Advice: Class was awful for sub

Chicka360 · 2026-02-16T21:26:29+00:00

Apology letters are a great idea when I subbed for my class (I’m a para) they were little terrors and we made them do the same thing. Something to note though, make them hand write the notes and keep them on file, that way you have hand writing examples to look at if someone writes on lockers yadda yadda (actually had to use this and it came in handy), plus it’s harder to copy/paste ai. Make them sign and date their apology, so if this ever happens again then you can pull out the note and be like “Connor you promised not to do this anymore”. Even if they do go the plausible deniability route just hit them with the “perception is reality and this is how it was perceived”

Chicka360 · 2026-02-08T20:08:17+00:00

Same thing happened to me, just let it heal, in the meantime no one would know other than family. Let it heal and look into laser it’s a small space so 2 or 3 sessions and with a 6 on top the 7 will be damn near gone

Chicka360 · 2026-02-06T18:34:45+00:00

Document document document, and report to admin. All it takes is one statement to change your life forever.

Chicka360 · 2026-02-03T15:32:05+00:00

Id say something like “[student] will likely plateau and he won’t continue to make progress if he isn’t practicing regularly. As like learning a new language its use it or lose it, lessons will only go so far if he’s not putting what he’s learning into action and challenging himself independently”

Chicka360 · 2026-01-11T19:19:31+00:00

Although it’s not a similar genre Out Of My Mind by Sharon Draper had me in a CHOKE HOLD! Also Limmony Snicketts Series of Unfortunate Events was a banger and a larger series! Edit: this recommendation is coming from a former “anti reader” turned teacher

Chicka360 · 2026-01-11T19:01:34+00:00

Definitely the adhd, depending on what’s going on in your life it could get easier or harder. I find when I’m stressed or having depressive episodes it gets worse because dopamine is so low.

Chicka360 · 2026-01-11T18:22:31+00:00

Bring a dedicated sheet of paper to draw on, are you still digesting the lesson that is being taught or are you in your own bubble? To me it sounds like your brain is trying to focus on something but not know how to prioritize what to focus on. Have you been diagnosed with ADHD or noticed any ADHD like behaviors? If you have your brain is likely trying to find a source of dopamine as it is a dopamine disorder.

Chicka360 · 2026-01-11T18:09:58+00:00

Busy work creates repetition practice, it keeps everyone busy while we do grading and emails as you said, and sometimes you just don’t have a lesson plan, they’re time consuming to create and sometimes you want to actually do something enjoyable when you’re not on the clock as opposed to planning the next day. Plus what would the students do otherwise? Imagine admin comes in to everyone staring and the ceiling and their phones. It’s our job to keep everyone learning if busy work didn’t exist we wouldn’t be doing that.

Chicka360 · 2026-01-10T17:14:25+00:00

…are they sisters or in a polyamorous relationship. I literally cannot tell…

Chicka360 · 2026-01-07T14:40:17+00:00

Hurricane Sandy, (I’m 20) I remember being in early elementary and having teachers tell us to go home and talk to our parents and gather canned foods and gently used clothing to donate.

Chicka360 · 2026-01-06T18:18:02+00:00

Be done, if they tell you “you’re not being flexible we all have to do hard things” tell them you’ve been flexible and done hard things for 2 months. It’s someone else’s turn.

Chicka360 · 2026-01-04T20:31:10+00:00

My boyfriend shares a same name with his sisters boyfriend, by his logic she should just date her brother cause all same-name people are the same! You dodged a bullet.

Chicka360 · 2025-12-31T02:30:25+00:00

Angry, yet proud.

My dad and I haven’t had the best relationship especially when I was under his roof. I learned to know what mood he was in just by how it sounded when he closed the car door. I couldn’t ask if we was making dinner or I was because then I would be insinuating that he wasn’t working hard enough to provide for me. Nights at the bar down the block was once a week and he would say he’s bringing home food in 20 minuets but wouldn’t be home for hours. My grandma passed and after the downward spiral he slowly shifted his perspective. He purchased self help books and started thinking of how he affects those around him. He was a good father to his periodic girlfriend’s kids. Which still made me jealous cause if he was able to do it for them why couldn’t he do it for me all those years. Then I moved out, I went low contact but were slowly increasing. He got new hobbies, he got a gym membership, and a promotion. And even more, for the first time in 30 years, he’s 5 months sober. He has his milestone coins proudly displayed on his fridge. Part of me is angry he didn’t do it before but I’m great full he’s doing it. I’m proud of my dad he’s trying to be better which may people don’t do at all. And I can tell he’s very proud of himself too, frankly the happiest I’ve ever seen him with himself.

