Teachers may have seen the goofy gallery mixing educational jargon with bad 80s haircuts. Here are a few favorites, and you should check them all out at Teacher Misery.

Creator Jane Morris explains her distaste for buzzwords and mottos: “[T]hey take a fairly simple concept that most teachers do anyway and turn them into complicated, irritating nonsense.”

Inspired by this wombo-combo, I’ve created my own mini-album of buzzwords using 80s era Marvel superheroes (and super-hairdos). Behold!

All fun aside, it is a serious matter for educators to go beyond superficial labels or condescending catchphrases. (Even superheroes get lampooned with silly slogans or benign battle cries.)

Consider the true origins of such sayings, and reflect on what these terms REALLY mean.

To help with reflection, take a look at an article I wrote for the great folks at Edutopia.

Click HERE (or on the image above) to read the entire thing, and please share your comments here or there.

Either place, I’d love to learn what buzzwords drive you nuts (and why), along with what bad hairdos you secretly like.