It’s hard getting adults to pay attention when we all carry little machines full of every distraction we could ever want in our pockets. So, you can imagine how challenging it can be for teachers to reach their students with something as archaic as handwritten notes on a paper. But rather than fight modern communication techniques, one very clever English teacher has managed to connect with her students by combining the old with the new: she’s grading papers with meme stickers.
I love grading with my new stickers! pic.twitter.com/4K66qQblSJ
— ainee f. (@axfxq) October 17, 2018
Twitter user @axfxq shared her unique way of correcting her assignments on Wednesday; she prints stickers of popular memes to let her students know when they’ve done well or…not.
Don’t worry, I did positive memes too! 😂 pic.twitter.com/rTfHCGKQwJ
— ainee f. (@axfxq) October 18, 2018
This isn’t just a fun way to reach her kids. It’s actually very apropos for the subject matter, “Media Studies.” She says she wouldn’t use them for younger students though.
**just a lil info about my class, i teach a “media studies” english class, we literally study/analyze the media & write! Social media, trends, news, politics, music, film…the meme stickers were deff appropriate for my class.
— ainee f. (@axfxq) October 18, 2018
I just wanna clarify, I teach high school seniors. I would not do this with younger students. This is the culture in my class we’ve built & bc of that, they loved it. My fellow teachers loved it too.
— ainee f. (@axfxq) October 18, 2018
She says her kids are really responding to them too, because at heart we’re really all just Kimmy Schmidt and want a colorful, literal stamp of approval.
Update: these were really well received by my kids. Students who normally wouldn’t care actually asked if they could correct their tests for a better grade & had a good laugh esp bc they always show me memes.
— ainee f. (@axfxq) October 18, 2018
Due to the overwhelming response people have had to these stickers, she made the template for her confused Nick Young meme available to everyone. All you need is the right sticker paper and then you can cut them out.
And because we love this simple yet engaging method so much we want to contribute with some memes we think would also be great to use.
Have an assignment that is so bad it makes you actually feel bad?
The photographer who took the original crying Jordan photo is pretty chill about it https://t.co/akmaYFX6AM pic.twitter.com/xnn0nNIIzg
— GQ Magazine (@GQMagazine) May 21, 2016
A paper needs to be longer?
more cowbell #TheMemebot #more cowbell #Funny #Meme https://t.co/o9dJY5G4sz pic.twitter.com/c6dceX1ekF
— memebot (@the_memebot) December 7, 2016
One completed assignment misses the mark entirely?
The butterfly meme is from anime. But people are replacing the butterfly with something else and asking a different question. The original is a guy saying “is this a pigeon?†and pointing to a butterfly. pic.twitter.com/lMiLEzf6uK
— slumming it with janie (@janiedonders) May 30, 2018
Student absolutely nails it?
Remember the kid with a fist meme that’s him 10 years old. pic.twitter.com/58LIRV6HHM
— Felicia (@WoofyCia) May 6, 2017
Not sure if the paper is the student’s best effort or was them not trying?
@cartoonlover98 kinda reminds me of the Not Sure Fry Meme pic.twitter.com/y1owD3m23U
— 🎃Waltmanthe13th🎃 (@Waltmann13) January 31, 2016
Of course, most high school senior papers have good elements and areas that need to be improved. Fortunately the internet has the perfect meme for that.
I’m this Drake meme when blue- and black-ink pens pic.twitter.com/UhLElke7nK
— ＬＩＬＹ瑩 (@ohyesidid) October 18, 2018
We’re pretty sure Drake would approve of grading papers with meme stickers.
What would be a great meme for this teacher to use? Stick your best idea in the comments below.
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