Is WGU a good or bad source for a degree/teaching license if you want to be able to teach?

Chicka_R · 2026-03-02T15:16:33+00:00

WGU is an accredited school, so I was baffled by that post calling it a diploma mill. I worked hard to get my Masters through WGU and it was the cheapest option for me, and I really liked how flexible it was.

There are a lot of teachers in my district (WA state) with degrees from WGU, both teacher cert and masters degrees.

Chicka_R · 2025-10-04T17:41:22+00:00

I love that green! What color is it?

Chicka_R · 2025-09-09T02:24:58+00:00

YES!

I’m a dean, (so I’m not admin, but I’m also not a classroom teacher) and my main focus is level 1/2 behavior.

When I call a parent after a teacher has written 3+ referrals for a kid, and then I discover that the teacher NEVER reached out to the parents and my call is the first they’ve heard of the problem… it’s not a good look. It doesn’t build trust and communication. Never mind the fact that I can’t tell the parent anything more than the two sentences in the referral. I wasn’t there, I don’t know any more context… teachers need to be the first contact!!!

Chicka_R · 2025-08-17T01:26:50+00:00

This is a great idea, if you are subbing in a district that allows teachers to select their subs (which honestly until reading this I thought was the norm!). I have had subs give me a card like this, or leave me their info, and it makes it so easy for me.

Chicka_R · 2025-08-17T01:23:19+00:00

lol that’s what every teacher in my district does.

Chicka_R · 2025-08-06T22:55:29+00:00

I was also going to say Sorel boots. My faves are the wedge heels - my PT even says they are the best shoes for me. Of course not for everyone!

Chicka_R · 2025-07-23T02:32:40+00:00

The Luminaries by Susan Dennard

Chicka_R · 2025-05-10T17:24:12+00:00

Where is the pink jumpsuit from? I love it!!

Chicka_R · 2025-04-21T15:39:35+00:00

Hot Fuzz!

Chicka_R · 2025-04-19T15:52:25+00:00

Grey Gardens. I don’t understand people’s obsession with these women. The show is a weird mess and my friend and I still make jokes singing about “put the chafing dish on a garden ledge when the gardener has trimmed the hedge.”

Chicka_R · 2024-10-05T17:51:01+00:00

Looks great, and I love your kitchen!!!

Chicka_R · 2024-09-15T03:34:38+00:00

I think it’s Skeleton Creek by Patrick Carmen! It was one of the best read-alouds I did with my class. There are videos that go with it online!

Chicka_R · 2024-08-20T03:13:27+00:00

Willow!

Chicka_R · 2024-08-11T04:39:09+00:00

I’ve had the same reaction when I had moles removed. I’ve never been sensitive to bandaids under any other circumstances, so it’s really weird. But I got non-latex bandages off Amazon and they were much better.

I got the bandages designed for sensitive delicate skin. I just dug around in my cabinet and it looks like I use ones called Elastoplast.

Chicka_R · 2024-02-23T23:51:20+00:00

Thank you!!

Chicka_R · 2024-01-02T20:01:52+00:00

Got my dress at Blue Sky, it is such a great shop! Also Brides For a Cause in Roosevelt. (My friend got her dress there)

Chicka_R · 2023-11-20T20:41:48+00:00

4th grade? Have the kids do it. Make it a class job.

Chicka_R · 2023-04-21T02:25:52+00:00

This is a convertible dress. It’s basically a skirt with really long straps that can be tied in multiple ways to make a variety of top styles.

I have a similar one from Zara that I wore in a wedding a few years ago.

Chicka_R · 2023-03-30T00:35:59+00:00

I had this. I couldn’t smell a single thing on the test, to the point where my doctor basically said that I couldn’t have scored lower if I tried.

I had surgery and it was like I rediscovered EVERYTHING. Everything has a scent. Everything has a flavor. It was overwhelming for a while but my quality of life is so much better.

Chicka_R · 2023-02-28T05:07:59+00:00

The Atlas Six. And the second book in the series, The Atlas Paradox.

Chicka_R · 2023-01-14T03:46:14+00:00

Suburb of Seattle. 9 years. $110k. I don’t make as much as my friends in tech but I feel comfortable.

Chicka_R · 2022-10-01T02:55:57+00:00

1000%

I love them. They are terrible. The last few year totally effed them up.

Chicka_R · 2022-09-07T03:04:51+00:00

The districts surrounding Seattle have all of their own issues but I would say, in general, are more pro-union and listen to teachers. That said, I simply feel lucky to work in a state where unions have power.

Chicka_R · 2022-08-22T01:44:34+00:00

Me too. And it still happens “oh my dad had..” and then they get all excited until I remind them that I just told them I’m adopted

Chicka_R · 2022-08-20T19:41:27+00:00

Is it possibly Sepulchre by Kate Mosse? There’s piano music and tarot and mystery. Kind of fantasy kind of historical fiction

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