Research Confirms 99.9% of Teachers Have Left “Is a Pleasure to Have in Class” Comment for a Student Who Most Certainly Is Not

In a groundbreaking study that has shaken the very foundations of the education system, researchers have confirmed that 99.9% of teachers have written the phrase “Is a pleasure to have in class” on report cards for students who, in reality, made them question their entire career choice.

The study, conducted by the Institute for the Prevention of Hurt Feelings (IPHF), surveyed over 10,000 teachers across the country. The results were shocking yet, according to many educators, not surprising in the slightest.

“We’ve known this for years,” said Mrs. Linda Thompson, a 3rd-grade teacher with 25 years of experience. “Sometimes, you’ve got a kid who’s more of a ‘pleasure’ to other students in the sense that they bring pleasure to the playground bullies. But what are you going to write? ‘Future Stand-Up Comedian Who Should Consider Stand-Up in Detention’? No, you write ‘Is a pleasure to have in class,’ slap a smiley face next to it, and call it a day.”

The study found that the phrase is most commonly used for students who:

1. Consistently disrupt the class by transforming math lessons into their personal comedy hour.
2. Consider the classroom their own stage and the teacher their opening act.
3. Frequently forget homework but remember every episode of their favorite TV show in vivid detail.
4. Make the teacher consider early retirement every other Tuesday.

One anonymous teacher confessed, “There’s only so many ways you can phrase ‘Your child has the potential to lead…a gang or possibly a revolutionary movement,’ before you have to resort to the classic ‘pleasure to have in class.’ It’s like teacher code for ‘May God be with you.’”

The study also revealed that teachers have developed a secret language in the comments section of report cards:

• “Shows enthusiasm in class discussions” – Talks nonstop, even when not asked to.
• “Has a vivid imagination” – Lies with a level of confidence that’s almost admirable.
• “Is a natural leader” – Is the ringleader of every classroom disruption.
• “Needs to focus on their work” – Currently focused on literally everything except their work.

The IPHF recommends that parents learn to decode these phrases to better understand what’s really going on in the classroom. But as one veteran teacher put it, “If parents haven’t figured it out by now, maybe it’s better they don’t. Sometimes, ignorance truly is bliss.”

The study concludes with a startling revelation: Teachers are, in fact, saints. “It takes a special kind of patience to look at a kid who just threw a glue stick at your head and still write ‘pleasure to have in class,’” the report reads. “This is more than just a job; it’s an act of heroism.”

As for the remaining 0.1% of teachers who don’t use this phrase? Well, they’ve either found a level of honesty that allows them to sleep at night or have simply run out of creative euphemisms for “Your child is an unholy terror.”

In the meantime, parents across the nation can rest assured that when they see “pleasure to have in class,” it probably means their little angel is just as “angelic” as they suspect. After all, isn’t every parent’s child a delight? Or at least, a delight in someone else’s classroom.