Today one of my students was eating a ritz cracker while telling me a story about her vacation (not gonna lie to you, it sounded like she had a pretty sweet time). Anyway, mid-sentence she let out a sneeze that, I kid you not, landed all over every possible part of the front of my shirt. There were bits of cracker EVERYWHERE. It was so gross and yet so funny. I saw the stream of chewed up cracker as it flew at me but let's face it...with my luck and slow reflexes, dodging the attack was hopeless. Normally, I'd follow that monstrous achoo up with a chipper friendly reminder (something along the lines of: "Oopsie, remember to sneeze into your elbow next time!") but the situation was just too hilarious. When she saw my eyes slowly make their way down to the swamp on my shirt she let out a very distressed "I'm so sorry!" She was so adorable about it that I just had to let out a giggle and then fake a smile as I attempted to brush the cracker boogers away.
Last year and this year I was warned many a time that during your first years of teaching you get sick...a lot. Not because of the stress, or the lack of sleep, or the newness of it all. It's actually because your immune system is still weak and pathetic and has not yet experienced 3+ years of teaching.
My advice for you, teacher newbies, is to wash your hands as much as you possibly can. I swear I don't have hand washing OCD, and well, if I did, lucky for me, I have a sink right in the classroom. Anti-bac is great but wont suffice. You need good ol' soap and water. Once you've entered the germzone that is your classroom, never, I repeat NEVER, eat anything unless you've washed your hands first. I don't care how desperately hungry you are. Once you've touched that chocolate chip cookie, the germs are on it and in it and there's a crazy chance you'll get sick shortly after. Happy washing.
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