r/AskTeachers
74k members
r/AskTeachers is a subreddit with 74k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses teacher, struggling, student, help, and teaching, 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
: "Should I be concerned or report that my kid's teacher wears Meta (pervert) Glasses?"
22 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Need Help with teacher’s day prizes"
2 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Spending my holiday weekend worrying about a student I barely know (elementary grade below what I teach). I feel like I tried to help, but the system will fail them."
2 posts
#4
Ideas
: "Project ideas for a 12th grader capstone project"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/AskTeachers
#1
Teacher
43 posts
#2
Struggling
31 posts
#3
Student
23 posts
#4
Help
15 posts
#5
Teaching
: "My friend is 17 and functionally illiterate. How do I teach him phonics?"
10 posts
#6
Interview
8 posts
#7
Classroom
8 posts
#8
Annoying
7 posts
#9
Class
7 posts
#10
Students
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
: "My friend is 17 and functionally illiterate. How do I teach him phonics?"
56 posts
#2
Student Questions
: "Teachers, why is it that in my school that it seems like the honors classes are for people on grade level, regular classes below, and ap are the ones above grade level?"
36 posts
#3
Parent Questions
: "Should I be concerned or report that my kid's teacher wears Meta (pervert) Glasses?"
33 posts
#4
Discussion Questions
: "~90% of parents think their kids or on-level or above"
14 posts
#5
Opinion
: "Would you as a teacher consider this weird?"
10 posts
Member Growth in r/AskTeachers
Yearly
+32k members(77.0%)
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Last updated: September 7, 2026