Saturday, May 10, 2008

What I've learned

I have been a "teacher" now for about 4 weeks, and these are the things I have learned:
  1. Grades are relative and don't mean a whole lot about someone's intelligence
  2. teachers complain too much about not making enough money. deal with it. you make more than a whole lot of other people.
  3. not all teachers work hard
  4. lots of teachers work really hard
  5. student journals are fun to read
  6. 16-year olds are HILARIOUS, even sometimes when they try
  7. coffee is a necessity
  8. teenagers love to talk about themselves
  9. adults love to talk about themselves just as much
  10. there are not enough hours in the day

There you go. Take it or leave it.

4 comments:

Maggie said...

I was going to do a similar post and would like to add:

11. Schools smell.

12. High school boys smell.

13. I remember with shocking vividness why I did not date high schoolers.

14. Italian dunkers for lunch is still a big thing, and, to students, the the most important part of the day.

Maggie said...

I should clarify 13. I meant when I was in high school myself.

Lisa said...

thanks for the clarification. i was a little worried. ;)

- A - C - said...

I think n.10 deserve a special mention...