You might be a teacher if...
1. You can hear 25 voices behind you and know exactly which one belongs to the child out of line. It's usually the same kid...not too hard to guess.
2. You get a secret thrill out of laminating something. No secret about it. I own my own laminator!
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 Mom/Dad at one time or another. Or my favorite, Grandpa.
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: lunch and planning 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. Thanks, Karen, for all of the paper towel tubes. You're a lifesaver!
8. You believe the teacher's lounge should be equipped with a margarita machine. No, but a chocolate fountain would be okay.
9. You want to slap the next person who says 'Must be nice to work 8 to 4 and have summers off.' I can't even comment!!!
10. You believe chocolate is a food group. See #8.
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. I would never do such a thing at the movies on Friday night.
14. You believe in aerial spraying of Ritalin! I think it would be a great enhancement to every school lunch.
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. I need a support group.
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. AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!
20. You are secretly addicted to hand sanitizer. Once again, not so much a secret.
And finally...
21. You might be a teacher if you understand instantaneously why a child behaves a certain way after meeting his or her parents! It sure makes dealing with kids seem like less of a chore.
3 comments:
So very you, so very true! LOL! BTW, we need to borrow that laminator of yours.
Anytime!
Hi Gretchen! Welcome to the blogging world. I am a friend of Nicole's from Utah.
I really liked your teacher list. My dad is a teacher and I also hate the "Must be nice to have summer's off" comment.
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