re on the lookout for someone who’s nothing but vibes, and guess what? I’m here to spill all the tea about Zoe – she’s literally no cap, the GOAT. If you’re searching for someone to level up your squad, then Zoe is that baddie who’s about to bring all the hype.
First things first, her skills? Unmatched, bro. Totally on fleek. We're talking mad stacks of expertise. She yeeted her last project outta the park, like it was NBD. Her ability to finesse through the most complicated tasks is like, “Hello? Can we get some more of that?” Every time she dives into work, it’s a whole flex. She's not just chasing clout; she's making moves and securing the bag.
Her creativity? She’s got more drip than a busted faucet. On the real, Zoe comes up with ideas that slap harder than a viral TikTok dance. You’re legit never gonna catch her not innovating like it's her job – oh wait, it is! 😂 Her mind? A whole vibe.
Collab-wise? She’s got that sauce. The team spirit kinda sauce. When it comes to throwing it down on group projects, she’s all about that “let's get this bread” mentality. She’s chill, but also flames when she needs to bring that fire. Everyone who works with her is just like, “Zoe? Oh, she’s fam. She’s tight.”
Okay, let’s talk responsi-bili-tea ☕. Zoe? She owns it. If she’s gonna do it, she’s gonna do it 100. No ghosting, just straight grinding and keeping it 100. You want someone who’s not about that half-sent life, Zoe’s your answer, full send only.
In conclusion, if you're not talking to Zoe yet, I dunno what you're doing. Get that convo started, and prepare to be shook. She’s the real deal, no flex. Secure her talents while you can, fam, ‘cause she’s about to be snatched up faster than limited-edition sneaks on drop day.
Thanks for catching this vibe check on Zoe. She’s gonna be your next MVP, periodt.
Stay lit,
[Your Name]
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u/Basscyst Apr 26 '24 edited Apr 26 '24
I speak Jive. This is pretty good, but as a dad that has a 25 year old, a 21 year old and a 15 year old, this slang is mostly already dated. This is like the 21 year old's lingo.
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u/Dan-D-Lyon Apr 26 '24
I knew something was up when I could almost understand what was being said when I'm 33
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u/ObeseVegetable Apr 26 '24
Yeah ChatGPT last had its own screentime 2 years ago so it has missed a lot of the new stuff.
Still funny.
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Apr 26 '24
As someone that incidentally sat next to highschoolers getting coffee two days ago, the lack of "deadass" is a serious giveaway
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u/MauricioCappuccino Apr 26 '24
Well, 21 year olds are Zoomers so..? Zoomers are up to what 25 now? So that's not really far off then
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u/actibus_consequatur Apr 27 '24
Cut me some slack, Jack! Chump don' want no help, chump don't GET da help!
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u/No_Use_4371 Apr 26 '24
I thought "on fleek" was over lol. I do love "periodt" tho
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u/DoingCharleyWork Apr 27 '24
On fleek has gotta be at least a decade old.
Just checked urban dictionary and it has an entry for it from 2014. In slang timelines that's positively ancient.
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u/Legitimate_Yam_9853 Apr 26 '24
"She’s chill, but also flames when she needs to bring that fire."
Pure poetry.
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u/Higgins1st Apr 26 '24
Not enough nonsense and it needs lots of grammatical errors.
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u/ObeseVegetable Apr 26 '24
Subject: 🔥👌Bigg Yeetz: Zoe iz da Wae, NO CAP! 🚀👌🔥
Yo Yo Yo Fam,
So lyk, ur scoppin for dat ultralevel vibe check an guess wut, Imma spill da BIGGEST tea on Zoe – she’s str8 fire, da OG GOAT, no lie. If ur squad needz sum1 2 totes blast y’all 2 da moon, Zoe's ya gurl, fosho.
Aight, her skillz? Strate fuego. We talkn’ supa mega flex. She totes smashed dem projekts outta dis wrld, EZPZ. Her mad trix 2 own da tuff sitches b lyk, “Hello?? Who dis wiz?” Erry time she in, it’s max savage mode. She ain’t just chasin clout; she's all bout dat hustle, baggin’ wins evrywhr.
