It's the end of another stressful week -- time for a break! Check out some education humor on the Web. Then share a story or two with your teachers to lighten their load.
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Are you tired of disciplining distracted students, scheduling PPTs,
agonizing over retentions and next year's class lists? Have those tedious,
end-of-the-year duties got you down? Take a break. Live a little. Laugh
a lot. There's humor on the Web too. Experts say that a little humor can
go a long way toward lightening the load. It can be an extremely important
component of long-term professional survival. To make sure humor is a
part of your world, Education World brings you some of the funniest education-related
sites on the Web!
THE FUNNY BONE'S CONNECTED TO...
...THE CLASSROOM
Just when you think they've finally got it -- students surprise you with a veritable gold mine of misinformation. But before you decide to let your certification lapse, check out these sites for funny stories about unintentionally funny kids.
Student History Bloopers
Information you hope you'll never see on a history test! Socrates may have "died from an overdose of wedlock," but you're more likely to laugh yourself to death at this site.
That's Rich: Kids' Science Theories
You'll see life in a whole new way when you discover that "Evaporation gets blamed for a lot of things people forget to put the top on." Many other scientific principles are explained in similar fashion.
Real Mistakes in Scientific Exam Papers
For those who haven't had their fill of such scientific malapropisms as "The pistol of a flower is its only protection agenst insects."
Student Excuses
Purportedly real absence notes from real parents. But are the excuses for real? And even if Ray does have "loose vowels," don't his consonants belong in school?
...THE TEACHERS' ROOM
Explore these sites only if you're an educational professional who can tell -- and take -- a joke.
Are Teacher Salaries Too High?
The question you hate to hear at dinner parties! Finally there's an answer you can say out loud...
Ins and Outs: A Collection for Cool Principals
What's hot and what's not in education? You aren't still asking your "student teachers" for "outcome-based" "lesson plans," are you? If so, you'd better check out this site.
...GRAD SCHOOL
Still in school yourself, struggling to get that all-important advanced degree? Check out this site for the perpetual students among you.
