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“Mr. Woodrow's Senior Prank” by Timothy Rennels

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MR. WOODROW’S SENIOR PRANK Harper Woodrow gazed at the vista provided for the graduates of Pacifica High School. A platform festooned with blue and white bunting was centered between the goalpost, and rows of white chairs filling nearly half of the football field were filled with black robed seniors. Seagulls rode the thermals over the beach in the distance, and on a quiet night you could hear the crashing waves of the Pacific Ocean beyond. The puffs of white cloud against the clear blue sky accented the sc...

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“Haven't You Heard?” by Ian James

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2007"Takumi Hikohito and Chip Martin!" Brad's voice echoed through the classroom, capturing the attention of the entire class. Mr Jackson, their teacher, beamed with satisfaction, relishing in the fact that none of the students seemed familiar with those names. He shared a knowing glance with Brad and their fellow group members, Delilah and Jason, as they revelled in their triumph."Thank you, Mr Johnson, Miss Smith, and Mr Davis," Mr Jackson acknowledged, granting them permission to return to their seats. He strolled across the classroom, hi...

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“SHE TAUGHT US HOW TO READ” by Roger Skrypczak

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SHE TAUGHT US HOW TO READ She only stood about five feet two inches tall, about the same size as the majority of her fifth and sixth grade students. Well beyond retirement age and matronly, she loved teaching and watching her charges begin to understand what it meant to be able to read. She worked particularly hard in my case since I really struggled the first four years of school. She taught me the sounds of letters and the sounds they made when put together in words. Then helped me understand the ...

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“Coarse Instruction” by Sandra Oliverio

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Months became weeks, as I pondered what to decide about entering college following graduation. My dream of attending art school had basically been squashed by both of my parents and the remaining option was Mom's desire for me to go into nursing. She had always wanted to be a nurse, and now that the opportunity was before me, she could not understand why I would even hesitate. I had been granted a scholarship, so to my parents it seemed a 'no brainer'. Aside from the fact that my heart was not in it.Following breakfast in the busy hospital c...

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“Mother of our Lord, Eternal God” by Jackulit Mendoza

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The humble Virgin is important to our salvation, although many events happen in her life that are being passed or unnoticed in the Sacred Scripture. For example, Mother Mary seems to be the foreground in the bible, (The Annunciation, the birth of our Lord, the Wedding Feast at Cana). There are many elements/events that are briefly mentioned or not specifically addressed in the Bible, yet she is still worthy of our devotion because of the instances that are not specifically viewed in the bible like these ones. The Eternal Son, Father Christ f...

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“The New Music Teacher” by Richard E. Gower

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Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and charm and gaiety to life and to everything. – PLATOThe new music teacher, driving his own car (foreign, don’t you know), arrived in town in August, two weeks ahead of the start of the term. But gossip and speculation, traveling at near the speed of light, had preceded him by several days.Our curious minds had so many questions that cried out for answers. Was he going to be a strict teacher? By sheer coincidence, Ronnie had a cousin in anoth...

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“Something New” by John Werner

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Something NewI was not enthusiastic about the day I had ahead of me. It had been six months since I had officially retired from teaching and in that time I had grown accustomed to not doing very much of anything. I was retired, after all. And, retirement was a time when all you had was time and no pressing matters to occupy it. At least not pressing work matters, and I had always found that other concerns were not really all that concerning.Near the end, I had found the whole ordeal exhausting. It was impossible to attend to my daily du...

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“The Goddess Goes to High School” by Abbie Pedrotte

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Athena was rendered exhausted at the mere thought of her days on Olympus. Everywhere she looked, there was a hero who needed assistance. Some brute with oiled-up cords of muscle, its only purpose to compensate for the empty space taking up the inside of his skull, would get himself into some wholly-avoidable imperilment. And a hero in trouble only knew of one goddess to call upon. Athena was obligated to support whatever chauvinistic, elaborate quest or war or feud the hero would otherwise fail. It was all so dramatic. The Tr...

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“John Greenman's First Day of School” by Addison Dunn

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John Greenman was driving to school. This was a new thing, since before today he had driven downtown, not to the suburbs. He had done that because before, he was a lawyer, not a school teacher. He was a pretty-big-deal lawyer, too, at a pretty-big-deal law firm. It was too bad he didn't care one bit about tax law, and even worse that he spent a decade of his life working in a field he didn't care one bit about. But now he was a teacher. Or was going to be a teacher? He still wasn't sure when he officially became one. He had gotten the jo...

