r/AskTeachers
77k members
r/AskTeachers is a subreddit with 77k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses teacher, interview, assignment, school, and quiz, 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
: "Chaperoning my first kindergarten field trip! Looking for tips to actually be helpful"
10 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Feel like I’m drowning"
2 posts
Popular Topics in r/AskTeachers
#1
Teacher
10 posts
#2
Interview
8 posts
#3
Assignment
5 posts
#4
School
4 posts
#5
Quiz
3 posts
#6
Reading
1 post
#7
Learning
1 post
#8
Self
1 post
#9
Brain Teaser
1 post
#10
Activity
1 post
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
: "American classrooms have constantly collecting data and using it for interventions and accountability for 10 years… but… literacy rates have crashed. So the idea has failed, right?"
42 posts
#2
Parent Questions
: "4th graders losing significant amounts of recess?"
30 posts
#3
Student Questions
: "Looking back, have you ever realized that you (intentionally or not) bullied or traumatized a student? What did you learn from it?"
14 posts
#4
Discussion Questions
: "Teachers, I hate to break it to you, but some of them never change"
13 posts
#5
Opinion
: "Elementary after school teacher drama"
6 posts
Member Growth in r/AskTeachers
Yearly
+33k members(74.2%)
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Last updated: October 3, 2026