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Major Mishaps in Teaching Can Make Funny Stories

Sometimes life happens right in the middle of my lesson plans

Lollie Hofer
Boomerangs
4 min readOct 28, 2021

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Mishaps Happen

I’ve had my fair share of mishaps in teaching since I’ve taught in some capacity for 50+ years. I’ve had the privilege of teaching some of the best kiddos you’d ever want to meet. We’ve had some great times and, yes, some not-so-great times. I loved it when my lesson plans came together, and the children enjoyed and responded positively to what they were learning.

I must admit, though, some of my most memorable moments are the mishaps life threw at me right in the middle of my lesson plans.

I’ve decided to share some of these stories with you over the next few weeks. Most of them don’t have a moral to teach or some spiritual truth I can dwell upon. However, these are true-life experiences forever etched in my mind. Some are funny, and some are shocking. Some are shockingly funny. My first story falls under the “shockingly funny” category.

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Boomerangs
Boomerangs

Published in Boomerangs

Move over Millenials, we Baby Boomers are writing about our life experiences! We’re not grumpy old buggers, we’re extremely wise thirty-something-year-olds rebounding online. Boomerangs share life lessons about recovering our power, money, relationships, health, and self-worth.

Lollie Hofer
Lollie Hofer

Written by Lollie Hofer

I love Jesus. I love His Word. I love His children. These loves have accumulated into 50+ years of serving Him. See lolliehoferauthor.com for further info.

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