HOW DO YOU KNOW YOU ARE A TEACHER?

[Aileen]

HOW DO YOU KNOW YOU ARE A TEACHER?

1. You can hear 25 voices behind you and know exactly which one belongs to the child out of line.

2. You get a secret thrill out of laminating something.

3. You walk into a store and hear the words "It's Ms/ Mr. _________" and know you have been spotted.

4. You have 25 people that accidentally call you Mum/Dad at one time or another.

5. You can eat a multi-course meal in under twenty-five minutes.

6. You've trained yourself to go to the bathroom at two distinct times of the day: break and lunch time.

7. You start saving other people's trash, because most likely, you can use that toilet paper tube or plastic butter tub for something in the classroom.

8. You believe the teachers' lounge should be equipped with a margarita machine.

9. You want to slap the next person who says "Must be nice to work 9 to 3 and have summers off."

10. You believe chocolate is a food group.

11. You can tell if it's a full moon without ever looking outside

12. You believe that unspeakable evils will befall you if anyone says "Boy, the kids sure are mellow today."

13. You feel the urge to talk to strange children and correct their behaviour when you are out in public.

14. You believe in aerial spraying of Ritalin.



15. You think caffeine should be available in intravenous form.

16. You spend more money on school stuff than you do on your own children.

17. You can't pass the school supply aisle without getting at least five items!

18. You ask your friends if the left hand turn he just made was a "good choice or a bad choice."

19. You find true beauty in a can full of perfectly sharpened pencils

20. You are secretly addicted to hand sanitizer.

21. You understand instantaneously why a child behaves a certain way after meeting his or her parents.

[jackiem]

I'm not a teacher but can identify with number 15!

[Gemma T]

Made me giggle...sooooo true!
Gemma x

[Lins]

Made me giggle too but, had me thinking about folks being able to perform number 11 has me worried. Isn't there a name for talented people like this?

[Glenys]

I think teachers are a gift from God anyone with their patience should be rewarded 100 fold
Children are lucky to have good teachers its such a shame that some kids dont respect them I can still remember the name of my first teacher (100 years ago) so she must have made an impression.

[Willow]

That's great Aileen I'm back in school temporarily, just covering a sick leave, but finish at half term - 2 more weeks and that's me done At school I can recognise the beauty of sharpened pencils with my lovely Year 7's (11 years old) - as a Mum I can recognise chocolate as a food group

I'll be pinning the list up in the staffroom tomorrow... thank you

Joanna x