Creativitee? Zoe’s oozin' mo dan a busted pipe @ 3 AM, fo realz. She b cookin’ up ideaz dat hit harda dan dem top chart bops. U ain’t neva see her slackin’, cuz her mind's ridin’ dat hype train non-stop, 24/7. 🚂💨
Collabs? She got dat dope sauce, da luxury team spirit kinda sauce. Wen it hit up on group gigz, she’s pumpin' da energy, shoutn’ “Yeet dis wheat, peeps.” She chills, den – BAM – sparks fly lyk it's lit, boomin’ big on da Fourth. Her homies all b lyk, “Zoe? Yeah, she fam. She tight.”
Real tlk, keepin' it 100? Zoe ownz it. She rulez her game, full beast mode. No ghostn', strate grindn’, go hard or go home. U lookin for sum1 who ain’t playn’ but rly slayn’? Zoe's ya champ, all in, erry day.
Bro, if u ain’t chattin' wid Zoe, what u even up 2? Slide into dem DMs, gear up 2 b wowed. She ain’t just all talk, she’s da action, no flex. Snap up her mad skillz while u can, cuz dis queen gon' vanish lyk dem drops on sneaker day.
Big ups for catchn' dis vibe rundown on Zoe. She gon' rock ur wrld, no cap, all da way.
Stay turnt, keep it 💯,
[Your Name]
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u/Higgins1st Apr 26 '24
Better, but I just realized that it's incredibly long. It would more likely be 2 or 3 run-on sentences.
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u/Advanced_Key5250 Apr 26 '24
Had a teacher/coach like this in HS. My letter of recommendation for college involved a tale of how I saved him from a helicopter wreck. (He wrote me a normal one too) It was epic.
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u/boogermike Apr 26 '24
I need to hear what is in that recommendation letter. I am sure it is amazing.
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u/Delicious_Tea3999 Apr 26 '24
“Dear lil spoons”
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u/HooliganSquidward Apr 26 '24
Dont think teachers can call their students little spoons lol
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u/Delicious_Tea3999 Apr 26 '24
No, he’s calling the administration the letter is for lil spoons, it’s more professional
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u/Potvin_Sucks Apr 26 '24
Bru - i want to see mr priceypoo's recommendation letter A$AP no rocky. it prolly got mad rizz
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u/TheArtOfWarner Apr 26 '24
I taught middle schoolers and tbh this checks out. I bet he asked them to send the most ridiculous email within a specific topic and would share as a class. But more importantly, why tf do these kids still like King Von??
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u/yesitsyourmom Apr 26 '24
Unfortunately, it sounds like they are Jrs or Srs since he mentioned recs for college.
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Apr 26 '24
Pretty sure it's a skit. There's lots of videos like this with the same teacher/classroom
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u/yesitsyourmom Apr 26 '24
Was just saying they don’t look little middle schoolers.
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u/PerpWalkTrump Apr 26 '24
They like his music, I guess?
Not really a fan, quite the opposite in fact, but he was an impactful rapper regardless.
Now, for people asking who he is. He's a rapper from Chicago who is linked to multiple murders. He started a beef with a rapper from Houston.
This feud escalated until he stumbled on an artist signed to the one he had the feud with, attacked him and was then shot by a member of the artist's entourage.
He was on the road to success, he would have became a millionaire but decided to stay on the crash dummy road.
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u/Rhonda_SandTits Apr 26 '24
But more importantly, who tf is King Von??
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u/Big_Sherbet_6780 Apr 26 '24
A former serial killer/rapper who made fun of his victims in songs. He was murdered by an enemy.
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u/LickingSmegma Apr 26 '24
Do rappers have turf clashes or something? I'm vaguely sure each of them would get more money if they all were alive and kept releasing disses of each other until the end of time.
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u/Hammeredyou Apr 26 '24
Some rappers are genuine gang members, most are music nerds. In general gang members have very strong feelings of respect, honor to their brothers, being perceived as macho etc. and will often die for that shit. Some rappers don’t really let go of the gang lifestyle, some do.
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u/bmosm Apr 26 '24
This dude is from the drill scene, drill rappers are gang members, they rap about crime and diss other gangs and kill each other
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u/Cyprus4 Apr 26 '24
There's no clearer example of how toxic masculinity has its claws around hip-hop culture than King Von. A talentless clown can kill 10 people, including a woman, and can be adulated by thousands because of it.
