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…
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" is a school saying that has been printed on several images. "Teachers are like…
"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.." is a saying that has been printed on many images. Usually, the first half of the saying would…
"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…
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:…
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,…
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…