So proud to be mentioned on the lovely Kate takes 5 listography, here are the five reasons you can tell I'm a teacher.
1. I have a pencil case and I'm not afraid to use it
Not content with just having a pen on you, I have glue, pencil sharpener, stapler, you name it. All this stuff come in very handy, at the Christmas market I'm everyone's best friend when it comes to borrowing scissors and sellotape. Embarrassing hole in back of skirt? Stapler will do the trick. Splinter? Pass me mummy's compass. You name it, teachers have got it, somewhere.
2. Just call me Tissue Woman
I have a very low tolerance level to the rattling sound of teenage phlegm, one of the first phrases my pupils learn in class is "may I have a tissue please" ( the second is "chewing gum in the bin"), the low lying risk of a packet bouncing off the side of their head mid lesson tends to keep them on their toes too.
3. I correct friends' grammar mistakes on their facebook status
No, photo, not very many friends left if I continue either. I just have a healthy respect for apostrophes and their use, I must just try to remember that what is one person's love of correct English is another's obssessive wierdo behavior.
4. The strongest bladder in the West
You probably don't think about teachers' parts that often, but the fact we can't nip out whenever we want, coupled with the usual tea/coffee addiction means that after picking up my own kids in the evening I dash out of the car and up the stairs, pushing them out of the way to be first to the loo. No photo for this one either you'll be relieved to know.
5. Never met a teetotaller teacher yet
Enough said.
