Mature Student Advocate Gifts

The Cheddar College for Extra Mature Students

'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 school computers are six months old. How can I be expected to be competitive in the job market if I'm trained on obsolete equipment?'

"Should we put down what we think is right, or what we think you think is right?"

'He's at a very impressionable age.'

"Fellas, I invited Max here to give us a fresh, millennial take on how to get out of the inning."

"There are no dumb questions, Billy, but there are plenty of dumb answers!"

Welcome to your new English Class.

Mentoring Unit: 'Go on! You can do it! You can be a mentor!'

"We added it just for the millenials."

'Hmmphhhh ... High on Life. Now that's something the government ought to regulate.'

The Boy Who Wanted To Be A Lawyer - "Father Desmond, we need an exorcism."

Piorities in Minnesota.

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

"Sorry, but no. I can't lend you a student to help clean up your yard."

'I'm not enjoying my childhood, I'm dealing with it.'

"I hope that this is just a riot of passage."

'I'm Stacey, whose mother is the proud parent of an honor student.'

'See, this is proof that your criticism of our educational system is right on!'

'I had no idea there was a Nobel Prize for school custodian.'

"The good news is, the children in the district have strong writing skills. The bad news is, we have sustained a letter-writing campaign from the third grade."

"We don't make cookies anymore - I'm selling Girl Scout apps."

"If they add one more mandatory standardized test... we'll have to lengthen the school year!"

If students are more than a test score why aren't teachers?

Alcohol and Tobacco Danger

"The school board, meeting in regular session, was able to work everything into the budget except the teachers."

We have too many students! I know. Send them home!

"Why is it called History. Is it becasue they didn't believe her story?"

"Unruly, talking back, lack of respect...and that's just the parents."

The Minor Issue

"Almost 30 percent of teachers assign extra reading during Hispanic Heritage Month."

"I teach ... to impact a life."