Passionate Pedagogue Gifts

"Compulsory education is a myth. We may be compelled to teach, but very few of them are compelled to learn."

Red Letter Days - A declaration of love in public

"If you do well in your first practicum, you can move on to teaching real children."

Flag bearers

"I'm doing all I can to make the little things count."

"Skip to the part where the princess climbs to the top of the corporate ladder."

"Remember double negatives are a complete no-no."

"Wait a minute! I don’t ignore the concerns of my employees! I listen to them, I discuss with them... and then I ignore them."

'I give the same advice to all new teachers. Pretend you know what you are doing.'

Dog Anatomy from Memory.

"Blood sweat and tears. I think it's supposed to make us feel guilty."

"He gave me an 'F' on my resume."

"I knew there'd be pitfalls when I became a teacher, but thirty to a classroom is too many."

'Having done the mentoring skills questionnaire I think I need a mentor to mentor me in improving my mentoring.'

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

Student about substitute teacher that is a sub sandwich: 'We got a good lookin' sub today.'

'Please sir, I did give you the correct answer. But, you gave me the wrong question.'

"Our curriculum focusses less on rote memorization and more on putzing around."

Maria Montessori

'Your x-ray shows an enlarged heart. It's nothing to worry about. All teachers have a big heart.'

"I'm desperate to hold on to our good teachers."

'Well, if my son does have a belligerent attitude, then he must have picked it up here at school.'

'I hope that is not too much of an inconvenience for you, but I'm desperate to hold on to good teachers.'

"I'm not angry with you, I'm angry with life!"

'I'm pretty sure I'm just seeing you due to bad eggnog, but still, as a principal I try to keep school costs down so I was wondering if you'd deliver these report cards while on your rounds?'

'I think my teacher is very devoted. She always says she's more interested in the outcome than her income.'

Express Lane: 10 or less quibbles about grades

'Behind the barricades, Mack. Are you rooted to that spot?'

"Have you ever tried baring your teeth at them?"

'Sometimes the truth isn't in 'safe' or 'out', but somewhere in between.'

'And if you ever doubt your solutions, simply refer to this formula.'