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Many teachers go underappreciated for their hard work.

So, it’s always heartwarming to hear about educators who are loved and respected by their students.

An 8th-grade math teacher (known as PuzzleBrain20 on Reddit)posted their dilemmato the NoStupidQuestions subreddit.

Confused woman with a braid scratching her head, seen from behind. She’s standing in front of a chalkboard full of question marks.

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And I would respond back each time that they were the goats and they would all laugh.

It was pretty funny to be honest, and I never gave it much thought.

But I realized that I have been partaking in a joke that I never actually got.

Teacher Doesn’t Know Why She’s Called G.O.A.T.

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Can someone (maybe an 8th grader) explain this joke to me?

And how would you respond if someone calls you a goat?

Even though they didn’t understand the nickname, they continued to play along with their students.

Teacher Doesn’t Know Why She’s Called G.O.A.T.

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Commenters online gently pointed out that G.O.A.T.

stands for Greatest Of All Time.

The teacher, of course, was over the moon at the discovery.

Teacher Doesn’t Know Why She’s Called G.O.A.T.

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