Returning To Classroom Gifts

"Remote teaching isn't good for torturing a substitute. For that you need a live audience."

A Puppet Named Juan

Ethics exam cheater.

'I'm reading aloud, Jeremy - My lips are SUPPOSED to be moving!'

Computer Room.

'C'mon get it straight.'

"I've always dreamed of being on an academic team like this! It's great that we can all depend on each other!"

Big Bang Theory.

"I will not lick the principal, I will not lick the principal, I will not lick the principal, I will not lick the principal, I will not lick the principal."

"Would you like me to annotate that for you?"

'My reading comprehension is so-so, but I do make up for it with my highlighting skills.'

Pirate boy reciting the alphabet

"No Timmy, I don't think your pencil has system requirments or upgrades you can download from the internet."

'Is the glass half full, Wally, or half empty?' - 'Oh, oh! Trick question!'

'The creative process works best with a relaxed brain, so I'm letting my mind wander to let a solution drift in.'

Reach for the Star.

"I got a gold star for going the longest without looking at my phone in class."

I will study my speling words...

"Actually, I'm hoping what I'm going to be when I grow up hasn't been invented yet."

"I still haven't decided if I want to be unemployed as an English major or as a Communications major."

"My answers could be right. Your quiz just asked the wrong questions."

'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.'

'From six to to eighteen, they're always at that age.'

Postgraduates A group of posts on their way to class.

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

Burning the midnight oil.

"According to mom the answers are all in this book!" "Too bad there's no pictures at which to look!"

"I don't care about the rating on Goodreads. We're reading Cinderella!"

"I didn't finish the proof but I did write this poem about my struggle."

"Whales eat billions of tiny shrimp-like creatures called krill. The krill are free but whales spend a fortune on dental floss."

'I love your playing....especially when you stop!'

The Bookworm

"What I do is pick up the morning paper, go through it carefully, and then, depending on how I feel about things, I either say the Pledge of Allegiance, stand there and do nothing, or walk out of the classroom."