Teachers - xoJane

It Happened To Me: I Had A Sexual Relationship With My Teacher And Then He Became My Legal Guardian

Anonymous — Fri, 17 May 2013 10:00:00 -0400

All we needed was my dad’s permission and a bunch of paperwork, and I could be on his health insurance, live with him senior year, and most importantly, cut down on or completely eliminate contact with my dad.

My Kid’s Teachers Left A Scathing Bitchfest About 3 Kindergartners On My Voicemail By Accident

Anonymom — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 15:30:00 -0500

I mean it’s one thing to imagine someone harboring ill sentiments towards your child. But to actually hear those thoughts expressed with such clarity and vehemence?

My First Grade Teacher Got Fired For Being Gay And In Kentucky That's Totally Legal

Maggie — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 11:30:00 -0500

Several years ago, Mr. McCaffery left my elementary school to start working at a daycare in Ashland, Kentucky. Last year, he was harassed at work and eventually fired for being gay.

It Happened to Me: I Dropped out of High School, Then Became a High School Teacher

IHTM CONTESTANT — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 16:02:04 -0500

When I was 15, I dropped out of high school. That time is a blur of sadness, of prayers for change, for mercy from a God I thought was punishing me for something I did not understand.

It Happened To Me Contest Entry: I Taught In A Men's Prison

IHTM CONTESTANT — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 10:30:00 -0500

I was single and not unattractive, so I kept my long red hair in a permanent bun with a sharp pencil stuck in the side. I never wore makeup and purchased a realistic wedding ring.

My 6th Grade Science Teacher Hated My Guts -- Study Shows Yours Probably Did, Too

Rebecca — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 11:30:00 -0500

Mr. Miller didn’t like me. I’d raise my hand and he’d roll his eyes. I’d write out homework on the board and he heckled me in a way only the 12-year-olds in the room could appreciate.

It Happened To Me: I Came Out to My Highschool Teacher, Then I Slept With Her.

Anonymous — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 12:30:00 -0500

It was like the clouds parted and delivered directly to me my own personal dykey softball coach angel to help guide my misguided ass through all the pain and confusion and awfulness of being young and gay.

The Joys and Sorrows of Being a Fat Foreign Girl in China

Elisabeth Harker — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 09:00:00 -0400

"Fat” was the third or fourth word I learned in Chinese, somewhere after “hello,” “thank you” and “I don’t understand.”

It Happened to Me: I Was in Special Ed

Lachrista Greco — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 11:00:48 -0400

I was placed in Special Ed, because that’s what people do with you when they can’t figure you out.

It Happened to Me: I Bullied My 8th Grade English Teacher...Once

Anonymous — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 11:00:00 -0400

As a kid, I wouldn’t have DARED to ever speak to an adult that way. Except for that one time.

It Happened to Me: I (Almost) Had an Affair with My Teacher

Anonymous — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 13:00:48 -0400

it just seemed like I had a schoolgirl crush, until I found myself drunk in his house, wondering what would happen if his wife came home early,

It Happened to Me: I Was In The "Rubber Room"

Melissa — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 13:00:16 -0400

What happens to "bad teachers?" After the New York Post made my sex work past front-page news, I spent 30 weeks finding out.

Ask Laia: I'm A High School Teacher, What Do I Wear To Keep Kids From F**ing With Me?

Laia — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 16:00:13 -0400

The whole thing immediately gave me flashbacks to one "Dangerous Minds," the most epic movie about kids that are crazy and teachers who are boss