They used to call professional development days "teacher's workshops" when I was in school. I though they went to actual workshops, with benches and hammers, like elves. I was always disappointed they didn't bring they made to show the kids the next day.
A childhood belief about teachers

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that Off Air was an actual show, possibly about airplanes.— Gretchen
- I used to believe that there was an actual show, listed in the various guides, called "To Be Announced."— Donna
- I convinced my sister that chocolate milk was made out of Keebler cookie elves, she believed me for a month— Rainbow Steel
- I didn't quite grasp the concept of time zones, and thought that Chinese kids went to school at night.— Giselle
- My uncle once said that elves were really badchildren made to work in santa's work shop— Some guy
- When I was in elementary school I use to think that teacher lived at school at their desks all year long.Anon