A Series of Thoughts

You find humor in other people's stupidity.

You shake your head when someone says, "You must be a saint."

You want to slap the next person who says, "Must be nice to work 8 - 3 and have summers free!"

You know the contract says your day is over at 3:00, but...

You believe chocolate is a food group.

You can tell it's  full moon.

You believe unspeakable evils will befall you if anyone says, "The kids sure are mellow today!"

You feel the urge to snap your fingers at a child you do not know and correct their behavior.

You have no life from September to June.

You can't wait to get back to work in September.

You think people should be required to get a government permit to reproduce.

You laugh uncontrollably when people refer to the staff room as a "lounge."

You didn't know what an impact you had on a student until...

You believe in the localized aerial spraying of Prozac.

You've had your profession slammed by someone who would never dream of doing your job.

You confiscate a cellphone from a student using it in class and realize you can't afford that cellphone.

You can't have children because there's no name you could give a child that wouldn't bring on high blood pressure the moment you hear it uttered.

You think caffeine should be available to staff in IV form.

You can't help correcting everyone's speech, notes, letters...

Your personal life comes to a screeching halt at report card time.

You love even the most annoying students.

Your question, "Why is this kid like that?" is instantly answered when you meet the parents.

You think you've heard every excuse, until...

You know why you went into education when...

I intend to expound on each of these in a separate post, but not in any particular order.