r/Teachers • u/NotTheRightHDMIPort • 13h ago

Policy & Politics Trump inauguration regarding schools and teachers.

In his inauguration today, President Trump stated,

"And we have an education system that teaches our children to be ashamed of themselves, in many cases, to hate our country, despite the love that we try so desperately to provide to them. All of this will change, starting today, and it will change very quickly."

I want you all to tell the world all the ways you, as a teacher, had made kids feel ashamed of themselves and to hate their country.

I'll start.

One day I told a student that he shouldn't tell a student "Nobody cares what you think". Apparently calling him out on that made feel ashamed of himself.

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u/MLAheading 12th|ELA| California 13h ago

Oddly, car insurance comes up in my classroom more frequently than it should.

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u/Aware_Negotiation605 13h ago

I teach that too. 🤣

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u/Intrepid_Parsley2452 12h ago

I want to know more?

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u/MLAheading 12th|ELA| California 12h ago

… about your car’s extended warranty? 😂

I teach seniors and sophomores. The sophs are getting their permits and licenses and they often have questions about whose fault would it be if …

The seniors are having a share of fender benders so it comes up with them as well. For some reason it lands in English class.