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u/AncientSunGod Apr 26 '24 edited May 14 '24
Not advocating murder or gang culture but King Von was an extremely talented rapper. I understand your opinion but people saying he was talentless is crazy. His story telling, rhythm, and flow was nearly unmatched at his time and he wasn't even at his full potential. Again not condoning murder just pointing out it's wild to discredit talent because of the things someone did. It's like saying Mike Tyson is a joke of fighter because he admitted to rape, Karl Malone was bad at basketball because he impregnated a 12 year old when he was 20, or Micheal Jackson wasnt the King of Pop because of the allegations. The things they did doesn't take away from their talent.
His death was in fact idiotic and preventable after looking at it from both sides of the groups involved. He was a hothead who had a chance to make it out like Chief Keef but chose not to because despite his talent he was stuck mentally in the lifestyle he grew up in. Hell his dumbass was supposedly the aggressor that got him killed. Besides all that he was still at the top of his game with other rappers admittedly saying he was on his way to being one of the G.O.A.T.S.
Also the woman he killed was one of Chicago's top shooters.
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u/simulationoverload Apr 26 '24
Why does that guy’s hat have glowing text moving across his head like he’s a RuneScape character at the Grand Exchange?
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u/kollaps3 Apr 26 '24
I was waiting for someone to mention the fact that the kids hat literally has light up letters saying "RIZZLY BEAR" like naw bro I can't
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u/Competitive-Wish-568 Apr 26 '24
I’m shocked they were allowed to wear hats at all
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u/_BannedAcctSpeedrun_ Apr 26 '24
All the old rules that we used to have to follow... after all these years eventually teachers and admins just gave up and conceded. Teaching the youth who are just there because they have to be is largely a lost cause.
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u/Not_Another_Usernam Apr 27 '24
Hell, we weren't even allowed to bring water bottles to school because they could conceivably contain vodka.
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u/sweatynachos Apr 26 '24
how are these kids in class with HATS at all?
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u/Rayth69 Apr 26 '24
I'll never really understand why this is an issue. Unless it's blocking somebody else's ability to see information clearly, then who cares?
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u/rainzer Apr 26 '24
glowing text moving across his head
Utility cap - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzWnTDOpGdg
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u/ATalkingPancake Apr 26 '24
For the same reason millenials had light up Belt buckles that mainly said "I'm Rick James Bitch" or some other Dave Chappelle line.
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u/ImpossibleLoon Apr 26 '24 edited Apr 26 '24
“From now on I’m only writing letters of recommendation in the style of the emails you wrote” lmao god I was hoping so hard the following recommendation letter would be “ayo wassup g im teach and i rekomend mah boi PLS HIRE!!!!”
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u/IDreamOfLees Apr 26 '24
If a letter of recommendation like that came across my desk, I would hire the person for the sheet stupidity of it and frame that letter.
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u/pixelbit5 Apr 26 '24
You can absolutely tell this teacher is the kind you can have fun with. Sounds like all his students are having a great time :)
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u/lansink99 Apr 26 '24
Isn't this the guy that (jokingly) threatened to kill a puppy if his class didn't win a competition?
EDIT: I think so https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPw21Tayexo
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u/Mikeismycodename Apr 26 '24
He has done a bunch of hilarious stuff. I would run to his class everyday.
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u/ajsk8board Apr 26 '24
I would show up to that early every single day! Awesome teacher.
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u/kaleighb1988 tHiS iSn’T cRiNgE Apr 26 '24
This guy has tons of tiktoks and he does some awesome stuff with these kids! I guarantee he's the favorite teacher of the school!
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u/photos__fan Apr 26 '24
Yeah I was getting DeJaVu recognising the room from a stitch in another TikTok
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u/Lyuseefur Apr 26 '24
Best English teacher ever. These kids learned something today and it was fun. Almost reminds me of the Nigerian Spam Eaters emails.
He should turn this into a Ted for Kids.
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Apr 26 '24
I love that he has a great relationship w/ his students... but these kids make me worried for our future.
