10 Funniest Shirts for English Teachers
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If you are an English teacher, or are about to start your first year as an English teacher, I've picked out ten shirts for English teachers that are sure to make you and your colleagues smile. These also make great gifts for English teachers who might be your friends or relatives.
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#1 Was My Master Teacher a Magican?
Sometimes he seemed like one.
I Am An English Teacher ... Not A Magician by Teacher_Shirts_Gifts
Mr. Tewksbury was everything I wished I could have been as a teacher. He cared about his students. He knew how to reach his students. And he used humor as a very important tool. He knew just when humor was the way to handle a discipline problem and get the class back with him. And he knew how to then turn the class's attention back to learning. He was as much a director as a teacher, since he knew just how to get all his students to play the roles he had for them. I was not nearly as skillful when I had to take over his classes after he was promoted. His classes were my first teaching assignment after student teaching, and he was a very hard act to follow. Fortunately, his new job kept him in the office next to my classroom, so he was never too far away. If ever I knew an English teacher who seemed to have a magic touch with his students, it was Mr. Tewksbury.
The next year took me to a new school, since some positions at the old one disappeared. I could not have survived that second year without a sense of humor. I had had seniors, but that second year I had sophomores -- an entirely different breed. I remember one student (in the 1960's ) who had been absent , and finally returned to class. When I asked for his readmit paper from the attendance office, he reached into his pocket and pulled out a cigarette instead, smiled at the class with a sheepish grin, and said,"Oops! Wrong pocket. " Of course, he was not supposed to have had the I cigarettes, and it was a bigger deal back then than it might be now.
#2 The Infallible English Teacher
Is that you?
This shirt lets those pesky students who might dare to question you know, right off the bat, they will be wasting their time, since you are always right.
English Teacher...Assume I Am Never Wrong by englishteachershirts
#3 No Coffee, No Workee.
If you can't get into gear without your morning coffee or through the afternoon without more, this is the shirt for you.
No Coffee No Workee English Teacher by professiongifts
#4 Perhaps Cupcakes are Your Weakness
If you love cupcakes, let everyone know it.
You might as well get something you want for Christmas or any other time a student or parent is in the gift-giving mood.
English Teacher ... Will Work For Cupcakes by Teacher_Shirts_Gifts
#5 If You're Known as the Grammar Expert
Are you the person your friends are afraid to talk to because they think you will be aware of their grammar and usage mistakes? Does your reputation for correcting people other than your own children and your students make you famous (or infamous)? Intimidate your friends even more with this shirt.
grammar snob by ijustwannashirt
Nostalgia
is like a grammar lesson: you find the present tense, but the past perfect! ~Owens Lee Pomeroy
#6 Maybe You Really Do Find Grammar Fascinating
I did.
Like many high school students, I thought the study of grammar was boring -- all those workbook exercises and diagramming. Maybe that was because I always had good oral modeling of standard English when I was growing up, and usage came to me instinctively. Actually studying grammar seemed like busy work to me. That's why I almost let myself flunk English one semester when I knew the material cold. You can read that story here.
In graduate school, I had to take a class in advanced grammar. I dreaded it, thinking it would be terribly dull. What a surprise I had in store for me. Dr. Foote actually was excited about grammar. He taught us about transformational grammar, which I'd never heard of, but I had studied the German language for a couple of years in college, and I saw some similarities. All of a sudden, grammar became a controversial subject and I started to enjoy it. Dr. Foote's enthusiasm made a real difference in my own attitude.
If you love playing with the language and its grammar, and can make diagramming seem like working fun puzzles, this is the shirt for you.
Good Grammar, It's hot. by googolperplexd
#7 Here's Just the Shirt to Wear on the First Day of the New School Year
If you are of the "Never Smile before Christmas" school of thought, this should be just right. It's also good for first year English Teachers. Maybe you will even make yourself believe it so you can face that first class with confidence.
English Teacher Tee by myhmdesigns
#8 Do You Want to Inspire Confidence in Your Students?
Let them know you can be trusted.
#9 Maybe You Want People to Know You're Much More than an English Teacher
Maybe you'd rather people focus on some other aspect of your personality.
Tease those you meet with this shirt.
English Teacher During The Day by professiongifts
#10 Hint that you Weren't Always Teaching English
Students love a bit of mystery in a teacher.
You might as well imply that your previous career was a glamorous one. Then they might think you are more exciting and listen to what you say more carefully.
English Teacher Humor ... Modeling Career by englishteachershirts
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English Teacher (Funny) Chocolate by occupation_tshirts
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LoKackl
Dec 18, 2011 @ 10:33 am | delete
- Of 10 funniest t-shirts for English teachers, I especially like "I mentally correct your grammar!" Fun lens! great gifts!
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EMangl
Oct 21, 2011 @ 2:04 am | delete
- hmm - my experience was that english teachers had no sense of humor at all :-)
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lakeerieartists Aug 16, 2011 @ 8:59 pm | delete
- This English major loves these shirts. ;)
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ClassyGals Aug 16, 2011 @ 6:03 pm | delete
- Totally cute and funny shirts for English teachers!
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