You might be a teacher if ...

Accountable · Post by **Accountable** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 3:29 am

you believe the playground should be equipped with a Ritalin salt lick.

if you want to slap the next person who says, "Must be nice to work from 8 to 3:30 and have summers off."

it is difficult to name your own child because there's no name you can come up with that doesn't bring high blood pressure as it is uttered.

you can tell it's a full moon or if it's going to rain, snow, hail...anything! !! without ever looking outside.

you believe, "shallow gene pool" should have its own box on a report card.

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

when out in public, you feel the urge to snap your fingers at children you do not know and correct their behavior.

you have no social life betweenAugust and June.

you think people should have a government permit before being allowed to reproduce.

you wonder how some parents MANAGED to reproduce.

you laugh uncontrollably when people refer to the staff room as the "lounge"..

you encourage an obnoxious parent to check into charter schools or home schooling and are willing to donate the U-HAUL boxes should they decide to move out of district.

you think caffeine should be available in intravenous form.

you can't imagine how the ACLU could think that covering your students' chairs with Velcro and then requiring uniforms made out of the corresponding Velcro could ever be misunderstood by the public.

meeting a child's parent instantly answers this question, "Why is this kid like this?"

you would choose a mammogram over a parent conference.

you think someone should invent antibacterial pencils and crayons...and desks and chairs for that matter!

the words “I have a college debt for this? have ever come out of your mouth.

you know how many days, minutes, and seconds are left in the school year!

Imladris · Post by **Imladris** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 7:12 am

:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

mikeinie · Post by **mikeinie** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 8:13 am

A teacher once told me that that hardest part of being a teacher was that every year she was another 1 year older, but the kids always remained the same age.

When she started teaching she was ‘cool’ because she was young, and now she is ‘not so cool..’

Rapunzel · Post by **Rapunzel** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 9:50 am

Accountable;1178159 wrote:
you believe the playground should be equipped with a Ritalin salt lick.

if you want to slap the next person who says, "Must be nice to work from 8 to 3:30 and have summers off."

it is difficult to name your own child because there's no name you can come up with that doesn't bring high blood pressure as it is uttered.

you can tell it's a full moon or if it's going to rain, snow, hail...anything! !! without ever looking outside.

you believe, "shallow gene pool" should have its own box on a report card.

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

when out in public, you feel the urge to snap your fingers at children you do not know and correct their behavior.

you have no social life betweenAugust and June.

you think people should have a government permit before being allowed to reproduce.

you wonder how some parents MANAGED to reproduce.

you laugh uncontrollably when people refer to the staff room as the "lounge"..

you encourage an obnoxious parent to check into charter schools or home schooling and are willing to donate the U-HAUL boxes should they decide to move out of district.

you think caffeine should be available in intravenous form.

you can't imagine how the ACLU could think that covering your students' chairs with Velcro and then requiring uniforms made out of the corresponding Velcro could ever be misunderstood by the public.

meeting a child's parent instantly answers this question, "Why is this kid like this?"

you would choose a mammogram over a parent conference.

you think someone should invent antibacterial pencils and crayons...and desks and chairs for that matter!

the words “I have a college debt for this?” have ever come out of your mouth.

you know how many days, minutes, and seconds are left in the school year!

OMG! These are sooooooooo TRUE!!!!! :yh_rotfl :yh_rotfl

qsducks · Post by **qsducks** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 10:27 am

Rapunzel;1178316 wrote: OMG! These are sooooooooo TRUE!!!!! :yh_rotfl :yh_rotfl

Especially the second part...most teachers I know have to take extra courses at college to keep up, etc. And they are at the school for more than 8am-3:30pm. Our teachers get to school at 7am and leave around 5pm.

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 1:53 pm

you have no social life betweenAugust and June

:wah:

I have a small chalk-board plaque that reads, " The three reasons to be a teacher; June, July and August.

Clodhopper · Post by **Clodhopper** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 3:47 pm

:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

Absolutely spot on (given national differences). I can't remember how many times I was told it must be so great because of the holidays... I replied that if you were doing it for the time you weren't doing it you shouldn't be doing it.

pinkchick · Post by **pinkchick** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 3:50 pm

Should I have a re-think about my possible career change?

:-3:-6

Accountable · Post by **Accountable** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 4:03 pm

Clodhopper;1178518 wrote: :yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

Absolutely spot on (given national differences). I can't remember how many times I was told it must be so great because of the holidays... I replied that if you were doing it for the time you weren't doing it you shouldn't be doing it.

good point!

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 5:00 pm

Accountable;1178159 wrote:
you believe the playground should be equipped with a Ritalin salt lick.

if you want to slap the next person who says, "Must be nice to work from 8 to 3:30 and have summers off."

it is difficult to name your own child because there's no name you can come up with that doesn't bring high blood pressure as it is uttered.

you can tell it's a full moon or if it's going to rain, snow, hail...anything! !! without ever looking outside.

you believe, "shallow gene pool" should have its own box on a report card.

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

when out in public, you feel the urge to snap your fingers at children you do not know and correct their behavior.

you have no social life betweenAugust and June.

you think people should have a government permit before being allowed to reproduce.

you wonder how some parents MANAGED to reproduce.

you laugh uncontrollably when people refer to the staff room as the "lounge"..

you encourage an obnoxious parent to check into charter schools or home schooling and are willing to donate the U-HAUL boxes should they decide to move out of district.

you think caffeine should be available in intravenous form.

you can't imagine how the ACLU could think that covering your students' chairs with Velcro and then requiring uniforms made out of the corresponding Velcro could ever be misunderstood by the public.

meeting a child's parent instantly answers this question, "Why is this kid like this?"

you would choose a mammogram over a parent conference.

you think someone should invent antibacterial pencils and crayons...and desks and chairs for that matter!

the words “I have a college debt for this?” have ever come out of your mouth.

you know how many days, minutes, and seconds are left in the school year!

:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

these are so true...I have a friend who is a teacher, he goes non-stop from 6 am when he gets up, until 10pm some days marking papers etc.

and some nights even longer.

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 5:27 pm

you know how many days, minutes, and seconds are left in the school year!

The countdown is on the board right now......:wah:

mrsK · Post by **mrsK** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 5:38 pm

I start marking of the days as soon as we get back to school.

:yh_rotfl

6 days to go & we start term 2.

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 5:51 pm

Almost half-way there, MrsK!

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 6:09 pm

chonsigirl;1178546 wrote: The countdown is on the board right now......:wah:

:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 6:10 pm

mrsK;1178548 wrote: I start marking of the days as soon as we get back to school.

:yh_rotfl

6 days to go & we start term 2.

:wah::wah::wah:

Accountable · Post by **Accountable** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 6:38 pm

chonsigirl;1178546 wrote: The countdown is on the board right now......:wah:

mrsK;1178548 wrote: I start marking of the days as soon as we get back to school.

:yh_rotfl

6 days to go & we start term 2.
I offered to put it up in my room, but the consensus was a resounding NO!

They feel it just makes the time drag more slowly. :wah: