Meet the Unteachables
This student's name rhymes with pain.
Who is Elaine Ostrover?
Mr. Kermit is counting down the days until this major life event.
What is retirement?
Room 117 is home to the group of students known by this unfortunate nickname.
Who are the Unteachables?
What do students awarded with for good deeds?
A cotton ball / a puffy-tail?
The story takes place primarily at this school.
What is Greenwich Middle School?
This student has a provisional driver's license to help him with the farm business and drive Grams around town.
Who is Parker Elias?
At the beginning of the novel, Mr. Kermit would much rather drink this than enthusiastically teach a class.
What is coffee?
The Unteachables are placed together because the school believes they have these kinds of difficulties.
What are learning or behavioral difficulties?
The Goodbunnies were this teacher's idea.
Who is Ms. Fountain?
Since the Unteachables could not participate in Spirit Week, they decided to do this.
What is steal the vuvuzelas and throw them in the river?
This student spent years living in California before arriving at Greenwich Middle School.
Who is Kiana Roubini?
At the beginning of the school year, Mr. Kermit spends his time doing these instead of teaching.
What are crossword puzzles?
At the beginning of the novel, what are the students doing in Room 117 when Kiana walks in?
What is roasting marshmallows?
Which student becomes extremely competitive about collecting puffy-tails after being unable to compete in sports?
Who is Barnstorm Anderson?
Mr. Kermit starts taking the Unteachables on special field trips to this place.
What is Terranova Motors?
This student has a fascination with Sci-Fi and has been known to greet his peers in Klingon.
Who is Mateo Hendrickson?
This scandal from Mr. Kermit's past dramatically changed his teaching career.
What is the cheating scandal?
What code name does the school use for the students who make up Room 117?
What is SCS-8?
What must a student's row of puffy-tails reach before the student can receive a reward?
What is the basket of carrots?
This person fires Mr. Kermit.
Who is Dr. Thaddeus?
This student is discovering new abilities since he can't play sports in 8th grade.
Who is Barnstorm Anderson?
Mr. Kermit drives this type of car.
What is a Concorde / Coco Nerd?
At the beginning of the novel what school event are the students in Room 117 not allowed to participate in because of their reputation?
What is Spirit Week?
This student earned his first puffy-tail after finishing Where the Red Fern Grows, demonstrating empathy for the characters in the story.
Who is Aldo Braff?
By the end of the novel, the relationship between Mr. Kermit and the Unteachables leads Mr. Kermit to do this.
What is keep teaching / delay retirement?