One of my favorite small joys teaching is leaving my classroom for a quick second and hearing "TEACHER OUT. NO RULES" Went out to hand papers to my co-worker today and heard "AAAAAAAAAANARCHY" the second I closed my door.

Always expect my room to be on fire when I come back but the most that has ever happen is the class clown and his best friend switching seats.

Another small joy is sending a student out to run a small task. A student running the stapler I borrowed back to another teacher is suddenly as fun and adventures as going to Mordor to destroy a ring.