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
Again - Amazing, but how does this fit the title, like at all?
Right? I am so disappointed this is the first one of the list. Not a sign, and not funny.
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This man deserves a raise. I have no idea how much he currently earns, but at minimum doubling it sounds fair.
Teacher is his profession, i reckon. Is he good at teaching?
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That neat AND in chalk?!? Not only does this instructor know their anatomy, they know how to draw too! I'm IMPRESSED! ā
He's name is Chuan-bin Chung, he's a Taiwanese art teacher, teaches anatomical drawing.
Why couldnāt I have had teachers with this insane amount of skill when I was at school. I would have paid more attention
Exactly. Our teach er painted Europe as 2 triangles and a boot.
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That's... That's unbelievable, amazing, incredible, amazing, wonderful etc!
Ohhh Ryan ... Runs ... Gathers You Up & Hugs You . Now aren't those wonderful feelings!!!
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He does this every year and knows all the parts forwards and backwards......
As a former science teacher, I appreciate the amount of work put in to make this extraordinary chalk board display. But there are science supply companies that make anatomy charts for classrooms and you wouldn't have to erase the board so you can use it for another lesson. Just saying '
But you look at it so much more intently because he hand drew it in chalk. Makes it so much more appealing to really get into
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This is pretty impressive that it's done on a chalkboard, I can't even write properly with a chalk. Too pretty to the eyes, really.
Aside from his clear talents, it also makes you wonder how much skill computers have robbed from us. Like the guy in Ghana who drew Microsoft word on his chalkboard because that's all he had. Now obviously he should have better funding for better materials, but the ability to use use an image on a projector takes away the need to be able to draw - in some way it robs us of that skill.
My college computer teacher from Taiwan told us he first learned to program on paper because they didn't have computers in the early 1970s. They had books on the syntax of the language and wrote programs by hand from assigned algorithms. He didn't see his first computer until he was a junior in college and that was a mainframe.
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Don't tell me someone erased it after the class? Like I would totally take the blackboard with me and put it in some art exhibition if possible, because wow that's very damn amazing and neat!
PHENOMENAL! Unfortunately, my middle schoolers would've stuck their hands in the drawing as they walked by it, thus ruining all of that hard work!!!
that so cool i wish i could do that in my classroom when i get older
The dedication, hard work and focus it took in order to reach this level of perfectionism is mind boggling.
I wonder how long this drawing took him. I think it's impressive that he looks as though he is drawing and labeling from memory...I guess he's done it often enough to remember the details.
I'm a biology teacher so I love this and I have to say that this is no small feat
Triggerd years kater š¤£šThis would be like always trying to keep up with my teachers board wirk/writing in statistics. Except because he did it off the cuff, he often erased half and did everything over. I cried alot, scribbled like mad, but learned little from board work, and even less from his basket ball, and other male life leaning examples.
I mean, he really understands anatomy so he must be a good teacher haha
He is a true anatomy teacher who knows all the body parts in detail, backwards and forwards and can draw accurately. Applause!!! Please name him and know that he will become famous as the Michelangelo of human anatomy.
Surely this could have been presented in a textbook? If the next class is in a different subject, all his extraordinary work will be rubbed off.... :-(
No, it doesnāt fit the title, but upvoted for the amazing skills!
I legit thought this was just part of the chalk board at first. Dude has skills!
I read it as drawing lettuce and was so confused for those five minutes
But where's the elephant's trunk? oh, no... forget about that.
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The amount of skill any accuracy is flat out astounding.
i would erase it its on a chalk board jk im not pachent at all to draw somthing like that lol
Clark Kent's other job. We all know this guy is really Superman with X-Ray vision.
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.
"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 š¤£š¤£š¤£š¤£
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 Kidās 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
Iām 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
The Sign Outside The Programmers' Classroom At My Local College
Brother you ain't never heard me sing I will clear the room for sure!
A Sign At My School Library
A Subtle Reminder In My Chemistry Classroom That "I Have No Idea What I'm Doing"
Hilariously Dark Poster Found In Simsbury High Biology Classroom
Outside My Teacher's Office
I Found This In One Of My Science Classrooms
Tell Me You Never Had A Teacher With This Sign
Hard-Working Teacher's Sign On Classroom Door To Stop Busybodies/Gossips/Complainers/Whiners From Interrupting Planning Period
Found On The āComic Boardā In My Math Teacherās Classroom
I'm A High School Teacher Who Makes "I'm A Winner" Signs For Students Who Need A Permanent Reminder That They Are Exceptionally Brave Or Intelligent
They get to pick the design. I give you my rendition of Heather's pet rats riding a tandem bicycle.
