‘Teacher's assistant on a power trip’ expects student to predict exact questions his peers will ask during a lesson, student maliciously complies with 10 pages of hilarious wise-guy predictions

Lana DeGaetano • "Show me to me please."

Aug 29, 2024 7:00 AM EDT

There's always that one teacher's assistant who fails to acknowledge the fact that they are an assistant and doesn't possess the same power as the professor who truly runs the class. If you haven't met one of these stereotypes yet, don't worry. You college folks are starting classes this week and will meet them eventually.

That's the thing about power trips: no matter how hard you try to exercise power, those who realize that you're just riding some weird ego-boosting high will ultimately call you out on it. Some people really don't like being told what to do, especially when what you're asking of them is nearly impossible. For those will large egos, a teacher's assistant role is like sipping from the fountain of youth. They believe powerful influence is flowing through them, and their jurisdiction should be held above all else.

The teacher's assistant in this story expected the OP to predict questions his peers would ask for a lesson plan, despite not having a crystal ball handy in his backpack. The OP claims he had a pretty solid lesson plan already, so instead of rolling with the punches, he wrote a 10-page-long list of questions that will have you falling out of your seat.

Exhibit A: "One of the boys asks if he can go to the toilet."

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