Anyone who was lucky enough to have supportive teachers growing up knows what a positive long-term impact they have on your life. But the opposite is true of bad teachers — the derisive and nasty offhand comments they make can stay with you well into adulthood.
So I asked the BuzzFeed Community: "Do you remember a terrible thing your teacher said to you or a classmate that STILL haunts you to this day?" The response from older generations alone was absolutely overwhelming — and horrifying. Here are some of their replies.
Content warning: mentions of harassment, racism, sexism, sexual harassment, body shaming, religious discrimination, and physical/verbal abuse
1. "On my second day of school ever, the boy sitting in front of me stuck his tongue out at the teacher, and she smacked him hard across his face! I’m in my late 60s now, but I remember it like yesterday."
2. "When I was a nine-year-old girl in fourth grade, I had to read something out loud at my desk. After I finished, my male teacher said 'your voice is so sexy' to the whole class. I put my head on my desk and started crying. I can’t remember what the rest of the class did, as I was too mortified to notice. That was 40 years ago, and I can still remember it clear as day. Pretty sure nobody would get away with that today."
