WHY TEACHERS GO CRAZY

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TEACHER: George, go to the map and find North America.
GEORGE: Here it is!
TEACHER: Correct. Now, class, who discovered America?
CLASS: George!

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TEACHER: Willy, name one important thing we have today that
we didn't have ten years ago.
WILLY: Me!

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SUBSTITUTE TEACHER: Are you chewing gum?
BILLY: No, I'm Billy Anderson.

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TEACHER: Didn't you promise to behave?
STUDENT: Yes, Sir.
TEACHER: And didn't I promise to punish you if you didn't?
STUDENT: Yes, Sir, but since I broke my promise, I don't
expect you to keep yours.

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TEACHER: Tommy, why do you always get so dirty?
TOMMY: Well, I'm a lot closer to the ground then you are.

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HAROLD: Teacher, would you punish me for something I
didn't do?
TEACHER: Of course not.
HAROLD: Good, because I didn't do my homework.

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TEACHER: Why are you late?
WEBSTER: Because of the sign.
TEACHER: What sign?
WEBSTER: The one that says, "School Ahead, Go Slow."

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TEACHER: I hope I didn't see you looking at Don's paper.
JOHN: I hope you didn't either.

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GARY: I don't think I deserve a zero on this test.
TEACHER: I agree, but it's the lowest mark I can give you.

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MOTHER: Why did you get such a low mark on that test?
JUNIOR: Because of absence.
MOTHER: You mean you were absent on the day of the test?
JUNIOR: No, but the kid who sits next to me was.

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SILVIA: Dad, can you write in the dark?
FATHER: I think so. What do you want me to write?
SYLVIA: Your name on this report card.

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TEACHER: Well, at least there's one thing I can say about
your son.
FATHER: What's that?
TEACHER: With grades like these, he couldn't be cheating.

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TEACHER: In this box, I have a 10-foot snake.
SAMMY: You can't fool me, Teacher... snakes don't have feet.

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HYGIENE TEACHER: How can you prevent diseases caused by
biting insects?
JOSE: Don't bite any.

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TEACHER: Ellen, give me a sentence starting with "I".
ELLEN: I is...
TEACHER: No, Ellen. Always say, "I am."
ELLEN: All right... "I am the ninth letter of the alphabet."

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TEACHER: Max, use "defeat," "defense," and "detail" in a
sentence.
MAX: The rabbit cut across the field, and defeat went over
defense before detail.

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MOTHER: Why on earth did you swallow the money I gave you?
JUNIOR : You said it was my lunch money.

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TEACHER: If you received $10 from 10 people, what would
you get?
SASHA: A new bike.

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TEACHER: If you had one dollar and you asked your father
for another, how many dollars would you have?
VINCENT: One dollar.
TEACHER(sadly): You don't know your arithmetic.
VINCENT(sadly): You don't know my father.

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TEACHER: If I had seven oranges in onehand and eight
oranges in the other, what would I have?
CLASS COMEDIAN: Big hands!

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