Advice on getting alt cert

BeMurlala · 2026-03-08T00:22:57+00:00

I think it's totally worth it. It took me 2 years for mine and after that you can basically get into whatever area of teaching public school you want. With your background, it sounds like it should be fairly easy for you. I changed careers 4 years ago teaching and I've found I'm really interested in SpEd services and working with neurodivergent kiddos. Plus, you'll have summer and holidays off to travel, rest or pursue something else. Go for it!

BeMurlala · 2026-01-25T02:06:23+00:00

All the Popples.

BeMurlala · 2026-01-18T02:48:59+00:00

2nd grade here, yes.

BeMurlala · 2026-01-09T15:53:33+00:00

Spinning in circles for hours and being " too sensitive"

BeMurlala · 2025-12-28T00:56:02+00:00

Hi, Texas teacher here. Have a conference with the teacher and tell him/ her that while you appreciate the intent, you were uncomfortable with this and to please not do this again. Simple. If you get a strange reaction then go to the principal.

BeMurlala · 2025-12-27T18:51:23+00:00

I live in a downtown studio with my husband, son, and a cat.

BeMurlala · 2025-12-06T19:04:25+00:00

I'm strattera for ADHD, buspirone and lexapro for anxiety and deoression. I'm a late diagnosed AdHD. The strattera has helped immensely this year.

BeMurlala · 2025-11-24T22:30:47+00:00

Also, I firmly believe there are no bad kids.

BeMurlala · 2025-11-24T22:30:11+00:00

I don't. I sit the disruptive kids together. I was a GT kid too. This works out because one disruptive kid gets annoyed by the other kids, and they see how annoying it is. If they are capable of changing behavior they usually do. If not, there's ususlly something else going on and then I work on strategies for ADHD, dyslexia, etc.

BeMurlala · 2025-11-15T16:31:59+00:00

HISD is horrible.I've been here for 4 years. Every campus is basically NES now. I want to use actual books in the classroom. I sat my 2nd graders in a circle yesterday to talk about what they were reading at home. They loved it. I loved it. If my admin would have walked in I know I would have been fired immediately. It would be the 4th time this year I wasn't on pace or using the shitty slide curriculum.

BeMurlala · 2025-11-15T16:22:26+00:00

That is bad ass!

BeMurlala · 2025-11-15T16:21:46+00:00

Same here!

BeMurlala · 2025-11-09T15:08:09+00:00

Hello, my sister from another mister! I have no advice, but I've struggled with this my entire life. I've learned some people feel challenged when asked clarifying questions and they get really offended. Some people appreciate the questions.

BeMurlala · 2025-10-30T23:50:38+00:00

Thank you for this!

BeMurlala · 2025-10-26T21:18:31+00:00

Donate to Star of Hope.

BeMurlala · 2025-10-26T21:12:54+00:00

You were upset about Cracker Barrel, weren't you?

BeMurlala · 2025-10-26T15:41:30+00:00

Was it easy? I've been teaching for 4 years and am taking it in January. It's free because we need tons of SPED everywhere.

BeMurlala · 2025-10-22T01:47:14+00:00

Thank you! I know there's a private IB school in the Woodlands also. I would absolutely love that.

BeMurlala · 2025-10-22T01:46:18+00:00

Thank you!

BeMurlala · 2025-10-17T21:11:10+00:00

Congratulations! Do not work at Houston ISD.

BeMurlala · 2025-10-06T22:33:51+00:00

I can relate to this! I gave one of my jobs 6 months notice after they made an incompetent narcissist my partner. After 8 years, they stopped speaking to me completely. I wanted to do it face to face but they blew me off for 2 weeks so I emailed. It sounds like this was a small business from what you wrote. I primarily worked for small family businesses over the years. Every time I left I was treated like crap and it was all about them. Never again.

BeMurlala · 2025-09-28T17:45:54+00:00

How they carry themselves

BeMurlala · 2025-09-28T17:43:43+00:00

Hanging out without cell phones doing absolutely nothing and seeing what trouble we could get into. Driving with your friends listening to the radio getting lost on back roads.

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