/r/Teachers/

r/Teachers

2.4M members
r/Teachers is a subreddit with 2.4M members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses teacher, teaching, students, job search, and tool, and they frequently recommend/review fidgets, curriculum, and dress pants.
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Popular Themes in r/Teachers

#1
Advice Requests
: "What is actually expected of incoming Kindergartners?"
20 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "First-year teacher and I have not stopped crying and hating my job."
13 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Best teaching Agencies in London?"
1 post

Popular Topics in r/Teachers

#1

Teacher

: "First-year Teacher and I have not stopped crying and hating my job."
28 posts
#2

Teaching

: "Teaching on hot, smoky days with no AC"
20 posts
#3

Students

: "Students asked if I was transgender and conversation actually went well"
10 posts
#4

Job Search

9 posts
#5

Tool

8 posts
#6

Classroom

: "Classroom management"
6 posts
#7

Advice

: "In need of Advice"
4 posts
#8

Apps

4 posts
#9

Gift

3 posts
#10

Bag

3 posts

Products Discussed in r/Teachers

Fidgets

23 reviews
#1
Various Fidgets
4.0 from 2 reviews
#2
3D Printed Infinity Cubes
5.0 from 1 review
#3
Pony Beads
5.0 from 1 review

Curriculum

19 reviews
#1
Illustrative Mathematics
3.8 from 5 reviews
#2
Big Ideas Math
4.0 from 2 reviews
#3
Spectrum
4.0 from 1 review

Dress Pants

19 reviews
#1
Lululemon
4.8 from 5 reviews
#2
Goodthreads
4.5 from 2 reviews
#3
Haggar
4.5 from 2 reviews

Flair Used in r/Teachers

#1
Teacher Support &/or Advice
: "I probably did the wrong thing, but it made class so much better."
93 posts
#2
Rant
: "Kindergarteners who have never written/drawn/colored before."
19 posts
#3
New Teacher
: "Surprise observation and BS comments from admin"
17 posts
#4
Career & Interview Advice
: "Lack of kids in the future! Should new teachers consider changing professions ?"
11 posts
#5
Humor
: "50% is the new zero"
10 posts
#6
Policy & Politics
: "Would you recite The Pledge if students weren't around?"
8 posts
#7
SUCCESS!
: "Today I sent my “behavior” kid out to find me a left-handed stapler."
7 posts
#8
Student Teacher Support &/or Advice
: "The kids are barely literate"
6 posts
#9
Pedagogy & Best Practices
: "my philosophy on sleeping/disengaged students"
5 posts
#10
Classroom Management & Strategies
: "Sexual "joke" from unidentified students"
5 posts

Member Growth in r/Teachers

Yearly
+196k members(8.9%)

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Last updated: September 12, 2026