Lesson Planning Enthusiast Gifts

'My instincts and intuitions are on opposing sides on this schedule.'

A Puppet Named Juan

'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.'

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

Little Girl Educating Her Horse.

"A man never stands so tall, son, as when he stoops to pick up a quarter."

"Well, I'm just saying, buying me a cheap used car for graduation is not going to teach me responsibility."

'I'm sorry Timmy, but if I keep going for help, you'll never learn to take care of yourself,'

'If all your friends were looting and pillaging, would you do it, too?'

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

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

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

"Thank you for 30 years of teaching service. Now you have 5 minutes to turn in your keys, I.D. card, empty your desk and be escorted out."

"How do we make sure the students' voices are heard, but get them to be quiet at the same time?"

"While your lesson plans were perfect, and your bulletin boards were terrific...your classroom management skills need work!"

'You must be the new hire. Welcome aboard. Here's our prepackaged curriculum. If time permits, encourage critical thinking.'

Be prepared - Don't jump to confusion.

"I would share, but I'm not there developmentally."

'Timmy's very bright for his age. He knows nearly all his ABC's!'

'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.'

"So how was your first day of teaching?"

'You might not know it now but I used to have some great lesson plans.'

"Just teachers' lounge will suffice, Ed."

"What is the battle cry for homeschoolers?" Kids: "Go Home!"

"Don't think of it as being grounded. Think of it as suffering the consequences of your monumental stupidity."

'False alarm! I'm back. It was only a career suicide.'

Teacher's Workroom.

Error! Lesson Plan has no Aim!

"Isn't it great? I found little 'Classroom Mode' switches behind their ears."

"I learned a lot today, Dad. Did you know when your boss says you've done a great job...it's good not to act totally

"Remember, Timmy. Anything worth doing is worth having somebody do well."

"Once you leave your safe-space, you can never go back again."

'I just can't take the eraser bits, the spit balls and the insults anymore!'

"First day of school and you've already got problem students?"

'I look forward to my first year as a teacher. I wrote lesson plans, attended in-service workshops, and decorated my classroom. Preparation is half the victory. It's the other half that scares me.'