These Impressions of English Teachers Are Unbelievably Spot-On

Teacher TikTok is full of impressions. Impressions of principals. Elementary teachers vs. secondary teachers. Impressions of middle schoolers. And a certain TikToker—or should I say artist?—is known for doing absolutely spot-on impressions of English teachers.

Is it the cardigan? The medieval princess hair? The timbre in their voice that suggests they might be on another fictional planet in their head?

Meet Austin Maguire (they/them) and decide for yourself.

@austin_maguire

The cardigan is working overtime

♬ original sound – Austin Maguire

What we love about this impression:

• The lengths an English teacher will go to to avoid saying, “No, that’s wrong.” “Maybe.” “You’re on the right track.” “Not quite what I was looking for, but it’s a good inference.” “Almost!”
• The cardigan wrap-and-tuck. Gotta stay cozy while you’re telling students nicer versions of no!
• The final poetic conclusion. There’s no “Right!” and simply moving on for English teachers. Instead: “The messages have been hidden in the trees all along.”

What others are saying:

Filling up the comment section of this TikTok (and really all of @austin_maguire‘s impressions of English teachers) are responses about how accurate these impressions of English teachers are.

“This is my English teacher.”

It’s clear: @austin_maguire knows a thing or two about the vibe of an English teacher.

We all take the same hair fashion class in our English teacher training program, Aiella.

You know an impression is accurate when the first response is “HELP.”

Narrator: It was not literally Ms. Mazzenga.

“I am an English teacher, and this is me.”

Many responses were from English teachers themselves who saw some self-recognition in @austin_maguire‘s impressions of English teachers.

Yes. They are one and the same.

Heard that.

You’re not alone, Emrobakes.

Commenters reminiscing about trauma from their own English classes

The final category of comments came from TikTok users who were rocketed back to their own English classrooms courtesy of @austin_maguire’s artistry.

Ouch.

“There are no wrong answers. Only opportunities to learn from someone else, who is not you, with the right answer.”

That’s one way to increase class participation.

Our other favorites from Austin’s impressions of English teachers:

Luckily for us, @austin_maguire has no shortage of impressions of English teachers. Let’s take a look at some of our other favorites.

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The cardigan is wrapped tightlyyyy

♬ original sound – Austin Maguire

“Excuse me. Excuse me.” “Really not impressed. Really not impressed.” The repetition is 10/10.

@austin_maguire

they cannot fathom it

♬ original sound – Austin Maguire

“You’re finished? It’s only been 10 minutes.”

@austin_maguire

I’ll Wait… shirt is on my etsy!!

♬ original sound – Austin Maguire

Don’t worry—you can pick up your own “I’ll Wait” shirt at Austin’s Etsy store!

A huge thanks to @austin_maguire for these gems. Be sure to check out their choir teacher impressions too!

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