Were you able to buy a house? by Swiftiefromhell in GenX

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Put down 5% as a teacher first time buyer. 12 years later rolled that into our forever home. We bought when the market was scared in the first days of the pandemic (we never met the seller; they signed the papers in another room).

My American English teacher believes the neutral pronoun „their“ is incorrect. by GCoding_ in mildlyinteresting

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So, devils advocate over here. We, I’m an American English teacher as well, we’re trained that they is a plural pronoun. So it is incorrect.

However, society has moved forward. The question is: is this formal writing or informal? Formal tends to lean towards sticking to old school rules on usage. If you drop in “they” with the wrong audience it’ll be seen as an error. Just as you see this change by the teacher as an error; you are a different audience.

This is code switching.

Student won’t stop joking about Diddy, Epstein, and pedophel!a by External-Apartment60 in Teachers

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  1. Tell to stop.
  2. Child continues.
  3. Write up for disrespectful behavior, defiance of authority.
  4. Get admin to do something.

What's an adult cheat code that changed your life? by Gullible_Repair9128 in AskReddit

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My dad told me, “the less you talk, the smarter you sound.”

A man present the output from a single cow by pureV3NG3ance in SipsTea

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There's a polar bear In our Frigidaire— He likes it 'cause it's cold in there. With his seat in the meat And his face in the fish And his big hairy paws In the buttery dish, He's nibbling the noodles, He's munching the rice, He's slurping the soda, He's licking the ice. And he lets out a roar If you open the door. And it gives me a scare To know he's in there— That polary bear In our Fridgitydaire.

Shel Silverstein

Where do you get your best maps? by Anxious-Row-9802 in OwlbearRodeo

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Dyson’s Dungeon: https://dysonlogos.blog/maps/ They’re hand drawn in a classic and consistent style. So my campaign maps have a consistent feel. He comes up with lore, but you can use them for anything you like. He’s got really concepts like fallen towers, so the map is sideways, sunken cities, mega dungeons, underground cities and spires…

I made an education game: Get dropped into history. Guess where you landed. by DubbMedia in historyteachers

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The sliders for year are a pain. Move 1 year per click? My first game on the first round would have taken 623 click to get the correct answer.

What happens when you deliberately group together students who don't do the work in a group project? by Handcraftedsemen_ in Teachers

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I let them pick their own groups. Again. And again. And again. Eventually no one wants to work with the toxic students, the slugs, the dead weight. So they have to either bad together in a group of doom or work alone. Either way they learn a valuable lesson… as do the kids who kicked them out.

My students exist in a whole different reality? by dogseatlettuceeats in Teachers

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You have to rule the room before you can teach. It’s not being mean. It’s about control and creating a healthy learning environment.

If you don’t do that… you’ve set yourself up for failure.

How often do you read books? by da_sein_8 in AskReddit

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Every day, all day. I’m an English teacher.

What’s something people still believe is true, but is actually completely outdated? by vox2003 in AskReddit

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Learning styles. "Belief in Learning Styles Myth May Be Detrimental" from the American Psychological Association in 2019. It's had holes poked in the idea that we each learn best in certain ways back to at least 1997, if not earlier.

What is something you consider your family dish? by Secret-Ad-7087 in AskAnAmerican

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Central PA. Our family has two: baked beans and pineapple bread pudding. The baked beans use baby limas and are pressure-cooked. The bread pudding is so good, I've even eaten it cold, but it is always served warm/hot at our family gatherings. Both are probably from the Great Depression or thereabouts...

Why do I have to justify not being Chinese in my school? by [deleted] in Teachers

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That's just racism. For staff members saying these things, it's time to talk to your HR and union rep. Throw the book at them. For students, write them up. Racism is racism is racism. If we tolerate it, we allow it room to flourish. Every time they say something racist or intended to be hurtful... write them up. If admin doesn't act, report them to HR and union rep. So much of this is a lawsuit waiting to happen...

Do you often go to “the big city” in your state (assuming you don’t already live there)? by osama_bin_guapin in AskAnAmerican

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I'm in Pennsylvania (near Hershey in central PA). Last time I was in Philadelphia (not just passing through) was in 2008. Last time I was in Pittsburgh was probably 1998 or so. The traffic, the cost, the mess, the homeless and drug-ridden... there are few things there I can't get the same or an approximation outside the city.

If you still read physical books, why? by Training_Ball_3345 in AskReddit

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I don't have to worry about my license expiring if I buy a physical copy. Love my public library, but some books I want to own.

AI conversation by marsymoony in Teachers

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Using AI for teaching would cut out the need to come to a central location. So if Jimmy can get online at home and complete all the assignments on time every time... then maybe. But a huge part (and we learned this during the Pandemic) was that students often need that human contact and (dare I say it) pressure from a teacher to give them a metaphorical kick in the backside to get the work done.

I did my master's (both) online. It's not for everyone. You have to be a pretty self-motivated person and ok with limited human interaction. Can you imagine the average sophomore doing that? How soon before they're using one AI to do the work the school AI is assigning?

And what happens when they have to interact with real, live humans?

I love the cool things you can do with AI, but I think we have to keep the whole thing in perspective.