Awkward!

When students break wind in class, the best strategy is usually to ignore it. Sometimes this is not possible...

Positive Rain

Let's just say that where I teach it rains. A lot. Sadly there is no easy way to get from point A to point B at school without getting wet in the rain.

Computer Science meets Biology...

This idea was suggested by one of my students. Naturally we were talking about a program he is developing...

Overheard...

Sometimes kids don't realise a teacher is nearby and they say some really funny things...

Blue Screen

Apparently when Windows dies, there is more than one blue screen...

Student Angst...

Sometimes when faced with tricky problems, my students panic. I probably was not meant to hear the comment featured in this cartoon but it was funny at the time.

Font Wars

Sometimes my students like to take risks and live dangerously^*. This was one of those times...

^*Both Comic Sans and Papyrus are loathed by designers as they have been overused (and misused). These fonts are banned in my classroom.

Planning Help

Based on real events. I could not make this up if I tried.

Student Optimism

When one is safe inside, driving rain and strong winds are not a problem.

Mathematics Fun

My junior students routinely ask for a 'fun' lesson. They inspired this cartoon...

Statistics

This is one of the reasons that teaching Computer Science is possibly better than teaching Statistics...

There vs Their

This one is dedicated to English teacher's everywhere. Whilst I don't teach English, my IT students manage to get this one wrong on a regular basis...

Found Money

Sometimes kids drop money in my classroom. Sometimes said dropping is accidental (my 12th graders will find this amusing - it's a bit of an in-joke).

Dr Seuss Moment

I had a 'Dr Seuss' moment in class the other day. Repeatedly imploring kids to pack away blocks (in a box) can do that...

Side Note: When given blocks (for any reason), why do the boys almost always ignore the instructions and make guns??

eBook Feedback

This actually happened. To be fair, the student in question was very excited about his discovery and he was not being rude or arrogant. I don't think my kids have any idea just how long it takes to make the resources they use in my class.

Athletics...

This year, instead of making some athletics events compulsory, students were encouraged to sign up and compete. Sometimes said encouragement did not quite work out...

Over-reaction?

One of my students was justifiably disappointed with her external results. She inspired this cartoon which is very loosely based on her initial reaction to the news.

Be the Algorithm

Inspired, quite literally by one of my students. The piece of writing in the first frame is a screenshot of an initial draft where he was trying to explain how selection sort works...

Short Periods

Sometimes at school, periods are shortened for special events / to fit in an extra class. This was one of those times...

Student Programs

This features actual student work. So much for kids testing their code (and thinking about what they are doing) before they submit the material...