7 things to know before becoming a teacher

If any of you out there are thinking about becoming an elementary school teacher, there are a few things you should know.

1. Your students will love to come to the board for any purpose, and they know how to strongly express their disappointment when they're not chosen.

2. You will get to know the unique personality of each student. For example, when you set the timer for break so they know when to be back in their seats, there will be some who wait until the last possible second, while others, to be on the safe side, are in their seats with a couple minutes left.

3. It's quite easy to amaze your students... Bubbles on the screensaver never get old... Laminating is a wonder that transforms a boring old name tag into something truly wondrous.

4. Every day, your students give you another reason to smile, whether it's the girl that raises her hand and asks, "May I use the facilities?" or the boy who writes this opinion sentence on his worksheet: "I love pizza, I repeat, I love pizza!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Or it may even be when a student misinterprets directions:

5. You will run out of time to hear everyone's stories. In Science class, when one student shares a story about a reptile, suddenly there are 29 more stories waiting to be told.

6. You will also run out of space to exhibit all their displays of affection for you.

                    (You may also start receiving snow flakes in September.)

7. Children know how to make you feel loved.