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I don't believe it. It's a room full of monkeys.

— Mrs. Jewls in "Mrs. Jewls"

Mrs. Jewls is the teacher on the 30th floor of Wayside. When Mrs. Jewls walked in for the first time on the 30th floor, she thought the children were monkeys, and although for the most part she has gotten over it, occasionally re-using it, especially for Todd.

Appearance[]

In the books, she has a terribly nice face. Other students have been shown to describe her, In "Bebe's Baby Brother," Bebe states that she's fat and has a big nose, though according to Mac in "Something Different About Mrs. Jewls," Mrs. Jewls being fat, due to her pregnancy, meaning Bebe's description is likely inaccurate. Aside from this, little description of her appearance is given. The cartoon gives her large eyes with three eyelashes in each eye. She has a pointy nose and a large mouth. She also has lots of curly pink hair. She wears a yellow neckband, as well as a green blouse with creme-colored sleeves. On her blouse, there are two pockets towards the bottom. She wears purple pants with even darker purple shoes.

Personality[]

In the books, Mrs. Jewls is supposedly a very nice teacher, as she likes to help out students with their troubles, and always ends up teaching them three things every day, though interruptions may lead to her having to send the assignment as homework instead. She unfairly punishes Todd, even when his helping was beneficial to the class. When rewarding students, she will often hand out either gold star stickers or Tootsie Roll Pops. However, when students are disruptive or behave poorly (though, often most of the students aside from Todd get away with misbehaving), she will have them write their name on the board. If their bad behavior continues, she will write a checkmark next to their name. If they continue to act poorly, she will circle their name and send them home early on the Kindergarten Bus. She is seen to be slightly ditzy as a teacher,as seen in Sideways Arithmetic from Wayside School and More Sideways Arithmetic from Wayside School, where Sue is completely befuddled by her teaching methods. In the cartoon, Mrs. Jewls is one of the few characters to remain faithful to her book counterpart. She is a typically kind, yet oftentimes ditzy teacher that teaches the thirtieth story of Wayside School. She seems to care about the students in her class very much, as shown in "Class Cow," where she's willing to climb up the side of the building to make sure her class is okay when she realizes Principal Kidswatter forgot to hire a substitute. As seen in Wayside: The Movie, she seems to understand the strange methods of learning her class has adapted to, as shown when she takes in Shari, John, and Bebe's assignments. While in Wayside: The Movie, she think's Todd's suggestion of doing classwork is a "terrible idea" and promptly writes his name on the DISCIPLINE list, in other episodes she is shown teaching the class frequently, and is willing to even assign a pop quiz final exam in "The Note." Often, she has difficulty understanding Todd, who himself has difficulty understanding Mrs. Jewls's strange teaching methods. Due to poor communication between the two, she usually sends him home on the kindergarten bus.

Major Roles[]

Trivia[]

  • She has a father named Papa Jewls that showed up on the episode, "Teacher's Parent Conference". In the book chapter "Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger", she also has a baby daughter named Mavis Jewls. Much more of her family is revealed in Sideways Arithmetic from Wayside School.
  • In the books, Mrs. Jewls was the teacher that was sent to replace Mrs. Gorf after Louis ate her in apple form, where as in the series, she is the original teacher, and Mrs. Gorf was a substitute.
  • So far, everyone in the school loves her and is her friend. Oddly, Mrs. Jewls has only one known former enemy, Goon, who didn't finish his homework on time.
  • Her first name isn't Shirley, as confirmed in Sideways Arithmetic from Wayside School.
  • In the cartoon she was raised in a circus by her father, Papa Jewls. Some of her teachings may be inaccurate, or simply strange to outsiders
  • Her birthday is on May 17.

Gallery[]

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