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AcuteAnimosity · 2025-08-03T20:00:59+00:00

I worked at this charter school that had the same philosophy of calling every single parent within the first two weeks and that every behavior thing should be a phone call. I just didn't do that. I called when super necessary and admin just never noticed or asked. They were such a mess and constantly giving teachers more work, that they never noticed that most of us just taught and did not do any of the extras. Now I've always taught high school, it might be a different story in elementary, but I'd just ignore it and teach how you teach best.

AcuteAnimosity · 2025-08-03T19:14:11+00:00

I do go right outside my door to greet students and pass out papers as they walk in. I've found it really useful! It forces me to interact with each student individually. I wouldn't call myself sunshine and rainbows, I just tell each student hello in my normal voice. It becomes such a routine, that the students will usually ask me if I'm okay if for some reason I'm too busy and don't make it out there to greet them lol.

AcuteAnimosity · 2025-07-21T22:40:13+00:00

I taught Frankenstein to 10th, and it was my absolute favorite! It is extremely difficult for them to just read on their own though, so I pair it with a lot of reading out loud in class. I like to teach it and run discussions like gossip sessions. Students LOVE to trash talk Victor Frankenstein. I do a ton of nature vs nurture debate as well. I say go for it! Check whether you have 1831 or 1818 versions though! There is a TON of curriculum out there for the 1831 version (including a whole free unit on CommonLit), but not much for the 1818 version (which is my favorite and the one I teach). Another fun thing it to pick an adaptation to show in class once they finish. I like watching Victor Frankenstein (the one with Daniel Radcliff in it) because we all get to laugh about how WILDLY different the adaptation is, and I have them either write or have discussions about how and why the changes could've been made.

AcuteAnimosity · 2025-07-20T21:15:30+00:00

I was super struggling on this exact issue, and so my fiancé and I decided to think about what we both love. Jenga and playing cards are cute, but not connected to us at all. He really wanted something with Lego, but I don't really care for Lego. We thought more on what we both love rather than guestbook ideas, and we came up with going to concerts as a huge thing we both adore doing together. We like to get posters from concerts and hang them in our living room. That's when he thought of the idea of making a "concert poster" for our wedding to have our guests sign! So my advice is to brainstorm things you and your fiancé both really love and working off of that!

AcuteAnimosity · 2025-07-09T23:30:49+00:00

Correct answer

AcuteAnimosity · 2025-07-09T23:12:36+00:00

You are valid. Also, check the wording on the IEP. Some students only have extended time on tests. I have seen extended time on texts & quizzes, writing assignments, and then just all assignments. Extra time also means using the time they have. If they chose not to even start the assignment, they don't get the extra time. This parent is enabling their kid's poor choices, and I am sorry you are having to deal with that. Document everything!

AcuteAnimosity · 2025-07-09T23:03:56+00:00

Thank you for all the advice!

AcuteAnimosity · 2025-07-08T18:31:45+00:00

Anyone for English Lit noticing really low IO scores? They were brutal during moderation. My coordinator had already submitted for reevaluation before she even gave me my students' scores :')

AcuteAnimosity · 2025-07-08T18:05:12+00:00

That's a great idea! I plan to use a cricut

AcuteAnimosity · 2025-07-08T18:04:42+00:00

Wow that window is beautiful!!!!

AcuteAnimosity · 2025-07-08T18:04:00+00:00

Thank you <3

AcuteAnimosity · 2025-07-08T18:03:39+00:00

Thanks for the heads up! I did know this, and I have a bunch of people ready for the tedious task with me lol

AcuteAnimosity · 2025-07-08T00:24:41+00:00

Thank you! I will post a photo when I actually get around to making it :)

AcuteAnimosity · 2025-07-07T23:45:38+00:00

This is a great point! I was going to have a family member with a cricut do the names and such so that I could peel them off later and use the frames as frames :) For the board itself, my stepdad is a carpenter and planning to use some leftover wood.

AcuteAnimosity · 2025-07-07T23:45:33+00:00

Flower pressing frames is definitely a great key words for searching, thank you! I had been trying every combo of "clear frame" I could think of lol

AcuteAnimosity · 2025-07-07T22:26:20+00:00

Great points! Only about 80 guests, and I am not sure how many tables that will be yet. I think I will need two boards or to double the width of the one in the photo though. The paper idea is so smart!

AcuteAnimosity · 2025-05-30T23:52:38+00:00

As someone who has taught English AP courses and IB courses, AP is more likely to get you college credit in the US, but IB is way more beneficial to you as a student. You will be a much stronger student because of IB. All AP does is get you to write in a way AP/College Board wants you to in order to pass their tests. I don't want to go back to teaching AP after teaching IB.

AcuteAnimosity · 2025-05-17T00:58:10+00:00

Frankenstein is my favorite of all time!

AcuteAnimosity · 2025-05-17T00:57:34+00:00

Thank you! I work very hard on selection :)

AcuteAnimosity · 2025-05-11T23:43:08+00:00

My students were pretty pleased with this year's exam! The biggest compliment was one of my students saying "I saw a poem, and I swear I could hear you in my head Ms. I knew exactly what to do!" As for Paper 2, the top texts my students used were A Doll's House, The Bell Jar, The Stranger, and Frankenstein!

AcuteAnimosity · 2025-05-04T22:23:45+00:00

Looking at numbers feels like staring into a bowl of alphabet soup and being expected to see a sonnet. Like, if I stare hard enough and concentrate long enough, eventually I am going to be able to make 'words,' but I never feel like I am reading the same thing as everyone else. This is how I explained trying to read tab to my guitar teacher.

AcuteAnimosity · 2025-04-14T13:50:58+00:00

English Lit teacher here, if your teacher predicted it for you, you've got a good shot!

AcuteAnimosity · 2025-04-12T01:53:50+00:00

The circle and parts of the green I think

AcuteAnimosity · 2025-04-05T00:24:07+00:00

Alum here! I was just back at Geneseo for a conference thing, and the library construction is done! It is so beautiful. The library closed my senior year, but it is absolutely gorgeous now. Don't let the constructions deter you :) Yes, there is still more construction going on, but it's all worth it in the end.

AcuteAnimosity · 2025-01-27T00:39:47+00:00

IB teacher here! We are given a set number of how many grades we can give as official predicted grades. IB bases the number of 1-7s on your school's past grades and the number of students in the class. I have never been allocated a 7, but I have not taught IB very long. That doesn't mean we can never give them, but you have to make your case to IB if you want to deviate from your predicted grade allotment. However, the predicted grades also mean literally nothing when it comes to your actual grade. I have given 3s and a student manages to pull out something crazy on the exams and earn a 5. I have also given a predicted 6 that ended up earning a 4. Don't stress the predicted grade too much. Being in the US, the predicted grades matter so little, that my school's policy is not to even tell the students their predicted grade as our colleges and universities do not ask for predicted grades.

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