"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…
"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…