Here is a sweet story about old school memories. On their sixtieth anniversary, an elderly couple took a walk back to their old high school, holding hands all the way. They had married as childhood sweethearts and had moved back to their old neighborhood in the small town that they […]
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Have you noticed how teaching mathematics has changed over the years? Maths is a lot different now to how it was taught in school when we were young. If you have children bring home maths homework I’m sure you will have noticed the differences. Teaching Maths In 1970 […]
This is the message that the staff of a Secondary School in England apparently voted unanimously to record on their school telephone answering machine. This is the actual answering machine message for the school. The whole thing came about because they implemented a new policy, which required students and parents […]
This is an extract from a Los Angeles High School Math Proficiency exam. Name: ________________ Gang: ________________ Johnny has an AK-47 with a 40 round clip. If he missed 6 out of 10 shots, and shoots 11 times at each drive-by, how many drive-by shootings can he attend before he […]
A Jewish boy comes home from school and tells his mother he has been given a part in the school play. She asks him, “What part is it?” The boy tells his Mother, “I play the part of the Jewish husband.” “The mother scowls and says, “Oy Vey! Go back […]
His mother has barely finished her lunch when Johnny bursts through the front door of the house with a huge smile on his face, having come home early from school. Surprised to see him so soon, his mother asked, “Why are you home from school so early?” Johnny says, “They […]
Two little girls in were sitting in the lunchroom of the Beverly Hills Elementary School in Hollywood, California. “Guess what?” one said. “Mommy’s getting married again and I’ll have a new Daddy.” “Really?” said the other girl. “Who is she marrying?” “Winston James, the famous Director.” The second girl smiled. […]
A mom was concerned about her kindergarten son walking to school. He didn’t want his mother to walk with him. She wanted to give him the feeling that he had some independence but yet know that he was safe. So she had an idea of how to handle it. […]
Here are some examples when a class of pupils turns into a teacher’s nightmare. TEACHER: Why are you late? WEBSTER: Because of the sign. TEACHER: What sign? WEBSTER: The one that says, “School Ahead, Go Slow.” TEACHER: Cindy, why are you doing your math multiplication on the floor? CINDY: You […]
“Show and Tell” is one of those days in the school calendar that is often highly memorable. Marjorie, who is a teacher at a grammar school in Miami, remembers this Oscar worthy “Show and Tell” presentation from one of her students… I’ve been teaching now for about fifteen years. I […]
