Primary school teacher makes embarrassing confession about well known fact

A primary school teacher has confessed to making an embarrassing assumption about a common, well-known fact.

To share the blunder, the 46-year-old educator took to X, formerly known as Twitter, and the popular account, Fesshole. Boasting more than one million followers, Fesshole allows social media users to share their confessions anonymously.

The account then posts them to the masses where they can weigh in and pass judgement. Many people “fess up” for comedic purposes, or because they’re seeking validation, or wish to be absolved.

For one primary school teacher, though, the confession was relatively harmless - though a tad mortifying. They said: “I only found out today that slugs don't grow into snails. I'm a 46 year old primary school teacher.”

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The post was met with more than 1.5K likes, and many people took to the comments section to share their thoughts. One kind-hearted X user simply said: “We are learning everyday”.

Taking a different approach, another said: “You're also the reason many kids today know f*** all.” A third echoed such sentiments with: “After watching numerous teachers on The Chase over the years, sounds about right”.

But another person pointed out how we’re all continually learning: “It doesn't matter, learning is a continuous process and has no age limit. We make discoveries others made years ago but it doesn't make us foolish.”

So what exactly is the difference between a slug and a snail? They do share many similarities, so the teacher’s confusion isn’t entirely unfounded.

They’re both soft-bodied molluscs, and they’re related to oysters, clams and other shellfish. Neither have a backbone as they’re both invertebrates, and they’re both covered in mucus which helps to stop them from drying out.

Snails are born inside their shells, and it becomes stronger as they grow. It provides protection from predators as they can retreat inside their shell if they feel threatened. Slugs actually evolved from snails and as a result, have an internal shell of their own. It’s not visible as it’s hidden under their skin.

So perhaps the teacher’s misguided belief wasn’t all that silly after all.