There are plenty of differences between being a parent and being a teacher of adults.
However, this list of similarities was super easy to make.
It took me, like, 5 minutes.
Let’s all think about that for a second…
17 Moments that Prove Being a Professor= Being a Mom
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Checking homework just to see if student/kid actually did it.
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Limiting screen time so student/kid will 1.) focus and 2.) not be so damn rude.
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No matter what you and the students/kids are discussing, being interrupted with, “Can we go outside?!”
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Only having their undivided attention at story time.
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Teaching respect.
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Loving their lightbulb moments.
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Understanding that recess and/or sports practice is their favorite “class.”
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Reprimanding student/kid for something and knowing all they somehow heard was, “She must not like me.”
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All slip-ups resulting in lame excuses- “I didn’t do it because everything else was more important, and I fell asleep.”
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The whining.
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Inspiring loyalty, effort, and love just by whipping out the candy.
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Equipping all of student’s/kid’s important lessons with a multimedia slideshow, preferably with a video.
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Repeating yourself at least 10 times.
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Bragging about your successful teaching/parenting strategies.
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Being told about how their other teacher/parent let them do it THIS way.
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Swapping horror stories with other teachers/parents.
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And, finally, turning out the lights in a quiet room? Guaranteed to send student/kid straight to sleep.
