School

Money Math

“If you had a dollar,” quizzed the teacher, “and you asked your father for another dollar and fifty cents, how much money would you have?” “One dollar,” answered little Johnny “You don’t…

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Math By the Numbers

The math teacher saw that Johnny wasn’t paying attention in class. She called on him and said, “Johnny! What are 4, 2, 28 and 44?” Little Johnny quickly replied, “NBC, CBS, HBO…

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The Effects of Grammar

An English teacher at a university spent a lot of time marking grammatical errors in her students’ written work. She wasn’t sure how much impact she was having until one overly busy…

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Counting Quiz

The teacher was quizzing the grade one class on counting. “Who knows what comes after three?” “Four,” answered little Timmy. “What comes after six?” “Seven,” answered little Suzie. “Very good,” the teacher…

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The Grad’s First Job

A young man hired by a supermarket reported for his first day of work. The manager greeted him with a warm handshake and a smile, gave him a broom and said, “Your…

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Educational Jargon

An elementary school teacher, well versed in educational jargon, asked for a small allotment of money for “behavior modification reinforcers.” The principal saw the item and asked, “what in heaven’s name is…

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Partly Speaking

A boy came home from school and told his mother he had been given a part in the school play. “Wonderful,” said his mother, “what part is it?” The boy grinned, “I…

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Good Help is Hard to Find

A teacher was leaving the staff room when she found the Principal standing in front of the paper shredder with a piece of paper in his hand. “Listen,” said the Principal, “this…

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Preparing For School

One mother arrived at school each morning with her seven children in tow, all a bit rumpled but never the less on time. Scarcely able to get her one child ready for…

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Reducing The Fire

Two teachers, a physicist and a mathematician, were sitting in the faculty lounge. Suddenly, the coffee machine sparked and caught on fire. The physicist grabbed a bucket and leaped towards the sink,…

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Broke at College

A college freshman called up his mother and asked her for some money, because he was broke. His mother said, “Sure, sweetie. I will send you some money. You also left your…

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Animal Sounds

A teacher arranged her young students into a circle. She then went around the circle and asked each one a question. “Davey, what sound does a cow make?” Davey replied, “It goes…

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