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“Mr. Dover, the Bagel Bandit” by Sarah Martyn

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It is a true shame to see bags of stale bagels thrown out at Franklin’s Bagels and Coffee each afternoon. But it is less of a shame to see at least one bag get rescued covertly by Mr. Dover, my social studies teacher. How do I know he does this? Well, I’ve been one of the recipients of some of those bagels on a semi-regular basis. Mr. Dover is one of those teachers that people want for a teacher. He lets us talk with our friends in class while still keeping us on task, gets us moving, and makes learning engaging. He even dresses up in costum...

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“Both My Mrs. Parrys” by Johanna Parry

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Both My Mrs. Parrys When I was in kindergarten my teacher's name was Mrs. Parry. I loved Mrs. Parry. She would sometimes let me be the wake up fairy after nap time. Only those lying the most still could be woken up by being anointed on the forehead with the star on the end of the fairy’s wake-up wand. She also let us make pottery, although being the creative genius I was, I decided to make a copy of my pet rat, Mr. Spreckels, instead. He was splotched with blue and white, and I even got to put a glossy coat of glaze on hi...

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“Grady” by Jim Caldwell

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Grady Prompt: Write a story about an unconventional teacher Landon Harding leaned against his locker after closing it and spinning the combination lock. In the crowded, chaotic hallway of Grand Isle High School, he searched to see if Callie was at hers, depositing her books from the afternoon classes. He motioned as she weaved a path in his direction. “Hey! Some of us are heading to the State Park beach for an uncrowded volleyball game before the hordes of summer vacationer...

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“The Kick” by Carly Kelly

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The rubber toe of her turquoise All Star high tops scooped just under the burgundy rubber and popped the kickball into the air. The kick was a perfect toss back into the pitchers hands.Lenore started to run to the first base anyway, a sight that was uncomfortable on its own. Her growth spurt had started but her weight hadn’t gotten the memo yet, so her scrawny legs seemed too thin to properly carry the rest of her body. A week ago, she and another shorter student had discovered they both weighed the same amount, a mere seventy-five pounds. D...

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“Itchy thought” by Matias Nilsson

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"I just don't see the point!" That itchy thought is the first thing that comes to mind this morning. As I change my shirt for the fourth time in the last ten hours, nothing bothers me more than overthinking things without common sense. I even laugh at myself for questioning that. "Common sense," "thinking," the new forms of fool's gold. The era of convenience and automatic efficiency has eroded critical thinking. There is one thing that bothers me more than all these thoughts, and that is taking off the sweaty socks I fell asleep in. But s...

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“Generation X Gets Taught a Lesson” by Roy Schlegel

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School is where children go to watch old people get angry.…Back in the bodacious era known as the Solid Gold years, our family relocated from New York to South Texas. I was a freshman prepared to win over friends, forge lifelong alliances, and resume my strategic path to early retirement at a high school located much, much closer to the sun.Making new buds would be a cakewalk with my righteous social skills. I was a gregarious lad prepared to execute my flawless, four-point, insertion plan:recruit players for epic game of marbles; ...

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Write a story about an unconventional teacher.

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✍️ 57 stories

“Mr. Woodrow's Senior Prank” by Timothy Rennels

“Haven't You Heard?” by Ian James

“SHE TAUGHT US HOW TO READ” by Roger Skrypczak

“Coarse Instruction” by Sandra Oliverio

“Mother of our Lord, Eternal God” by Jackulit Mendoza

“The New Music Teacher” by Richard E. Gower

“Something New” by John Werner

“The Goddess Goes to High School” by Abbie Pedrotte

“John Greenman's First Day of School” by Addison Dunn

“Mr. Dover, the Bagel Bandit” by Sarah Martyn

“Both My Mrs. Parrys” by Johanna Parry

“Grady” by Jim Caldwell

“The Kick” by Carly Kelly

“Itchy thought” by Matias Nilsson

“Generation X Gets Taught a Lesson” by Roy Schlegel

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Start your story with somebody getting called to the principal’s office.

Write about a school trip that takes a turn for the unexpected.

Write a short story about a teacher or mentor figure who recognizes hidden (or magical!) potential in someone and helps them cultivate it.

Write a story that contains the phrase “Okay class! Pop quiz.”

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