School Head Prints

'It's not a designer pin. It's actually a medal the Principal gave me for backing up my hard drive.'

Ethics exam cheater.

"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."

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

I will study my speling words...

'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.'

"Yeah, I got into trouble, but I think the principal really enjoyed my rendition of 'I Did It My Way.'"

'I had no idea aspirin came in such a large bottle.'

'Simpson! Stop causing low-level disruption in class now!'

'No! Forging a note from your parents does not count as creative writing!'

"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.'

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

'The school computers are six months old. How can I be expected to be competitive in the job market if I'm trained on obsolete equipment?'

"Is there any way I could get a dashboard instead of a report card?"

"Isn't there an app for this?"

'As I walk through the halls, I see teachers teaching and students learning and I say to myself, 'what wonderful school, what a wonderful world.''

Yummy Mummies

'WE use these computers to gather and organise data for our school district and, on a slow day, to play solitaire.'

'I'll give your note to my parents but our family policy is to never negotiate with terrorists.'

"I didn't say my dog ate my homework. I said Russian bots ate my homework."

"How can I be a lead learner without the technology needed to lead?"

'Before we start, I'd like legal representation.'

'The reason the core curriculum seems so ambiguous is that we dot really have a core curriculum.'

'Don't be so dramatic and get into my office!'

"Getting into a fight is one thing, but did you have to get into a class-clearing brawl?"

'School was really exciting today -- they busted up a meth lab in chemistry class.'

"I was saying a silent prayer, but I must have dozed off and talked in my sleep."

'This handheld computer is very useful for teaching. It displays my lesson plan, calander, key files, and an extensive menu of put-downs for hecklers and classroom clowns.'

'Let's put it this way Tommy, if we could go below F minus you would be forging new territory!'

The Re-Opening of Schools