Be A Teacher... They Said

"Be a teacher," they said. "You'll have fun," they said. "You'll get summers off," they said. "It's the perfect schedule for moms. You'll love the short days," they said. What they didn't say is: I do have fun, but I am so exhausted by the time the week-end rolls around that I can't wait to hop into my fuzzy bunny slippers on Friday night and luxuriate in the  realization that I don't have to set my alarm tomorrow morning. I do have summers off. How else would I complete all of the PD and additional training that is required. It is the perfect schedule  for moms. My kids love coming to my room after school where they can sit at the desk or in the reading nook finishing their homework or reading a book or maybe just watching me grade papers, write lessons, and prepare for the following day. Yeah, perfect. Fun. Short days.

Ummm.... wonder where this person got their information because it certainly doesn't look anything like my day.  Or the day of my friends with kids. I'm sure if I asked their children if they preferred staying an extra hour or two or three at school while their mom did her school work OR going home, they would say Home!  And, I can tell you that I sure don't miss the meetings or PD or summer classes. Not at all. I've missed a lot of things moving out of public education into an adult setting, but meetings wasn't one of them.

I will have to say it is fun. It is fun answering the same question 15 times. Prepares us for old age. It is fun to shiver on a playground. Builds character. It is fun to down a school lunch in 15 minutes flat. It could be a great weight loss program if it wasn't for the donuts that I grabbed on my way out the door.

For all the ups and downs and quirks. And sarcasm. And silliness. It is fun. It is rewarding. It is the best job ever! So.... "Be a teacher," she said. "You'll have fun!

                           *** Thanks to my playground buddy today for the inspiration! ***


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