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Are you Teacher Material?
Board: Faculty Room
Apr 29, 2008 6:48pm
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Ran across this quiz today, intended to find out if a person is "cut out" to be a teacher...

Do you want to educate young people?
So you can make the world a better place?
And still get off work by 3:30?

Do you like school?
And would you enjoy working with kids?
Who don't?

Are you a serious scholar?
Who likes teaching?
And monitoring cafeterias and playgrounds?

Do you enjoy meeting new people?
Who remind you of yourself?
When you were an obnoxious kid?

Are you a tactful person?
Who can talk to parents about their children's problems?
When the children's problems are their parents?

Would you like to work with kids?
Who enjoy learning?
As long as they're learning about skateboarding or Hannah Montanna?

Do you want to have a two-month summer vacation?
So you can do fun things?
Like take classes or teach summer school?

If you answered yes to these questions, you just might be teacher material :-)

HP
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Reply to: #220107 by Pi
Apr 29, 2008 7:02pm
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Quote And still get off work by 3:30?


BAHAHAHAHAHAH!

Carianna of the GG
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Reply to: #220113 by Gryffindors
Apr 29, 2008 7:07pm
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Since I am definitely NOT smarter than a 5th grader, maybe I could teach 4th grade?

;-)
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Reply to: #220114 by SlowFoot
Apr 29, 2008 7:28pm
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Quote definitely NOT smarter than a 5th grader, maybe I could teach 4th grade


WAIT A MINUTE....I teach Kindergarten....
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Reply to: #220117 by CathCainGwen
Apr 29, 2008 7:35pm
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That just means you are braver than me:)
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Reply to: #220117 by CathCainGwen
Apr 29, 2008 8:16pm
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Cath.. Then you of ALL people should know that 5 yo's know it ALL!

~HP~mom of a kindergartner
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Reply to: #220107 by Pi
Apr 30, 2008 9:04am
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I shared this with my fellow teachers.......It will be interesting to see how many chuckles, nods, or "no's" come out of this.......

Loved it, because it is so true! I love the percieved pauses in each question that enhances the one prior. Poetry!
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Reply to: #220148 by Pi
Apr 30, 2008 10:55am
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Not as much as 13 year olds that live with you, but yup they pretty much think they do! but they are so gosh DARN CUTE (most of the time) when they tell you what they know...
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Reply to: #220107 by Pi
Apr 30, 2008 12:17pm
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Are you a tactful person?
Who can talk to parents about their children's problems?
When the children's problems are their parents?


LOL! That's my favorite part!!!
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Reply to: #220456 by RojoCuello
Apr 30, 2008 4:46pm
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Are you a tactful person?
Who can talk to parents about their children's problems?
When the children's problems are their parents?

LOL! That's my favorite part!!!


Amen! It's been "crazy parent" week at my school! I have been a firefighter all week (putting out fires). I'm so looking forward to my Friday margarita this week!
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Reply to: #220608 by Casa del Sol
Apr 30, 2008 4:59pm
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I'm so looking forward to my Friday margarita this week!


oooh! can i come, too?
~J
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Reply to: #220616 by WhisperWisdom
Apr 30, 2008 7:18pm
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Me too! I've had crazy kids and crazy parents all week. I've got three sets of parents that I am just DONE with that all went cuckoo this weekend. The only thing I can say... 23 days until they are Dorks problem and not mine!

maiden
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Reply to: #220732 by Maiden
Apr 30, 2008 7:23pm
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I find that interesting, because I think I will MAKE them your problem next year! Mwahahaha!

d.a.
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Reply to: #220736 by dorks anonymous
Apr 30, 2008 7:28pm
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Blahhhh... NOOOOOOOO.... I'm DONE DONE DONE with them! :)

So what's everyone doing for the end of the year?

Maiden
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Reply to: #220740 by Maiden
Apr 30, 2008 8:18pm
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Quote So what's everyone doing for the end of the year?


