50 Times Teachers Hung The Funniest Signs In Their Classrooms And They Ended Up Being Praised Online
A lot of us are still nostalgic for the good old days when the only things we’d have to worry about were getting to class on time and doing our homework. When you finish school, you might start to realize just how awesome some of your teachers were. They’re the authority figures who always put in extra effort when explaining topics to you. They’re the everyday superheroes who’d give you life advice. They’re the artistic souls who would spend hours on colorful signs and charts just to make learning more fun.
Bored Panda has collected a wide variety of informative, supportive, hilarious, and just downright awesome signs that teachers have put up in their classrooms. Scroll down to see the best of the best, and remember to upvote the pics that you liked the most.
Do we have any teachers, professors, or other educators in the crowd tonight? We’d love to hear what tips and tricks you rely on to help your students learn better. You can leave us a comment or two at the bottom of this article, dear Pandas.
Bored Panda wanted to learn more about the role of being an educator, the importance of visual aids, and the secrets to making eye-catching signs, so we reached out to Lisa McLendon from the University of Kansas. Lisa is the William Allen White Professor of Journalism and Mass Communications and the Coordinator at the Bremner Editing Center at KU.
"Visual aids, audio aids, written aids—they’re all good. Presenting information to students in more than one format can help students grasp it more quickly and easily," she told us. Scroll down for our full interview with Lisa.
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Anatomy Teacher With His Drawing Lecture On A Chalkboard
Lisa from the Univesity of Kansas gave Bored Panda some very useful advice on making striking signs for education. "I’m more of a word person than a designer, so I tend to keep signs really simple:
- High contrast: Dark type/light background.
- Uncluttered: Nothing there that doesn’t need to be. Just because your program lets you add sparkles, icons, gradient backgrounds, etc. doesn’t mean you should use them.
- Clear: People read signs at a glance, so use a typeface that is easily readable (many script fonts are hard to read), a size that is large enough, and concise wording."
A Rule My Teacher Made
My Teacher Had This On The First Day Back From School
Bored Panda was also interested in hearing Lisa's opinion about how much educators should go beyond simply teaching the curriculum.
"The best professors engage with their students, demonstrate a love of learning, and support students in their studies and as they launch their careers. For me, this means keeping an eye out for potential internships, staying connected with my own network to keep my skills and connections fresh, writing reference letters, talking with students about career paths and their plans, and generally helping them succeed however I can. Academics have some power to shape students’ futures, but mostly it depends on the students’ own interests and efforts," she said.
Being a teacher or professor is no easy task even in the best of times. But during a global pandemic? Things are harder than ever and some academics are finding it hard to adapt to rapidly-changing rules and regulations.
Teacher Kevin, who has 20 years of experience being an educator and counselor, previously told Bored Panda that the Covid-19 lockdowns have been “very taxing” for a lot of staff. The shift from live to online teaching hasn’t been easy and the older educators especially have generally had a harder time adapting.
"The older teachers who are not technologically literate simply couldn't keep up," he said.
This Drawing That My History Teacher Did On The Whiteboard
One Of The English Teachers At My Highschool Put This In The Hall Outside Her Door
Chemistry Teacher Made Their Classroom Ceiling The Elements
As someone who frequently stared off into space during chemistry class, this probably would have educated me a lot.
Hahaha!! I was the nerd with the laminated periodic table in her backpack
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And it'll be super obvious which students needed to look at it during tests, too. *cranes neck up*
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I LOVE THIS!! You'd definitely know what....period you were in. No element of surprise there.
More like if you fail what we're you doing this whole time looking out the window. Wait my school had no windows
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We used to throw sharp pencils up to the ceiling to make them stick!
i was gonna make a joke about that, but i thought Na, no one would understand.
What if u were a teacher, saw this and decided to do it with permanent ink, knowing you haven't measured the ceiling, then realised the whole thing doesn't fit.....
Amazing! I think everyone would learn it this way so even if you aren't paying attention...guess what you are!! Love this!
Imagine having a chemistry test all you need to do is look up
Am I the only one who noticed the bottle of coke& dr pepper sitting on top of the closet in this photo?
Helps the cheaters during a quiz, no need to write that on the palm of your hand. . .!
I had an organic chem teacher who would make up little songs for us, he probably would have done something like this too.
Used to be a tax preparer. Always threatened to put random numbers on the ceiling, so that clients could pick out numbers in answer to the questions for the forms.
This is cool. The students get to study even when they don't want or plan to. Instead of just counting the ceiling tiles, they get to learn about the periodic table.
Imagine the teacher having to cover the whole ceiling up because of finals or milestones.
As someone who looked at the infographics on the walls during tests this would mean I wouldn't forget the periodic table of elements
That is a super neat idea!! LOVE IT and i never even took Chemistry is HS.
And teachers do not get extra pay or time to decorate their classrooms! They do it on their time off and with their own money.
