A teacher recently found herself in a tricky situation when a parent texted her asking for answers to her child’s upcoming exam.
The conversation, shared by the teacher on Threads, showed the parent asking, “Can you send me the answers of the exam tomorrow?”
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To clarify, the teacher replied, “Exam answer?” and the parent quickly confirmed with a simple “Yes.” Then, the teacher responded firmly, “Of course cannot, it’s an exam.”
The parent’s reaction? “Ohhh okay.”
Later, the teacher followed up with the student to double-check who had made the request. It turned out the mother wanted the teacher to take a picture of it, not the student herself.
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The post, which has garnered more than 1,100 shares and 6,500 likes on Threads at the time of writing, has sparked a lively discussion online, with netizens questioning the parent’s approach to parenting in today’s generation.
Translation: “Sorry to ask, but is it their first time being parents or their first time going to school?”
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Some even wondered whether it could have been the student pretending to be her mother.
Translation: “Why do I feel like it was the child who sent the message?”
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While it’s understandable that every parent wants their child to do well in school, asking for exam answers clearly crosses the line. Learning should be about effort and integrity, not shortcuts.
Incidents like this also highlight how tough it can be to be a teacher these days, having to manage not just students, but also overzealous parents who may sometimes lose sight of what education is truly about.
