You’ve seen them. And if you haven’t, you’ve heard about them.
Every teacher in your child’s elementary school has a reputation.
And just about every one of them falls into at least one of the following categories.
In every elementary school, you are guaranteed to find:
1. The Veteran
Has his/her shit together. The perfect balance of discipline and warm fuzzy. Has somehow managed to survive thirty years of teaching without burning out. You pray your kid has him/her.
2. The Fashionista
This one cannot possibly make enough money to pay for her wardrobe. All the little girls love her.
3. The Bombshell
Her skirts are short and her heels are high. She shows lots of cleavage. All the little boys love her. And so do the dads.
4. The Overachiever
She’s the one heading committees and volunteering and applying for grants and cutting crap out by hand. She will get married, have kids, retire, and become the overachieving stay-at-home mom that all other moms hate.
5. The Doormat
The substitute who covers her class has more control over the kids than she does.
6. The Dude
Every day is a party. This teacher throws the football around in the classroom. He never gives homework. He doesn’t necessarily prepare the kids for the next year, but the moms don’t care because he’s kind of hot. All the kids want this teacher.
7. The Musician
This is the uber talented classroom teacher who plays the guitar and can turn every situation into the opportunity for a song. The kids love her. The other teachers are jealous of her.
8. The Hard Ass
You do not fuck around in this teacher’s classroom. Parents either love him/her or hate him/her.
9. The Sports Fanatic
This teacher has pennants and sports paraphernalia everywhere. Every math problem revolves around a team sport scenario. All the boys want to get this teacher.
10. The Cheeseball
You know her. She’s got the apple sweater and the apple name tags and the apple earrings and the apple coffee mug and the apple pencils and the apple bulletin board and the apple manicure and the apple necklace and the apple purse and the apple totebag and the apple lunch box and the apple license plate and the apple…
11. The Curmudgeon
This is the cranky teacher who refuses to acknowledge the passage of time. He or she still writes out homework papers by hand, doesn’t have a class website, and will never make any effort to assimilate into the 21st century.
12. The Cool, Young Teacher
If you’re going to get a new(er) teacher, this is the one you want. She’s fun. She’s progressive. She can handle anything. And she eventually becomes…
…the Veteran.
Teachermom says
I am going with I am a combo of 7 and 10. Hopefully soon I will fall into #1! All of these numbers exist at my school, and every school I have ever entered. Very astute observations!
not your average mom says
The Cheeseball? Oh no 😉
Candi says
I think I am 1, 2, 3, 4, & 8!! But I know all of the others lol. Neat post.
not your average mom says
Ha! Yes, Number 8 for sure 🙂
Rita Templeton says
So true! I could think of a teacher I’ve known in my lifetime to fit every single one of these. 🙂
Chris says
What about the teacher that is really only there for the summer breaks! I definitely had a string of those teachers throughout school. At times I loved them, but at times… man they screwed up my math skills!
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