Recent Posts Tagged With 'education humor'

• Ma and Pa Kettle Prepare for Math Portion of Teacher Certification Exam

  Posted on Tuesday June 16th, 2009 at 15:52 in math, video, education humor, math humor, ma and pa kettle

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• Just a Thug From CPT, Yo.

  Posted on Friday October 10th, 2008 at 19:49 in math, education humor, math humor, gang sines, math comics

  That’s Cooperstown, not Compton, but we’ve still got gang sines. [ Comic courtesy of Toothpaste for Dinner.]...

• Ambrose Bierce and the Devil’s Dictionary on Education

  Posted on Monday September 22nd, 2008 at 15:16 in english, history, americana, education humor, ambrose bierce, books on education, devils dictionary, devil's dictionary

  For those who haven’t come across Bierce, he was a biting critic of literature and culture in 19th- and early 20th-century America. Bierce’s short stories are singularly engaging and, in my opinion, few in American literature have demonstrated su...

• Today’s Reads, Mostly Education, Some Educational

  Posted on Monday September 15th, 2008 at 17:33 in history, curriculum, public schools, higher education, education news issues, education humor, education policy, school administration, education media, united kingdom british education, colorado education, school board elections

  Working on other projects. I still read, though. “Democrats are Standing up to the Teachers Unions: Can this be True?” asks little Ed over at Ed is Watching. Maybe he’ll get some answers on September 19th [if the event doesn’t run pas...

• Spanish Teachers Unite to Tackle Serious Issue: NFL Player’s Jersey Number

  Posted on Monday September 8th, 2008 at 15:26 in teaching, public schools, nfl, everything else, ohio education, education news issues, education humor, cincinnatti bengals, chad johnson, spanish teachers, school administration, education media

  Apparently this was on Deadspin, but I read the education sites each day before I hit sports, so I’ll tip the hat to Mr. Russo. The Bengals wide receiver formerly known as Chad Johnson legally changed his name recently to Chad Ocho Cinco to ref...

• Yes, I’m Tougher Than Tammy Bruce

  Posted on Monday September 8th, 2008 at 14:13 in education humor, internet quiz, tammy bruce, online quiz, physical fights between adults and huge masses of schoolchildren, internet-quiz, online-quiz, physical-fights-between-adults-and-huge-masses-of-schoo

  28 As measured by how many kindergarteners we could take in a fight, that is. Tammy clocked in at 15. Really, Tammy? 15? I bruised up 28 before those little rapscallions got to me. If we worked together, we could probably best 50 tiny scamps - which ...

• Viva La Revolucion, Hipsters!

  Posted on Wednesday September 3rd, 2008 at 19:05 in Republicans, Democrats, history, americana, higher education, everything else, che guevara, rnc, education humor, gretchen wilson, college democrats, che mouse

  Thinking of those college Democrats got me in the mood to post Che Mouse. Countdown to Gretchen Wilson at the RNC? About half an hour. Don't forget to subscribe to the Education for the Aughts Podcast!...

• Attention Aspiring Doctors: Free Admissions Consulting to Old Spice School of Medicine

  Posted on Saturday August 2nd, 2008 at 16:14 in medical school, education humor, admissions consulting, youll probably get in without my help.

  It’s August - that means it’s time to start thinking about your future. I recommend applying to the Old Spice School of TV Medicine: If you need me, I’ll be at at Belgium Comes to Cooperstown 2008, so I probably won’t pick up...

• Educators Always Know Best

  Posted on Wednesday May 7th, 2008 at 07:28 in public schools, education humor, weapons of math destruction, school board elections, school comics

  I saw a t-shirt a few years back on the 3-for-$5 rack in a Georgia store. It said: “It’s a Southern thang, y’all wouldn’t understand.” Kicking myself for not getting it. I wonder if I could make one of my own that said: ...

• Math Creates Spin, Reactionaries, Murderers and Even Worse: SOLDIERS!

  Posted on Thursday March 27th, 2008 at 16:10 in math, teaching, curriculum, public schools, education news issues, education humor, constructivism, education policy, school administration, nmap, education media, new york education

  The National Mathematics Advisory Panel released a few weeks ago its comprehensive report on the state of math education in the US. The panel recommends that algebra be treated as algebra again, among other things. You can: Get the full report and r...

• Spelling Isn’t a Matter of Opinion

  Posted on Thursday March 13th, 2008 at 13:44 in Chemistry, curriculum, physics, spelling, education humor, read write web, blogging and website design, science history, anders celsuis

  Graham Wegner is annoyed that the rest of the world doesn’t share the same opinion about the spelling of “celsius.” In truth, Mr. Wignar, there’s only one way to spell it: celsius. It isn’t celcius today and it won’...

• Baseball and Education are Kissing Cousins, Volume 372

  Posted on Tuesday March 11th, 2008 at 20:18 in baseball, teaching, mlb, education news issues, education humor, fire joe morgan, uft, moneyball, randi weingarten, new york city schools, education policy, billy beane

  There are two warring camps in baseball: those who use statistics and objective data to drive decision-making and performance assessment vs. those who look to romance, nobility, experience, and all things idiosyncratic for both teaching and managing ...

• Happy Valentine’s Day, Education Blogosphere: A Poem

  Posted on Thursday February 14th, 2008 at 00:09 in teaching, technology in education, poems, curriculum, public schools, ferrets, education news issues, education humor, valentines day, teacher quality, education policy, school administration

  Happy Valentine’s Day, everyone! Hopefully your Day will encompass all the warmth and sweetness of this ferret scene. Eduwonkette’s got a Valentine’s Day-themed poetry contest running strong. Some are light-hearted and giggly, other...