Public School Supporter Gifts

"Let's see...I believe a computer will be available for your class six weeks from Friday between ten and eleven in the morning."

Education Funding

"Due to budget cuts we had to combine our athletic fields."

'Smashing party, Miss - can we have another one tomorrow?'

"I guess it took a pandemic to make me realize school is better than trying to learn stuff online."

'It's a tough call but I'm going to side with your parents, if for no other reason, because they can sue and you can't.'

'Jerry's 'old school'.'

“Today we are going to be learning percentages.”

'Tommy's doing fine. I'm concerned about your poor fund-raising record. You sold only two magazine subscriptions and one measly candy bar.'

'I told you hard work would pay off in the third grade, Cate...You've had three job offers.'

'Thank you for the apple Conrad. But in answer to your question, no, you may not address me as 'Boopsie'.'

'146 days of leadership without any negative press.'

"She's the best nit nurse this school has ever seen."

'Oooh, Jimmy, the teacher put another throwing star on your paper! Great!'

'Quit fooling around, Gog. Do the assignment.'

Patey's in a band! He's so cool!

"I'm the last to go home because my parents are still fine tuning their work-life balance."

'Oh, Christ.'

'Oh Darling, I'm so proud! I wish I could give you a big hug!'

"Don’t worry. You’re looking at the Frederick H. Tuttle Middle School long-jump champion."

'The legislation HR2109 would increase state aid to education. Ask not for whom the bell tolls. It tolls for you.'

Thanks for the lift, Nana. Don't get any big ideas about acting. It's just a high school musical. I guess you aren't coming back to see the show. Correct. Tonight! Cats! Spring musical. That's ok. Slam! I'm parking now to get a front row seat!

'It's the parents' 4x4x400 metres.'

We pride ourselves on having every type of insurance policy, but report card insurance is a new one to us.

'Boasting bumper stickers.'

School administrator of the year "Accepting for Susan Curtis is her clinical psychologist."

'It's someone from the Society for Ethical Treatment of Principals asking for a donation.'

Angry Joseph in school nativity play says to Innkeeper: 'No, we did not book online.'

'If the key to effective classroom management is consistency, I guess I'm an effective classroom manager, I am consistently exhausted at the end of the day.'

Kid to class: 'I'll read my book report in a minute, but first, a word about our underpaid teachers ...'

"Let's have refreshments on parents' night. These people need nourishment."

Parents teacher conference.

"How much longer will we have to help Besty with her homework?"

"Heading to your government schools to be brainwashed?"

'My advice to a first year teacher is to teach from the heart, not only from the book.'