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Teacher Misery

Helicopter Parents, Special Snowflakes, & Other Bullshit

Teacher Misery perfectly encapsulates the comical misery that has become the teaching profession.

Jane Morris’s strange, funny, and sometimes unbelievable teaching experiences are told through a collection of short stories, essays, and artifacts. This includes REAL emails from parents, students, and administrators.

From the parents who blame their son’s act of arson on the teacher for causing him low self-esteem to the student who offers to teach the teacher how to sell drugs so she can pay her bills, each story is more shocking than the next.

An important book for teachers and non-teachers alike, Teacher Misery paints an amusing and thoroughly entertaining picture of what America’s education system has become.

More Teacher Misery - Nutjob Teachers, Torturous Training & Even More Bullshit

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More Teacher Misery

Nutjob Teachers, Torturous Training, & Even More Bullshit

More Teacher Misery tackles even more of the hilarious, unbelievable, and completely absurd experiences of teachers around the country.

With topics such as pointless professional development where the author learned how to make bird noises, insanely incompetent teachers who make the good ones look bad, the shit parades that are parent conferences, and outrageous parent requests such as checking the size and color of a teenager’s poop, this follow-up to the wildly popular memoir Teacher Misery does not disappoint!

Think the stuff in Teacher Misery was insane? Just wait till you read More Teacher Misery!

What It's Really Like - Outrageous Stories From Teachers Around the Country

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What It’s Really Like

Outrageous Stories from Teachers Around the Country

From the bestselling author of Teacher Misery, comes a collection of outrageous stories from other teachers across the US.

What It’s Really Like tells stories of helicopter parents and awful administration, horrendous student behavior with no consequences, and crazy-ass parents and their insane requests.

Unlike her other books, Morris includes a sprinkling of tales that will break your heart and a few that will give you the warm fuzzies we all need to keep going.

This book is hilarious, shocking, heartwarming, sad, gross, and sometimes inspiring because that is what teaching is really like.

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Crap My Students Make

A Collection of Hilarious Student Works

Take a detour from the commiserations of Teacher Misery to instead revel in all the crazy things kids make. From elementary kids’ hysterically inappropriate misspellings and drawings to high school kids and their inappropriate essays such as “How to Twerk,” this substantive masterpiece covers it all!

Crap My Students Make is a curated collection that combines hundreds of outrageous, never-before-seen student artifacts as well as favorites from the wildly popular Teacher Misery Instagram account.

It’s a perfect coffee table book for impressing your guests with the shenanigans of your professional life. Or gift it to your favorite teacher – they’re sure to get a kick out of it!

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The ‘Rona Roundup Book

Hilarious Nonsense from Remote Learning

From the jaded teacher brain that brought you the bestselling Teacher Misery books, The ‘Rona Roundup Book is full of hilarious and shocking images sent in by teachers all over the U.S. during remote learning.

From the strange excuses that kids of all ages tried to use to get out of doing schoolwork, to the shockingly offensive parent emails, to the hilariously awful work that students produced, to the strange comments students made in the class chat, this book will leave you roaring with laughter and shaking your head in disbelief.

A perfect gift for teachers of any age or parents who had to help their kids during the nightmare of remote learning, this book also serves as a historical artifact of sorts, documenting the deteriorating state of public education during a global pandemic.

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What People Say About the Books

“Wow! Get ready to learn more than Urban Dictionary could ever possibly teach you. The chapter on Furries is one of the most original and hilarious things I’ve ever read! I dare you not to laugh out loud!”

-Robin O’Bryant, New York Times bestselling author of Ketchup is a Vegetable and Other Lies Moms Tell Themselves
“If you are a teacher and think you are sometimes living in a surreal dimension, this book will be a comfort…you are not alone! ‘Jane’ is a gifted storyteller, you will chuckle and you will sigh… And if you are looking for the perfect gift for your kids teacher or a teacher friend, BUY THIS BOOK!”

-Joyce Kaufman, EdD, Host of The Joyce Kaufman Show, Newstalk 850 WFTL
“In one page-turning short-chapter after another — each twisted, hilarious, sad, and scary — Jane Morris gives us a beautifully written exposé about the worst sides of today’s students, parents and school administrators.”

-Bruce Tulgan, bestselling author of Not Everyone Gets a Trophy: How to Manage the Millenials
“I shook my head. I winced. I shuddered. I laughed out loud. In my book, those are the four qualities of a masterpiece. Jane Morris not only lifts the curtain on the horror teachers in our country face every day, but shows that her chosen profession is every bit as dangerous as a waitress at Waffle House.”

-Laurie Notaro, New York Times bestselling author of The Idiot Girls’ Action-Adventure Club
“Jane Morris, author of Teacher Misery, either has the patience of a saint or is certifiably insane, I can’t decide which. Eh, who cares, because the stories she tells are unbelievable and yet, I’m positive they’re true. This book left me laughing and reaching for a stiff drink.”

-Jen Mann, New York Times bestselling author of People I Want to Punch in the Throat
“As the daughter of two teachers, I’ve heard a lot about misbehaving students, parents, and administrators in my time, but none of it compared to the stories in Teacher Misery. Funny, freakish, and full of moments that make me glad I didn’t follow in my parents’ footsteps!”

-Sarah Knight, bestselling author of The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F*ck
“Morris dishes on the truth about trying to teach in this culture and it is hilarious, informative, and insightful. But it will probably have you looking into private school so start saving.”

-Stefanie Wilder Taylor, New York Times bestselling author of Sippy Cups Are Not for Chardonnay
“A compelling answer to anyone thoughtless enough to assert that teachers have it easy. This book shows that teaching is a tough, often maligned profession… yet brave and compassionate teachers keep coming back.”

-John Owens, author of Confessions of a Bad Teacher
“As with any good comedy, there is truth hidden within its pages. As funny as it is shocking.”

-Librarything
“This is one of the best books I’ve ever read!”

-Kathryn Raaker, host of Let’s Just Talk Radio
“Morris isn’t afraid to tackle the tough issues: drugs, schoolyard violence, and furries in the classroom, just for starters. You don’t need to work with or have children to enjoy the book–if you’ve ever met a child, you’ll see madness you recognize.”

-Clint Looney, author of Ward of the Flies: A Child Counselor’s F*ck-My-Life True Story
“Eye-opening, intriguing and insightful.”

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