You Never Know What You May Find Behind A Cabinet In A Preschool Classroom. Know What I Mean?
Creative Poster In My Teacher's Classroom
This Sign On One Of My Classroom Doors
Reminds me of an anecdote. My dad is totally blond now but used to be able to see a tiny, tiny bit - big letters, high contrast. One day his train was delayed 3 hours and he decided to fill some time by reading a sign, see if he could still do it. He spent about 20 minutes with his face pressed on this sign trying to figure out all out. He found out it said "Please do not stand in front of this door"
How My Teacher Describes The Scientific Process
From A Math Teacher's Classroom
$12 For This Custom Sign For My Classroom. Worth It
My Friend's Teacher Has Two Doors To His Classroom
My Wife Is Decorating Her Classroom For Halloween
Found This Outside My Teacher's Classroom
This No "Puffin" Sign In My Classroom's Adjacent Office
So My Teacher Put This Sign Up
So My Teacher Tried To Lighten The Mood About The Hurricane
It's Dangerous To Go Alone (This Was On The Wall Of A Classroom In My School Last Year; Thought I'd Share)
My Teacher Has The Best Door Signs
The Paul Revere Poster In My Classroom Looks Like Jack Black
Is this how American cursive writing looks like? Big G and I look somewhat strange to me (Germany)
My Friendās College Has This Taped To The Ceiling In One Of The Classrooms! Wish I Went To His School
Going to put this on the fire escape window in our office ... if I can reach high enough.
My New Ela Teacher Has A Meme Zone In Her Classroom
My mom has a shirt with the synonym rolls one and the I before e mug. Sheās a writing teacher, obviously.
This Sign Is In The Lab At School
My Decorated Classroom Doors For The Kindness Competition
Found In An Elementary School Bathroom
Someone needs to visit the third grade teacher for a refresher on what an acrostic is.
This Sign At My Daughter's School
For a school, you think they'd add some proper punctuation in there.
This Was Up In My Classroom, Today
Found This In A High School Classroom. Whatever Could It Mean?
In My Classroom
The zoo near where I grew up had those signs for āplease do not ā¦ the animalsā, my mom bought one and taped a piece of paper over āthe animalsā so that it said āyour sisterā. Then put it in my brotherās room.
This Sign Was In My Classroom And I Don't Know Who Did This
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My Teacher Had This In His Classroom
The Things That Are On A Classroom Wall
Seems an odd quote to have on a classroom wall. Could upset a lot of people.
Getting Rid Of The Annoying Slang (Middle School Classroom Door)
Farnsworth And Bender Are Ready, Are You? My 7th Grade Science Board Art
But that means something bad is going to happen! -whenās finals?
My Teacher Just Put This Up In The Classroom And I Feel Like Iām Doing All The Unsuccessful Stuff
I am not a total failure I read every day but it's too peopley out in the real word!
Found This Is My History Teacher's Classroom
As A Maths Teacher, This Is Going Up In My Classroom Straight Away
The Sign In My Childās Classroom When I Picked Her Up Today
My Chemistry Teacher Had This Hanging Outside His Door
Wait they really call it Breakfast Break? Do they mean literal breakfast or am I being lied to-
I Went To My Son's Back-To-School Night And Was Happy To See This Posted Outside One Of The 3rd Grade Classrooms
This Sign About Social Distancing At My School
This Poster In My Classroom Has A Picture Of Kids Looking At Themselves On The Same Poster
These Awesome "Mars Recruitment" Posters In A Local Elementary School Classroom
This Was In My School Gym
Who would have thought? After all of these years I find that I'm not clinically depressed... just concussed.
Danny DeVito Makes A Guest Appearance In Classroom
Funny Sign In My Physics Teachers Room (Sort That It Is Upside Down)
My Wife Found This In The Kindergarten Classroom She Was Just Hired To Teach
Iām New Here So Enjoy This All Might Poster My Physics Teacher Has In His Classroom
To The Guy Whose Physics Teacher Put A Sign On The Clock. My English Teacher Thinks Similarly
More A Sticker Than A Sign, But Still My Teacher Got To Me
As Seen In My History Teacher's Class
My High School's Math Teacher Has The Best Gaming Quotes In His Classroom
Truly Motivational Poster Found In My Classroom
Seems like US education is brainwashing kids to believe that it's normal and right to let people down for "the greater good".
Ominous Sign In My Classroom Near The Clock
"Time will pass. Will you?"
This Sign On A High School Classroom Door
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 itās 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 itās funny because we have dozens of school shootings every year and children die.
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