My mom is an elementary school teacher, and I grew up hearing the craziest stories about students in school. From the most bizarre student names you’ve ever heard to the silliest questions asked in class to the wildest recess debacles, there was never a dull moment in my mom’s teaching career. As a teacher, your …
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29 Memes for Teachers Counting Down the Lesson Plans Until Summer Break
Attention, teachers! You have made it through the chaos of the first week of classes, the holiday rush, and spring break. Now, the countdown to summer has begun. You’re almost there, so keep your spirits up! The weather is getting warmer, recess is getting longer, and lesson plans are getting easier. The end of the …
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‘Square dancing’: Former students share the most useless things they learned in school
When it comes down to it, much of the information we learn in school does not pertain to our everyday lives. Sure, maybe the skills I learned in English class are pertinent to my current career, but I’m not thinking about the contents of my Chemistry or Physics classes regularly in my adult life. To …
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‘Suspensions are absolutely a vacation’: Teachers reveal their hot takes about the profession
Teaching is not a profession for the weak. The hours are long, the pay isn’t enough, and the rewards can sometimes seem nonexistent. Do you know what this does make the job good for, though? Complaining! After spending enough time around those thankless kids, you start to have some pretty strong opinions on the whole …
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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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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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‘[She] spilled it on my papers’: Kindergartener steals teacher’s iced coffee, spills it all over her desk
Some kids have absolutely no boundaries, and I was one of them! I was one of the most terrifying types of kids to people who don’t like being touched; I was a hugger, and nothing could stop me from going up to absolute strangers and wrapping my gangly arms around them. Somebody really should’ve told …
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«I would lose my mind here»: Incompetent teacher claims 1 divided by 0 is zero, principal backs her up on incorrect answer
Math is one of those subjects that has a distinct right and wrong. In English class, you can write an essay that argues basically anything you want as long as you can use the text to support your arguments. In art class, there is so much room for creative liberties, even if you’re given a …
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