End Of Term Pillows

'They've all tested positive for stress.'

Examinations.

'I make a formal teaching observation at the end of the term. If your students are still curious, then you're a good teacher.'

'I don't think of them as bad grades - More like sobering statistics.'

'It's not my fault! All day long it's English, Math, Science, History and not a single minute dedicated to cheating.'

"Ok clss pls trn ur pprs ovr n strt :)"

Essay Paper.

'That's where they go to lick their wounds.'

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

'Columbus might not have sailed over the edge, but I did.'

"I learned one thing today. Attitude trumps aptitude!"

'Hmmm, everyone seems to have prepared for the exam except for Thomas who's making a long face now.'

"Grading all of these papers is making me realize that I'm not really getting through to them."

"You said you didn't want to see another bad report card so you'd better wear this blindfold."

"Should we really be starting a new unit so close to summer vacation?"

"My answers could be right. Your quiz just asked the wrong questions."

"We had a pop quiz on rational numbers, and I had a rather irrational reaction."

"If what you don't know can't hurt you, I'm safe from math, English, history, and science."

"Oh well, if you really want to see some scary chest thumping, come with me now and I'll show my school report to my dad..."

Our staff are very pleased, she's one of the brightest in her class. (What do you expect? I'm a genius!) I don't know where she gets it from...

"Well, look at the bright side, Timmy — you're 100 percent wrong."

"What am I going to do with you?"

'How did you do on the plane geometry exam?' - 'I'm back to square one.'

'I'm sorry son, parents don't like the 11 plus...'

'This will be tough. The parents can handle Bs and Cs, but I really gotta spin this D in math.'

"Mistakes were made."

"Do you think that will count as our 'Fifteen minutes of fame'?"

"When did Shakespeare die? Well it must have been a couple of days before his funeral..."

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

"It's a note from my teacher...heavily redacted."

"Books help her with her school-withdrawal symptoms."

"I started a collection!"

"If something that doesn't kill me only makes me stronger, then I should be Atlas!"

"Look, I got a good grade because I worked hard. It's like riding a bike...stay in your seat, keep moving forward and you'll reach your goal. Unless you hit a lipstick case dropped in the middle of the road."

"Then don't think of it as 'learning'. Think of it as a software upgrade."