Student Advocate Gifts

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

'My teacher says I'm an underachiever, but I think she's an overexpecter.'

'May I be excused? The pressure is getting to me.'

"Sorry, but no. I can't lend you a student to help clean up your yard."

'Well you can't fault his coursework, but I can't help thinking that he still has a few unresolved personal issues!'

"Society's failed you, son - 6 times to be exact�"

'See, this is proof that your criticism of our educational system is right on!'

"It's a broken education system when the only solution is more and more homework."

"I'm starting a club at school next year for all the disadvantaged kids...kids who aren't getting a fair break...the forgotten victims of an unjust society."

"There are no dumb questions, Billy, but there are plenty of dumb answers!"

'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.'

"Fellas, I invited Max here to give us a fresh, millennial take on how to get out of the inning."

Welcome to your new English Class.

Mentoring Unit: 'Go on! You can do it! You can be a mentor!'

"I'm not going to shoot the messenger, but I'm also not going to renew his grant."

"SUPERintendent! What kind of powers do you have?"

'Hmmphhhh ... High on Life. Now that's something the government ought to regulate.'

The Boy Who Wanted To Be A Lawyer - "Father Desmond, we need an exorcism."

"How do we make sure the students' voices are heard, but get them to be quiet at the same time?"

"The good news is, the children in the district have strong writing skills. The bad news is, we have sustained a letter-writing campaign from the third grade."

"I hope that this is just a riot of passage."

'I'm Stacey, whose mother is the proud parent of an honor student.'

'I'm not enjoying my childhood, I'm dealing with it.'

"We don't make cookies anymore - I'm selling Girl Scout apps."

Alcohol and Tobacco Danger

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

We have too many students! I know. Send them home!

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

"Unruly, talking back, lack of respect...and that's just the parents."

The Minor Issue

"I teach ... to impact a life."

The Cheddar College for Extra Mature Students

Class of 2015

Girl to mother: 'Don't call me a teenager. From now on, I want to be referred to as a pre-adult.'

'If you finish your first year of teaching and haven't destroyed the innate curiosity of your young students, you are a successful teacher.'