“Teacher: What sound do pigs make? Student: FREEZE!”
"Pig" is slang for a policeman, and this is used in a popular joke. A teacher asks her class (Detroit is often the location), "What sound does a cat make?" "Meow!"…
Mile High City (Denver nickname)
“Teacher: Why are you late for class?” (school joke)
A school joke has been printed on several images: TEACHER: Tell the class why you're late.STUDENT: Someone told me to go to hell.STUDENT: Couldn't find it at first.STUDENT: But now…
“Teacher: Why are you late? Student: Class started before I got here.”
A school joke is: Teacher: Why are you late?Student: Class started before I got here. The student offers no explanation for lateness, but defines what lateness is. The joke has been cited in print…
“Teacher: You have the same mistakes as the person next to you. How could that happen?”
There's a school joke about the teacher who suspects a student of cheating: Teacher: You have the same mistakes as the person next to you. How could that happen?Student: We have the same…
“Teachers are sometimes like an alarm clock. They won’t shut up when you’re trying to sleep”
"Teachers are sometimes like an alarm clock. They won't shut up when you're trying to sleep" is a school saying that has been printed on several images. "Teachers are like…
“Teachers open the door, but you must enter by yourself”
"Teachers open the door; you enter by yourself" is a popular proverb that has been printed on many gift items, such as posters, T-shirts and bags. "Teachers open the door; you enter…
“Teachers should wear body cams like police so parents can see how their children act..”
"Teachers should wear body cams like police so parents can see how their children act.." is a saying that has been printed on many images. Usually, the first half of the saying would…
“Teachers tell us to follow our dreams, but get mad when we fall asleep in their class”
"Teachers always say follow your dreams. But when I fall asleep in class, they get mad at me for taking their advice" is a jocular line that was posted on Twitter by "brian with an…
“Teachers who take class attendance are absent-minded”
A school pun about teachers taking attendance is: "Teachers who take class attendance are absent-minded." The jocular line has been cited in print since at least 2004. Google Groups:…
“Teachers, remember that ANGRY mother who said she would have your job? Call her…”
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic resulted in many children being homeschooled. Parents who had, in the past, complained about teachers suddenly experienced a new understanding. "Teachers,…
“Teachers: Just log into Zablezoot, scroll down to the Zorkle app…”
The technology that some schools use can confuse boomer parents. This image was posted on Twitter by Aaron Klein on September 21, 2020, but is of unknown authorship: Teachers: Just log into…
“Teaching—We’re not in it for the income; we’re in it for the outcome”
"Teachers/Teaching -- We're not in it for the income; we're in it for the outcome" is a saying that has been printed on many gift items, such as posters, buttons and bumper…
“Teaching children is an accomplishment; getting children excited about learning is an achievement”
"Teaching children is an accomplishment; getting children excited about learning is an achievement" is a quote from Robert John Meehan's Teacher's Journey: The Road Less…
“Teaching creates all other professions” (teaching adage)
David Haselkorn, the president of the Belmont, Mass.-based Recruiting New Teachers Inc., a nonprofit group that promotes teaching as a profession, said in 1996: "Teaching is the essential…
“Teaching is a work of heart” (“Nursing is a work of heart”)
"Teaching is a work of heart" (also, "Nursing is a work of heart") is a popular slogan on T-shirts, bumper stickers, posters and other items. Both "Teaching is a work of…
“Teaching is like a bad marriage. You never get your needs met, but you stay in it for the kids”
"These days teaching is like a bad marriage you stay in it for the kids" was posted on Twitter by Brooke on June 13, 2014. "Teaching is like being in a bad marriage: you stay, but…
“Teaching is the greatest act of optimism”
"Teaching is the greatest act of optimism" has been credited to Colleen Wilcox, a Santa Clara County Superintendent of Schools for 14 years. It's not known when Wilcox said the…
“Teamwork divides the task and multiplies the success”
"Teamwork divides the effort and multiplies the effect" is a popular teamwork saying of unknown authorship, cited in print since at least 1993. Other forms of the saying are…
“Teamwork is a lot of people doing what I say”
Entry in progress -- B.P. "Teamwork is a lot of people doing what I say" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many gift items, such as T-shirts, posters and bumper stickers.
“Teamwork makes the dream work” (teamwork adage)
"Teamwork makes the dream work" is a teamwork adage that has appeared on gift items such as T-shirts and posters. "Teamwork makes the dream work" has been cited in print since…