Mr. Teacher

An End to the Writers' Strike (continued)

by John Pearson


 

Writers Guild of America -- let this serve as motivation to you to get back into place quickly!!

John Pearson is a third-grade math and science teacher in Dallas, Texas.  He has degrees in mechanical engineering from Duke University and Texas A&M, so most consider his math abilities adequate enough to teach nine-year olds.  He is also the author of Learn Me Good (Lulu, 2006), a funny, fictionalized account of his first year in education.  Read more at www.learnmegood.com


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  1. Mr. Teacher is a genius.

    Posted by Rose Garrett on Jan 8, 2008 1:08 am

  2. Very funny and some of them actually sound better than what is currently on TV.  I think my third grader could get alot out of Charlies Angles.

    Posted by Amy Horsfall on Jan 8, 2008 5:07 pm

  3. The main way to survive teaching is to have a sense of humor. And possibly a net. Very funny stuff.

    Posted by Ellen K on Jan 8, 2008 11:20 pm

  4. I guess I'm a big geek, but I'd actually WATCH "The Straight-A Team."

    Posted by fillyjonk on Jan 9, 2008 3:28 pm

  5. Thanks for yet another laugh.  Great way to start my morning!

    Posted by Heather on Jan 10, 2008 8:15 am

  6. Hey, if the teacher actually gets to eat a lunch in "7," you're already doing better than Jack Bauer.  Besides, I don't even think Jack could handle today's classroom.  Bravo!

    Posted by Stacy on Jan 10, 2008 9:18 am

  7. I'm still chuckling over Try Hard 2: Try Harder,  The Straight A Team and Fast Times Tables at Ridgemont High.  This guy should write another novel.  I read his first novel "Learn Me Good" and it is hilarious! His articles on education.com just continue to help keep up his street cred;) as a terrific writer.

    Posted by Bridget Breland on Jan 10, 2008 4:11 pm

  8. Hollywood...are you reading? These are all great ideas, but the Straight A Team's plot is pure brilliance.  ABC/Disney has the perfect demographic match, and a show like this could launch the careers of several teen stars who will can follow in the footsteps of the current bunch of Disney show graduates who shave their heads, abuse their children and drive drunk. Straight-A Team is a perfect launch show. Excellent ideas don't have to come from Hollywood. Keep up the good work, Mr. Teacher!

    Posted by Elizabeth on Jan 10, 2008 4:34 pm

  9. A pre-emptive strike in case anyone takes my comments literally, my reply was laced with sarcasm.  I adore Mr. Teacher's column & the book is a riot! Check out "Learn Me Good".

    Posted by Elizabeth on Jan 10, 2008 4:36 pm

  10. Elizabeth, don't worry, I didn't take your comments literally, but I did think they were pretty darn funny (not to mention accurate!)
    Everyone else, thanks so much for the great comments!  I had fun with this one!

    Posted by John Pearson on Jan 10, 2008 8:45 pm



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