Did You Know...- Teacher Facts.

Teachers are passionate people who enjoy making a difference.

Teachers do not become teachers because they are not smart enough to do anything else. Instead, they become teachers because they want to make a difference in shaping young people’s lives.

Teachers do not just work from 8-3 with summers off. Most arrive early, stay late, and take papers home to grade. Summers are spent preparing for the next year and at professional development opportunities.

Teachers get frustrated with students who have tremendous potential, but do not want to put in the hard work necessary to maximize that potential.

Teachers love students who come to class every day with a good attitude and genuinely want to learn.

Teachers enjoy collaboration, bouncing ideas and best practices off of each other and supporting each other.

Teachers respect parents who value education, understand where their child is academically, and support everything the teacher does.

Teachers are real people. They have lives outside of school. They have terrible days and good days. They make mistakes.

Teachers want a principal and administration that supports what they are doing, provides suggestions for improvement and values their contributions to their school.

Teachers are creative and original. No two teachers do things exactly alike. Even when they use another teacher’s ideas they often put their own spin on them.

Teachers are continuously evolving. They are always searching for better ways to reach their students.

Teachers do have favorites. They may not come out and say it, but there are those students, for whatever reason with whom you have a natural connection.