Children complain of low grades due to being forced to clean the floor and being punished for refusing

Lessons from the past can leave a deep mark on the memory, as evidenced by the story of Anastasia, a Ukrainian chemistry teacher who decided to share her experiences on Threads. She recalled how in her first year, her grade for an album was lowered due to an unsharpened pencil, which led to a significant decrease in her score and a retake. This episode, despite having happened many years ago, still causes Anastasia a sense of injustice and shame.

This story resonated with Ukrainians, who began sharing similar cases in the comments. Many users shared their experiences of unfair grades at school and university. For example, one commenter wrote that he received a D because he was right in an argument with a teacher, and another wrote that he received a D for refusing to mop the floor. Some mentioned lowering grades for missing a period in a sentence in a geometry lesson or for using abbreviations in notes.

Anastasia noted: “When I was in my first year, my botany teacher halved my grade for my album, demanding a retake just because I didn’t sharpen my pencil. Eight years have passed, and that feeling still haunts me.”

User reviews confirm that the topic of unfair grades is familiar to many. Someone shared memories of receiving a low grade for sloppy handwriting, and someone shared memories of receiving a low grade for wearing a T-shirt with a dog image because the teacher preferred cats. Many participants in the discussion recalled their unsatisfactory grades on entrance exams due to supposedly minor spelling mistakes or an insufficiently neat design of papers. This indicates that not only knowledge but also teachers’ attitudes can significantly affect student evaluations.