Oh, the English teacher. We take our hats off to you. You have the momentous task of ensuring our students grow up to be literate readers and writers - two of life's most important skills.
We know you have a lot of work on your plate, but we hope you can take a minute to pause and let some of the following memes put a smile on your face. We've found 17 of the best that only an English teacher will truly understand.
1. 99% of your life is spent grading papers.
2. You still get asked this question. Every. Year.
3. You wonder if your kids have ever heard of a dictionary.
4. Yes, you enjoy the occasional literary pun.
5. Grammar is important to you. Like, more than anything.
6. When the textbook writers thought it was a good idea to make "abreast" a 4th grade vocabulary word.
7. Seriously, it's like Christmas Day.
8. It doesn't happen often, but when it does, you feel like it's all been worth it.
9. You can see right through it.
10. Never gets old.
11. You have to count to ten on a daily basis.
12. They listen to nothing you say but they take this literally.
13. Remember the days when you had time to read for pleasure?
14. It's a serious option you're considering.
15. Good luck interpreting the text on your own, kid.
16. Accurate.
17. Sure, we can all share five copies of the book...
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