Gerry Brooks

Gerry Brooks - April 1, 2017

If you have never seen a Gerry Brooks video, be sure to search for one on Facebook or Google.  He is a current principal in Tennessee that places humor on teachers and school employee’s daily ‘struggles’ at school.  His most current video has to do with state testing and how dry the test administrator’s throat gets while reading the directions.  Hysterical and so true!!

On April 1st I had the opportunity to attend his presentation/workshop in Hickory.  It was a wonderful way to spend a Saturday.  The room was packed with educators.  

He began by explaining that he began the videos as a way to relieve the tension among his staff at state testing time.  He showed his first couple of videos which most everyone in the room could relate to.  He continued to share his views on different situations that school employees encounter from snacks in the faculty lounge to the copier repairman.   

The following are some acronyms that he shared with us that I found true to ‘school life’.

Parents

DE - Daily Emailer

NMB - Not My Baby

BET - Blames Everything on the Teacher

LAS - Lives at School

NKN - Never Knows Nothing

WBF - Wants To Be Your Best Friend

Students

HWH - Hallway Sloth Walker

ARNN - Always Raised - Never Nos

AFS - Apple Fall Syndrome

HHGH -  How’s He Gettin Home

IDKR - I Don’t Know Repeater

BBG - Big Bow Gang

MMG - Monogrammed Mean Girl

N2C - Number 2 Claimers

PDD - Parent Deficient Disorder

Teachers

MGT - Mean Girl Teacher

FCD - Fancy Car Driver

JCers - Jenny Craiger’s

NCGTE - Non-Contributing Goodie Table Eater

HHAD - Happy Hour at Applebee’s Dresser

CTT - Constant Time Taker

OVC - On the Verge of Crying

SCJ - Sneaky Copier Jammer

SAHM - Self Appointed Hallway Monitor

WFF - Walgreen’s Flip Flopper

I hope you enjoyed and can relate to some of these acronyms.