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Are you a true elementary school teacher?

November 24, 2007 by Minnesota Mom Filed Under: Homeschooling, Humor, Minnesota Me 6 Comments

I found this online at I Don’t Remember Where and laughed out loud to read it. (Yes, I am a teacher and I act like one.)

And then I made a mental list of my more obnoxious habits and vowed to work on them.

Are you a true elementary school teacher?

1. Do you ask guests if they have remembered their scarves and
mittens as they leave your home?

2. Do you move your dinner partner’s glass away from the edge of the table?

3. Do you ask if anyone needs to go to the bathroom as you enter a theater with a group of friends?

4. Do you hand a tissue to anyone who sneezes?

5. Do you refer to happy hour as “snack time”?

6. Do you declare “no cuts” when a shopper squeezes ahead of you in a checkout line?

7. Do you say “I like the way you did that” to the mechanic who
repairs your car nice?

8. Do you ask “Are you sure you did your best?” to the mechanic who fails to repair your car to your satisfaction?

9. Do you sing the “Alphabet Song” to yourself as you look up a number in the phone book?

10. Do you say everything twice? I mean, do you repeat everything?

11. Do you fold your spouse’s fingers over the coins as you hand
him/her the money at a tollbooth?

12. Do you ask a quiet person at a party if he 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. And if you’re not a teacher, you missed
your calling.

If you answered yes to 8 or more, well, maybe it’s *too much* in
your soul — you should probably begin thinking about retirement.

If you answered yes to all 12, forget it — you’ll *always* be a
teacher, retired or not!

From one teacher to (assumedly) another,

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  1. scmom (Barbara) says

    November 24, 2007 at 1:50 pm

    Very cute. I had no idea that I do those things because of the teacher in my soul. No idea.

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  2. Momto5Minnies says

    November 24, 2007 at 3:01 pm

    How funny. Can I retire somewhere warm right now?????

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  3. Theresa says

    November 24, 2007 at 3:38 pm

    Ha!I think that list could actually apply to “are you a true mommy?” Don’t we ALL do those things? LOL!

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  4. Suzanne Temple says

    November 24, 2007 at 3:45 pm

    This is really adorable. I guess I’m a teacher, too, but not Too much.

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  5. mominapocket says

    November 25, 2007 at 3:09 pm

    Also – as an former elementary school teacher… one tends to look at adults and say to themselves ” I know what he was like in the fourth grade.”

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  6. Angie says

    November 26, 2007 at 6:08 am

    *shaking head in shame*

    This all hits a bit close to home. 😉

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