School is a place where we form some of our best and worst memories throughout our childhoods. In reality, a lot of this rest on the shoulders of our teachers. A great teacher can make even the most boring subjects seem like thrill rides, whereas the worst teacher could make a class about roller coasters feel like a painful slog through the mud.
That’s why we can’t wait to share Ainee Fatima’s story. She’s a 27-year-old English and Media Studies teacher from Illinois who decided to shake things up for her class of seniors by introducing memes into the classroom. Instead of writing notes throughout her students’ papers or tests, she speaks to them in a language they all understand.
I love grading with my new stickers! pic.twitter.com/4K66qQblSJ
— axneef (@axfxq) October 17, 2018
Immediately, people needed to know more about this hip grading system. And Fatima was happy to share:
Photo Credit: Twitter: axfxq
Photo Credit: Twitter: axfxq
While some people were understandably skeptical, Twitter users have responded with overwhelming support – even chipping in a few memes of their own.
Photo Credit: Twitter: @lzixxaa
When the kids gotta explain to their parents what a meme is cuz they got an F pic.twitter.com/9SkDSUf6io
— X (@XLNB) October 18, 2018
I bet this one would find it’s way into someone’s paper. pic.twitter.com/4h3nqUVO29
— adnan(╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻ (@werzadnan) October 19, 2018
Haha omg that would be amazing, or gifs because sometimes there just aren’t words ? pic.twitter.com/NU5d4UTKy1
— Leah Sarah Hibbs (@LeahSarahHibbs) October 18, 2018
So savage HAHAHAHAHA I WANT THIS STICKER FOR STUDENTS THAT DONT SUBMIT pic.twitter.com/4LYeftw2fu
— Susan Joo (@oojnasus) October 19, 2018
In an interview with The Daily Dot, Fatima said that, “It’s sometimes important for teachers to meet their students at their level…Including pop-culture and media in their curriculum will get your content and instruction across way F*rther than sticking to age-old content.”
“It might seem silly,” she went on to say, “but just having those few kids try a little harder made my day! I have striven to be the teacher I needed when I was in school.”
So, what do you think of Fatima’s unorthodox grading system?