Teaching Thoughts Prints

'I keep thinking about teaching.'

A Puppet Named Juan

The Department of Really Stupid Ideas: 'Most people think they just appear out of thin air! But the truth is, there's a great deal of very hard work involved!'

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?'

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

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

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.

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

Campaign for Plain English

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

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

'But I digress...'

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

Thinking Gears

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

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

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

'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.'

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

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

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

"Is it that bad?"

"When is my next parole hearing?"

Clown teaches how to speak Jibberish

Marimba

Imagining a Better World Isn't Really That Hard

The Map of the human brain

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

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

Nathaniel Hawthorne

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