There is a lot ofadmiration ofproblems withno realsolutionsdiscussed.Someannouncesthey are"there tohelp."The presenterobviously is notfully informedabout theirpresentation.Someonediscusses studentperformance onassessments as ifthere is nothingmore important.There is ageneralsense ofdoomSpecificcurriculumrequirementsarediscussed.Theperpetuallylate personcomesin...late.You lock eyes withsomeone acrossthe room andrealize you areboth thinking theexact same thing.Someone asksa question thatis only pertinentto them andtheir uniquesituation.The requiredmaterialsare notprepared."GoodMorningEveryone!"FREESPACEEveryone isthinking"Where is_________?"Someone iswriting theirgrocery list,to do list, etc.You notice thecolleague whojust couldn'tcare less.Someoneis eatingbreakfast.The presenterdefers tosomeone whois not preparedto speak.Someone hasthe gall tospeak up andsay whateveryone isthinking.You notice thecolleague thatis about to havea nervousbreakdown.Something isthepresentation ismisspelled orgrammaticallincorrect.It is so hotor so coldthat youmight die.You loseyourmind.There is adistrictmandatedactivity tocomplete.Someone is fartoo enthusiasticto share theirideas orthoughts.Someone says"our students"like they knowwhat is reallygoing on.The presenterlosses controlof thesituation.There is a lot ofadmiration ofproblems withno realsolutionsdiscussed.Someannouncesthey are"there tohelp."The presenterobviously is notfully informedabout theirpresentation.Someonediscusses studentperformance onassessments as ifthere is nothingmore important.There is ageneralsense ofdoomSpecificcurriculumrequirementsarediscussed.Theperpetuallylate personcomesin...late.You lock eyes withsomeone acrossthe room andrealize you areboth thinking theexact same thing.Someone asksa question thatis only pertinentto them andtheir uniquesituation.The requiredmaterialsare notprepared."GoodMorningEveryone!"FREESPACEEveryone isthinking"Where is_________?"Someone iswriting theirgrocery list,to do list, etc.You notice thecolleague whojust couldn'tcare less.Someoneis eatingbreakfast.The presenterdefers tosomeone whois not preparedto speak.Someone hasthe gall tospeak up andsay whateveryone isthinking.You notice thecolleague thatis about to havea nervousbreakdown.Something isthepresentation ismisspelled orgrammaticallincorrect.It is so hotor so coldthat youmight die.You loseyourmind.There is adistrictmandatedactivity tocomplete.Someone is fartoo enthusiasticto share theirideas orthoughts.Someone says"our students"like they knowwhat is reallygoing on.The presenterlosses controlof thesituation.

You Know You're a Public School Teacher When... - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. There is a lot of admiration of problems with no real solutions discussed.
  2. Some announces they are "there to help."
  3. The presenter obviously is not fully informed about their presentation.
  4. Someone discusses student performance on assessments as if there is nothing more important.
  5. There is a general sense of doom
  6. Specific curriculum requirements are discussed.
  7. The perpetually late person comes in...late.
  8. You lock eyes with someone across the room and realize you are both thinking the exact same thing.
  9. Someone asks a question that is only pertinent to them and their unique situation.
  10. The required materials are not prepared.
  11. "Good Morning Everyone!" FREE SPACE
  12. Everyone is thinking "Where is _________?"
  13. Someone is writing their grocery list, to do list, etc.
  14. You notice the colleague who just couldn't care less.
  15. Someone is eating breakfast.
  16. The presenter defers to someone who is not prepared to speak.
  17. Someone has the gall to speak up and say what everyone is thinking.
  18. You notice the colleague that is about to have a nervous breakdown.
  19. Something is the presentation is misspelled or grammaticall incorrect.
  20. It is so hot or so cold that you might die.
  21. You lose your mind.
  22. There is a district mandated activity to complete.
  23. Someone is far too enthusiastic to share their ideas or thoughts.
  24. Someone says "our students" like they know what is really going on.
  25. The presenter losses control of the situation.