A collection of humorous anecdotes from the world of education >TEACHER: Maria, please can you find North America on the map. > >MARIA: Here it is. > >TEACHER: Correct. Now, class, who discovered America? > >CLASS: Maria. ​ >TEACHER: John, why are you doing your math multiplication on the floor? > >JOHN: You told me to do it without using tables. ​ >TEACHER: Glen, how do you spell 'crocodile'? > >GLEN: K-R-O-K-O-D-I-A-L > >TEACHER: No, that's wrong. > >GLEN: Maybe it's wrong, but you asked me how I spell it. ​ >TEACHER: Donald, what is the chemical formula for water? > >DONALD: H I J K L M N O > >TEACHER: What are you talking about? > >DONALD: Yesterday, you said it's H to O. ​ >TEACHER: Winnie, name one important thing we have today that we didn't have ten years ago. > >WINNIE: Me! ​ >TEACHER: Glen, why do you always get so dirty? > >GLEN: Well, I'm a lot closer to the ground than you are. ​ >TEACHER: Millie, give me a sentence starting with "I" > >MILLIE: I is... > >TEACHER: No, Millie. Always say, "I am..." > >MILLIE: Ok. "I am the ninth letter of the alphabet". ​ >TEACHER: George Washington not only chopped down his father's cherry tree, but he also admitted it. Now, Louie, do you know why he his father didn't punish him? > >LOUIE: Because George still had the axe in his hand. ​ >TEACHER: Now, Simon, tell me frankly, do you say prayers before each meal? > >SIMON: No, Sir, I don't have to. My mom is a good cook. ​ >TEACHER: Clyde, your essay on "My Dog" is exactly the same as your brother's. Did you copy his? > >CLYDE: No, Sir, it's the same dog. ​ >TEACHER: Harold, what do you call a person who keeps on talking when people are no longer interested? > >HAROLD: A teacher. ​ *Disclaimer: these are not mine. I found them in an old JPEG from years ago.*