Mature Student Advocate Mugs

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.'

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

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

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

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

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

"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."

Make good decisions!

'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!'

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

Adult Crime, Not Adult Logic

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

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

What?! No way are we pushing for a green prom. Eco-club. Do we have to take the fun out of everything? People will totally embrace it if we frame it in the right way. Like? Saving energy by turning the lights down really low! Or using fewer chaperones. I can deal!

No, when I say this is a teaching hospital, I mean it's completely full of traumatized teachers.

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

Alcohol and Tobacco Danger

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

"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

The Texas School Book Depository