8th grade graduation, swim party (We have a pool IN our building...makes a GREAT incentive), movie night that they have to buy the way in to using microsociety money, field day, testing, possibly moving my room, early summer trainings, and two work related retreats...not to mention trying to get my house ready to sell, and a nursery ready in case it doesn't...

Egads! It's a good thing I love my job....'cause I SURELY don't get paid enough for all of that!

Let's face it, you are teacher material if you have the ability to bend over backwards, juggle, balance an unbelievable load, manage 30 rowdy kids, put out lots of little fires, have eyes in the back of your head and ears that can hear the slightest off color whisper, a sincere smile even if you are thinking what a load of bull you are hearing, a caring attitude even if you are sick of the person, and the ability to assure someone out of one side of your mouth, while criticizing their child's worst behaviors which are probably a reflection of their own worst habits out of the other....all while kissing up to SOMEONE or other and grading papers.

No wonder I'm so tired, I thought it was the pregnancy. Turns out I am one of many superheroes!
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Reply to: #220608 by Casa del Sol
May 1, 2008 3:35am
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What bothers me the most about some parents is the "not my child" attitude. Or making excuses for their behavior... "well, Johnny threw the chair at you today because he didn't have breakfast." WHAT!? Really? ok...

RojoCuello
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Reply to: #220788 by RojoCuello
May 1, 2008 3:51am
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What bothers me the most about some parents is the "not my child" attitude. Or making excuses for their behavior... "well, Johnny threw the chair at you today because he didn't have breakfast." WHAT!? Really? ok...


Oh, oh, oh, yes! I get that kind of thing all the time! I teach in a pretty affluent school and they just can't believe that their kid might not be perfect!

My latest fav: "He was swinging on the bathroom doors and climbing on the toilets because he's enrolled in gymnastics!"
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Reply to: #220616 by WhisperWisdom
May 1, 2008 3:52am
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oooh! can i come, too?


Sure- every Friday night, 5:30, same Mex restro. If you're ever in VB, let me know!
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Reply to: #220793 by Casa del Sol
May 1, 2008 5:05am
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If you're ever in VB, let me know!


hmmm. i've never been there. are the margaritas good? =)
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Reply to: #220809 by WhisperWisdom
May 1, 2008 1:33pm
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We get the frozen margarita with Sangria poured over the top! Yummy!
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Reply to: #220990 by Casa del Sol
May 1, 2008 1:48pm
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A restaurant in San Jose called Aqui, makes awesome sangria swirled margaritas. I prefer the pint size over the small size.
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Reply to: #220792 by Casa del Sol
May 1, 2008 1:51pm
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Okay, how about a kid openly slapped another kid in the hallway, which I witnessed, gave him detention, and his father is MAD that his kid has detention . . . Hello?? Have you heard the word suspension??? UGH!
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Reply to: #221001 by Woman to Blame
May 1, 2008 3:39pm
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Quote A restaurant in San Jose called Aqui, makes awesome sangria swirled margaritas.


LOL We used to go to Uncle Julio's on Fridays after school for these...they must be the official drink of the K-12 teacher!
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Reply to: #221002 by The Travelers 4
May 1, 2008 3:42pm
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Quote Okay, how about a kid openly slapped another kid in the hallway, which I witnessed, gave him detention, and his father is MAD that his kid has detention . . . Hello?? Have you heard the word suspension??? UGH!


Got two faves, but can only mention one:

I had a child copy off another (could tell because he never passed spelling tests and had the same answers that the kid next to him did, COMPLETE with spelling errors!). I told the parent and said I wanted them to take the test over by themselves, but the reply was, "Well, in MY day, we had to be CAUGHT cheating!"

And I thought, "No you DIDN'T! You're as old as I am and in MY day, all the teacher had to do was THINK you were cheating and they came by, took the paper, tore it up and gave you a ZERO!"
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Reply to: #221072 by Sprite and Highlander
May 1, 2008 3:57pm
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Sprite~ that was classic!