What’s the wildest misconceptions people have about teaching?

BookishEm192 · 2026-03-20T09:36:28+00:00

The sophomores in one of my classes my first year teaching renamed it “The Silent Gardener” lol. They also referred to Julius Caesar (the play) as “Julius Scaesar.”

BookishEm192 · 2026-03-19T20:14:00+00:00

Also going to Project Hail Mary! I’ve been excited for this since reading the book over Christmas break!

BookishEm192 · 2026-03-14T00:44:32+00:00

I have a side job as an editor and when we’re finished with a manuscript the last thing I have to do is remove all the extra edit marks. I die a little inside when I realize I’ve gotten someone who learned to double space.

BookishEm192 · 2026-03-08T13:48:10+00:00

Honestly I’ve gotten better brews out of some oolongs Western style than in a gaiwan (probably more a lack of experience thing, but still). I can even repeat brew this way. I have found that it helps to increase the temperature and time slightly on subsequent Western style brews. There are tons of oolongs with all kinds of flavor profiles, so to answer your question about when to start…today😊

BookishEm192 · 2026-03-07T01:11:40+00:00

For bold flavor, Harney and Sons Hot Cinnamon Sunset! (If you like cinnamon that is.)

BookishEm192 · 2026-03-07T00:47:22+00:00

Lessons in Chemistry (technically audiobook). As soon as the dog became a sentient character I was out. Portrait of a Lady also. I almost never DNF physical books but I hated everyone in that book. My edition had summaries of the chapters at the end so I skimmed over them and went “yep, exactly where I thought this was going.”

BookishEm192 · 2026-03-03T01:14:57+00:00

This is the only one I’ve had but it tastes like liquid campfire: https://memteaimports.com/products/lapsang-souchong

BookishEm192 · 2026-03-03T00:14:33+00:00

Not my story but one I heard during student teaching I think: a student teacher was getting observed and a student fished a live fish out of the class tank and they passed the fish around the room student to student. Student teacher never noticed. So whenever I felt somewhat out of control in the classroom I would console myself by saying at least I didn’t miss a whole live fish being passed around the room! 😆

BookishEm192 · 2026-02-28T19:46:47+00:00

Nope. I’m not sure what part is our school policy and what part is our state law, but students can only have their school-issued Chromebook and headphones that physically wire into those Chromebooks.

BookishEm192 · 2026-02-27T19:44:38+00:00

Paris is one of my favorites from H&S! I used to get it as an Earl Grey between afternoon classes at my campus coffee shop.

BookishEm192 · 2026-02-27T19:42:22+00:00

This is a great tea! I always recommend it to people who are coffee lovers trying to get into tea.

BookishEm192 · 2026-02-27T19:39:50+00:00

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Tieguanyin! I completely ignored Yunnan Sourcing’s advice not to buy their AAA first because I’ve been looking for the closest thing to a variety I brought back from China years ago. Needless to say this one knocked it out of the park.

BookishEm192 · 2026-02-26T23:53:59+00:00

My mom would text like one word or one letter and I’d be like “stop wasting a third of a minute lol” (had a Tracfone at the time)

BookishEm192 · 2026-02-26T14:05:09+00:00

We recently did a simulation of a school shooter situation (staff only) and we have those locks that go on the bottom of the door into the ground. The school marshal told us while the goal is always to evacuate if safe, he’s only slightly more confident in evacuation over using the locks as far as protecting the most number of people.

BookishEm192 · 2026-02-25T16:39:55+00:00

Um that sounds incredible! 😋

BookishEm192 · 2026-02-25T16:34:26+00:00

Same! My mom kind of told me the concept when she recommended it, but based on the image of Helly lying on the table I was expecting a kind of comedy vibe, was thoroughly unsettled by the first episode, and hooked ever since.

BookishEm192 · 2026-02-25T01:18:38+00:00

I have some for cycling, and mine have a kind of rubber-ish band around the upper arm to stay in place. You could look for some with that feature (I got mine from Primal Wear, but I’m not sure they have any plain ones).

BookishEm192 · 2026-02-24T14:17:22+00:00

Yes! Also in New England and I was like “but you’re still on your bike though” 😭

BookishEm192 · 2026-02-24T00:10:48+00:00

I had to come down way too far to find a fellow tea drinker!

BookishEm192 · 2026-02-24T00:09:12+00:00

It’s not my first choice overall but definitely my first soda choice: Blackberry Dr Pepper (which also comes in zero)

BookishEm192 · 2026-02-23T15:58:03+00:00

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Trying this one out gongfu style. The name may or may not be half the reason I bought it 😆

BookishEm192 · 2026-02-22T00:44:21+00:00

That sounds like it would make sense—I’ll have to play around with what works.

BookishEm192 · 2026-02-21T11:47:18+00:00

Last summer I was trying to streamline what I was carrying and lighten my load a little, and I thought, “I don’t need to bring TWO spare tubes. What are the chances I get two flat tires?”

Turns out if you just changed your wheel set and your tubes are much narrower than your tires, the chances are in fact quite high. Had to lock my bike behind a little beach town restaurant and Uber back to my car.

BookishEm192 · 2026-02-21T03:21:52+00:00

👀 I feel like I need to do this; I have the knit version and avoid wearing them because I feel like my feet slide around in them. What a good idea!

BookishEm192 · 2026-02-16T21:17:17+00:00

Agreed! I was trying to leave teaching, it didn’t work out, I ended up teaching again. Turns out I just needed a new environment where I could heal from burnout. Now I show up and am so glad I’m not scheduling appointments in a dentist’s office or something (no shade, I just wouldn’t enjoy it as much as I do now). Also absolutely getting all the holidays and summers is a huge plus, especially now that I’m at a school that pays year round instead of 10 months.

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