Quirky Classroom Enthusiast Gifts

'A sinkhole ate my homework...?'

"There's something weird about Emily. She actually likes school!"

Clown teaches how to speak Jibberish

'Good girl, Carol - now hands up all those who have lost their pens.'

'I started out as a teacher's pet, and then it kind of snowballed.'

'Home Schooling'

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

"Today in class we're going to create a physics teacher."

'I guess what happens in Kindergarten, doesn't stay in Kindergarten.'

"How was first grade? I don't know yet. I spent all day in the Principal's office."

Global Education

Benjamin Franklin

'Dad demonstrates for an hour and then we go home - what happens in your swimming lessons?'

It could be worse -- there could be 35 teachers for every student

'Think Basics.'

Beginning of the school year

"Fear not, Miss Hathaway. Just go home and listen to a cd of howling wolves or screeching monkeys and by Monday you'll be ready for your 3rd grade class."

When scientists come out of retirement.

'Today's lesson - how to slam a door.'

"I give all new teachers the same advice. First you have to get the attention of the class. Can you quack like a duck or juggle two books in the air?"

Keep students on their toes...

"No, you don't get incentive pay for Billy Vincent."

'Do you have to explain nutrition with a pie chart?'

"The kindergarteners have breached their classroom confines, and are headed this way. We'll be overrun within minutes. What should we do?"

'You always go that extra mile, don't you Molly.'

School boy

"The big boot Italy ain't gonna kick the small shoe Sicily no more, capiche?"

"I noticed he had punched air holes in his desk. Now I'm afraid to open it."

'Your classroom management techniques work in practice but not in theory. That worries me.'

There were occasional moments when she questioned her decision to work with truly gifted students.

"People...do you FINALLY understand the concept of 'Visual Narrative?'"

Announcement over school PA: 'We're going to begin this week with an all-school search for Mr. Ridley - last Friday's substitute teacher.'

'Sir, one question... When will we know if we've run-out of invisible ink?'

A small clown sits at the back of a class room - 'Mr Jenkins, do you always have to be the class clown?!'

'They canceled school today -- the teacher couldn't find her hand puppets.'