Teaching Moment Gifts

"Son, you're old enough now for The Talk: everything you need to know about compound interest."

"Look, son, real estate."

'Mummy said let it drop,there's a good boy..'

A Puppet Named Juan

Ethics exam cheater.

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

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

"You're losing the audience. Switch to the Powerpoint presentation."

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

'Houston, I'm prepared to land...'

"If a stock falls in the market, and it had no investors, does it really lose its value?"

Hey, calm down --- Now, what did you say again?

I've been teaching art history for decades. Students today ask new kinds of questions. No, I doubt a gluten-free menu option was available that evening. Nope, the artist was not making a statement about climate change. No, despite the umbrellas, this is not about sun exposure safety. Well, yes, I suppose you can say it's a selfie.

"We're bringing the arts and sciences together here by giving crayons to mice."

Campaign for Plain English

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

'But I digress...'

"I got a gold star for going the longest without looking at my phone in class."

"Right about here there was a flattening of the curve. . ."

'I'm Jeremy's father. I'm a computer consultant and I'm unemployed.'

Church leader at desk has 3 boxes marked 'Black', 'White' and 'Gray Area'.

'From six to to eighteen, they're always at that age.'

'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.'

"My answers could be right. Your quiz just asked the wrong questions."

Teacher pointing to P,Q, on board: "OK class, which letter comes next? Redbeard, you should know this."

'I love your playing....especially when you stop!'

"When is my next parole hearing?"

Imagining a Better World Isn't Really That Hard

Clown teaches how to speak Jibberish

Marimba

"Do you honestly believe we evolved from a single snow flake?"

"If a third grader knows the answer, how much of a problem can it really be?"

"Is it that bad?"

Nathaniel Hawthorne

Academic Idol - 'Professor Johannsen's paper was zippy. It had robust vocabulary and I almost felt that I could dance to it. I would give it a 7.'