“Take the professor, not the class” (college adage)
"Choose/Pick/Select/Take the professor, not the class" is a popular college saying. A good professor can make any subject interesting, but a bad professor can make any subject difficult…
“Teach 25 years, not one year 25 times” (teaching adage)
"Teach 25 years, not one year 25 times" is a teaching adage of unknown authorship. A teacher should learn something new each year, and this should be reflected in the lesson plan.…
“Teach your boys to be men before our enemies teach them to be women”
"Teach your boys to be men before the world teaches them to be women" (also "Teach your boys to be men before our enemies teach them to be women" and "Teach your boys to be…
“Teach your boys to be men before the world teaches them to be women”
"Teach your boys to be men before the world teaches them to be women" (also "Teach your boys to be men before our enemies teach them to be women" and "Teach your boys to be…
“Teach your boys to be men before their teachers teach them to be women”
"Teach your boys to be men before the world teaches them to be women" (also "Teach your boys to be men before our enemies teach them to be women" and "Teach your boys to be…
“Teach, Love, Inspire”
"Leach, Love, Inspire" is a teaching saying that has been printed on many images. "So, now we as parents, with mixed emotions, hand over our prized possessions to a person we usually…
“Teacher—A person who helps you solve problems you’d never have without them”
"Teacher (noun) -- a person who helps you solve problems you'd never have without them" is a jocular definition that has been printed on posters. The definition first appeared on the…
“Teacher—The only job that makes you reconsider all future names for your children”
"Teacher -- The only job that makes you reconsider all future names for your children" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "Teacher – The only job that makes…
“Teacher, teacher I declare I see someone’s underwear”
"Teacher, teacher" children's rhymes have existed since at least the first half of the 1900s. These were printed in The Journal of American Folk-lore in 1949: "Teacher, teacher,…
“Teacher, would you punish me for something I didn’t do?” (joke)
A popular school joke has been printed on several images: Student: Teacher, would you punish me for something I didn't do?Teacher: Of course not.Student: Good, because I didn't do my…
“Teacher: ‘Is that a phone!?’ Me: ‘No. It’s my calculator.’”
Students are often not allowed to carry mobile phones in school. A joke is: TEACHER: Is that a phone!?STUDENT: No. It's my calculator. The joke went viral on Twitter on May 21, 2012.…
“Teacher: ‘Why are you late?’ Student: ‘Why does it matter? You still get paid, right?’”
A school conversation has been printed on several images: TEACHER: Why are you late?STUDENT: Why does it matter? You still get paid, right? The late student's snarky comment was posted on…
“Teacher: ‘You missed school yesterday, didn’t you?’ Pupil: ‘Not very much!’”
A pun about "missing" school is: TEACHER: You missed school yesterday, didn't you? PUPIL: Not very much! The joke has been printed in many newspapers since at least 1942. “Boss:…
“Teacher: Class, we will have only half a day of school this morning” (joke)
A classic school joke is: Teacher: Class, we will have only half a day of school this morning.Class: Hooray!Teacher: We will have the other half this afternoon. The joke has been cited in print…
“Teacher: Jeff, have you been copying Johnny’s test again?” (joke)
A popular school joke has a teacher discovering that one student had copied from another. All of the answers were identical except one, where one student wrote "I don't know" and the…
“Teacher: Name a book that made you cry. Me: Algebra.”
Teachers like to recommend books that involve students emotionally. However, books that "make students cry" might not be the best recommendations. "She: What was the last book that…
“Teacher: Name a book that made you cry. Me: Organic Chemistry.”
Teachers like to recommend books that involve students emotionally. However, books that "make students cry" might not be the best recommendations. "She: What was the last book that…
“Teacher: Open up to page 26” (joke)
"Teacher: Open up to page 26!" is the start of a joke that went viral on September 27, 2018. The teacher is instructing students to open up their books to page 26, but the joke has it…
“Teacher: There are two words I don’t allow in my class. One is gross and the other is cool” (joke)
Some people don't like the slang words "gross" and "cool," and there is a popular school joke about this. "An English professor announced to the class; 'There are…
“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…