Curriculum Champion Gifts

'I'm afraid your daughter isn't paying attention in class.'

"E=MC² Energy=Milk·Coffee²"

Girl does mathematical equation. Man says 'Tut! Teenagers today and their problems ...'

"Eventually, you have to stop visualizing yourself doing well on the test, and actually do the test."

Children's education

'We'd like to form a support group for homework anxiety.'

'Home Schooling'

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

"We thought this was more realistic."

Our college is tuned to the students' every need! Campus Visits. We have body image awareness week. Safe sex awareness week. Bullying, drug use and tolerance awareness weeks. What did I miss? Welcome. History, math or English awareness week? Great idea. I'll suggest that.

"I figure I have about 20 years of school to go."

"'How to Buy Tickets on Bezos' Spaceship so You Can Live to See Your Teens,' by Chloe Butler."

'This is going really well. I did a great job organizing this lecture.'

"So basically you're telling us that you make the youngest of your species sit in a room for twelves years and that is an education. . . you're kidding, right?"

Help. High performing teacher trapped in low performing pay scale.

'Is that why our games of hide and seek are over so quickly?'

Lessons.

"History test? But I studied all night for a math test!"

Kate's first task as new principal was to right a number of wrongs.

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

"I circulate around the classroom to make sure the class runs smoothly. I need a pair of comfortable walking shoes."

"Thanks for your report on flamingos Johnny."

'If you don't do your homework, you'll be a child left behind.'

'Your student Clara has tested as Talented and Gifted. But only in metal sculpting. You'll need to start incorporating metal sculpting into your daily lesson plans starting...tomorrow.'

Parents teacher conference.

"Should I refer to it as 'Common Core'?"

'Take this back to the committee. Since this is a school I would like the mission statement to mention education.'

"So, Mrs. Miller, would you tell me briefly your methods for teaching reading, your overall philosophy of education, your views on testing, your ideas on discipline, your opinions about homework, the ways you could excite kids about science, and how you would upgrade math skills in our school should you be hired?"

"Who gives you homework?"

'Today I have dumbed-down philosophy, followed by dumbed-down chemistry and dumbed-down English lit.'

Teachers Lounge. That's funny -- I was sure the "No Child Left Behind" act would cover field trips.

"Tammy first, then Charles."

"For the next few hours, I'll be bringing you info with no tainment."

'Come out of that cupboard. If you can't stand up to the class bully, who will? After all, you are the Headmaster...?'

"Today we practiced counting to five, and the teacher practiced counting to ten."