Another commented, ''Power of education, never flirts with ur English teacher..'' A third said, ''She took the meme and turned it into a learning opportunity. That's the hallmark of a good teacher!'' ...

But when high school English teacher Angela Murphy shared some memes that were highly, highly specific to her students’ experience, she was shocked to discover they went viral all the same.

Brian Jordan Alvarez unwittingly came up with another strategy: becoming a meme. In September, shortly after the debut of “English Teacher,” an FX show that Mr. Alvarez created and stars in ...

We all had that one cool English ... with that one teacher. But, friends, cool teachers’ brigade is getting an update with this high-school teacher, who grades papers with memes.