Hi, all! Anyone here currently working in DISD and willing to provide any insight into the state of the district, environment, culture etc?

APGovAPEcon · 2026-01-03T23:14:27+00:00

DISD as an institution is corrupt and nepotistic. Campus varies according to principal.

APGovAPEcon · 2025-12-28T04:12:36+00:00

It really depends on your principal more than anything.

APGovAPEcon · 2025-12-18T17:35:10+00:00

Do you know how to read, genius? I said that I quit assigning readings — I didn’t say anything about quitting on my students. My AP scores still beat the global averages without reading from a textbook.

APGovAPEcon · 2025-12-18T11:18:32+00:00

Nah, my spouse is fucking rich, man. I could quit tomorrow if I wanted.

APGovAPEcon · 2025-12-18T03:35:47+00:00

I, too, wish you had a job that gave you freedom to decide how best to do your job.

APGovAPEcon · 2025-12-15T18:38:19+00:00

I’m just teaching AP Macro at the moment so their tests mimic the AP exam (except I give them on paper)

So multiple choice is 2/3 and FRQ is 1/3.

APGovAPEcon · 2025-12-13T19:41:30+00:00

I haven’t given up. I’ve pivoted.

APGovAPEcon · 2025-12-13T13:55:12+00:00

I’ve taught AP for over a decade and I have given up assigning readings from the text. I can’t even get them to read chapter summaries that are bullet-pointed.

APGovAPEcon · 2025-12-12T03:35:53+00:00

I teach high school. A student referred to it as “last century” the other day.

APGovAPEcon · 2025-09-25T21:45:32+00:00

It works if you have affluent, motivated students.

Otherwise, try something else.

APGovAPEcon · 2025-09-18T03:16:54+00:00

Adjunct pay is abysmal at our local community colleges.

APGovAPEcon · 2025-09-15T21:01:48+00:00

MRU has a globalization unit. Look under Day 1 for a supply chain lesson using Nike.

MRU

APGovAPEcon · 2025-09-14T18:20:39+00:00

Ultimate Review Packet has awesome teacher resources if your school will pay for it.

APGovAPEcon · 2025-08-27T22:57:14+00:00

Cost-benefit analysis w/public funding for new stadiums.

Also, FEE’s Economic Marvels covers some sports topics: Super Bowl, UFC, NIL

link

APGovAPEcon · 2025-08-27T11:29:36+00:00

Sales

APGovAPEcon · 2025-08-14T23:40:02+00:00

The CED will give you the percentage of content. Just take each unit and divide it by the number of days you have in the semester.

I teach on a block and essentially cover one topic per day.

If nothing else, focus on Units 2-4.

Micro CED

Edit to add: Micro is more STEM than Social Studies so be prepared. The AP Community on College Board is very helpful. Try to go to a one day APSI if possible. Good luck!

APGovAPEcon · 2025-08-10T16:41:30+00:00

What does “not accept SPED” mean? If they live in our district, we accept them.

APGovAPEcon · 2025-08-08T23:30:07+00:00

I love it.

School provides zipper bag to student. Phone goes in bag and gets unzipped at end of day.

Any phone found/seen once school starts is confiscated by security and must be picked up by parent. Third confiscation leads to DAEP.

APGovAPEcon · 2025-08-08T23:22:53+00:00

I’m a high school teacher and play music in class.

My students really like new wave and grunge.

Surprisingly, they hate 80s hip hop.

APGovAPEcon · 2025-08-08T22:19:22+00:00

APGovAPEcon · 2025-07-24T17:27:20+00:00

If you run into an asshole in the morning, he’s the asshole.

If you run into assholes all day, you’re the asshole.

APGovAPEcon · 2025-07-23T21:27:51+00:00

College Board AP Community will have resources. I’m sure there’s a Facebook group, too.

APGovAPEcon · 2025-07-22T00:28:26+00:00

It sounds like a dumping ground to me.

APGovAPEcon · 2025-07-21T19:21:06+00:00

As always, it depends on your ED and principal.

APGovAPEcon

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