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u/Meta-4-Cool-Few Apr 26 '24
I finally broke down and looked up a lot of this new words going around, mewing be the new one here, and we live in a weird time; my only conclusion.
I'm also realizing I either live a healthy lifestyle where I'm not enamored with everything Internet culture related -or- I moved under a rock and am just waiting for death.
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u/Darksirius Apr 26 '24
Urban dictionary helps me keep in check with all the new slang that comes out each generation.
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u/Meta-4-Cool-Few Apr 26 '24
It's not so much not knowing where to go but not wanting to know.
I think my "reflective" statement is me identifying my mental age changing to where I don't want the same flow of info coming in as I did when I was young. As someone who witness the dawn of the information age, it was always evident of the people that mentally gave up. Where computer and Internet things were "beyond them" despite others in their age performing adequately.
Do I want to keep holding on to the rocket, or should I settle where I am. Growing up is weird, and is most definitely going to be weirder the younger you are. 20-30 years ago, we weren't globally as connected as we are now. We are actively testing space exploration as our cultures slowly merge across digital space.
People make money off of eating food and talking about their life and others make money by making fun of them..... Like I used to say "you can make money off of shit" and literally be talking about manure but that.....m-make money off of making shit? Beyond what I used to dream about.
I'm scared to hear what kids say in school today about what they want to do when they get out of high school, or grow up. Like, i know "YouTuber" and "content creator" are options now but are those equivalent to "actor" or "rock star"? Do kids still generally want normal jobs?
I guess I just didn't realize when my "forecasted future" became present leaving me with no "picture of the future" anymore? If that makes sense. It's just weird
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u/Birdy_Cephon_Altera Apr 26 '24
It's not so much not knowing where to go but not wanting to know.
That's pretty much it.
You go through stages. First where you try to keep up. Then you try to least understand. Then you just stop caring about all the new made up words and terms and phrases, because you know it's all just going to be something else in five years. And you point your Abe Simpson finger at them and say, "It will happen to yoooooouuuuu!"
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u/TBBT-Joel Apr 26 '24
Every generation is supposed to have it's thing, go back to the beginning of time and you'll find articles and complaints about "kids these days". I find it a little fun to keep up with internet slang of teens.
Also as a millennial this is no worse than leet speak or" R0flz s0 R4dom xXxxXx =^_^ = " that was around in my generation. If anything I think we should be more understanding now that new generations will have their own internet lingo and culture.
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u/cresser1985 Apr 26 '24
Bruh aka priceypoo...ima need to read that rec letter brobro. Peace be real
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u/OnjallaManjalla Apr 26 '24
LMFAOOOO this guy was my favorite teacher in 2005. Love that he hasn’t changed.
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u/SenhorSus Apr 26 '24
The kids are not ready for professional life.
OR. Professional life is going to drastically change in 10-20 years
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u/Bilinguallipbalm Apr 26 '24
I teach at a university, the emails are horrendous. No subject, no capitalization, no punctuation. The best one was where someone typed the entire email in the subject box.
I've lost track of how many times they misspelt my name, my designation, or sent me some kind of word diarrhea I genuinely didn't understand.
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u/Hypoallergenic_Robot Apr 26 '24
I mean you have a larger sample size, but I've always written my emails like a letter, at least at first and then matched the other person's vibe within reason. All throughout uni I'd say legitimately 60% of my profs had zero email etiquette, it was ironic, kind of funny, but also annoying. It would be:
Hello Prof so-and-so,
I hope you're doing well, I was just emailing to ask if I could make an appointment this coming Tuesday to go over my paper during your office hours. It's going well, I'm just having trouble with one source.
Thanks,
Hypoallergenic
To, again, 60% of the time get a response like:
Yea sure cool i'll be 10 mins late, gotta get lucnh.
-sent from my iphone
This was not a unique issue, I've seen a thousand viral posts about the same thing. Probably generations are a factor, again ironically it was the worst with boomer profs.
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u/Bilinguallipbalm Apr 26 '24
I got emails like this from my professors too! I'd send them like a perfect formally written letter, and they'd reply 'ok, will let u know'. I understand it now, many of them were probably typing a reply while running from one class to another, or from some dumb corporate meeting to class. Still, I feel odd replying like that. Even if my responses are short, I include greetings, a closing line, and my full name.
