30 Teacher Memes for Educators on the Brink of Spring Break

Teachers, you’re almost there. I know you can catch a whiff of your bright, beautiful week off ahead of you, and it already tastes so good. Sure, much of it will be spent catching up on grading and stewing in the inevitable last leg of the semester, but you don’t need to worry about that …
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‘I have seen students who can’t write a complete sentence’: Teachers share the innumerable ways their students are significantly behind

It’s no secret that many kids are getting left behind in the education system. When I was a kid, America was all about not leaving kids behind in this exact setting (when I was a kid, I thought it was about getting left behind at the grocery store), but now that it’s been 20 years …
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30 Teacher Memes To Pass Around The Teacher’s Lounge

There are so many reasons I cannot imagine being a teacher, but one of the main ones is that I’d be completely outnumbered. Even if I taught at a school with a nice and low student-to-teacher ratio, those kids would always be able to overpower me if they decided to lay siege on my person. …
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‘The endgame is Fahrenheit 451’: School district requires parent’s permission to read a book by an African American author

Books and libraries are in the middle of a culture war in the United States right now; you’re living under a rock if you don’t know that. Books are being banned in K-12 school libraries all across the country, and they’re being banned for increasingly absurd reasons. Parents are concerned ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠that their kids are reading …
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25+ School Memes For Exhausted Students

School days, school days, teacher’s golden rule days. Many adults claim that your school years are the easiest part of your life, but I couldn’t disagree more. There’s so much expectation put upon schoolchildren! Instead of having one or two bosses to report to, you have eight teachers, parents, and every other adult in your …
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25+ Teacher Memes For Educators Counting Down Until Spring Break

I will fight anybody who thinks teachers get too much time off. If anything, they should get even more time to do as they please because they are doing one of the most critical jobs in the world. They are the most essential profession, IMHO.   It’s a common misconception that teachers only work during school …
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Teacher Memes for Teachers Counting Down Until Thanksgiving Break

I do not envy the workload that teachers deal with. They have to teach kids all day, grade papers all night, attend administrative meetings, make new lesson plans, and deal with needy parents. I feel overwhelmed just typing all of that! Not to mention, they must manage and optimize productivity for the most distracted generation …
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7th Grade Teacher Shares The Struggles of Teaching Kids on a 4th Grade Level

I don’t think it’s controversial to say that public education in America is struggling right now. People often cite a recent major historical event of this decade as the cause of students falling behind. It’s clear that the past few years have only exacerbated an existing educational problem that’s only worsening.  Everybody has a different …
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Former ‘Gifted Kid’ Claims Back to School Season Makes Former High Achieving Students Existential, Gets Roasted For Still Identifying as a ‘Gifted Kid’

I disagree with the baby boomer generation on some things. I don’t really see the harm in giving out «participation trophies» for sports and other activities. As someone who received my fair share of participation trophies, let me drop a truth bomb on y’all: We knew they did not mean anything. Some kids actually got …
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Graduation Memes For High School And College Grads Alike

Happy Graduation season, everybody! I hope that everyone in the Class of 2023 is having a splendid time with their grad parties, grad dinners, and general celebration of their academic achievements.  From my experience, graduation ceremonies can either be an intimate and touching end to your schooling experience or a bit of a drag. I …
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