At least he has nice clothes:P

I sent my dear sister an email asking if she could possibly send me a certain children's book I wanted to read with my class in reading time. I received the book the other day- along with a dozen more! Story books for children, science experiments ideas, fun things for teachers, you name it. That's how great my sister is:D

So one of the books was called "1,003 Great Things About Teachers" (how great is that title, eh?:D). It's quite funny, I'll share a bit with you now....

Generic Report Card Comments- work for any student!

"Could try harder."
"Needs to work on preparedness."
"Should pay more attention to the subject matter and less attention to her friends!"
"A pleasure to have in class"
"Please make sure parents sign all tests."
"Shows potential."
"could participate more in class discussions."
"Should check work more carefully."
"Always makes me smile."

I choked with laughter when I read the ones bellow (someone must've read my mind- freaky!)

Report Comments it Would be Better to Avoid

"At least he has nice clothes."
"Did not do a good job when piercing my ears."
"I hate the little bastard."
"Living witness to the fact that her parents have never opened a book in their lives."
"His classmates shun him, and rightly so."
"Who's Todd Garfinkel? I don't think I've ever noticed him."
"This is a child without a future."
"I look forward to the day we can be together... always."

Why a Teacher is Better Than a Parent

Doesn't talk about your posture all the time.
Doesn't call you by your older brother's name unless she taught your older brother.
Doesn't have aged relatives you have to visit.
Can't force you to write thank-you notes to aged relatives.
Can't make you eat your peas.
Hasn't seen you nude as a toddler
Has no taking-away-TV-for-a-week privileges
Never wears a bathrobe in your presence.
Never asks, "What did you do in school today?"
Only cares about one of your grades, not your entire report card.
Out of sight during holidays.
Can only bug you for a year.
Must ultimately answer to the principal.

Bad Things About Teacher (I know you've been waiting for that part:P)

oh, sure, it's okay for them to come up with cruel nicknames for you and your classmates.
They can be sadistic on Friday afternoons when assigning homework.
They don't tell you they're pregnant until about the seventh month- even though everyone knows a lot earlier than that.
If your older sister was good at math, they assume you're good at math too.
When they're calling attendance on the first day of school, they mispronounce a lot of kids' last names.
Woefully insensitive to this season's fashions.
Generally take your parents' side first.
Don't drive sports cars.

Teachers aren't fazed by:

Body piercing.
Indecent clothes.
Ridiculous haircuts.
Kids who sniff constantly and never use a Kleenex.
Sudden outbreaks of fake coughing throughout the room.
all the students dropping their pencils at once.
Rude language.
Dog doo on a child's shoe.
Ignorance.
Throw-up.
Crying.
Six dead grandmothers offered up as "I didn't do my homework" excuses.
Dropped lines in the third-grade play.

And one of my favorites:

Does an ant have lungs? I don't know honey- ask your teacher.
:P