Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Real Teachers


I love homeschooling my children. We've done the whole spectrum -- public school, private school and homeschool. For our family, we are in the right place at the right time. I still miss the days of teaching in a classroom sometimes. I came across this list of characteristics of Real Teachers and thought it was classic!



  • Real teachers grade papers in the car, during commercials, in faculty meetings, in the bathroom, and (at the end of the nine weeks) have been seen grading in church.

  • Real teachers cheer when they hear April 1 does not fall on a school day.

  • Real teachers can't walk past a crowd of kids without straightening up the line.

  • Real teachers have disjointed necks from writing on boards without turning their backs on the class.

  • Real teachers are written up in medical journals for size and elasticity of kidneys and bladders.

  • Real teachers have been timed gulping down a full lunch in 2 minutes, 18 seconds. Master teachers can eat faster than that.

  • Real teachers can "sense" gum.

  • Real teachers have their best conferences in the parking lot.

  • Real teachers have never heard an original excuse.

  • Real teachers buy Excedrin and Advil at Sam's.

  • Real teachers have the assistant principals' and counselors' home phone numbers.

  • Real teachers know secretaries and custodians run the school.

  • Real teachers have the time to listen; know they teach students, not subjects; and they are absolutely non-expendable.

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