Classroom Thinker Prints

'As a beginning teacher, you know you come here prepared to teach and become a good teacher. As you gain experience, you will learn that you also come here to care and become a great teacher.'

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

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

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

'Remember, Edward, inside every 'F' student is a 'D' student trying to get out.'

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

'I'm sure that you are highly qualified. It's just that we're not hiring anyone at the third grade level.'

"This is a test. This is only a test. IF this had been the real world it'd be your job you'd be fighting for, not a letter of the alphabet."

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

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

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

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

Joe's Bar: Not Responsible For Lost or Stolen Intellectual Property.

Welcome to your new English Class.

"So I bought this doohickey that is very good with chaos."

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

"If you don't wake up and get to work, I'm going to call your mom."

'...All profits are local.'

I will not waste chalk kid...

Global Education

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

No Miss, I wasn't day dreaming. I was planning my summer vacation!

'To maximize student achievement, the Feng Shui consultant advises one student per classroom.'

"I beg to differ, Miss. My answer is correct. It's your question that's wrong."

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

Back to School

'It's terribly frustrating. For 37 years he's been trying to prove that things equal to the same thing are not equal to each other.'

"Who has the most power... the president or his wife?"

Beginning of the school year

"O.K., here I am in the fourth grade, but is that really what I want to be doing with my life?"

'Well. . . she's exceptionally distracted.'

School boy