I can understand this one because I look up to find an answer sometimes, and I do it still more so knowing WHO'S ABOVE ME IS GREATER AND THE CREATER OF EVERYTHING ON EARTH AND REMAIN SINLESS...
Great idea! I wonder if I could have convinced my principal to O.K. the expense?
Too bad since kids tend to sleep with face on the desk instead of resting on their back..maybe this would encourage to do this during their tests
"Turned it into a periodic table" and not "made them elements" please go back to school
My Chemistry would've improved a lot if this exists, unfortunately it didn't.
Yep, decades after elementary school I still remember (a+b)^2=a^2+b^2+2ab because it was on the walls of my math class. Never used since, but still remember it. :) (But just to clarify, I don't actually believe that is useless to learn algebra because "you never use it in real life". I believe that the more things you learn, the more your brain develops different ways of processing information, and that it useful in life!)
I hope the teacher doesn't have to move classrooms! Do you take the whole ceiling with you??!!
It’d be cool if they could control them so that the elements that were being studied that day could light up.
They are examples of the elements. The plate is hanging below the tile for silver. The item hanging next to it is a slice of an automotive catalytic converter, which is relevant to Palladium. The blue glass goes with Cobalt, etc.
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"Although I can use tech well, building and maintaining open lines of communication with students is surprisingly difficult. Students are less comfortable writing an e-mail for help than asking in person. Covid will dramatically change how we teach, which will include more online options moving forward,” the teacher told Bored Panda.
It’s not just visual queues and gorgeous charts that can help students learn. According to teacher Kevin, music can be a great tool as well. It helps students focus and gets them in the right mood for learning.
This Sign At An Elementary School Art Classroom
One Of The Teacher's At My New Zealand School Drawing
Found In A High School Science Classroom
I wish one of my teachers did this. I'm 39 and still need to Google the conversions.
"Music is a highly undervalued tool. Plan to attempt some data collection on whether music can help certain students during specific tasks. Playing remixes of the same song during the entirety of a week's lesson, then allowing students to listen to that soundtrack during test-taking has potential,” he wanted to share some of his wisdom with everyone.
These Posters In My Math Teacher's Classroom
That "How to do math" is killing me.... Now with enough distance it's fn hilarious 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Special Needs Teachers Put This Up Today
Recently Found This In The Language Corridor Of My School, Hope You Enjoy
Bitch, please - I am that Scottish person talking fast. We are invincible
"New educators need empathy and emotional intelligence over topic mastery. I truly believe the best teachers are the ones who can empathize best with their students, as they can understand how a student made a mistake, and how to fix it. Students are extremely stressed, and making the work more difficult does not equal a better education. Collaborate to make reasonable goals," the educator said that support and being able to relate to students are key.
This Is The Sign Hanging On The Piano In My School's Band Room
Found In My Local Elementary School
This should be not only in every school, but at every work, public places etc. In every country. Just everywhere.
Found Out My Kid Had This On His School Classroom Wall All Year
Meanwhile, an educator’s role isn’t limited to imparting knowledge just within the confines of the school, either. Primary school teachers Tom Rose and Jack Parnnett from the United Kingdom shared with Bored Panda just how hectic things can get when you go on a class trip. No number of quality signs that you make in advance can really teach your class to be calm, quiet, and orderly throughout the excursion.
"School trips are very challenging, especially for newer teachers, because of the constant changing of locations or 'transitions' as teachers usually refer to them as," they told Bored Panda.
My Econ Teacher Has This In His Room
This Elementary School Super Bowl Chart Has A Column For "Not My Thing"
Most Of The Adults Also Need To Learn How To Apologize
In case anyone asks: These are not options. This is the order/process in which you apologize sincerely.
"Many teachers fear PE for the same basic reason, which is: not having a safe confined space to teach (as they are used to when they are in a classroom). The extra pressure of trying to impress the parent/carer helpers is another thing that gets in the way of many teachers doing their job too, which is again much more obvious with less experienced teachers," the teachers explained just how challenging leaving the classroom with your students can be.
"Beyond the transitions and dealing with the other adult help, you then have to deal with the many unexpected things that crop up along the way, such as the transport issues, sudden changes of weather, stumbling across a bee's nest (that was Tom in Bushy Park) amongst many other potentials," they shared.
Walked Into My Classroom And Saw This
Classroom Door
Found This At My School
According to the British teachers, educators ought to try and go on the trip alone to rehearse for the real school trip. Preparation and repetition are powerful tools in an educator’s arsenal.
"If that’s not possible, then talk to someone else who's done the trip before and/or complete the route via Google street view. This then informs your plan and your 'risk assessment' which is a document that contains all of the potential hazards and problems that you could incur ranging from walking near dogs on a lead to losing a child at a train station,” Tom and Jack said.
This Sign In My Kid’s Elementary School Fills Me With Nihilistic Joy
My Friend Who Is A Music Teacher Has This Hanging Up In Her Classroom
A Sign In My School Today
"Planning a trip is one thing, but having backup options if things go wrong is another that requires composure—‘box breathing’ is our ‘go-to’ method if we are stressed and want to calm down. Box breathing is a practice where you breathe in for 4 seconds, hold breath for 4 seconds, breathe out for 4 seconds, hold for 4 seconds and repeat until your heart rate slows down," they offered advice on how to calm down if you get overwhelmed.