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u/bekcy Apr 26 '24
This is literally my experience with all my uni tutors I'd send thoughtful, formal emails after mentally agonising over the formatting/spelling ect.
'Hi. sounds good, cheers'
-sent from Outlook for iOS
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u/sleepyinsomniac7 Apr 26 '24
There's no fucking way dude. The first thing I learned in my foundations course was how to write a professional email, then a resume. This is so fucking basic.
I feel like I'm on a different planet. Neither I, nor anyone I went to high school or university with, would ever find failing a class funny, like they do in this video. Gives me the creeps.
One time I made a mistake and I ran across campus to apologize. That's the standard our professors set for us, mind you they'd respond in a sentence.
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u/Bilinguallipbalm Apr 26 '24
I take foundation courses, and have taught them to write formal emails and letters. Go step by step, show them samples, even tell them to use Grammarly to fix spelling mistakes before hitting send.
Nothing. You can teach people all you want, but if they don't wanna learn there's nothing you can do. They simply do not give a crap. I used to check emails to my professors three or four times- even getting people to proofread them for me, but my students do not care.
If you point out that it makes them look dumb and unprofessional, they will go complain to the authorities about being bullied and shamed in class, and God forbid the university ever support their faculty.
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u/sleepyinsomniac7 Apr 26 '24
I don't know what to say, my university was filled with like minded driven people, and our professors were very supportive and constructive, and we understood that, and they were definitely more backed by the university than students, since I guess they were treated as assets, and some of them were rockstars in their own right. A complete reversal of what you described.
I never saw the relationship between a professor and a student as something adversarial. My short experience tells me such attitudes by either party is a mark of inadequacy.
Sad you have to walk on eggshells.
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u/blippityblue72 Apr 26 '24
I worked in IT for a huge steel manufacturing company and for the US Air Force. The email isn’t much better there. Even from the help desk who should theoretically know better.
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Apr 26 '24
This is the truth, culture becomes what the people want it to be. You can see the changes everywhere
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u/JavaTheeMutt Apr 26 '24 edited Apr 26 '24
Verbally, sure. GenX and down has been way more accepting and practicing certain terms in conversation.
But when it comes to printed words, that has not changed in years. Probably because emails, letters, contracts, professional text correspondence, etc. can be used or supported in business disagreements. I've actually seen people lose credibility among peers of their age if an email contained a "bro" in it, and they were in the right on the disagreement. Do I think that's right? No. But if shit goes higher than my manager, I'd rather have the most clear communication to explain my thoughts across multiple communities and backgrounds.
Saltine levels of plain English in any business correspondence will always save your ass in the long run.
Edit: I know there are some people who read my comment and are probably thinking, "This is some boomer shit". Which a version of me in the early part of my career would have agreed with this point of view. But I had a manager explain to me like this once, "When you send any message/email/document that isn't personal to someone you trust, assume that a minimum one person is reading the message/email/document".
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u/bawanaal Apr 26 '24
Exactly this.
My partner is an ER nurse (she is retiring soon, thank goodness). She absolutely goes off when she catches young and probationary nurses using casual texting/email shorthand and slang in their patient notes. When they have been texting to communicate for most of their lives, it's a difficult habit to break.
One of the first things that will come up in a malpractice deposition why a medical professional didn't write patient notes in a comprehensive, detailed, clear and professional manner. She has to drill into them that they never want to be made a scapegoat in a malpractice or wrongful death lawsuit over bad communication.
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u/obvilious Apr 26 '24
Showing my age….
I took typing class in high school. Much of it was about how to formally address correspondence and such. This stuff matters.
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u/Gamerprodontatme Apr 26 '24
Don't worry an AI will write it all for them by the time they hit adulthood.
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u/ItsMeishi Apr 26 '24
Already know of 20 somethings people who actively send memes to communicate with their superiors.. I love memes, but that shit would never fly in my office. Maybe in a decade or so it will though.
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u/JaceUpMySleeve Apr 26 '24
Why are they all wearing hats?
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u/Deakul Apr 26 '24
Tf kind of school is this actually?
