But I'm a Teacher

Teacher of 4 and 5 year olds

[teuer]

[teachforhistory]

Looking at the calendar

[booksrockmyface]

I am slowly but surely losing my mind.

If I had a nickel for every time I told someone to stop throwing blocks or to use their walking feet, I’d be rich in a week.

[studyinding]

“You’re Just Going To Be A Teacher?”

No major or job should be a “just.” If it makes you happy, it makes you happy. We need to stop teaching each other and ourselves that money, fame, and/or glory are what make something great.

I’m an Early Childhood Education major. I’m going to be a preschool teacher, and when I tell people that, I hear “aw, you won’t get paid much!” Or “oh, but aren’t there enough teachers?” Or “haha, so you’re going to teach kids to color and eat cheerios?” Or “wow, guess you don’t really care about being successful.

No, I will be teaching your children how to enter elementary school and do well. I will be teaching your children how to love and laugh and learn, how to grow up. I will be with your children during their formative years, and I will be part of the reason they turn out to be the best generation yet.

I teach because it’s necessary, because the preschool years are so important and teachers that care are so needed. I don’t teach kids to color and eat- they can do that at home. I give children a base for math, so they’ll be able to keep up in kindergarten next year, and one day they’ll be doing precalculus and it’ll be thanks to the preschool teacher who taught them what numbers meant. I give children the gift of language, so that they can understand others and make themselves understood in turn. I teach children how to learn, how to understand, how to get what they want without hurting others.

When people tell me they don’t get people who want to be teachers, or they think it’s ridiculous since they don’t get paid enough, I laugh. I will get paid what I need to survive, and I will be doing what I love. To me, that is success. I may not have a fancy car or huge house when I’m older, but I will be loved and appreciated and respected. If not by you, by your children.

[shiftythrifting]

We actually purchased this and listened to the artist on spotify in the car on the way back.  Every second was a goddamn treasure.  Go listen to this hot mess of not-really-moose-related rambling.

[unpatchedglitch]

here’s the spotify link for anyone who’s interested: https://play.spotify.com/album/1rTUssO2Yk0sPaofWyegd7

[caveangelascendant]

ok but

this is a real, actual website that i decided to check out

and boy oh boy is it  a hot early 2000s mess

fun tunes for ALL the children

there’s also a section where you can submit comments??? i submitted my own (not pictured here bc i forgot to take a screenshot)

[shiftythrifting]

I have a hard time believing any customers actually said those things. It’s so bad. So, so bad.

[butimateacher]

Ok so I know these sound really bad and corny, but I can actually see my kids (4s and 5s) loving these 🤷🏾‍♀️

[butimateacher]

I had to help with the after school kids for like an hour and a half today and it was the worst. Thank goodness there are people that like working with the older ones because I couldn’t do it. Give me my preschoolers all day

[thegirlthatteaches]

When the kids make a mess in the area I just cleaned:

[deathbyteaching]

When you have an admin evaluating you so you prep your class like

During the lesson, when they’re being mindless turds 

and afterwards

[lifefromthebrownfiles-blog1]

WHEN I TELL A STUDENT WITH ATTENTION-SEEKING BEHAVIORS TO SIT DOWN

He’ll be like…

[moonchildmisadventures]

When I have to use my teacher voice

Me:  

My students:

[theperilsofteaching]

Waking up early on the first day back from break.

[advanced-procrastination]

*waits for students to quiet down*

*starts to speak*

*student A starts talking to neighbor*

*waits for student to stop talking*

*student A stops*

*says one syllable*

*Student B yells at Student C for something I didn’t even see happen*

*Gives students the stink eye*

*Students quit bickering*

*waits 10 more seconds*

*absolute silence, all students watching me*

*open mouth*

*Student D begins singing a Russian pop song while student E pulls out tambourines and Student F starts screaming that they saw a clown looking in our second-story window*

[theycallme-mssunshine]

A teacher’s life

[mrskaaay]

Stop narrating my 7th period my gawd

[teachinginreallife]

When it’s Christmas break

Everyone is leaving the building like:

[teachinginreallife]

When I feel really good about how a lesson went

[butimateacher]

Monday they're swapping me and the other assistant's rooms. They think this will be better for the classroom dynamic since me and my lead have so many behavior issues. I hope it'll help. They said that we look stressed and that everyday they prayed that we wouldn't quit. It's been so hard and I actually almost cried knowing I had to leave my kids. It's been 3 whole months teaching these kids and I definitely have a bond with a few of them.

[justwalkthroughme]

[butimateacher]

Doing a Solar System Puzzle

Me: Look! You found Uranus!

Boy: Who's anus?! Who's anus did you find?!

Me and Co-Teacher: *uncontrollable laughter*