School Life Detective Gifts

"I'm doing just fine ??" as long as no one decides to do a background check."

"Should we put down what we think is right, or what we think you think is right?"

"The principal has sat in on so many of my classes, I'm thinking of giving him the exam."

"Where am I going to college? I thought this was college."

'I need affordable daycare now!'

'If your cell phone has five hundred minutes, and you use one of them during this class, how long will you be in detention?'

The new boy was teased for being different.

"Please, Ms. Sweeney, may I ask where you're going with all this?"

"First buttons, then zippers, now we learn to tie our shoes. Is mom trying to tell us something?"

'You can't keep a middle school girl from wanting to impress boys, Valerie.'

"I'm sure your students understand it was your first day, Tom... besides, seeing a man cry doesn't have the stigma it once did!"

'I read all the parenting books, but you always manage to stay one step ahead of me!'

'Daddy, why is that man wearing a blank T-shirt?'

We're waiting to see if he'll see his shadow.

'He can call whoever he wants, she's still not parking that thing in my classroom!'

Kid to mom: 'How come I ask so many questions?'

"I tried talking to the principal about what I’d be teaching next semester, but he kept changing the subject."

'Please be quiet while the attempts to locate your head.'

"It's the whole kindergarten thing, Mom. I'm alone in there, swimming with the sharks."

"My problem is, I can't tell the rules from the guidelines."

The meaning of life...

"Ms. Sims and I have known each other for quite some time, but it turns out we aren't on a first-name basis."

'I don't get it - How can answers on a MATH TEST be politically incorrect?'

A School Girl and Teacher.

'Don't worry about the boy who bullied your son...I've sorted him.'

"I can't believe Tia Carmen is working in our cafeteria! This bites! How can she do this to me?"

"I realize Kyle was looking at your answers, but that doesn't mean you can sue him for theft of intellectual property."

School photos.

Class Rules

"I think this is the last year he'll believe in Father Christmas, he's asking a lot of questions"

"It drives me crazy when people whine about discrepancies in school funding..."

"That new kid is taking hide-and-seek seriously...he's brought in bloodhounds!"

"Shhh. I think I heard my name."

"Answer your question? You mean in real time?"