School Council Campaigners Pillows

Mastering political faces.

'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.'

“Today we are going to be learning percentages.”

'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'.'

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

'I would love to run for class president, but I'm concerned about the vetting process. I once faked sleep during nap time in pre-school.'

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

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

'I'm so proud of Trevor for getting an early start on his negative campaign for Student Council.'

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

"I'm enjoying kindergarten except for all the politics!"

'Boasting bumper stickers.'

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

'Ms. Peters, hold all calls. I'm busy implementing yet another hastily conceived and unproven education innovation.'

'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."

"Heading to your government schools to be brainwashed?"

'Let's face it, we're nothing but a puppet government.'

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

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

"My parents appreciate teachers, but me, not so much."

"These conferences are a good thing. It keeps parents off the streets."

"We've unleashed your child's potential—this is as good as it's going to get."

Congratulations on your PGCE.

Teacher's Workroom.

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

"Hey, look at that. It looks like the stuff we've been using to text each other for years."

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

'There's a meeting at school tonight, Dad. The superintendent, the principal, the school board, and you.'

'I'd like to run for class president but I don't want to put my family through a background check.'

It was clear to Mrs. Bennis how the public school budget cuts were hurting students when she asked Danny for a math formula.

"Teacher believes in performance-enhancing hugs."