I’m a teacher and this is the secret code we use to discuss difficult children

Teacher reveals the ‘SECRET CODE’ educators use to talk to the parents of difficult kids – detailing the VERY negative meaning behind phrases like: ‘Your child is a natural born leader’

  • The teacher spoke out via the popular TikTok account @bored_teachers
  • The 19-second clip has been viewed more than 68,000 times
  • ‘100 per cent can confirm,’ one commenter wrote after watching the TikTok

Next time you receive an email from your child’s teacher you might want to pay more attention to the wording. 

Jess Smith, a former 3rd, 5th, and 6th grade teacher from New Hampshire, has revealed how teachers use a ‘secret code’ when messaging parents of disruptive children. 

Speaking via the popular TikTok account @bored_teachers – which regularly shares comical anecdotes from those within the teaching community – the educator details some of the coded language she has previously used.  

‘When we use phrases like, “Your child is very social,” that means they won’t stop talking,’ the TikToker says in the 19-second clip which has been viewed more than 68,000 times. 

She says if a teacher says a child's 'excitement in the classroom is contagious' they really mean they are unable to calm down

Jess Smith, a former 3rd, 5th, and 6th grade teacher from New Hampshire, has revealed how teachers use a ‘secret code’ when messaging parents of disruptive children

Speaking via the popular TikTok account @bored_teachers the educator details some of the coded language she has previously used

Speaking via the popular TikTok account @bored_teachers the educator details some of the coded language she has previously used

She goes on to detail if a teacher says a child’s ‘excitement in the classroom is contagious’ they really mean they are unable to calm down. 

And lastly, the creator reveals if a child is deemed a ‘natural born leader’, they are in fact ‘super bossy.’ 

In response to the post, some viewers appeared to agree with the teacher’s insights with one commenter writing ‘100 per cent can confirm.’ 

However, one teacher spoke out against the ‘secret code.’ 

She commented: ‘I’m a teacher and do not use these “codes”. It’s not helpful to anyone to sugar coat an issue. I stick with facts and observations. 

‘Never had a problem with a parent relationship if I am direct but in a respectful and collaborative way.’

Other commenters offered up some alternative ‘coded’ suggestions. 

One viewer suggested that ‘dances to the beat of their own drum’ is code for ‘doesn’t listen to anything they are told.’

While another surmized that when a teacher says ‘your son is going to make a great lawyer’ it really means ‘your kid won’t stop arguing with me.’

‘THIS IS TEACHERS’ SECRET CODE’ 

Jess Smith, a former 3rd, 5th, and 6th grade teacher from New Hampshire, reveals three things teachers say versus what they really mean:

WHAT TEACHERS SAY 

Your child is very social

Your child’s excitement in the classroom is contagious

Your child is a natural born leader

WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN 

They won’t stop talking 

They are unable to calm down

They are super bossy

In response to the post, some viewers appeared to agree with the teacher's insights with one commenter writing '100 per cent can confirm'

In response to the post, some viewers appeared to agree with the teacher’s insights with one commenter writing ‘100 per cent can confirm’

Lastly, the creator reveals if a child is deemed a 'natural born leader', they are in fact 'super bossy'

Mother-of-two Smith no longer works in the teaching profession and works for the platform Bored Teachers full-time

Mother-of-two Smith no longer works in the teaching profession and works for the platform Bored Teachers full-time

The post caused some viewers to think back on some of the things they had been told about their children in the past

Along with running a hugely popular TikTok account with more than six million followers, the teachers-turned-performers regularly tour around the country

Along with running a hugely popular TikTok account with more than six million followers, the teachers-turned-performers regularly tour around the country

The post also caused some viewers to think back on some of the things they had been told about their children in the past.

Tina Marie mused: ‘My son’s pre-k teacher told me he was the most scientific kid she’s ever had, she prob meant he asks a million questions allll day long.’

Mother-of-two Smith no longer works in the teaching profession and works for the platform Bored Teachers full-time. 

Along with running a hugely popular TikTok account with more than six million followers, the teachers-turned-performers regularly tour around the country.

The Bored Teachers website describes it as ‘a platform for educators to escape the chaos and find humor in the frustration and exhaustion that comes with the teaching profession. 

‘It’s inspired by the sweat, the tears, and the unrelenting passion of underpaid and overworked teachers all over.’ 

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