Teachers' anecdotes
We'd like to hear your teaching anecdotes! We're looking for funny stories, horror stories, disaster stories, happy stories, sad stories - share your memorable classroom moments with the onestopenglish community here.
To send your anecdote, write to the web editor. Any entry we publish will receive a prize. Only entries that we publish will receive a prize.This will vary but will always include a book title published by Macmillan.
Latest Teachers' anecdotes
Anecdote: My trivial pursuit
Mike Julian struggles to keep a straight face with a student whose general knowledge is lacking …
Anecdote: One too many?
Eddie Conlon is enlightened by some sober wisdom in his classroom.
Anecdote: Toy story
Nora Soto del Canto had to hastily correct her Chilean students when a spot of child’s play unwittingly turned into adult entertainment.
Anecdote: Getting away with it
Mary Whitsell realizes that there is such a thing as karma as an impromptu and rowdy class fails to get the better of her.
Teachers' anecdotes archive
Awkward
A selection of your classroom anecdotes involving awkward questions and situations.
Clever
A selection of your classroom anecdotes involving clever teachers and students.
Embarrassing
A selection of your classroom anecdotes involving embarrassing situations.
First Day
A selection of your classroom anecdotes about the first day with a new class.
Grammar
A selection of your classroom anecdotes involving grammar misunderstandings.
Stories for adults
A selection of your classroom anecdotes involving stories for adults.
Not so sweet students
A selection of your classroom anecdotes involving not so sweet students.
Outside world
A selection of your anecdotes talking about the outside world coming into the classroom.
Pronunciation
A selection of your classroom anecdotes involving pronunciation problems or misunderstandings.
Role reversals
A selection of your classroom anecdotes involving student-teacher role reversals.
Sad stories
A selection of your classroom anecdotes involving sad stories or situations.
Things students say and do
A selection of your classroom anecdotes involving the funny things that students say and do.
Stress
A selection of your classroom anecdotes relating to the stress of the job.
Sweet students
A selection of your classroom anecdotes involving sweet and kind students.
Translation
A selection of your classroom anecdotes involving misunderstandings with translation.
Tricks
A selection of your classroom anecdotes involving tricks that students play.
Vocabulary
A selection of your classroom anecdotes involving vocabulary problems or misunderstandings.
Weird
A selection of your classroom anecdotes involving situations or students that are just plain weird!
