Brian, Personal Trainer, UK: One of my clients had struggled with her weight for years and had tried every diet and workout plan out there with little success. However, with my help, she was able to develop a sustainable workout routine and healthy eating habits. After several months of hard

Leah, Yoga, UK: A man who had been dealing with anxiety and depression for years began attending my class recommended by his therapist. At first, he was sceptical, but he found that the mindfulness practices and physical movements helped him feel more present and grounded. He began to experience more

Michael, English, USA: During a session, a student's dog kept jumping up on the table and trying to eat my pen. The student kept apologizing and trying to shoo the dog away, but I thought it was hilarious and ended up playing with the dog for a few minutes before

Andrew, Maths, UK: One time, in the first class after lunch, a small bird flew into the classroom and started to fly around, causing chaos and laughter among the students. I managed to catch the bird and release it outside, but not before everyone in the classroom had taken a

Thomas, English, USA: I went to the barber last week and a former student had the pleasure of cutting my hair and giving me a shave. He reminded me about a time I put him in detention, and he then kept making jokes about Sweeney Todd while holding the straight

David, Science, UK: In a lab class, I was conducting an experiment involving dry ice. One of the students accidentally spilled some of the dry ice on the floor, causing it to make a loud noise and create a large cloud of smoke. I had been talking to the class

Annabel, Primary Teacher, UK: One day, I came into my classroom to find one of my students had set up a small speaker and was playing music quietly in the corner of the room. The student had become the "classroom DJ," and soon everyone was tapping their feet and singing

Priscilla, Economics, UK: I was talking about inflation with my A-Level students, so I googled ‘cost of coke in 2019’ to prove a point. It did not go well and I will use a different drink as an example in future!

Susan, English, USA: A student messaged me on Teams saying they were struggling with the class assignment. I asked her to ‘send me a photo’ and I’d help her out. She sent me a selfie in response. Having to write ‘of the work’ in response has given me a

Joseph, Maths, UK: During lockdown, I was tutoring a group on Teams and one student fell asleep. How do I know? With her camera and mic off, I asked her to answer a question. No response. I sent her a direct message. No response. I carried on the lesson and

David, Science, UK: "Was teaching about fatty acids and a student shouted out that the language was body-shaming. Always makes me chuckle on a bad day."

Julie, English, UK: "We were watching Of Mice and Men’s film adaptation and at the end of the film, when George shoots Lenny, the whole class went silent from shock. A moment later, while I went to turn the film off and the lights back on, two troublemakers looked

Ariana, Science, USA: "I have been teaching science for over 25 years. I had a new student join us in the middle of the school year about 20 years ago. I sat him next to the nicest girl in my classroom so he would have someone to help him adapt