Those Moments When...

... you go over vocabulary that they've had for a marking period before you give out another vocabulary quiz, and you still don't see perfect quizzes.
... one of your students says, "We have a quiz today?", when they know they have a quiz every week.
... one week they get it, and the next week it's like they have never seen it before.
... no matter how many times and ways you give directions, there will always be that handful of students who just don't get it. Your words might as well be written on the wind or on running water (Catullus).
... when you move seats around, and the students are still determined to talk to that friend, no matter how far across the room he or she is.
... your students think that homework is optional, when it's 25% of the grade.  That goes for quizzes, too.
... your student says, "I will be coming to make up my X, Y, or Z", so you expect them to come... and they don't come.
... they ask the same questions every week.
... they ask you questions about your personal life.
... they love coming to class.
... the class average is a 70 (a D).
... the class average is 100 (A+)!
... a parent tells you his/her child loves coming to class and is teaching his/her siblings and the rest of the family.
... you are asked what you are going to be for Halloween.  Or, if they are going to have a party on Halloween.
... they love an instructional strategy/technique that you are using and really get a lot out of it.
... you don't have a desk.  In fact, you don't even have a table. And you have to carry everything.
... they swarm you, thinking that will pressure me to distribute 30 grades individually.
... you are so glad that the fire alarm didn't go off in *your* class, especially when you don't know the exit procedure because you're a new teacher.
... you get paid!!!
... the student GETS it and you can see the moment of revelation dawning upon him or her.
... that moment of revelation happens to the entire class.
... you break the chalk because you're so excited about what you're teaching.
... you're frustrated because you want to incorporate technology, but it's either not available or you don't know how to use it because you're a new teacher.
... it's a rainy day and 130 kids have cabin fever.
... you realize you have an entirely wasted day.
... you realize next week is a new week - and they're probably not going to remember what you said last week, anyway.
... you realize the kids respect you and look up to you.
... you have 24 hours to respond to 5 parents, and you're in the building once a week.
... the parents are nice!
... you love your job. :)