A Teacher's Twelve Days of Christmas

Every teacher knows the time between Thanksgiving and Christmas break is an educational No Man's Land. Many a good teacher has fought the good fight here and lost. Some have opted to declare a truce. Others just give up until the New Year revives them with a breath of hope.

Whichever category you find yourself in this holiday season, trying to keep the kiddos on task or teach them something during this time would even have tried the patience of  Mother Teresa.

Times like these call for a festive song of our very own. So raise the white flag, hunker down, grab some emergency chocolate and sing along…

Richie's Special
Twelve Days of Christmas for Teachers

On the first day of Christmas

my school gave to me…
one more required state exam

On the second day of Christmas

my school gave to me…

two broken desks

and one more required state exam

On the third day of Christmas

my school gave to me…

three more students,

two broken desks,

and one more required state exam

On the fourth day of Christmas

my school gave to me…

four calling parents,

three more students,

two broken desks,

and one more required state exam

On the fifth day of Christmas

my school gave to me…

five stupid things,

four calling parents,

three more students,

two broken desks,

and one more required state exam 

On the sixth day of Christmas

my school gave to me…

six new tech programs,

five stupid things,

four calling parents,

three more students,

two broken desks,

and one more required state exam 

On the seventh day of Christmas

my school gave to me…

seven frivolous field trips,

six new tech programs,

five stupid things,

four calling parents,

three more students,

two broken desks,

and one more required state exam

On the eighth day of Christmas

my school gave to me…

eight mindless meetings,

seven frivolous field trips,

six new tech programs,

five stupid things,

four calling parents,

three more students,

two broken desks,

and one more required state exam

On the ninth day of Christmas

my school gave to me…

nine snarky emails,

eight mindless meetings,

seven frivolous field trips,

six new tech programs,

five stupid things,

four calling parents,

three more students,

two broken desks,

and one more required state exam

On the tenth day of Christmas

my school gave to me…

ten extra duties,

nine snarky emails,

eight mindless meetings,

six new tech programs,

five stupid things,

four calling parents,

three more students,

two broken desks,

and one more required state exam

On the eleventh day of Christmas

my school gave to me…

eleven class interruptions,

ten extra duties,

nine snarky emails,

eight mindless meetings,

seven frivolous field trips,

six new tech programs,

five stupid things,

four calling parents,

three more students,

two broken desks,

and one more required state exam

On the twelfth day of Christmas

my school gave to me…

twelve annoying announcements

eleven class interruptions

ten extra duties,

nine snarky emails,

eight mindless meetings,

seven frivolous field trips,

six new tech programs,

five stupid things,

four calling parents,

three more students,

two broken desks,

and one more required state exam