Teachers are special. There are some things in our lives that only other teachers will understand. See how many of these "You Might Be A Teacher If..." statements apply to you!
You Might Be A Teacher If...
- You might be a teacher if you have a hard time coming up with a name for your own child because every name reminds you of a difficult student.
- You might be a teacher if you consider laminating things to be a hobby...and you own your own personal laminator. (A personal laminator was such a necessity to me, that it was one of my 9 must-haves.)
- You might be a teacher if you have no money, but you would be rich if you had a dollar for every time somebody told you that it "must be nice to have summers off."
- You might be a teacher if you've asked your husband or wife to use their "indoor voice."
- You might be a teacher if you have have to restrain yourself from correcting children's behavior in public.
- You might be a teacher if you spend a large part of your day repeating yourself.
- You might be a teacher if you cringe when you see cupcakes.
- You might be a teacher if you have the special ability to tell whether or not a child really needs to go to the bathroom.
- You might be a teacher if you get way too excited about freshly sharpened pencils. (Or about getting a pencil sharpener that actually works!)
- You might be a teacher if you use hand sanitizer at least 100 times a day.
- You might be a teacher if your favorite gift is a used stuffed animal from a student who had nothing else to give.
- You might be a teacher if you can make a child tell the truth with just your eyes.
- You might be a teacher if you can't go to Target without buying something in the Dollar Spot.
- You might be a teacher if you have successfully tricked kids into doing something they hate by calling it a game.
- You might be a teacher if you are constantly in the need of new dry erase markers. (Another one of my 9 must-haves!)
- You might be a teacher if you've fallen asleep at 7:00 on a Friday night because you were so exhausted.
- You might be a teacher if you've had to sing during professional development on multiple occasions.
- You might be a teacher if you collect things like toilet paper rolls, coffee cans, and paint strips on the off chance you might be able to use them for a project sometime.
- You might be a teacher if you know the meaning of these acronyms: IEP, CST, ELL, GATE, IDEA, NCLB, CCSS, ODD, RTI, AYP, FERPA, KWL, SLP
- You might be a teacher if you've had days where you wanted to quit and yet loved your job at the same time.
- You might be a teacher if you've rearranged your schedule in order to get the copy machine to yourself.
- You might be a teacher if your favorite part of an inservice or professional development day is getting to have a real lunch break.
- You might be a teacher if you know the power of a few simple claps if you need a group of children's attention.
- You might be a teacher if you can't drive by a garage sale or bookstore without buying a few books.
- You might be a teacher if you've gone to school sick on multiple occasions just to avoid making sub plans.
- You might be a teacher if you have complete control over your bladder.
- You might be a teacher if you can read this sentence: "iwnttothmuves."
- You might be a teacher if you can't imagine doing anything else with your life.
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You might be a teacher if the family holiday party you plan includes rotation stations with a hidden learning element for the nieces and nephews.
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Love this! So fun!
You might be a teacher if you steal office supplies from home to take to work.
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So true…drove my husband crazy!
I am definitely a teacher! I can relate to many of the statements listed above. Thanks for sharing this comical yet often true list of teaching beliefs and thoughts. 🙂