Meth Teacher? Little Kid Makes Hilarious Misspelling (PICTURE)

What a difference one letter makes.

Redditer Odalaigh posted this hilarious gem today, and we can't get over how a single misspelling changes the entire thing.

With that one letter, what starts out as a cute piece of classwork is turned into what could either be case evidence against a horrible teacher or viral advertising for the new season of "Breaking Bad."

Of course it's neither, but we're still cracking up over here.

Comments

[jwoap]

02:06 AM on 06/28/2011

Ha ha I think it's a total spoof!

[Heidi Dietrich]

09:33 PM on 06/26/2011

Honestly, I just think it's a cute little mistake. Kids do say the darndest things. When my cat Marleigh was pregnant, this little girl came over and asked Elaine the lady who brought her over why Jake and Marleigh didn't get married before they made kittens. I just love the innocence kids have. I don't think the teacher posted it to make fun. I think it's just cute.

[DevonTexas]

05:07 PM on 06/26/2011

Considering what meth does to one's brain, that could have been written by an adult.

[Karenn]

12:06 PM on 06/26/2011

Well, Art Linkletter always said "kids say (do) the darnedest things."

[PrettyPolly]

09:39 AM on 06/26/2011

Sorry (in advance) for being a wet blanket, but I am having my doubts that this is even genuine.
For one thing, there is evidence of erasure (in more than one place, true); and secondly, the handwriting is curiously varied for such a young child. A person who is only learning to write properly - all the more so if it's a young child - adheres strictly to the forms learned until practice has made them comfortable enough to relax and introduce more variety in the shapes of the characters.

Does it matter?
No, not one bit.
Except it's not all that funny if it's a grown-up's invention.

[c67]

02:39 PM on 06/26/2011

You apparently do not have a young child in school, do you? This could have been written by my own child by the looks of the handwriting.

You said:

"A person who is only learning to write properly - all the more so if it's a young child - adheres strictly to the forms learned until practice has made them comfortabl­e enough to relax and introduce more variety in the shapes of the characters­."

LMAO... did you make that up yourself? If it were only that easy, no child would have a problem with writing. My son does. In fact he would often place capitals within a word and his letter writing never resembled that of these "strict forms" you speak of. In fact both of my boys had issues with writing, spelling too for that matter. My older son grew out of it and my youngest is just starting to "adhere strictly" to the forms being taught.

[Heidi Dietrich]

09:38 PM on 06/26/2011

Are you even a parent or an aunt? I have a niece Emily who when she was young, wrote me a get well card when I was in the hospital. Children are not able to adhere strictly to the forms learned when they practice. Emily's letters started out fine, then they got bigger. She reversed some and the note got scrunched in the corner when she realized her letters were too big to finish the note. They learn to adhere later. But that scrunched up writing note is precious to me and reminds me of when she was younger. I still have it.

[jwoap]

02:07 AM on 06/28/2011

The art work is too good for a little guy that age.

[lilken21]

06:37 AM on 06/26/2011

All you posters who are dissing the child and the teacher really don't know much about child development when it comes to spelling, reading, and writing. Without going into lengthy detail, this child is developing at a decent rate. As a Kindergarten and first grade teacher for many years now, I would totally expect most of my students to be spelling words phonetically (notice "techer" and of course "meth") I am assuming this child is either K or 1st grade - at this stage, students have not learned vowel combinations (at least not until the latter part of first grade). Notice the child's drawing is fairly detailed - this child is very observant. The fact that the child spelled the teacher's name correctly is due to constant exposure to the teacher's name and therefore s/he has no problem spelling it. It's so easy to criticize education and educators in the comfort of your own home and computer screens. Try teaching 25-30 five and six year olds then come back to me and tell me this is an incompetent teacher and student.

[lasagnalover]

02:40 AM on 06/26/2011

I can't believe how bad high school has become.

[c67]

02:39 PM on 06/26/2011

LMAO!

[JF1870]

09:06 PM on 06/25/2011

F

[myfriendheather]

06:34 PM on 06/25/2011

I've taught young children for 5 years and these little inventive spellings always make my day! As students apply what they know about phonics to figure out words these little gems pop up, just a perk of teaching. I don't think it's a fake, and there's no reason to think the teacher is doing a poor job. One of the most important thing with young writers is to encourage them to get their ideas on paper & not be paralyzed by spelling. Kid writing is awesome!

[JF1870]

09:08 PM on 06/25/2011

It would be even more awesome if the teacher could correct the child, rather than submit the kid's work for ridicule. That is probably asking too much, though.

[scmucas2001]

09:16 PM on 06/25/2011

I think the fact that the child's work is being ridiculed is more a reflection on those doing the ridiculing rather than the child. Kids make mistakes, they learn from those mistakes, and teachers help to correct those mistakes. It doesn't mean that they can't have a little chuckle at life's irregularities.

[pnut166]

11:41 PM on 06/25/2011

Um, I don`t see it as ridicule. Just sharing one of those "kid moments" with readers. If Huffpo wanted to ridicule spelling, they could certainly just serve up a mile-long list of their own poster comments.

[dobravery]

05:26 PM on 06/25/2011

For 5 seconds she thought she was busted, but then realized it was just a misspell.

[beatlhoven]

02:54 PM on 06/25/2011

Bad Teacher!

[Devil Theory]

01:02 PM on 06/25/2011

Ah Detroit, oh how I don't miss thee...

[Kid Kryptonite]

11:47 AM on 06/25/2011

Never thought I teacher would exploit the fact she can't teach her kids how to spell.

[MMMMarilyn]

05:06 PM on 06/25/2011

Hey,
She's a meth teacher.
Hell-O!

[beetlejuice666]

11:30 AM on 06/25/2011

The really sad thing about this : the student does use meth, and is 37 years old.

[dennissinned]

10:04 AM on 06/25/2011

Does she? lol