You Know You're a Teacher When...

Which of the following is not true about a day in the life of a teacher:

• You're unsure what sticky substance you just touched and where it came from.

• You help solve a minimum of 60 problems per hour.

• You can go to the bathroom whenever you want.

• You easily get in your 10,000 steps per day.

Which acronym is NOT associated with education?

• WTH

• PPG

• SLO

• IEP

• Trick question, these are all acronyms associated with education!

Which of the following is true about most teacher during summer?

• They do absolutely nothing from the last day of school until the first day of the new school year.

• Many of them work other jobs or teach summer school during the break, while lesson planning for the next year and going in to school weeks before school starts to decorate and prepare.

• They get paid 12 months of salary to do 10 months of work, plus a 2 month vacation in summer.

• Most teachers travel all summer with their end of the year bonus checks they get from their principal.

What view is most often seen when in a Google Meet with a four-year-old?

• The ceiling

• Their eyeballs very up close

• Their forehead

• Their pet

• Trick question, all of these are more likely than a good view of students' faces

Which of the following would you not find in/on most teachers' desks?

• Candy

• Advil

• Hand Sanitizer

• A hot cup of coffee

You know you're a preschool teacher when...

• You understand what a child is trying to tell you even when all the other adults are confused.

• You can read a child's writing before they can form all letters correctly.

• You ask a child "tell me about your picture" instead of saying "pretty" or "I love your (insert guess about what the child drew."

• You excuse yourself from an adult conversation with "I'll be right back I need to go potty."

• All of the above.

Which of the following brings you immense joy?

• A fresh set of markers

• Cutting into a fresh sheet of construction paper

• Lamination

• The smell of the copy machine

• None of the above

The most annoying part about teaching preschool during COVID was

The best part about being a preschool teacher is