It is not so difficult to tell teachers apart from other people. They have peculiar concerns and a twisted kind of priority. Take a look at us for example.

In our conversations about which things to bring and which things to sell, andrea and I would find it easier to sell a washing machine than to sell textbooks. In fact, in our short list of things to bring to Brunei, books occupy one of the closest spots to the top (next to clothes and followed by kitchenwares).

Teachers prefer red ballpoint pens over any other colored pen, because they check more than what they write. While other people shy away from attention, teachers take the limelight everyday, standing in front of a class at least twenty hours a week. They like light colored tops because they don’t make too much contrast with chalk and are a lot cooler to wear.

In other words, they’re practical, to the point that they sometimes stand out. I, for one, am proud to be a teacher!