Classroom Experience Gifts

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

A Puppet Named Juan

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

"There's something weird about Emily. She actually likes school!"

'Okay, is there anybody else whose homework ate their dog?'

'Good girl, Carol - now hands up all those who have lost their pens.'

'I started out as a teacher's pet, and then it kind of snowballed.'

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

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

'Who I played in Summer Stock.'

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

'Thank you for the apple Conrad. But in answer to your question, no, you may not address me as 'Boopsie'.'

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

'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."

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

'And it's not just me...Ms. Anthrope doesn't seem to like anyone.'

Education Guidance

The History Teacher

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

"Darren Eggleston. I saw that!"

Global Education

"I wish every teacher came with a warning label."

I will not waste chalk kid...

Smirking or Non-smirking

'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?"

"And if you look to the right you'll see what happens if you disrupt my class."

"Mom, no more apples for teacher. It looks like bribery."

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

"I said 'I quit'. Nobody listens to me any more."

"I try to get a head start on them."

"Thanks for substituting. I left you some private notes in cursive."

Beginning of the school year

"Take a few minutes to introduce yourself, Ms. Berry. Not that they don't already have you pegged."