An elementary school teacher decides to poll the class on the difficulty of last night’s homework assignment. “How many people were able to complete the assignment without parent’s help?” About 25% of…
School
The 100-year-old building that had served as a student residence and study hall of a small university was about to be demolished. As the wrecker’s ball began to strike, I thought I…
The local high school has a policy that the parents must call the school if the student is to be absent for the day. Kelly, deciding to skip class and go to…
A kindergartern student was having trouble putting on his boots, and asked his teacher for help. Even with her pulling and him pushing, the boots still didn’t want to go on. Finally…
A college physics professor was explaining a particularly complicated concept to his class when a pre-med student interrupted him. “Why do we have to learn this stuff?” the young man blurted out….
A school teacher injured his back and had to wear a plaster cast around the upper part of his body. It fit under his shirt and was not noticeable at all. On…
A professor handed out the test to his students and returned to his desk to wait. When the test was over, the students filed over and handed in their papers. As the…
“An abstract noun,” the teacher said, “is something you can think of, but you can’t touch it. Can you give me an example of one?” “Sure,” the teenage student replied. “My father’s…
A grade two teacher was in the middle of a math example on addition… TEACHER: How old were you on your last birthday? STUDENT: Seven. TEACHER: How old will you be on…
The new family in the neighborhood overslept and their six-year-old daughter missed her school bus. Her father had to drive her. Since he did not know the way, he said that she…
A wise schoolteacher sends this note to all parents on the first day of school: “If you promise not to believe everything your child says happens at school, I’ll promise not to…
Eight-year-old Sally brought her report card home from school. Her grades were good – mostly A’s and a couple of B’s. However, her teacher had written across the bottom: “Sally is a…