We've spent so much time as teacher friends... staying at Park City Utah, Playing cards, Performing Skits! Love it! Journaling Reads: "Real Teachers... buy Excedrin and Advil in bulk... can't walk past a crowd of kids without straightening up the line... never sit down without first checking the seat... are written up in medical journals for the size and elasticity of their bladders... understand the importance of making sure every child gets a Valentine... know that the best end of semester lesson plans come from BlockBuster... have thier best conferences in the parking lot... hear the heartbeats of crisis... always have time to listen ... and know they teach students, not subjects! 2ND PAGE JOURNALING READS: Dedicated to all my teacher friends over the years ... You may ben an elementary school teacher if... you ask guests if they have remembered their scarves and mittens as they leave our home... you move your dinner partner's glass away from the edge of the table...you ask if anyone needs to go to the bathroom as you enter a theater with a group of friends... you had a tissue to anyone who sneezes... you refer a happy hour as "snack time..." ou declare "no cuts" when a shopper squeezes ahead of you in a checkout line... you say "i like the way you did that" to the mechanic who repairs your car... you ask "Are you sure you did your best?" to the mechanic who fails to repair your car to your satisfaction... you sing the "alphabet song" to yourself as you look up a number in the phone book... you say everything twice. I mean, you repeat everything twice... you ask a quiet person at a party if she has something to share with the group.. If you answered YES to 4 or more it's in your soul - you are hooked on teaching... if you are not a teacher, you missed your calling. If you answered YES to 8 or more, well, maybe it's too much in your soul... ou should think about retirement! If you answered YES to all 12 forget it! You'll always be a teacher, retired or not!
Monday, May 29, 2000
* Real Teachers
We've spent so much time as teacher friends... staying at Park City Utah, Playing cards, Performing Skits! Love it! Journaling Reads: "Real Teachers... buy Excedrin and Advil in bulk... can't walk past a crowd of kids without straightening up the line... never sit down without first checking the seat... are written up in medical journals for the size and elasticity of their bladders... understand the importance of making sure every child gets a Valentine... know that the best end of semester lesson plans come from BlockBuster... have thier best conferences in the parking lot... hear the heartbeats of crisis... always have time to listen ... and know they teach students, not subjects! 2ND PAGE JOURNALING READS: Dedicated to all my teacher friends over the years ... You may ben an elementary school teacher if... you ask guests if they have remembered their scarves and mittens as they leave our home... you move your dinner partner's glass away from the edge of the table...you ask if anyone needs to go to the bathroom as you enter a theater with a group of friends... you had a tissue to anyone who sneezes... you refer a happy hour as "snack time..." ou declare "no cuts" when a shopper squeezes ahead of you in a checkout line... you say "i like the way you did that" to the mechanic who repairs your car... you ask "Are you sure you did your best?" to the mechanic who fails to repair your car to your satisfaction... you sing the "alphabet song" to yourself as you look up a number in the phone book... you say everything twice. I mean, you repeat everything twice... you ask a quiet person at a party if she has something to share with the group.. If you answered YES to 4 or more it's in your soul - you are hooked on teaching... if you are not a teacher, you missed your calling. If you answered YES to 8 or more, well, maybe it's too much in your soul... ou should think about retirement! If you answered YES to all 12 forget it! You'll always be a teacher, retired or not!
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