Do You Have What It Takes to Be a Teacher?: A Quiz

  1. You are at a baseball game, and there are several little boys seated behind you loudly making fart noises instead of watching the game. Do you…
    1. Ignore them?
    2. Glare at the adults with them but do nothing?
    3. Turn around, tell them to stop, bond with them over a discussion about the infield fly rule, get them to teach you how to do that armpit thing, and part ways at the end of the game with hugs and one last fart noise?
  2. The fire alarm in your hotel is going off. Do you…
    1. Roll over and go back to sleep. It’s probably nothing?
    2. Call the front desk to complain?
    3. Make sure everyone on your floor is out, sort them into groups by room, and ask everyone to share what brings them to Peoria while you wait for the fire company?
  3. Who is your favorite fictional teacher?
    1. The teacher in Van Halen’s “Hot for Teacher” video.
    2. I’ve never noticed any fictional teachers. I enjoy Modern Family, though.
    3. Anne Shirley, Jane Eyre, literally any other fictional teacher except the teacher in Van Halen’s “Hot for Teacher” video.
  4. You have been taking this quiz for three questions. Have you…
    1. Started playing on your phone yet?
    2. Already begun composing a firmly worded letter to the publisher about how quizzes are too challenging to be included in a book that children might read?
    3. Figured out that you should always guess C because those answers are what teachers would do?
  5. Okay, then, so why are you still taking this quiz?
    1. Am I? I’m mostly playing Candy Crush at this point.
    2. I’m gathering material for my firmly worded letter.
    3. Teachers value working to completion, even if they’ve already figured out what’s what.

If you answered mostly As, you should look into becoming a school administrator.

If you answered mostly Bs, you are a parent who will drive at least one teacher nuts.

If you answered mostly Cs, you definitely have what it takes to be a teacher.