You know you're a teacher when...

(Courtesy of a teacher friend...)

-You realise there are never enough pencils/gluesticks/scissors in the world.

-You see a child misbehaving in the supermarket you automatically give them "the look".

-You've programmed yourself to say "oh my goodness" when something goes wrong.

-You get excited in Hobbycraft!

-You can maintain a straight face in ANY situation.

-Stupid names of children in your class become the norm to you. (Don't even get me started...)

-You want to choke a person when they say "Oh, you must have such FUN everyday. This must be like playtime for you." (John, Andy... take note!)

-You also want to stab any person who says the following with a compass "Teaching? That's just about learning how to write on a whiteboard right?"

-You can sense misbehaviour without actually seeing it.

-When a lunchtime supervisor/helper/TA comes into your class to complain openly about them, you find yourself saying "OH dear, how sad" in an overly dramatic way! (I hadn't even realised I did this- but I do. All the time.)

-You say things once, then repeat them, then ask if everyone understands what you are saying, before repeating again.

-The people you work with (aka the children) are obsessed with finding out what your first name is.

-You secretly love it when a child in your class has a birthday- CAKE! (Woo hoo!)