![]() ![]() ![]() This is the bone-weary feeling one has after preparing for, administering, and examining the data collected from standardized tests. What you’re thinking (but don’t say) when a parent talks about how awesome and perfect their child is. Who knew you could get so excited by a Xerox machine? 19. The jubilant feeling you get when you need to make copies immediately and not only is there no line, but the copier works perfectly without jamming. When a student distracts your entire class by saying something rude or tactless. It’s having a cell and an obsession at the same time. The obsessive need some middle and high school students have to check their cell phones throughout your class even after you’ve warned them to stop. To respond/engage with a student (or anyone else) when they’re telling a story that makes absolutely no sense You’re confused, but you’re going to go with it. The sick, annoyed feeling you experience when a student arrives in your classroom without their materials for the umpteenth time. When you have more interesting things you want to teach, but you’re forced to make a lesson plan that hits Common Core Standards 14. When you’re not totally sure what you’re going to teach that day, but you figure you can wing it 13. The unmistakeable odor of Play-dough that sticks to your hands after touching it. The sugar high that occurs at Halloween, Valentine’s Day, or any other special day where students are operating on large amount of candy. The feeling you get when a new student looks or behaves exactly like a student you’ve had before. The cheerful feeling of relief a teacher gets when “that” student is absent. This can also be used when you try to find a sub but can’t. When you return to your class the day after being out sick only to learn that your sub didn’t do anything that was on your sub plans. The disaster of papers to grade, papers to be returned, notes, writing utensils, and other items that cover your desk on any given day.
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