The teachers told Bored Panda that educators should be aware of which of their students might need more management than others before starting the trip. Some kids will naturally act out more when they find themselves in new surroundings and will challenge their teachers.
The "F" Fell Off The Food Lab Sign At School. They're Making The Best Of It
My Cousin Is A Preschool Teacher And Asked Her Students To Suggest Names For The Baby She Is Expecting. It Went Well
Anti-Smoking Campaign Poster I Found In My History Teacher's Classroom
Tom and Jack advised their fellow teachers to always allocate more time to each step of the trip than they think they’ll need. What’s more, they should reach out to their coworkers for advice. Something else to keep in mind is that students’ parents gossip quite a bit, so it’s important to be diplomatic when briefing them if they’re joining the class trip.
There's About Three Of These Signs Around My Bio Lab Classroom
Found This Outside Of The Physics Classroom Today
I’m A Public School Teacher. Walked In To Find This Sign In Our Bathroom
The teacher duo also advised their fellow educators to focus on themselves. Educators have an instinct to take care of everyone else and forget their own needs, so they need reminding that they’re important, too. Getting enough sleep, remembering to pack a lunch for yourself, scheduling some time off for after the trip—these are all things that they need to remember.
My School's Bathroom Has A New "Wash Your Hands" Sign
I Teach For An Academy In South Korea And This Is The New Sign Outside The Art Room
Found In My Physics Teacher's Room
A Picture I Found In A Classroom At Work
My English Teacher Is Also A Gamer
The Bold Letters On My Teacher's Innocent Posters Spell Out Her True Message
Guide To Dating An Undated World Map - Posted On My Professor's Door
This Sign At My School
sounds like Skulduggery Pleasant... after all, doors are for people with no imagination
In A Classroom In Chicago
The Graphics Teacher In College Knows What's Going On
My Friend Is A Secondary School Teacher And Stuck This To The Wall Of His Classroom
I See Your Pharrell Sign, And Raise You This Sign I Have Hanging Outside My Elementary Classroom
Someone Removed The Don't From The Sign In The Classroom
The Poster In My Teacher's Classroom
The Corona Rule Signs At Our School Are The Best
Heisenberg Aka Walter White Added To The List Of Famous Scientists. Somewhere In India. Pretty Sure They Googled Heisenberg And Found This Image
Rhythm Of The Pandemic (Courtesy Of My High School Choir Director)
This Is Hanging In My Son's World History Classroom. This Is Why I Pay For Private High School
At A Local Elementary School
The Sign In My Co-Worker's 2nd Grade Classroom
Note: this post originally had 110 images. It’s been shortened to the top 50 images based on user votes.
I appreciate the teachers that try to be current and adapt their ideas to what is popular on social media and in the kids' lives.
Society relies too much on the idea of "killing" things to describe everyday actions (killing time, killing it at something, you kill me, it was killer), and it is a subliminal and terrible message, the same as, say, pervasive sexist ideas ("man up"; "he's got balls"; "good girls", etc.).
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I wish they spoke up about disabled people or LGBTQ+ kids in that one post.
I just woke up and read through these. Belly laughing is the best way to wake up. Being a teacher, I think made me laugh even more.
I don't know why Donna's comment was down-voted. I up-voted it for you.
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Ok I don't think the title of this article fits most of these posts. Did they change to title? The blurb talks about artistic prowess but the title says "funniest" signs. I'm confused.
The majority of these would not be allowed in public school; I've been teaching in public schools for over 15 years. Panda, please stop with the silliness.
So sample size of n=1 makes your experience a fact? Across the entire earth?
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Haha it’s funny because we have dozens of school shootings every year and children die.
Load More Replies... I appreciate the teachers that try to be current and adapt their ideas to what is popular on social media and in the kids' lives.
Society relies too much on the idea of "killing" things to describe everyday actions (killing time, killing it at something, you kill me, it was killer), and it is a subliminal and terrible message, the same as, say, pervasive sexist ideas ("man up"; "he's got balls"; "good girls", etc.).
Load More Replies... I wish they spoke up about disabled people or LGBTQ+ kids in that one post.
I just woke up and read through these. Belly laughing is the best way to wake up. Being a teacher, I think made me laugh even more.
I don't know why Donna's comment was down-voted. I up-voted it for you.
Load More Replies... Ok I don't think the title of this article fits most of these posts. Did they change to title? The blurb talks about artistic prowess but the title says "funniest" signs. I'm confused.
The majority of these would not be allowed in public school; I've been teaching in public schools for over 15 years. Panda, please stop with the silliness.
So sample size of n=1 makes your experience a fact? Across the entire earth?
Load More Replies... Haha it’s funny because we have dozens of school shootings every year and children die.
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