I didn't expect to ever teach. Given that my undergrad major was one that had good job prospects (in other words I wasn't an English or Fine Arts major), I had no reason to expect to teach. The only reason I became a TA in grad school was to offset the cost of tuition (I was an international student; tuition for international students shocked me more than the toddler-sized bed in my dorm room). Had I known that immediately following graduate school, I would end up teaching, I would have paid a lot more attention to all things pedagogical.That said, there are just some things I'm guessing no one ever considers mentioning in any program to anyone. Here is my list of "things they don't teach you before you become a professor." Feel free to add your own to this list.
10. You will be surprised how rage filled you will become if the professor before you leaves the white/chalkboard completely filled with his/her notes.
9. Same goes for if the professor keeps his/her class late and causes your own to start late.
