The school year in our area begins earlier than most places (in the last week of July), and yesterday my 15-year-old son, “Grady” revealed something about one of his teachers that has me concerned. He came home and told me what he thought was a funny story his teacher shared with his class about a mishap in his dating life. It was nothing overly sexual, just a situation where the teacher talked about how he misread cues from his date and ended up getting a drink thrown on him and her walking out.
However, I still don’t think this is appropriate information for him to be sharing with his students. When I asked if there have been other instances where his teacher has told this sort of story, Grady said that “Mr. Smith” tells at least one in every class. I want to speak to the principal, but my husband thinks this is harmless and a way for Mr. Smith to develop a rapport with his students. Who’s right?
—Save It For Your Shrink
https://slate.com/advice/2025/08/parenting-advice-teacher-inappropriate-story.html