1. Teachers spend an average of 50 hours per week on teaching duties including unpaid work like grading, advising, and other responsibilities. They also spend around $443 per year of their own money to meet student needs. 2. Most teachers are as nervous as students on the first day of school and have trouble sleeping the night before. 3. A poll found that nearly 50% of teachers would most appreciate a simple "thank you" from their students.

1. ALL YOU EVER WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT TEACHING

2. Five Fun Facts about Teaching 1. Teachers spend an average of 50 hours a week on all teaching duties, including things they do not get paid for such as grading, advising, and other duties. ( http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:IWLkS6A_zicJ:www.fotps.org/media/ ) 2. Teachers spend an average of $443.00 a year of their own money to meet their students needs . ( http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:IWLkS6A_zicJ:www.fotps.org/media/ ) 3. Most teachers are as nervous as student the first day of school and the night before they hardly sleep! 4. A recent poll conducted by National Education Association asked the teacher respondents what they would like to receive most from their students. Nearly 50% of teachers responded saying that a simple "thank you" will suffice. ( http://www.eslteachersboard.com/cgi-bin/articles/index.pl?page=2;read=3873 ) 5. Nearly 50% of teachers resign in the first 5 years. This is a very high attrition rate. It is explained that this is mostly because those entering the profession have not done their ground work properly and come in perhaps with unrealistic expectations which acts as a dampener. ( http://www.eslteachersboard.com/cgi-bin/articles/index.pl?page=2;read=3873 )

3. Excellent Quotes about Teaching I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand- Author unknown I love this quote because it reminds me not to just lecture and show my students what to do but to inspire them to do the work. If a student does the assignment they can experience first hand how to complete the task. They are truly learning. All learning begins with the simple phrase, "I don't know". I truly believe that you have to acknowledge that you do not know or understand something. Then, you need to move beyond not knowing and encounter the material and master it! "It is not so much what is poured into the student, but what is planted that really counts." – Unknown This quote reminds me not to just lecture my students but have them become their own teachers. The best way to learn about a topic is to teach it.

4. An Image Related to the Blog Topic These are two pictures I took with former classes. The picture to the left was taken last year. My students stayed late to display their work in the showcase on the second floor. I am proud of this picture because these students chose to come after school and work together on displaying their work. You can see by the looks on their faces they feel proud of their accomplishments. The picture on the right is of my freshmen class two years ago. We had a guest speaker and the kids were very excited to commemorate the occasion with a picture. These are some proud teaching moments for me.

5. Acrostic poem about Teaching T eaching is a work of art E ach day it takes a lot of heart A teacher’s duty is to meet her students needs, C hallenge and motivate them to succeed H umor and kindness is required I nterest and commitment to learn is desired N ever underestimate what a student can achieve G ive them time to prosper and always believe!