Secondary school teachers must have a wealth of stories to tell. And even if they have jobs in the public sector, they still have a load of work to do at home in the evenings: between correcting copies and lesson planning, they’re not left idle! Not to mention the skills they need in the classroom to make sure they are not walked all over… But sometimes, it can all get too much! Here are 12 phrases that secondary school teachers are sick to the teeth of hearing!
1/ Have you corrected our tests?
You could be forgiven for being tempted to respond “no I went for a few drinks last night and it got a bit out of hand, finishing up in a nightclub, so between that and the few jobs I had to do (besides not particularly wanting to get out of bed this morning with a hangover and looking at your ugly mugs in front of me), NO I HAVE NOT. You’ll get them next week and you’ll be happy with that.”
2/ Can I go to the toilet?
Of course, you can’t leave them wet themselves, but all the same, they should have thought about that before class! And they can surely last a short 40 minutes….
3/ The bell is gone
You have barely the time to finish your sentence and you see them gathering their things the very second the bell rings! Go on sure, after all, you want to get out of there as well….
4/ You forgot to give me a mark for this
An old classic after having handed back the copies.
5/ I REALLY need to go to the toilet
Often the claim of the girls, who take advantage of the recent onset of puberty to get away with what they can.
6/ But you never told us there would be a test!
Yes, that is why it is called a “surprise” test.
