THE TOP 6 SIGNS YOUR CHILD'S TEACHER IS EXPERIENCING BURNOUT

6> Spelling test words: "Go," "Home," "Already."

5> She spends an inordinate amount of every parent-teacher conference
5> extolling the virtues of home-schooling.

4> Lately, all the math homework has involved calculating how long it
4> will take Teacher A on Flight 201 out of Boston to reach Maui.

3> "Because the scalpel method is much too slow, we're going to speed up
3> the frog dissection with this blender."

2> You hear your kindergartener singing, "A-B-C-D, E-whatever,
2> whatever...."

1> Your son comes home with a report card comment that reads, "Johnny is
1> a snot-nosed brat, just like the other 23 losers in his class!"

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