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Photo credit: Canva – A woman looks embarrassed in her classroom.

Education, Skills

Mortified teacher accidentally called a student ‘sweetie,’ and folks swooped in to fix the damage

Tod Perry

3/17/2026
Homeowners celebrate the completion of their new home in Cambodia's Siem Reap Province alongside Habitat for Humanity volunteers and staff.

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Culture, Family

A safe, stable home can change lives for the better. Here’s how Habitat for Humanity wants to make that possible for everyone.

Sarah Watts

3/25/2026
Photo credit: Canva – A teacher laughing with her students (left). A pile of clothing (right).

Education, Skills

Teachers strut down ‘runway’ with lost-and-found items, and parents are cackling

Heather Wake

3/12/2026
Photo credit: Image via Canva – Teachers share insights on the signs parents truly care about their kids.

Family, Parenting, Popular

Teachers share the tell-tale signs they know a parent truly cares about their kid

Emily Shiffer

3/6/2026
Photo credit: Images courtesy of Instagram/@miss.brazil_28 (used with permission) – Fourth grade teacher Miss Ryan Brazil explains what grief is to her students using a vase.

Culture, Wholesome

Fourth grade teacher beautifully explains what grief is to her students using a vase

Emily Shiffer

3/1/2026
Photo credit: Photo Credit: Canva – A young child colors in a design. A baby wears a pink knitted hat.

Education, Teachers

1st grade teacher asked students to color their ‘favorite’ hat. She then secretly created each one for real.

Cecily Knobler

2/16/2026
Photo credit: Peter Taylor/Flickr & Taber Andrew/Flickr – A video of high school in 2001 has Millennial adults wishing they could go back to a simpler time.

Culture, Joy, Popular

Viral video of the last day of high school in 2001 has millennials noticing these 5 things

Evan Porter

1/21/2026
Photo credit: Photo by April Walker on Unsplash – Retired elementary school teacher shares biggest parenting mistake she saw during long career

Education, Teachers

Retired elementary school teacher reveals big way parents are ‘messing up’ with their kids

Emily Shiffer

1/6/2026
Photo credit: Canva – A teacher went viral when she said she'll never give a student less than a 50% on an assignment.

Education, Teachers

Teacher explains why she ‘refuses’ to give students zeroes, or any grade below 50 percent

Evan Porter

12/19/2025
Culture, Joy

High school salutatorian’s Goth yearbook photo goes viral for the most inspiring reason

Tod Perry

12/15/2025
Photo credit: via Fibonacci Blue/Flickr – Students at a protest.

Education, Popular, Teachers

Teacher simulates an authoritarian dictatorship in her classroom, but the students fought back

Diana Leygerman

12/11/2025
Photo credit: Canva – Four smiling children sitting together, arms around each other.

Community, Joy

Every December, a school in Ireland ditches homework and does ‘kindness’ assignments instead

Heather Wake

12/10/2025
Photo credit: Photo by John Pike. Used with permission. – Emily E. Smith revamped her curriculum to better meet her students' needs.

Education, Teachers

Teacher shares how one interaction with a student led her to change her entire curriculum

Upworthy Staff

12/4/2025
Photo credit: Photo Credit: Canva – A young girl plays tennis.

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11-year-old writes a heartfelt, challenging letter to her gym teacher after getting a ‘B’ in class

Cecily Knobler

11/27/2025
Photo credit: Courtesy of @deafcole/TikTok – Cole celebrated his 9th birthday with the students at Dr. Mennies School in New Jersey

Education, Teachers

A teacher brought his deaf dog to school. Students learned sign language to talk to him.

Annie Reneau

11/26/2025
Photo credit: Canva – A student giving up on a complex math problem.

Family, Parenting, Popular

Teacher lists the 5 things high schoolers do today that would send us olds ‘into a coma’

Heather Wake

11/21/2025