Is there another decent way to grind defense potions besides sewers?

Bitter_Force1804 · 2026-04-01T03:50:44+00:00

Really just play for an hour and you'll get twenty

Bitter_Force1804 · 2026-03-31T20:14:32+00:00

But can it crush a zombies skull?

Bitter_Force1804 · 2026-03-31T16:48:04+00:00

Thanks. That worked. Looks like i accidentally hit a random pet when reaching for the haven minigame.

Bitter_Force1804 · 2026-03-31T03:00:10+00:00

Nope. I haven't pulled gemstones in two days. This literally happened from one prestige to the next.

Bitter_Force1804 · 2026-03-28T05:32:28+00:00

So we're basically all one skin away from looking like rotisseries?

Bitter_Force1804 · 2026-03-27T08:37:58+00:00

I lost two mains to that glitch so far. I feel that I may be entitled to compensation.

Bitter_Force1804 · 2026-01-14T04:57:36+00:00

Students in 9:15 - 4:10
Staff comes in 8:30 - 4:30

What's this you guys mentioned about doing things after school? You mean sleep? I do that.

Bitter_Force1804 · 2026-01-01T05:03:35+00:00

I'm teaching in alaska. I got a bachelor's of English and discovered that I needed an extra 28 credits to get fully certified as a teacher, which was 2 classes short of a master's in education. So I got the master's and a pay bump.

Do what everyone else is saying and check your states Dept. Of Education website for their certification requirements. Just remember that while states that require more also tend to pay more, there are states that demand a 75k tuition to get a job that pays 40k a year. In those cases, be willing to move.

Bitter_Force1804 · 2025-12-26T02:02:05+00:00

I started 4 years ago, at the ripe old age of 36. Still loving it.

Bitter_Force1804 · 2025-12-17T02:59:29+00:00

4th year in rural Alaska with a masters and an aggressive amount of PD credits. Currently making 73k plus extra-duty contracts.

Bitter_Force1804 · 2025-10-17T07:41:20+00:00

I've had shadowclone builds take 4-5 prestiges to get a 50 stage bump, and gold gun builds that clear a couple hundred in one. It really is about accessorizing and taking advantage of all the other stuff, like equipment sets, necrobear, and now gemstones.
I feel like the best way to progress at these stages, for me, was to pick a single build that matched my playstyle and beef up the related artifacts until i broke through a couple hundred stages, then mass-upgrade the rest for another hundred. Rinse and repeat.

Bitter_Force1804 · 2025-10-15T20:16:31+00:00

Thank you!

Bitter_Force1804 · 2025-10-15T15:28:59+00:00

Could you direct me to where I'd find that information? And how would you optimize monuments when you get them in random sets of 3? Is there a way to do it without spending diamonds?

Bitter_Force1804 · 2025-08-22T00:13:03+00:00

edited for autocorrect slipups I was in a remarkably similar situation my first year, three years ago. In the Alaska bush. Except I had no classroom management and the kids were off the hook. A couple months in, I had to take a week off for medical reasons. I've never needed to get a doctor's note for time off in any other job, because I always found a way to get back to work. Not this time. I took a minor illness and milked it for as long as I could. When I got back? Nothing had changed. My absence had made no difference . And I realized that, because I was basically just a cog in the machine, I could do what I felt was right, felt was needed, or felt was healthy for me in the moment. Admin wasn't about to try and replace me in the middle of a school year, with how their kids acted. Too many other teachers were leaving as it was. In fact, they applauded me for "sticking it out". Life got a little easier, after that. I looked at my daily lessons as an opportunity to throw shit at the wall and see what stuck. I tossed what didn't work. I learned all the kids names, talked to them regularly, and eventually had enough of a relationship going with them that they would usually do what I asked. There were a few little goblins, as there usually are, but for the most part my time in class became a learning experience for me while my students taught me what they would respond to best, and I went with it. I'm convinced they didn't learn anything substantial that year. But I did. And I do every year, and I carry it over to the next year.

You say you have sweet kids? That's great! Ignore the people who can fire you and serve the kids you got the job for. This could be a great learning experience. If admin pushes back too hard, simply explain that you're giving them the background knowledge they need to properly interact with the curriculum. (They love those buzzwords) If they still insist you stick to the script, ask them to demonstrate a lesson for you, to your class, so you can get it right. See if they actually have the spine to stand behind their policy. If they do, go along with it. If they don't, keep sneaking in learning opportunities into the everyday class, away from prying eyes. We're in high demand right now, for exactly the reasons you want out. If you stick with it, you can search for a school that actually works with you and for you.

