Classroom Commanders Mugs

"I don't care if you do think I'm 'dissing' you... I want you in the story corner NOW!"

The Teachings of Jesus: Day 1

A Puppet Named Juan

'From six to to eighteen, they're always at that age.'

"It's no my fault I got a D. The system is broken."

'Smashing party, Miss - can we have another one tomorrow?'

'Your classroom management techniques work in practice but not in theory. That worries me.'

"Maybe if I make myself inconspicuous I won't be called on."

'I'd like to challenge the test.'

The full moon frenzy strikes again."

'The reason the core curriculum seems so ambiguous is that we dot really have a core curriculum.'

'My class is so large and my seat so far back, I feel like I'm taking a distance-learning course.'

'Life isn't fair and neither is Miss Brown!'

"If you do well in your first practicum, you can move on to teaching real children."

"I can't tell you how it ended. That would ruin the sequel."

'Actually, nowadays it's considered offensive to call an answer 'wrong'.'

"I've heard of being organized, but isn't this a little obsessive compulsive?"

Teacher getting the childrens attention by pretending to be on television.

'Well, when you mess up on the job, you know where you stand with me.'

Too much homework: kid with two backpacks.

'You can't blame the kids for being restless when we have math teachers teaching French, and English teachers teaching science.'

Teacher's pet dog

'I'm having a hard time balancing homework and family time.'

Education Guidance

Luck is when good classroom management skills meets a day when distruptice students are absent.

I'm in the den mom, reading the newspaper for social studies class.

'That's the bell for round two.'

'...All profits are local.'

"Darren Eggleston. I saw that!"

'I give the same advice to all new teachers. Pretend you know what you are doing.'

'I know I can train them to be thoughtful productive citizens if I can ever get past sit.'

"How do we make sure the students' voices are heard, but get them to be quiet at the same time?"

"While your lesson plans were perfect, and your bulletin boards were terrific...your classroom management skills need work!"

The Ideal Teacher.

'It has cut down on note-passing, glancing at fellow students' test papers and spitballs.'