9 things you never want to hear your teacher say
School can be fun, but every now and then your teachers says something that you just want to pretend you didn't hear...
1) The bell is a sign for me to move, not you
Fact of life: the twenty seconds between the bell going and the teacher letting you go is the longest twenty seconds of life.
2) Did you just call me mum?
Almost everyone calls their teacher mum at some point, and it’s always funny. But that doesn’t mean that it isn’t absolutely devastating when it happens to you (and when everyone notices!) THANKS MUM… errr, we mean, Miss.
3) Show your workings
We guessed the answer to this question completely at random, and you know it.
4) Is there something you'd like to share with the class?
No, no, never! The only time this happens is when what you’re trying to say privately is SUPER embarrassing. If you’re trying to tell your mate that you accidentally have your uniform on inside out, or to confess that you totally fancy the person sat in the third row, there’s no way the teacher hasn’t seen it. They see all. Awkward!
5) Your homework is...
You’re just about to leave. You’re almost out the door. And then you hear it… "don’t forget to pick up your homework sheets on your way out." Sigh.
6) It's your time you're wasting, not mine
Other variations include "I’m happy for this to go into lunch, are you?” and “If you waste my time, I’ll waste your time”.
7) Let's change the seating order around
You’ve spent six weeks sitting next to the same people and you've just gotten used to the way the kid on your right sticks his elbow out way too far when he’s writing. Plus, the girl on your left brings the best biscuits to school. You don’t want to move now!
8) Would you like to read out to the class?
Reading out loud is fine when you’re by yourself, but as soon as you’re doing it in front of the class, the letters suddenly dance across the page and no longer look like words. No wonder that’s the exact time that everyone suddenly ‘desperately needs the loo’.
9) Come sit at the front so you can see the board
Teachers know whether you can read the board or not, but "would you like to move to the front to see the board better?" actually means "get up here where I can keep an eye on you!"
Are there any more phrases that you just dread hearing the teacher say? Comment below and let us know!