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.
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember 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 Requests9 posts in the past month
- Advice on my situation please
- Advice for higher level classes?
- Wanting to relocate but contract bound ??
#19Advice RequestsAdvice on my situation please · Advice for higher level classes? · Wanting to relocate but contract bound ?? - Solution Requests4 posts in the past month
- Looking for Free classroom quiz tool for teachers
- 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
#24Solution RequestsLooking for Free classroom quiz tool for teachers · 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 - Pain & Anger2 posts in the past month
- I’m disappointed
- The toxic workplaces, they’d rather make you a scapegoat than make you a success.
#32Pain & AngerI’m disappointed · The toxic workplaces, they’d rather make you a scapegoat than make you a success. - Ideas2 posts in the past month
- Title: Teachers: Would this app be useful? Hi everyone, I'm building a simple app for school ID card photos. Select the student Take the photo I have a few questions: Do you think this app would actually be useful in your school? Why or why not? Is there anything else you would add or change to make
- What are you going to do about Meta glasses? Need ideas.
#42IdeasTitle: Teachers: Would this app be useful? Hi everyone, I'm building a simple app for school ID card photos. Select the student Take the photo I have a few questions: Do you think this app would actually be useful in your school? Why or why not? Is there anything else you would add or change to make · What are you going to do about Meta glasses? Need ideas.
Topics
- Looking For A23 posts in the past month#123Looking For A
- Teaching21 posts in the past month#221Teaching
- Teacher12 posts in the past month#312Teacher
- Looking For A Job12 posts in the past month#412Looking For A Job
- School8 posts in the past month#58School
Flair
- Teacher Support &/or Advice95 posts in the past month
- “I want to teach my son to read before he goes into kindergarten “
- A student exposed himself to me today
- Teacher Moms! What week did you work through while pregnant?
#195Teacher Support &/or Advice“I want to teach my son to read before he goes into kindergarten “ · A student exposed himself to me today · Teacher Moms! What week did you work through while pregnant? - New Teacher13 posts in the past month
- Starting the School Year with a “Government Funded Classroom”
- What are “PD/service days”?
- First year middle school social studies teacher!
#213New TeacherStarting the School Year with a “Government Funded Classroom” · What are “PD/service days”? · First year middle school social studies teacher! - Rant10 posts in the past month
- I’m disappointed
- The toxic workplaces, they’d rather make you a scapegoat than make you a success.
- I’m going into my 5th year of teaching, and I’ve come to a realization: I can’t stand IB schools
#310RantI’m disappointed · The toxic workplaces, they’d rather make you a scapegoat than make you a success. · I’m going into my 5th year of teaching, and I’ve come to a realization: I can’t stand IB schools - Career & Interview Advice10 posts in the past month
- Elementary SPED Interview
- Moving Districts - SoCal
- Just got a CA credential but thinking about moving to Tri State
#410Career & Interview AdviceElementary SPED Interview · Moving Districts - SoCal · Just got a CA credential but thinking about moving to Tri State - Humor7 posts in the past month
- Remember your why
- Required Trainings
- PD bingo card
#57HumorRemember your why · Required Trainings · PD bingo card
Product recommendations
- book recs13 posts in the past month
- Need Book Recs
- Teaching a bilingual Language arts class - any book recs?
- Book Recs
#113book recsNeed Book Recs · Teaching a bilingual Language arts class - any book recs? · Book Recs - movie recs4 posts in the past month
- Movie Recs for Last Week of School
- Movie recs for high school
- Looking for movie recs for mixed ages!
#24movie recsMovie Recs for Last Week of School · Movie recs for high school · Looking for movie recs for mixed ages!
Community Reviews
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.
Monthly Stats
- 16
- Views /mo (-11%)
- 15
- Visitors /mo (-17%)
- 3
- Referrals /mo (+200%)
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