Student Support Enthusiast Pillows

"Personally, I prefer seeing the graduates dance across the stage."

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

'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.'

Burning the midnight oil.

"Doing your homework may lead to a job that has homework."

'So what are you studying, young man?'

Congratulations! All that cramming paid off.

Six Thinking Hats

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

"So the secret to getting good grades is to study hard...seems a little extreme!"

'I need to read five books this weekend to graduate - any suggestions?'

"Being the smartest girl in third grade is going to Melinda's head."

“Today we are going to be learning percentages.”

'Thank you for the apple Conrad. But in answer to your question, no, you may not address me as 'Boopsie'.'

'I'm going to have to give up drinking and drugs when I leave uni - to pay off my bank loan.'

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

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

"Congratulations Professor, the committee 'okayed' your grant request."

Teacher boxing book: 'As I told you, today we're gonna really hit the books!'

"I need a gap year."

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

Study more to pass more tests.

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

"Term paper?! How do we do that? We haven't done a term paper all year!"

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

'I'm writing my dissertation on Latte Sizes.'

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

'Boasting bumper stickers.'

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

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

'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.'

Parents teacher conference.

"Let's have refreshments on parents' night. These people need nourishment."

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