Saturday, November 12, 2011

You Know You Are A True Teacher When...

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You wake up with text books on/in/or around your bed.
Your nightmares consist of being unprepared to teach class.
You correct the grammar and spelling on restaurant menus.
You spend more money on school stuff than you do on your own children.
You know hundred good reasons for being late.
You sometimes refer to adults as "boys and girls."
You've trained yourself to go to the bathroom at two distinct times of the day: lunch and prep period.
You raise your hand when the server at the restaurant asks if anyone would like water.
You move your dinner partner's glass away from the edge of the table.
You say "I like th way you did that" to the mechanic who repairs your car.
You ask "Are you sure you did your best?" to the mechanic who fails to repair your car.
You sing the "Alphabet Song" to yourself as you look up a number in the phone book.
You cheer when you hear April 1 does not fall on a school day.
You can't walk past a crowd of kids without straightening up a line.
You have been timed gulping down a full lunch in 2 minutes, 18 seconds. (Master teachers eat even faster.)
You ask if anyone needs to go to the bathroom as you enter a theater with a group of friends.
You ask a quiet person at a party if he has something to share with the group.
You have explained to a child that being a rock in the school play is an important role.
You hand pieces of paper to your friends and make them spit out their gum in front of you.
You believe "unbelievably annoying" should have its own box in the report card.
You get a secret thrill out of laminating something.
You fold your spouse's fingers over the coins as you hand him/her the money at a tollbooth.