Why I am a Teacher
(A Compilation of Some Hilarious Anecdotes Throughout My Years of Teaching)
By Pauline (Petals Class Teacher)
1. I was the homeroom teacher for children aged 3-4years old, and they always had to brush their teeth after lunch. One day I caught two of my students red-handed, and I said, “Excuse me, but the toothbrush is NOT used to clean the mirrors” in a strong, stern voice while inside I was dying of laughter.
2. One day a student brought her stuffed toy to school. A friend accidentally wrote on it with a marker and I found her trying to wash her stuffed toy in the bathroom. I then asked her, “Ahem... what are you doing?” She responded to me with a sheepish grin with her eyes glinting mischievously. I had to rescue the said toy with a blow dryer.
3. I arrived in my classroom wondering why our principal hadn’t informed me that there was a new student in my class. It was actually our enormous teddy bear that the children had arranged to sit on the chair with them, as they patiently waited for me to start my circle time.
4. After lunch time, my children were getting ready for nap time. I was teaching a class of 2-3 years old at the time. Usually there was a lot of chatter and giggling before nap time, but I noticed one girl suddenly go silent. When I turned my attention to her, she was trying to stuff her dirty diaper inside her boots.
5. I had long, waist-length hair when I was younger (I’m still young right now, mind you- nobody object). My children loved playing with it and brushing it. But what I did not expect was one morning, during free play time, I was playing with them while sitting beside them. I felt something tugging my hair from behind. When I turned to look, one child was turning the ends of my hair into a mustache, and the other one was eating it.
6. We were talking about what the children wanted to be when they grow up. Someone answered “Doctor!”, the other a “Singer!” I turned to Annie* and she replied, “I’m going to marry Oswald*!” Oswald turned to look at her and said, albeit bewilderedly, “But….. but…… I didn’t ask you yet....”
7. Another conversation took place about what they want to be when they grow up: “I want to be like daddy so I can go to the office then come home and do nothing!”
8. Children think that sitting on the floor with them during free play is an invitation for them to turn you into a couch or a giant trampoline.
9. I was shopping together with my husband and we saw a parent who happily greeted us, “Pauline! John! I’m here with Dennis*!” Dennis was my student, so I was excited to see him. “Dennis!” I happily called out to him. Dennis saw me and said “ARGGGGHHHH!!!” while he ran away with his arms comically waving in the air. “Must be something my husband put in his snacks a while ago!” Dennis’ mom commented cheerfully.
10. “Who’s your husband?” the children asked? My husband is John, I replied.
“What!” Oswald* said in disbelief. “But I told my mommy I want to marry you!”
11. One of my students was touching my tummy. “Do you know if your baby is a boy or girl?” she asked me. “It’s a food baby,” I replied to her. “It’s going to come out later.” I added.
12. One of my students came to school with a runny nose (Don’t worry - this was sometime around 2014 or 2015 B.C. Before Corona). Suddenly, a big bubble blew from his nose and popped. “Look! Bubbles!” he excitedly said. “Aaaaah!” the rest of the class cried out and the other children and I scrambled to hand him a tissue.
13. We always had a morning exercise routine with the whole school before classes started. It was raining that day, so we stayed in our own classrooms. The upbeat exercise song that played over the loudspeakers suddenly stopped due to a technical difficulty. My children just exchanged looks and shrugged, and they continued the morning exercise routine as they belted the song loudly from the top of their lungs.
I therefore conclude that children will say - and do - the silliest, most interesting things. I cannot imagine another career without them! They bring so much sunshine and levity in our lives. I am always thankful that I am with the children every day.
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