You Know You Are a Teacher When…

• Your heart does palpitations at the Dollar Tree- especially when their NEW BINS come out!

• You have asked family members to go buy things FOR you at back to school sales- as in the WHOLE family buys 10 folders for a penny at staples so you can get enough for all subjects!

• You get the " You must be a teacher comment" when you get in the checkout line and buy 25-30 of anything.

• You hear little voices and you can tell exactly which one is not doing what they are supposed to.

• You heat and eat a microwave lunch, have a meeting while standing in line for the bathroom and make copies for math while calling a parent- and all of this in less than 15 minutes- AKA your lunch break.

• You mastered the art of controlling your bladder – but can never drink enough water if you are on a diet because there is no time to go to the bathroom!

 

 

  • You have a go to comeback for people who tell you how nice it must be to have summers “off”!

• You find yourself talking in your teacher voice long after you have left school- and your husband has said “stop talking to me like I’m one of your students”

• You feel the need to correct other people's children in a store and you HAVE used your teacher look on children who are not your own out in public!

• You know when it is a full moon!

• You know which birthday cupcakes to eat and which ones to let sit on your desk all day and throw away after school.

• You can go into any store at any time and find something that you can use to teach with.

• You begin to plan for the next school year in April- and you have a stack of things to do over the summer for teaching already!

 

 

• You know exactly what shoes you can teach in for 8 hours and exactly which ones you can't- and you still try to wear the cute ones but you have the comfy ones under your desk.

• You have probably brought your dog(s) or your child(ren) to your classroom- ON THE WEEKEND!

• Your classroom is your home away from home.

• You LOVE, LOVE, LOVE your back to school planner and would not be able to live without it!

• A new set of markers/pens/crayons makes everything better!

• You have a lunch box/bag or 4!

• Your desk probably has a few of the following: headache meds, deodorant, toothbrush, hairbrush

• You know where to go on Friday for Happy Hour where you WON’T see parents or students!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• You would do anything for your students and you have! You’ve brushed hair, bought shoes/socks/gloves etc.

• You love what you do!

• You work hard!

• You don’t ask for teacher appreciation- but you sure do like getting some!