r/Teachers

Community Overview

About r/Teachers

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The community at a glance

r/Teachers is a Subreddit for Teachers with roughly 2.4M members. It has been around since 2008. It uses a forum format for communication. On the Hive Index it ranks #2 in the Teaching communities list.

Roughly 282K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Looking For A, Teaching, and Teacher. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Solution Requests. Product recommendations often mention book recs and movie recs.

On Reddit
Established 2008
2.4M Members

Community Features

This community has a forum

Subreddit Analysis

via GummySearch
Yearly: +282K members
Growth: +13.6% / year

Member growth over time

All time (yearly)

  • 2013: 9K members
  • 2014: 9K members
  • 2015: 6K members
  • 2016: 10K members
  • 2017: 15K members
  • 2018: 34K members
  • 2019: 42K members
  • 2020: 75K members
  • 2023: 436K members
  • 2024: 597K members
  • 2025: 1.0M members
  • 2026: 121K members

Past year (monthly)

  • Aug: 92K members
  • Sep: 10K members
  • Oct: 7K members
  • Nov: 21K members
  • Dec: 21K members
  • Jan: 18K members
  • Feb: 14K members
  • Mar: 15K members
  • Apr: 11K members
  • May: 17K members
  • Jun: 29K members
  • Jul: 18K members

Themes

  • Advice Requests
    16 posts in the past month
    1. Wanting to relocate but contract bound ??
    2. 1st year math teacher stressed about how to lesson plan and create notes
    3. SOS how do I teach middle schoolers?
    #1
    Advice Requests
    Wanting to relocate but contract bound ?? · 1st year math teacher stressed about how to lesson plan and create notes · SOS how do I teach middle schoolers?
    16
  • Solution Requests
    4 posts in the past month
    1. Got hired to teach AP Calculus AB. Have no idea what I'm doing. Help!
    2. I see teachers often ask what to buy for their classroom and I often recommend a nice wooden sturdy PAPER CUTTER, especially for lower elementary. And I just spotted Walmart has a wooden one on clearance for $25.35 right now.
    3. Looking for a free test bank/ test maker
    #2
    Solution Requests
    Got hired to teach AP Calculus AB. Have no idea what I'm doing. Help! · I see teachers often ask what to buy for their classroom and I often recommend a nice wooden sturdy PAPER CUTTER, especially for lower elementary. And I just spotted Walmart has a wooden one on clearance for $25.35 right now. · Looking for a free test bank/ test maker
    4
  • Pain & Anger
    3 posts in the past month
    1. Haven’t even started my first day and I feel like I made a mistake
    2. State tested classes rant
    3. Feeling Burnt Out
    #3
    Pain & Anger
    Haven’t even started my first day and I feel like I made a mistake · State tested classes rant · Feeling Burnt Out
    3
  • Ideas
    1 post in the past month
    1. What are you going to do about Meta glasses? Need ideas.
    #4
    Ideas
    What are you going to do about Meta glasses? Need ideas.
    1

Topics

  • Looking For A
    23 posts in the past month
    #1
    Looking For A
    23
  • Teaching
    21 posts in the past month
    #2
    Teaching
    21
  • Teacher
    12 posts in the past month
    #3
    Teacher
    12
  • Looking For A Job
    12 posts in the past month
    #4
    Looking For A Job
    12
  • School
    8 posts in the past month
    #5
    School
    8

Flair

  • Teacher Support &/or Advice
    92 posts in the past month
    1. What are you going to do about Meta glasses? Need ideas.
    2. Oklahoma recess law
    3. First year teacher - intimidated af
    #1
    Teacher Support &/or Advice
    What are you going to do about Meta glasses? Need ideas. · Oklahoma recess law · First year teacher - intimidated af
    92
  • Career & Interview Advice
    15 posts in the past month
    1. Left, do I go back?
    2. Starting teaching if FI
    3. Help with demo lesson stress today
    #2
    Career & Interview Advice
    Left, do I go back? · Starting teaching if FI · Help with demo lesson stress today
    15
  • Student Teacher Support &/or Advice
    12 posts in the past month
    1. Just finished student teaching and feeling discouraged
    2. Aggression at 4 years old?
    3. Students teaching and dealing with out of control students
    #3
    Student Teacher Support &/or Advice
    Just finished student teaching and feeling discouraged · Aggression at 4 years old? · Students teaching and dealing with out of control students
    12
  • Rant
    10 posts in the past month
    1. "Go back to pencil and paper" but also they will be providing neither pencils nor paper
    2. "Send me your summer pictures."
    3. It'll be fun seeing how the no-phone policy is enforced this upcoming year considering the bad habits admin enabled last year.
    #4
    Rant
    "Go back to pencil and paper" but also they will be providing neither pencils nor paper · "Send me your summer pictures." · It'll be fun seeing how the no-phone policy is enforced this upcoming year considering the bad habits admin enabled last year.
    10
  • New Teacher
    8 posts in the past month
    1. I see teachers often ask what to buy for their classroom and I often recommend a nice wooden sturdy PAPER CUTTER, especially for lower elementary. And I just spotted Walmart has a wooden one on clearance for $25.35 right now.
    2. Coding Teachers??
    3. Moving to South Florida
    #5
    New Teacher
    I see teachers often ask what to buy for their classroom and I often recommend a nice wooden sturdy PAPER CUTTER, especially for lower elementary. And I just spotted Walmart has a wooden one on clearance for $25.35 right now. · Coding Teachers?? · Moving to South Florida
    8

Product recommendations

  • book recs
    13 posts in the past month
    1. Need Book Recs
    2. Teaching a bilingual Language arts class - any book recs?
    3. Book Recs
    #1
    book recs
    Need Book Recs · Teaching a bilingual Language arts class - any book recs? · Book Recs
    13
  • movie recs
    4 posts in the past month
    1. Movie Recs for Last Week of School
    2. Movie recs for high school
    3. Looking for movie recs for mixed ages!
    #2
    movie recs
    Movie Recs for Last Week of School · Movie recs for high school · Looking for movie recs for mixed ages!
    4

Frequently asked questions

Who is r/Teachers for?
Best for Teachers enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
Is r/Teachers free to join?
This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
How many members does r/Teachers have?
Roughly 2.4M members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
What platform is r/Teachers on?
r/Teachers runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
What topics does r/Teachers cover?
On the Hive Index, r/Teachers is organized under Teachers.
How do I join r/Teachers?
You can join r/Teachers by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
What are the Teaching communities like?
Communities for teachers and educators at all levels, from K-12 classrooms to university faculty. Facebook groups and Reddit have the most active spaces for curriculum sharing, classroom management tips, and support around the emotional realities of teaching. You will also find communities for online educators and course creators building educational content.