10 things you MUST know before falling in love with a teacher

7. We often talk in acronyms.

We spend so much of our day wrapped up in educators’ lingo that we forget it sounds completely foreign to everyone else. From the PARCC meeting discussing NCLB and CCSS, to the BOE meeting talking about PD for ELL and SLP educators, we just forget that you have no idea what it all means. Heck, even we can’t remember what all those letters stand for. Just smile and nod when we tell you about our day.