Tales from behind the teacher's desk

They wanted to connect

Use your brain

You snooze, you lose

"Duck and cover" too

These kids just got schooled

This is scary

Reason has left the chat

School days, school days

Stupid games, stupid prizes

Stay in school, kids

What kind of student were you in high school and college? When we talk about different types of students, we tend to only focus on two ends of the Bell Curve, both of which I wouldn't say I liked when I was in school. The first type is the overachiever. Don't get me wrong, I think it's noble and wonderful to try hard in school and get good grades, but I do not respect you if you're crying in class because you got a B+. The other type of kid is the delinquent, and those kids also irritated me. T…

Thanks, sweetie

Wittiness is next to tardiness

Wait, we have a test today?

When you're a kid, you always have arbitrary rules thrust upon you for stupid reasons. In elementary school , we were only allowed to wear hats on Fridays, which as a hat girl, I found ridiculous. How is wearing a hat any more distracting than not wearing a hat? I would understand if hats were banned in order to prevent the spread of lice, but they weren't! They just wanted to restrict our freedom a bit more. Sometimes, teachers and educators can circumvent rules that are unfair. My 3rd-grade t…