Donāt get us wrong. Most of the time, we love our jobs. Thereās no greater profession for making a difference in the world. And the kids are wonderful and hilarious, too! But there are some things that drive teachers crazy, according to our Facebook fans. Hereās just a peek.
1. When parents send their kids to school because they only threw up āa little bitā
2. When students donāt seem to understand the word ānoā
3. When you hear āis this for a grade?ā for the 37th time
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4. When students insist on writing with this ā¦
5. When kids go to Disneyland for two weeks, come back, and ask if they missed anything
6. When a student raises a hand and you think they are going to contribute something insightful, and they ask ā¦
7. When a parent says āwell, Johnny never acts like this at homeā
8. When students refuse to pick up trash because itās ānot theirsā
9. When you give students candy (that you paid for with your own money) and they ask for another piece
10. When students mix together the different colors of Play Doh (or glitter, or paint ā¦)
11. When students ask āwhat are we doing?ā as soon as you finish giving instructions
12. Pencil tapping
13. Weird mouth noises
14. When people just leave the copier jammed
15. Pretty much any TikTok dance
16. Kids jumping up before the bell rings
17. When students (and parents!) put their entire email in the subject line
18. When students borrow our good supplies without asking
19. Too many meetings
20. When kids leave dirty tissues on the ground ā¦ or put them back in the box ā¦ or anywhere except the trash
21. Gum, in any form
22. When an announcement over the loudspeakers interrupts your teaching
23. Loud farting or burping
24. When kidsā eyes seem to be glued to the clock
25. When a student walks into the teacherās lounge
26. When kids park in the faculty lot
27. Chair rocking
28. When a student turns in no assignments for the entire semester and then asks for extra credit
29. When a student calls you āteacherā or āMissā for the entire semester
30. When one of these falls on the floor
31. When students ask āwhat do I get if I finish my work?ā
32. When students rearrange furniture or desks without asking
33. Sharpening pencils during a lesson
34. Middle schoolers drawing male anatomy on literally everything
35. Students writing on their desks
36. When no one reads your e-mail
37. When students donāt put the lids back on glue sticks
38. When our colleagues hit reply all
39. When a student says ābut my mom lets meā
40. No-name papers
41. When parents text their kids during class
42. Glitter. Just glitter.
What other little things drive teachers crazy? Come and share in our WeAreTeachers HELPLINE group on Facebook.
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