I saw this on another blogger's space, and it totally took me back to my teaching days, so I HAD to post it!!!
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 Mrs./Ms./Mr._________' and know you have been spotted.
4. You have 25 people that accidentally call you Mom/Dad at one time or another.
5. You can eat a multi-course meal in under twenty-five minutes. Add to that, going to the restroom, checking your box for messages and getting back to the cafeteria in time to pick up your overly rambunxious students.
6. You've trained yourself to go to the bathroom at two distinct times of the day: lunch and prep period.
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 7 to 3 and have summers off.' My reply was always, "Please, come step into my shoes for just one week and see if you ever tell another teacher that!"
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 behavior when you are out in public. Still want to do this to this day!!
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! My weakness was the Dollar Store...Oh how I could let go of some money there! My treasure box ALWAYS needed new items! lol
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.
And finally,
21. You understand instantaneously why a child behaves a certain way after meeting his or her parents.
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These comments are so true. I would love if some of my non teacher friends who think it's so easy could step into my life for just a few days!
ReplyDeleteAnd my weakness? Wal-Mart the week after July 4th. That's when all of their school supplies get put out. Crayolas for 25 cents...Get outta my way!
Love them all! I'm wanting to have a ritalin lick installed in my classroom. Between that and a margarita machine in the lounge, there might be some hope in making it through to the next moon phase or weather front, much less spring break or summer vacation!
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