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I will not continue until that cow picks up the piece of chalk and draws an octagon on the board!

— "Time Out"

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Miss Zarves' signature.

Miss Zarves is the non-existent teacher of the non-existent 19th story. In the books, Allison gets to the 19th floor by accident, and in the show it seems to be nothing more then a boarded up hole in the wall.

In "Dana Checks Out", a young Louis explains about how he went to the nineteenth story and ended up breaking his arm. Miss Zarves supposedly signed his cast.

In the books, Allison ends up spending a week in her classroom, where she is constantly assigned busy work by the teacher, with little opportunity to escape. In the end, Allison ended up acting like her classmates, and Miss Zarves kicks her out.

In the TV Series on episode 14, Jenny's bike went up on the ramp and went to the creepy classroom. But then, the bike came back and Dana and Jenny saw Miss Zarves' signature. Dana finally concludes her wayside roadtrip.

In Time Out more is learned about Miss Zarves's backstory. Apparently throughout her life, she has never been noticed, and is upset about spending so long remaining unacknowledged. She may have a high tolerance for enduring a constant life in her non-existent classroom, but finally snaps when a cow shows up to class. While she is able to put up with following along with others for a very long time, she can only take so much until she snaps and gives up. Miss Zarves feels the need to be appreciated for what she's doing, as otherwise, she is not sure why she should do it. She does enjoy teaching, and she loves the kids in her classroom, but oftentimes, it can prove a difficult task for her, being a teacher no one ever seems to recognize.


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