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…
"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" is a quote from Robert John Meehan's Teacher's Journey: The Road Less…
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" (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…
"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" has been credited to Colleen Wilcox, a Santa Clara County Superintendent of Schools for 14 years. It's not known when Wilcox said the…
Teens smuggle things into school, but each generation is different. "Teens walking to school w/ their coffee my generation took Vodka in water bottles" was posted on Facebook by Hector…
Teens smuggle things into school, but each generation is different. "Teens walking to school w/ their coffee my generation took Vodka in water bottles" was posted on Facebook by Hector…
"Tell me and I forget; teach me and I may remember; involve me and I will learn" has been frequently credited (since the 1980s) to Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), but Franklin never said…
"Thank you, student loans, for helping me get through college. I don't think I can ever repay you" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "Dear Student Loans…
"I'm never sure if I actually have free time or if I'm just forgetting everything I have to do" (or "I'm never sure if I actually have free time or if I just keep…
"The advantage of a classical education is that it enables you to despise the wealth which it prevents you from achieving" is a popular quotation that has been credited to several people.…
Entry in progress -- B.P. Google BooksThe Harvard Educational Review1968Pg. 227:It was, for example, President Burton of Smith College who used to say to his girls, "the purpose of a college…
"The answers were inside me the whole time" is a clichéd saying that doesn't always apply to test answers. "I took an anatomy test once and the kid next to me says…
"The best librarians are certified in reshushitation" was posted on Twitter by Clayton Hove on June 1, 2011. "Reshushitation" is a portmanteau of "resusitation" and…
College basketball coach and television commentator Al McGuire (1928-2001) is credited for saying, "The best thing about freshmen is that they become sophomores." That is, a college…
"The best way to learn is to teach" is an old saying; a teacher who can explain a subject and answer all questions about it has effectively learned the material. "No maxim is more…
Various versions of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" change the lyrics into an anti-school anthem, often called "The Burning of the School." The following was cited in February…
The SAT test had an essay, and there are "SA"/"essay" jokes." "College Board announced today that they're taking the essay out of the SAT. Now it's just the…