Things a Teacher Knows

Well I keep getting this email, its pretty cute so I thought I would make it a post and add my own comments :) Here goes:

1. You can hear 25 voices behind you and know exactly which one belongs to the child out of line.(Absolutely true
2. You get a secret thrill out of laminating something. (I'm not allowed to laminate at my school the media specialist does it for you)
3. You walk into a store and hear the words "It's Ms/Mr. _________" and> know you have been spotted. (so far this hasn't happened yet)
4. You have 25 people that accidentally call you Mom/Dad at one time or another. (this one hasn't happened either)
5. You can eat a multi-course meal in under twenty-five minutes. (sad but true)
6. You've trained yourself to go to the bathroom at two distinct times of the day: lunch and prep period . (also true)
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. (never have and hopefully never will)
8. You believe the teachers' lounge should be equipped with a margarita> machine. (only if I was a drinker which I am not
9. You want to slap the next person who says "Must be nice to work 7to 3 and have summers off."(7 - 3?!? yeah more like 6:30 - 4:30)
10. You believe chocolate is a food group. (acutally teaching makes me want to eat healthier b/c I need all the help I can get!)
11. You can tell if it's a full moon without ever looking outside. (Ok this one is absolutely 100% TRUE!)
12. You believe that unspeakable evils will befall you if anyone says "Boy, the kids sure are mellow today." (ha ha also true)
13. You feel the urge to talk to strange children and correct their behavior when you are out in public. (sometimes you don't even have to say anything you just give them the teacher stare)
14. You believe in aerial spraying of Ritalin. (more like more discipline at home)
15. You think caffeine should be available in intravenous form. (its true)
16. You spend more money on school stuff than you do on your own children. (I don't have kids but if I did this would probably be true)
17. You can't pass the school supply aisle without getting at least> five items! (how did they know?!?)
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 ( I HATE the sound of the pencil sharpener)
20. You are secretly addicted to hand sanitizer and finally, (actually I think hand sanitizer will breed the super germ that kills us all)
21. You understand instantaneously why a child behaves a certain way after meeting his or her parents. (give the person who wrote this a prize!)