Explanation and Introduction

In the 1987 film Anne of Avonlea, new teacher Anne is confronted with a very large problem: a town composed almost entirely of one family that rules the roost. The Pringles. They are bitter against her because she got the job one of their own also applied for. At one point about half way through the film, they attempt to sabotage Anne by making all sorts of claims on her "poor teaching." One such claim is as follows:

ANNE: What sorts of things are being said?

MISS STACEY: Well. Hattie Pringle: you are accused of marking down her papers just because she is a Pringle. Here you are said to laugh at the students when they make mistakes.

ANNE: What?! Well, alright, I did laugh when Myra Pringle defined an alligator as a large kind of insect. I couldn't help myself!

That, in a nutshell, defines both the title of this blog and introduces the purpose of it as well. Teaching is hard. Complaining is easy. Kids are funny, and we would all do well to step back and laugh at the funny things we hear or do throughout the day.

Are you ready to begin?

I am.