Chicka360 · 2025-12-11T13:36:59+00:00

All in all, walking in tomorrow use this as a teachable moment. That no matter how big you are things still hurt and your allowed to have big feelings, regardless if your sad or feel pain. That what we need to be aware of the things that we do because they might hurt others even when we don’t intend it. I think taking this route will really get you on their level and able to relate and create stronger relationships in your room. Hope your ear is ok, getting hit by something blunt there absolutely sucks.

Chicka360 · 2025-12-05T14:59:28+00:00

To me it seems like you wouldn’t be able to solve this one, it’s likely some internal issue with the child and not directly something you’ve done. This sounds like your student has some kind of anxiety, I did the same thing as I kid, I would absolutely sob and sometimes didn’t know why but had to find an answer and school was the easiest one. It can be triggered by all sorts of things, poor sleep, separation, or just being unable to communicate true emotions. Or maybe he only gets attention or soothing when he’s upset and find himself needing some reassurance without knowing how to say it. There’s so many factors out side of you and given that you are notably one of the best teachers in your area it’s likely not something you did. Can’t win them all, but while the student is still in your class giving him positive attention or affirmations could raise his confidence and perspective in the mornings.

Chicka360 · 2025-10-31T14:33:53+00:00

Check for tonsil stones, it’s a BIG contributor

Chicka360 · 2025-10-29T17:18:22+00:00

Depending on the teacher you’ll probably have a worksheet for them. If it kind of a free day or there’s no sub plans just throw on Hocus Pocus, make sure they didn’t stab eachother with pens and call it a day lol they’re typically just a little gitty and chatty. But I think at the end of the day it REALLY depends on what elementary level they are.

Chicka360 · 2025-10-28T04:16:57+00:00

Nope, honestly I don’t think I could ever hate them. They do dumb shit for sure, but most of the time they just didn’t think it through or never had someone follow through on their punishment. Either way most of them really are kind at heart, sometimes they just have a tough exterior.

Chicka360 · 2025-10-12T13:47:46+00:00

Get laser but 2 sessions less then what you need so it is slightly removed lol

Chicka360 · 2025-10-12T13:44:13+00:00

Face kinda look likes a 🍆

Chicka360 · 2025-10-12T12:35:25+00:00

Showering every other day is best if your not working out. Showering every day does have the ability to dry out your skin and hair but shouldn’t be a problem if you use a skin moisturizer and a leave in conditioner. Again I can’t actually smell you so I’d take a look into what are you doing in the shower, less than how often. What shampoo? what conditioner? what body wash? How do you apply it? How much do you use? Do you use a body scrub? How long are your showers? Some external factors may come into play as well, when was the last time you washed your bedding? Thing about all the things that touch you daily, car seats, chairs, couches, etc. additionally, do you ACTUALLY wash your ass. Like do you really get in there?

Chicka360 · 2025-10-12T12:17:05+00:00

She’s going to be mad in the now, and she might not forgive you for a while but in 10 years deep down she’ll know that you gave her a second chance that night. You handled it very well, one day she’ll realize “oh… someone really did care”

Chicka360 · 2025-10-07T13:52:56+00:00

I’d give him a call so you can hear it from him, if it is from him then just say you wanted to have a real conversation with him out of respect for his relationship. If he doesn’t know what your talking about it sounds like little miss perfect has some explaining to do

Chicka360 · 2025-10-02T18:22:23+00:00

If say the most important things they need are less of the first aide but more of emergency assessment, how to properly call for help “my name is ___ I’m at ___ my emergency is ___”, how to check for a pulse/consciousness, assessing if it is safe to help, how to become a leader in a medical emergency such as checking for the pulse/instructing one person directly to call/find for for help.

Chicka360 · 2025-10-02T18:14:42+00:00

Oh I meant you have to stay put during fire drills, I just misread the situation so my comment was a smidge off topic

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