It's an Instructor Thing You Wouldn't Understand
Teaching the same thing for the hundredth time and still making it sound like the first.
One design for this subject, on a Unisex Standard T-Shirt. If more appear in the same line they will show up here.
Teaching the same thing for the hundredth time and still making it sound like the first.
Trade and profession shirts are specific on purpose. Someone who says they are an instructor will not accept a near-miss title, and the closely related jobs each have their own version — that precision is the whole point of the joke.
One design for this job so far. Check the wording matches the title they actually use before buying.
Best for someone a few years into the work — long enough that the job has its own vocabulary and its own complaints. For a new starter it can read as presumptuous, and for someone who has left the trade it reads as nostalgia rather than a joke.
Driving, diving, flying and ski instructors all teach something with real consequences attached, which is a different pressure from classroom teaching.
The certification chain matters, and instructors keep theirs current.
Watching a beginner do the thing you warned them about is the universal experience.
The wording only works when it names the exact job, so it is worth checking before you buy. Intensive Care Nurse, Janitor and Lawyer each have their own page with their own designs, and there are more below.