School Irony

225 real-life examples of school irony, submitted by readers and voted on by the community. Think you've spotted irony in the world of school? Submit your own example.

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  1. Is it ironic that The most silent place to study at my university is the cafeteria and not the library or the study room?

    64% ironic 7 votes Vote →
  2. Is it ironic that A person wrote, "I hate school", clearly spelling school wrong.

    61% ironic 7 votes Vote →
  3. Is it ironic that A girl doing a thesis on missing women goes missing herself?

    51% not ironic 7 votes Vote →
  4. Is it ironic that I'm having trouble concentrating on a paper about ADHD?

    66% ironic 7 votes Vote →
  5. Is it ironic that I am a local student driving 5 days to my new university, when international students are there in less than one day?

    61% ironic 7 votes Vote →
  6. Is it ironic that Students do homework in class instead of at home?

    61% ironic 7 votes Vote →
  7. Is it ironic that I went to France to major in English language.

    89% ironic 7 votes Vote →
  8. Is it ironic that Extra credit in gym class is to bake homemade cookies for the gym teacher?

    76% ironic 7 votes Vote →
  9. Is it ironic that A king is being kind and giving away things to a citizen who is plotting to kill him?

    81% ironic 7 votes Vote →
  10. Is it ironic that I am a reading teacher that collects...

    61% ironic 7 votes Vote →
  11. Is it ironic that A prestigous school's initials can also mean Crazy Academy?

    59% ironic 7 votes Vote →
  12. Is it ironic that Saved by the bell right before you have to present a paper you didnt complete.

    76% not ironic 7 votes Vote →
  13. Is it ironic that My binder can only fit small folders but it has big rings.

    64% ironic 7 votes Vote →
  14. Is it ironic that Someone is a straight A student and yet they are too afraid to take any AP classes?

    60% not ironic 7 votes Vote →
  15. Is it ironic that Most girls hate math.

    88% not ironic 6 votes Vote →
  16. Is it ironic that You tell to other friend that the next day there is not school but it is false, and the next day you go to school and there is nobody there and there is not school.

    77% ironic 6 votes Vote →
  17. Is it ironic that A first generation American student whose immediate family was affected by Soviet invasion and rule now wants to learn Russian?

    67% ironic 6 votes Vote →
  18. Is it ironic that In class we watched a video on irony and i actually took the time to type out isitironic.com...

    58% not ironic 6 votes Vote →
  19. Is it ironic that An anti-bullying school speaker was arrested for domestic violence against his girlfriend?

    92% ironic 6 votes Vote →
  20. Is it ironic that Start using your Bain and stop being stupic.

    75% ironic 6 votes Vote →
  21. Is it ironic that The people who complain the loudest that public schools are failing and aren't doing enough for the students, claiming lack of current curriculum information and needing updated textbooks; poor building conditions; and overcrowding (due to population growth) are the first to vote against any taxes dedicated to fixing these exact situations that came about because of drastic budget cuts to education in the past by the very politicians that many of them voted for multiple times?

    68% ironic 6 votes Vote →
  22. Is it ironic that Most mathematicians don't balance their checkbooks/financial statements?

    65% ironic 6 votes Vote →
  23. Is it ironic that I read the measure of an angle in math class and at the same time as the person sitting next to me said the forecast temperature which was the same number (63 degrees).

    87% not ironic 6 votes Vote →
  24. Is it ironic that I wrote a story for Education Today about incorrect uniform at school.

    88% not ironic 6 votes Vote →
  25. Is it ironic that Someone writing "no writing on the board" on the same board?

    85% ironic 6 votes Vote →