16 Brutal Teacher Catchphrases Even The "Good Kids" Can Relate To
We all know what teachers mean when they say "clap once if you can hear me."
All early education teachers share the same buzzkill lingo.
There's nothing more reminiscent of middle school than a teacher's furrowed brow and a stern "clap once if you can hear me." You know what we're talking about—those classic classroom quotes that had their own special way of breaking your young, beautiful spirit. And we all had that one teacher (Mrs. Bernstein, 5th grade, what up?) who was especially brutal with the killjoy catchphrases...so much so, you just assumed she was going through a nasty divorce.
Well look at us now, huh Mrs. B? Now who's a (semi) adult with a Beanie Baby fortune??
1. When you had to take the original "Walk of Shame," straight to the chalkboard
2. When your squad was getting rowdy because it was Parachute Day in gym class
3. When she caught you digging for buried treasure
4. When you got a little too amped telling your cubby buddy about the cool shit you made on Kid Pix
See also: "Use your inside voice."
5. When the entire class broke down in giggle fits because someone wrote BOOBIES on a calculator
6. When she caught you re-applying your glitter gel
OK, but like, those glitter rollerballs were the shit.
7. When you competed to see who could go the distance
8. When she called bullshit on your bellyache
9. When someone went too far with the armpit farts
10. When you were bombing your multiplication tables and needed a quick hint
11. When you were in the mood to participate but all your answers were wrong
12. When you were just trying to make abstract art on your palm
Plus, it felt satisfying.
13. When you and your BFF were telling each other's fortunes with that weird origami paper thing
TBH, yes you are.
14. When she tried to make it seem like social studies reading wasn't going to cut into your Nickelodeon time
BITCH, PLEASE.
15. When she hit you with the class participation rubric
16. When it was one minute until the bell rang and you were already zipping up your JanSport
And you were all, "Good luck with your divorce, Mrs. B. See you tomorrow."
