30 of the Funniest Shower Thoughts of the Month for Deep Thinkers (March 13, 2024)

The human mind is capable of incredible things. Some of us are out here curing diseases, building rockets, and writing great works of literature. The achievement of humanity is nothing to sneeze at. We’ve mapped the universe, figured out how gravity works, and even gone to the moon. But we are equally capable of being …
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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+ Fascinating Facts That Are Common Knowledge in Certain Fields, but Unknown to Most

When someone works in a specialized field for many years, they’ll end up gaining highly specific knowledge and a unique understanding about how certain things work. While most of the population might live most of their lives believing a common misconception about how things get recycled, a garbage collector somewhere out there is probably tearing …
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Dubious Remedies That Seem Like Snake Oil But Are Totally Legit

When I was a kid, my grandma always told me that I should drink hot beverages on a hot day to cool myself down. I thought she was insane. Downing a steamy cup of tea sounds like the opposite of what one should do on a scorching summer day, doesn’t it? Well apparently, grandma was …
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History Memes for Online Historians

Did you pay attention in history class? Personally, history was my favorite subject growing up. It didn’t really require a ton of critical thinking, at least for me. You kind of just had to show up to class, listen to the teacher tell stories of what happened before our lifetimes, and maybe read a little …
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Living Legend Gets Paid $40K Annually To Attend University, Earns Five Degrees After Being a Student For 20 Years

If you could have any life without restrictions, what would that life look like? Some of you might want to be rich and famous or to travel the world without having to spend a dime. For me, I would love to be one of those people who spend all of their time reading and learning. …
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Teachers Share Things They Wish They Could Say to Parents

Teachers get a lot of blame for kids’ bad behavior. Parents go to parent-teacher conferences and belligerently demand that the teacher explain why their child is not doing well in class. Teachers are expected to kindly explain to parents what the issue is, even when the parents are being rude and demanding. The truth is, …
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Teacher Memes To Pass Around The Teachers Lounge

I feel sorry for my elementary school teachers. I was one of those kids who was always at a ten. Whether somebody wanted a hug or not, I would give them the tightest hug known to man. I would cry at the drop of a hat over the slightest thing. I would even stand by …
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Teachers Share The Harshest Things They’ve Ever Said To Their Students

Teaching is not for the weak of heart. Kids are addicted to disrupting class and making their teacher’s jobs as difficult as possible. I remember being a student and feeling incredibly frustrated when I was in a class full of «bad kids.» Three or four disruptive students could ruin a class for everyone, especially the …
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Teacher Memes For Burnt Out Educators

Teachers are some of the most harshly criticized groups of professionals out there. Everyone has their own idea about how teachers should do their job, but so few of them could do even half of what teachers do every day. So many parents expect teachers to be able to fix everything that’s wrong with their …
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