Almost every high school has its fair share of urban legends. Most of our revolved around creepy teachers, but there were also stories of haunted libraries and supply closets, after-hours hookups, and unfortunate boners that may or may not have, uh, made themselves known. My high school was pretty tame in both this department and the prank department. Our wildest form of mischief came in the form of handing freshmen maps of the school that included a fifth floor pool. There was no fifth floor,…

Why do they have to smile so hard?

And physically preparing, tbh...

When you're in high school, you have very little freedom. One of the few choices you can make for yourself is which trapper keeper you get from Staples. This is a critical decision, as that multiuse binder won't break for at least three years, so you better make the right choice. The question of “which binder color should I choose for which subject” was never one that phased me. I simply picked the binders with the prettiest colors and chose which subjects they were for based on ambiguous vibes…

Bright college days , oh, carefree days that fly! It's almost time for first-year students to move into their dorms, syllabus week to commence, and the binge drinking to begin. College is such a unique time in your life. For many students, it's the first time they'll be away from their family and maintain a semblance of independence. You are forced to learn how to take care of yourself and not make crazy choices all the time. I learned over the course of my freshman year that I couldn't eat thr…

Procrastination 101

The biggest blessing of all

Spoiler: none of them have ever hidden a body.

Teaching is one of the most misunderstood professions. Teachers sacrifice their time and energy for their students and are rarely compensated for what they deserve. Unlike many pointless email jobs, teachers actually create tangible good in society through their work. It's essential for kids to not only have great educators but great role models in their corner and teachers wear both hats. If you're a teacher, you already know all of that. What you also likely know is that there is a special hu…

Modern slang can be a bit elusive for people of older generations. Words that might have been explicit digs 30 years ago are now the highest compliments. While sometimes this generational divide can be used to lodge veiled insults at others, it can also give way to unexpected praise.

Wild

Every now and then Twitter gets on a tip that results in scads of viral tweets. This month we've seen a ton of backlash against Airbnb , but we've also seen people discussing all the scams that have become so normalized we barely even notice them. A couple accounts have addressed this.

This week on Twitter has been an eventful one. From DALL-E simulated AI images taking over, to the terrifying Human Meatball , Twitter has been chock full of absurd and hilarious content. Sometimes there's so much content that the best stuff is easy to miss, and when you miss it, you can feel like it's gone forever. That's where we come in. You don't have to miss anything just because your crazy work week gets in the way of catching all of the best posts. Check out the funniest tweets of the we…

She really just blends right in

Finally. Here in the Northeast the long and oppressive winter is beginning to loosen its grip on our poor, seasonal depression-addled sou ls. The sun is starting to pop out, the open-toe shoes are getting paraded around town, and teachers are starting to feel the restlessness that happens before school's out for summer. If kids think they have it hard, though, they need to get real and start thinking about their teachers. They deserve our pity. By mid-May, they're on the verge of insanity after…

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