'Oh the humanity': Helicopter parents call their 5th grader's educator a 'horrible teacher' because their star pupil son is getting straight A's

Teachers nowadays are expected to wear a lot of hats–and not in the fun way that you'd expect. 

Being a teacher means that you're a part-time parent, a babysitter, and an educator all wrapped up in a complicated, rule-bound package. With a curriculum to follow, angry parents to please, and a tenured principal ignoring your emails, it's tough to even imagine tending to a 40-kid class. So when parents roll up to a parent-teacher conference with disgruntled looks on their faces, any teacher might feel a moment of apprehension–but normally you don't see your star pupil's parents looking upset. 

This teacher was shocked when the parents of their favorite student, a kid earning straight A's in their 5th-grade math class, came to their PT meeting. Since their kid was getting such incredible grades, that meant that their teacher wasn't doing their job correctly… Keep scrolling for the mildly infuriating tale of a teacher getting told they're terrible at their job instead of receiving commendations for a kid on the fast track to excel. 

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