Teacher Life Gifts

"Are you sure they don't include children?"

'What bothers me about these meetings is even though it's work, I have the nagging feeling I ought to leave and get back to work.'

A Puppet Named Juan

"You've got your corner office, so what more do you want?"

'I hope you're not threatened by powerful women, because you're fired.'

Where your mind & battle are los

'Noticeboard? I forgot it was there to be honest.'

'... And some primitive cultures, believed that 'the great ones' modelled us from clay.'

'Williams, we're not used to receiving such excellent ideas as these, so we'd like to tone them down a bit.'

"You've got to fill in these forms to join the 'How to reduce bureaucracy' seminar."

"1984 by George Orwell. Project 2025. Presidential transition project."

"My email is down... talk to me."

"I wonder if A.I. will inevitably become as tired and depressed as we are."

'What sort of mission statement is that?'

The Signing of tthe United States Constitution

"We need to make some cuts. We'll start with integrity, accountability, openness, and transparency."

Ethics exam cheater.

'The check is in the email attachment.'

"And the last little piggy cried, 'Oui, oui, oui' all the way home."

"Are you insane?!" The Velveteen Skunk

"To torture an insect or not to torture an insect, that is the question."

'I'll be late for dinner, dear. I'm up to my neck in paperwork.'

'I'm reading aloud, Jeremy - My lips are SUPPOSED to be moving!'

'My penmanship has really improved since I got a laser printer.'

'You may now turn over your paper and begin.' - 'Sir!' - 'Yes?' - 'What is it?' - 'I think Train 'A' and Train 'B' might be going to crash!'

'Finally! A meeting with one of the bigwigs.'

"That's the guy I hired to read Proust for me."

In basket-case.

'That's our mission statement.'

Copycats

I should be a writer when I grow up...

'Couldn't Peter claim Mr. McGregor's garden was an 'attractive nuisance?'