As I'm 1/3 of the way through my second year teaching, I've found that there's so many things that can only be understood by fellow teachers. Lesson planning, grading papers, report cards, dealing with parents. It's all foreign unless you have actually been through it. I decided that there was no better way to explain a teacher's life to someone than by quotes from The Office.

When it's "pay day" but it might as well be any other day of the week because you live off of a teacher's salary.

When your boss comes in to observe you and a student acts out.

When you ask yourself this question....

But then parent/teacher conferences happen and it all makes sense.

When the holidays roll around.

When a student tries to give an answer but makes absolutely no sense.....

But you don't want them to feel bad about sharing so you try your best to stay positive and correct them as nicely as possible.

When a student tries to give you every excuse as to why their homework isn't done.

When a student asks for directions after you just gave them.

When it's a full moon AND you have an assembly scheduled for that day.

Coming to school on Monday.

Leaving school on Friday.