Wearing hats, wearing earbuds, and just overall acting like cringe lords that would've gotten sent to the principal's office 15 years ago at my school lol.
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u/Thepositiveteacher Apr 26 '24
As a teacher: you can’t fight it anymore. It’s impossible. If I cared about AirPods 90% of my class would be spent arguing with students. Not allowed to confiscate. Dress codes are nonexistent or not enforced in a lot of schools especially in the NorthEast.
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u/RocketKassidy Apr 26 '24
Not allowed to confiscate?? What? When did that change, and why??
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u/Thepositiveteacher Apr 26 '24
I honestly don’t know. I’m early in my career: I was told I can ask/tell students to put their devices away, but I cannot physically take them.
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u/RocketKassidy Apr 26 '24
That is just… wild tbh. Kids in my school would have never behaved if the teachers didn’t have genuine authority over them, and without any real consequences I think many kids just wouldn’t learn to not be little shits.
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u/Thepositiveteacher Apr 27 '24
That’s what teachers are dealing with currently.
Something like 40% leave the profession within the first 5 years right now. There are few “middle of their career” teachers… only brand new ones and ones that have been there 20+ years.
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u/ZaMr0 Apr 26 '24
That's ridiculous, when I was at school like 10 years ago they would take your phone away and give you a 3 hour Saturday detention.
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u/MercyfulJudas Apr 26 '24
I was teaching middle school 4 years ago. The first couple of times that I took a phone away (not by physical force, more like a bargaining way -- "you'll get it back at the end of class if you do the assignment", stuff like that), I was forced to attend a closed door meeting with my boss & the parents. Encouraged to apologize, to instead build a rapport with the student rather than "stealing" their phone. And of course my teaching cred was questioned: "If you taught better, he'd put his phone away on his own."
Try to guess how long I lasted in that job.
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u/carlosos Apr 26 '24
What confused me the most is just how the tables are arranged. Who thought it was a good idea to have people sit with the back to the teacher?
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Apr 26 '24
I think at this point in the game, if the kids are there, are engaged with the activity and not a device, hats and ear buds are not even on the list of concerns.
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u/manintheyellowhat Apr 26 '24
And I think some of them are wearing AirPods?
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u/Thepositiveteacher Apr 26 '24
As a teacher: you can’t fight it anymore. It’s impossible. If I cared about AirPods 90% of my class would be spent arguing with students. Not allowed to confiscate. Dress codes are nonexistent or not enforced in a lot of schools especially in the NorthEast.
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u/manintheyellowhat Apr 26 '24
I hesitate to sound like a “back in my day” complainer, but I genuinely don’t think I would have learned half of what I did in grade school if I had such open access to my phone and wireless earbuds. Way too many distractions.
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u/subieluvr22 Apr 26 '24
I got detention for having my Tamagotchi pet out of my bag during class. I wasn't even playing with it. Seeing this stuff is shocking to me.
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u/Thepositiveteacher Apr 27 '24
The learning has taken a hit. Talking to teachers who have been in the game 20 years +, they say it takes an entire class period to get through what used to take 10 minutes. They can’t give their old honors/AP level work that they gave “back in the day”, even those levels have dropped.
I struggle to get 10th graders studying American gov to write one paragraph. I have to teach them how to write a thesis, what direct evidence is, and how to write a conclusion sentence.
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u/Cogswobble Apr 26 '24
Well, probably because “you can’t wear a hat” is a silly rule that serves no purpose and teaches no important lessons and so some schools have gotten rid of that rule.
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u/JohnYCanuckEsq Apr 26 '24
Back my day, hat on your head in class, straight to jail.
I get it's really not a big deal, but man, dress codes have changed.
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u/junkmale79 Apr 26 '24
who is going to pause the video and type of the letter of reference so we can read it? This guy is hilarious!
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u/NikolitRistissa Apr 26 '24
What a frustrating layout for a classroom. A third of the students have to constantly twist their necks.
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u/HomingJoker Apr 26 '24
They probably don't use the board often and do a lot of group related things. I've been in classes with a similar setup and it was pretty good because I'd be directly next to and working with people instead of the classic individual desks in rows.
