![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() When your students refuse to study for the test There’s nothing like a new hairstyle to instantly grab your students attention.ġ7. Walking into school the day after you get a haircut… OK so maybe we didn’t read every single line but we at least perused a line or two.ġ6. When admin asks if you read their email before the meeting… How parents talk to teachers these days if their child isn’t doing well in their class…īecause it’s clearly our fault when a child is failing our class right?ġ5. When there’s a snow day and you can go back to bedġ4. Maybe they’ll remember how to reduce fractions? Maybe they’ll recall the four states of matter? Or maybe they’ll tell Mom and Dad about how red your face got earlier today.ġ3. What actually gets retained inside those heads of theirs, however, is anyone’s guess. When you lose it in front of your students and you hope they don’t tell their parents about it.Īs teachers, we spend all day trying to fill our student’s heads with information and positive experiences. When a student says you’re their favorite teacherīest. Of course, it never means our class size gets smaller, just the room.ġ1. When you get moved into an even smaller classroom than the year before… Where do they go? Is it the same alternate dimension that their pencils disappear to?ġ0. When students go to the bathroom and don’t return until the end of class… There are definitely days when you could do everything short of setting off-road flares and it wouldn’t matter.ĩ. When you’re trying to teach and no one is listening to you… When a student continues to talk after you’ve asked them several times to stop…Īnd they always seem amazed when you finally have to raise your voice.Ĩ. Sometimes all we can do is hold it together long enough to make it into our car at the end of the day before having a complete meltdown.ħ. Explaining to new teachers that it’s completely normal to cry in the parking lot… It’s your friendly, neighborhood administrator peeking in to see what you’re doing, followed by them slowly backing out of the room and closing the door behind them.Ħ. Then somehow, as if on cue, that’s when the door opens. Isn’t this always the way? Things are going swimmingly, everyone is getting along, then without warning your class becomes a living, breathing tornado. When administration pops their head in to your room and sees absolute chaos. Thank you sweet student of mine for helping me not lose it within the first 10 minutes of the day.ĥ. ![]() When a student asks to repeat the instructions for the fifth time, and another student answers for you! When a parent tries to tell you how to run your classroom…Īnd no, the fact that you’re a taxpayer doesn’t make you my boss either.Ĥ. Usually, the messy hair and the tear streaks through our makeup is a dead giveaway.ģ. When you get home exhausted and your partner asks how your day was… Tuesday? Thursday? It doesn’t matter! The only thing that matters is your ability to sleep in.Ģ. When someone asks you what the date is during a school break… Kinda sounds like us teachers doesn’t it? So what if Midge and the rest of her friends ended up in a classroom. She’s always coming up with new and creative ways to get her point across and she’s never at a loss for words. She keeps the crowd entertained, and the action moving. When it comes to stage presence, it’s hard to top the Marvelous Mrs. ![]()
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