I teach 1st grade.
I get called momma 5 times a day. I stick on bandaids, give insulin shots, and put baby teeth in baggies. I get to work early and stay 1-2 hours late. I plan lessons and experiments and use different voices to make learning fun.
Yes, I get summers off, but I teach summer school and even if I didn’t, do you think a bare classroom decorates and organizes itself to be ready for the next school year? I spend my date nights at school events and come home exhausted. But I wouldn’t trade it for any other career.
I clearly didn’t become a teacher for the fortune and fame. Everything I do is for those kids. I am lucky enough to love on and teach those kids every single day!
I wake up and I don’t dread going to work because the people I work with (my students) love me as much as I love them.