Sometimes, despite the stress that life brings, you have to find a way to laugh about it. With all the craziness and stress from this semester, the need for relief from school grows stronger each day. With two more months left of this semester, I find myself counting down the days until Thanksgiving break. But, you know, students aren't the only ones counting down the days until break. Teachers are too! From students with sleepless nights filled with several assignments, and teachers whose weekends are overtaken with hundreds of papers and tests to be graded, we ALL need a break. With all of this being said, I hope you find the humor in these eleven things teachers always say:
1. "You will use this in the future."
Yeah, okay. Me waiting to use algebra in life...
2. "This isn't something you can do in one night."
Challenge accepted.
3. "Did I say you could pack up yet?"
Noooooooooo. But if the bell is gonna ring in 0.393108 seconds, does it really matter?
4. "I need a holiday... a very long holiday."
Gurl, me too.
5. "I need all of you to stop what you're doing and listen."
But didn't you just give us an assignment to do? Now you want us to stop? I can work and listen at the same time.
6. "You should remember this from last year."
Um, no. I do not remember anything from last year. I do not remember any of the formulas, statements, or equations that you made me memorize. If I had to even try and recall something from the previous school year, my brain would probably just do this:
7. "Look it up."
Me: "How do you spell ____________?"
Teacher: "Look it up."
Fam, I just told you that I don't know how to spell it.
8. "I didn't say start talking."
Ugh, I can't stand this one...
9. "Any questions?"
If I have a question, I will ask it. bYE
10. "The bell does not dismiss you. I do."
Pssshhh please, if the bell does not dismiss me, then it does not determine when I arrive to your class. When that bell rings, I'm leaving that class like:
11. "Sit the right way."
If there is one thing I have learned about sitting in a desk at school, it's all the different ways you can sit in that desk. I'm always sitting in all kinds of crazy ways to get comfortable, even though the only thing those desks are good for is popping your back on the chair.
