Classroom Innovators Mugs

'I channeled John Dewey. He says if you want to be a good teacher, don't teach reading and writing. Teach students.'

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

"I had a fear of speaking in front of people, which is why I shadow puppet and sing the lessons."

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

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

"How can I be a lead learner without the technology needed to lead?"

'Who I played in Summer Stock.'

'Home Schooling'

Mr. Defner's drive-in algebra class was retro cool, controversial and somewhat effective.

'I wrote a software program and sold it for two million dollars.'

"I hate negative numbers, and I'll stop at nothing to avoid them."

Technologies and distance classes

'This handheld computer is very useful for teaching. It displays my lesson plan, calander, key files, and an extensive menu of put-downs for hecklers and classroom clowns.'

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

"I believe that's a Montessori school."

"Today in class we're going to create a physics teacher."

"Why are all of your answers so mechanical?"

'They say my tests are too hard. Maybe I should switch from Essay to Connect-the-Dot.'

Welcome to your new English Class.

I don't get the 5 paragraph essay. Do and outline. Topic. 3 examples. Conclusion. Ok. " 5 Graf Essay Stinks." Click click click. "2 long." Tap tap tap. "2 boring." "2 over." "#5grafmustdie." Thanks, Nana. It's a breakthrough! The 5-paragraph tweet!

'Please pay attention. Pretend I'm a movie on your phone.'

'I will now read the results of my experiments in fruit genetics. . .'

"Tell me again how many young minds I will have shaped by the end of my teaching career."

Child has practiced building sand castles in snow.

Education Plan

'You're being evacuated to a better catchment area.'

'Let's put it this way, your Billy is the only kid in class without his own website,,,'

Global Education

'Since you're a teacher, we picked this one from the Tree of Knowledge.'

'A restaurateur prepares macaroni and sells it as pasta. I want you to do the same for the educational program at your school.'

Student to Miss Belcastro, her history teacher: 'We need some newer history.'

Thoughts on Education.

"I asked the parents to get involved more and now they're home-schooling."

'In which on-line university will you enroll?'

Looking inside the internal maze,