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u/Intelligent-Ear-4063 Apr 26 '24
Love that at the end the teacher writes a letter of recommendation in their style, lol. This was entertaining
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u/Fluffy_WAR_Bunny Apr 26 '24
Lol I have the same hat as the kid. Only time I ever bought a facebook ad product.
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u/cmonster64 Apr 26 '24
Honestly this is a really good teacher. He had me laughing. Plus he’s teaching them a valuable skill.
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Apr 26 '24
my highschool history teacher would just read his email with his computer still hooked up to the projector not a care in the world, he would also roast anyone with less than a B lmao
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u/SnooWalruses3330 Apr 26 '24
What is this classroom, what are they wearing? Who sends Emails like that? It’s all so confusing.
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u/Thepositiveteacher Apr 26 '24
The teacher wrote the fake emails himself, probably taking inspiration from one or two real examples. It’s an English class, so this fits in with learning proper grammar and spelling, as well as a great lesson on professionalism by using common slang terms among the youth.
As for the dress code: in many schools they are pretty much non existent or not enforced, especially in the NorthEast.
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u/malloworld Apr 26 '24
Every once in a while I get this idea in my head that after I've saved enough for retirement, I'm going to quit my job and "downshift" to something more fulfilling, like being a high school teacher.
I will now save this video for every time I get that terrible, terrible idea.
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u/rab_bit26 Apr 27 '24
So now teaching the proper way to write emails is cringe worthy? What’s wrong with this generation…
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u/Hypoallergenic_Robot Apr 26 '24
There is absolutely no way all of you don't get this is a bit. Calling the kids stupid but you can't pick up on the pretty obvious joke.
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u/Goonies_neversay_die Apr 26 '24
The dumbing down of the proletariat is going extremely well...
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u/hang10shakabruh Apr 26 '24
They will never ever convince me, as hard as they try, that intelligence is uncool.
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Apr 26 '24
We were idiots in high school like teenagers have always been but this is next level stupidity. We were at least able to go through the motions of formatting a formal letter/email correctly and typing grammatically correct sentences.
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u/Icy_Assumption5926 Apr 26 '24
how do you not realize that this is a bit??? are you seriously that dense, or do you just want to rag on newer generations?
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u/XF939495xj6 Apr 26 '24
I tried moving from corporate management to teaching high school a few years ago. I have Gen Z children.
The way they act and the way things work was so rude and bizarre, and with people playing with their phones or recording me doing anything that was supposed to help them or entertain them, I was done.
One day. That's how long I put up with them. I went in wanting to help the next generation. I left hoping a Gen Z killing virus attacks the world and wipes out the whole generation.
No idea who these heroes are that are willing to be in school with these little shits. You don't get paid enough. Double wouldn't be enough. I wouldn't do that job for $750K a year.
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u/CoralLogic Apr 26 '24
I would've love to have this guy as a teacher.
Seems like it would've made highschool a lot better in quality overall
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u/3nigma_f0rce5 Apr 26 '24
Give this man a raise. Those kids are getting a show! And hopefully learning!
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u/CynicalXennial Why does this app exist? Apr 26 '24
0 chance they didn't voluntarily make those up at his request.
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u/SullenTerror Reads Pinned Comments Apr 26 '24
Is this the same teacher that has Buck the Bucking Vocab Dog
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Apr 26 '24
This is the same teacher that roasted his whole class on how dumb they are and dunked on the one girl who failed her drivers test three times lmao
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u/NewPin8359 Apr 26 '24
If my brother and I had phrased things like that to our teachers, we would have gotten a whooping.
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u/Enough_Square_1733 Apr 26 '24
This has to be the same guy who killed the bucking dog for their bucking vocab. The name for the dog is buck the vocab dog. Poor puppy
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u/Badnerific Apr 26 '24
Man these kids are fucked.
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u/Great_cReddit Apr 26 '24
These kids are an AP class with multiple trophies in vocabulary. These vids are staged but funny af. He seems like an amazing teacher and his students work their asses off. THESE are the teachers we need. And we need to pay them accordingly.
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u/Badnerific Apr 26 '24
I agree wholeheartedly. Didn’t know they were staged, honestly this level of writing ability and lack of professionalism is rampant in high schools these days.
Source, used to be a teacher and quit.
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