Do people in other jobs have this kind of dream too?
Every teacher I know has the Back to School dream and, this being the last day of spring break, I started having mine last night.
There's the
1. Can't Control the Class dream. The students are running around, standing on desks, throwing things. And you're yelling and waving your arms. And they completely ignore you. The kind of dream where you wake up with a headache and a sore throat.
2. Not Prepared to Teach dream. This one has a few variations. There you are, facing a sea of faces, and suddenly you realise that a) you forgot your lesson plans at home, or b) you forgot to prepare a lesson in the first place, or c) this is a subject area you've never taught before in your life, like Chainsaw Wielding 101. This one always brings back horrible memories of being a substitute teacher.
3. You Can't Get to School on Time dream. You run out of gas. There are roadblocks. You get lost. What at first seems to be the school turns out to be a shopping mall. Or the wrong school. And then the bell rings...
4. You're Not Wearing Appropriate Clothing. Perhaps the least said about this one the better, although I admit I kind of liked the one I had where I was dressed like Elizabeth I (although I soon discovered I couldn't fit through the doorway, which quickly morphed the dream into type #3)
There are probably others. But I'm too tired to think of them.
