r/AskTeachers
71k members
r/AskTeachers is a subreddit with 71k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses teacher, struggling, student, help, and interview, and they frequently recommend/review birthday gift and textbook.
Whether you are a student, parent or someone else, please feel free to ask real questions of real teachers here. We strive to be civil, respectful and honest.
However, this is not the appropriate sub for polls, surveys or product promotion.
Popular Themes in r/AskTeachers
#1
Advice Requests
: "Spouse of a teacher looking for advice after a non renewal"
19 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "I despise my former uni teacher"
3 posts
#3
Money Talk
: "Education Student - Debt/Money Advice"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/AskTeachers
#1
Teacher
44 posts
#2
Struggling
32 posts
#3
Student
23 posts
#4
Help
15 posts
#5
Interview
9 posts
#6
Annoying
8 posts
#7
Teaching
8 posts
#8
Classroom
8 posts
#9
Class
7 posts
#10
Assignment
6 posts
Products Discussed in r/AskTeachers
Birthday Gift
2 reviews
#1
Etsy
5.0★ from 1 review
#2
Ember Mug
5.0★ from 1 review
Textbook
1 review
#1
Stewart
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/AskTeachers
#1
General Questions
: "Dumb semantics question: Did I skip a grade?"
58 posts
#2
Discussion Questions
: "What do you do when parents claim their student's lack of performance is because of giftedness?"
30 posts
#3
Parent Questions
: "How would you feel about parents going against online platforms like iReady?"
29 posts
#4
Student Questions
: "Why is younger gen z seemingly less tech literate than their older gen z counterparts?"
25 posts
#5
Opinion
: "1st grade public rewards for tests/no reward for kids who didn’t score well enough (donuts)"
8 posts
Member Growth in r/AskTeachers
Yearly
+31k members(78.9%)
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Last updated: August 11, 2026