A Wisconsin teacher crashes out to her TikTok audience as she tells them what happened recently in her classroom. As she endured a difficult family event, her room full of students took over her classroom and destroyed things. She came back to the most upsetting thing any teacher could face.
TikToker @homerandherstory is a teacher who experienced something devastating in her classroom. She was off of work for some time due to her husband needing surgery after a fire accident. This teacher tells her TikTok audience that, while she was out, “they trashed my room.” Upon return, she found that her students ruined multiple things in her classroom. She states, “If you want to know why teachers are leaving the profession, this is why.”
This Wisconsin teacher shows that the children had to walk behind her desk to access a television plug and completely destroyed it. She also says “the furniture was everywhere” and they trashed her “African American Studies bookshelf.” On top of that, they left gum all over the floor and disrespected the items she brought in from her own home. According to her, she decorated her classroom nicely for them with thousands of dollars of her own money. She says, “They trashed by [expletive] classroom” with a look of shock on her face.
As she shows what happened to her classroom, she says she only has 3 ½ years left of teaching and then she can retire. But, she adds, “If I could retire today, I would. You can’t have your investment trashed and stomped all over.” This teacher is clearly fed up as she tells her audience, “Be kind to your teachers” because they go through so much.
The video immediately sparked comments from viewers who shared this teacher’s frustrations. One commenter mentioned, “If they don’t respect what’s in the room, take it all away.” Another teacher asked, “The million dollar question, where was the substitute teacher?” One commenter answered, “They don’t listen to subs.”
Other teachers shared their own personal experiences with her. One teacher commented, “When I reached ‘I can’t care more than the kids,’ I resigned. Life is so much better on the other side.” Another teacher shared, “I had a snack shack for emergencies when a kid missed breakfast/lunch or was just too hungry to concentrate. I was out for 2 days and they cleaned out $200 worth of snacks. I didn’t replenish it for months. It’s hurtful!! I retired early last October.” Commenters and teachers continue to share their reactions and opinions on her video regarding what they’ve seen in the school system.
