Master teachers can eat faster than that. Real teachers can predict exactly which parents will show up at Open House. Read teachers volunteer for hall duty on days faculty meetings are scheduled. Real teachers never teach the conjugations of lie and lay to eighth graders. Real teachers know it is better to seek forgiveness than ask permission.
Real teachers know the best end of semester lesson plans can come from Blockbuster.
Real teachers never take grades after Wednesday of the last week of the six weeks. Real teachers never assign research papers on the last six weeks or essays on final exams. Real teachers know the shortest distance and the length of travel time from their classroom to the office. Real teachers know the difference among what must be graded, what ought to be graded, and what probably should never again see the light of day. Real teachers are solely responsible for the destruction of the rain forest.