20 things to never say to a teacher
Be warned – teachers hate hearing these things
With the new school year starting soon, teachers will once again be spending most of their time with our children – teaching them the important things, like reading, writing and much more.
We often forget the importance of the work they do by saying or doing things that might imply their work is insignificant. Have you ever wondered what teachers hate the most?
According to the website, www.boredteachers.com, here are 20 things to never say to a teacher, whether you are a parent, friend or just an innocent bystander:
1. My child is easily bored, is your class going to be interesting?
2. Maybe you should try doing more fun activities during your lessons.
3. My taxes pay your salary, which means I am technically your boss.
4. I am going to quit my desk job and do something easy – like teaching.
5. I wish you cared as much about my children as you do about your salary.
6. It must be nice to be paid to read books to children, colour pictures, play all day – and have four vacations a year!
7. Tests are an excellent tool to see if teachers are doing their job right.
8. If you are a good teacher, you won’t complain about having too many students.
9. You are giving too much homework. It doesn’t mean my children have all the time in the world to spend on homework just because you have nothing to do after school.
10. I’m pretty sure it can’t be too hard to teach children how to read and write – I can do it.
11. My son isn’t doing well in your class, what are you doing wrong? (This question is usually asked by the parent that took his children on vacation for two weeks in the middle of the school year).
12. Maybe you should spend less time decorating your classroom and more time on your lesson plans.
13. I’m sure I can be a teacher too as I went to school for 17 years.
14. Teaching sounds easy – you only have to work 10 months a year.
15. My son/ daughter never misbehaves at home, maybe your class is a problem.
16. Oh, you teach kindergarten? I used to babysit, too.
17. Maybe you won’t have to give so much homework to make them learn the material at home if you spent more time teaching in class.
18. Are you doing anything important in your class this week?
19. How can you not have enough time in the day – you finish your work at 3pm!
20. Maybe you should get another job during the holidays and work for 12 months, like normal adults.
Never underestimate the power of a teacher, after all, it is said that they teach tomorrow’s leaders, making them kind of a big deal.
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