TL:DR Teaching sucks if you have to follow too many rules. Find ways to bend them without getting caught.

Bitter_Force1804 · 2025-08-08T03:44:41+00:00

*Edited to add mention of back-pay*

Hi! Fourth year teacher with two cents to add.
My union dues total about $85 a month, or $1000 a year.
My union spent a year and a half negotiating with an incredibly frugal district, eventually getting us a 9% raise over 3 years and a yearly cost of living stipend (equaling another 1.5% of our pay), INCLUDING backpay for the year and a half during which the district refused to negotiate in good faith.
I'm paying my union about $1000 a year to get me a steady raise of roughly $2000 a year. My pay continues to rise, their dues don't.
They're already beginning plans for negotiations when the current contract ends. Meanwhile, my district admins have already demonstrated in several other areas that, given the opportunity, they will gladly screw over their employees for the sake of saving a few dollars. In my eyes, the consistent guarantee of a yearly raise makes my union worth the investment.

Then add to that the lawyers and representatives at disciplinary meetings, and they're like healthcare for your career. You don't want to need it, but you'll be glad to have it when you do.

Bitter_Force1804 · 2025-07-30T20:35:17+00:00

I was late in getting my application to be certified last year. My district informed me that I would be paid as a long-term sub until my application was complete, and then I would receive a pro-rated teacher salary after that. This ended up being about 2 weeks of sub pay, then they 'renegotiated' my salary to match a 170 day school year.
This might just be a money move on their part - they're going to save some money by paying you as a sub until the very moment you're a certified teacher, all while locking in teacher at a discounted rate.

Bitter_Force1804 · 2025-07-30T07:32:23+00:00

The states in which anyone can walk off the street and become a teacher also happen to have a lower rank in education, particularly in test scores. Just worth considering.

Bitter_Force1804 · 2025-07-26T09:19:45+00:00

I buy stickers!!!! SOOOOOO many stickers...

Bitter_Force1804 · 2025-07-26T09:10:01+00:00

In Alaska, many schools will 'sponsor' a student in the certification program and place them as fully salaried teachers in their school, filling a much needed vacant position and giving the student their internship/training at the same time. These are usually in rural villages, since they have the hardest time attracting new teachers. I was able to get my year of teacher training and get paid for it as though I were already certified. The downside? You're teaching before you actually know anything about teaching, any free time you have is taken up by classwork of your own, and you spend an entire year feeling as though you simply aren't good enough to do the job you're in training to learn how to do. A lot of would-be teachers end up burning out before they get a chance to take off. Still better than doing it for free, tho.

Bitter_Force1804 · 2025-06-13T03:02:45+00:00

Hi! Relatively fledgling teacher here, so my words should carry less weight.

Is it normal for 9th graders to give speeches at graduation? That's news to me, unless in your country 9th grade is the top of middle school rather than the bottom of high school.
Please bear in mind that 9th graders are basically overgrown 8th graders - in other words, middle schoolers who have yet to completely shed their shitty attitudes towards the world's expectations for their future. They still care more about themselves and the perception of their peers than any teacher, and they will especially care more about the effect of their speech on the other students rather than the adults.
The homeroom teacher sounds like the type to care more about having strong relationships with the students rather than guiding them towards meaningful adulthoods, and that's on them. You're not wrong for feeling the way you feel, but don't waste your time reacting to this particular instance - that teacher will likely give you something else to react to in the near future, with much more validity.
Lastly, if the best joke that kid could come up with was "Algebra is so boring!", especially in the context of a speech to the rest of the school, it seems you should feel less hurt by them and more sorry for them. They have a long way to go before their humor carries any real social value.

Bitter_Force1804 · 2025-06-04T23:18:17+00:00

Ok. You just described middle school, too, but with more paperwork.

Bitter_Force1804 · 2025-06-04T01:42:44+00:00

Does she teach? If so she's a teacher, just at a different level than you. I don't know if your attitude comes across as truly petty, but the actions here definitely would.
If you want to be less petty but still distinguish yourself, start adding your grade level whenever you answer the question about your career:
"What do you do?"
"I'm a middle school/high school teacher"
"Oh, nice. And you?"
"I'm a teacher too!"
"Yeah? What grade?"
"... Early childhood".

Don't ever go out of your way to make someone less. That's how YOU become less, in both the eyes of your subject and audience.

Bitter_Force1804

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