10 Things Every Teacher Knows | Learning Magazine | Professional development
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10 Things Every Teacher Knows
It's The Definitive List!
Call it instinct, call it intuition, call it prophecy: there are certain truths that every teacher discovers. Some of my favorite discoveries are...
Paper clips chain together at night.
Soup will always be served on the day that school pictures are taken.
If the principal starts complimenting you, beware: bad news or a big favor is right around the corner.
School lawn mowers are never used before 8:00 A.M. or after 3:00 P.M. And they are most likely to be used on the day of the big test.
It is a mortal sin to get more than five tater tots in the cafeteria.
You can eat an entire meal in 15 minutes, along with loaning lunch money, examining a lost tooth, and solving a major crisis. That's why you can have only five tater tots.
The school secretary could be the CEO of any major corporation.
Every year you will receive a brass apple, a box of chocolate-covered cherries, and a gift that you are sure was recycled.
Number-two pencils rule your world.
You will be able to recognize former teachers in heaven by the rubber bands around their wrists.
