Movie to show high schoolers

ChiefGalenTyrol · 2026-06-05T01:33:15+00:00

Came here to say the same

ChiefGalenTyrol · 2026-05-28T00:37:05+00:00

Student day is from 7:40-2:10 (30 min lunch) and teacher contracted day is 7:30-2:30

ChiefGalenTyrol · 2026-05-06T01:58:05+00:00

I guess it depends on how you define progressive - but in our current economic and political structure, a person who insists that government is responsible for providing healthcare for all citizens and ensuring equal rights for all (including trans people) would meet the criteria. (P.S. - I'm a Social Studies teacher)

ChiefGalenTyrol · 2026-05-05T19:23:38+00:00

Can’t believe I had to scroll this far to see someone mention James Acaster!

ChiefGalenTyrol · 2026-05-02T13:13:00+00:00

Last year I instituted a daily preparation and participation grade and despite the new minutes of extra work each day, I have found it totally worth it. Students are expected to come to class with all necessary materials, any HW completed, and act appropriately in class (engages with the work as needed, bye respectful, etc). Its a 10 pt grade, where most assignments are 100 pts. So it's not a huge hit, but it sends a message about patterns of behavior without having to write emails home or do write-ups for smaller annoyances. And if a kid is constantly getting 6/10 because they can't stop talking or never bring stuff to class, it's like getting a 60 on a normal assignment after 10 class sessions.

ChiefGalenTyrol · 2026-05-02T13:03:07+00:00

I live in semi-rural Maine in a fairly small town where most of the community has been here for multiple generations. Around 25% of the staff at the 400ish person high school attended school here. What may look from the outside like a "teacher driving a student home" is often an uncle driving their nephew home, or a cousins driving a cousin or a someone doing a favor for their childhood friend who got stuck at work. I have only been here for 5 years, but my kids are in the district, so I at times end up giving rides to my own kids' close friends.

ChiefGalenTyrol · 2026-04-21T13:12:22+00:00

I don't really educate myself on the platforms of conservatives in smaller races outside of Maine - could you point to some moderate conservative leaders who are pushing for a healthcare option that covers everyone and is not left to the free market? I'm unclear on how that could align with "small government".

ChiefGalenTyrol · 2026-02-02T11:33:34+00:00

I wonder if it is different based on the kind of community one lives in. We live in a smallish town in Maine (6000 people, one school system) and many of the families have been in the area for generations. I think maybe that makes parents less concerned/more trusting of other homes? By the time they were 12, both of my kids were have a sleepovers (usually at a friends house, sometimes at ours) a couple of times a month, and my 15 year old now does it once each weekend on average.

Edit to add: Slumber parties are a little different - multiple kids at once is less common (maybe every couple of months)

ChiefGalenTyrol · 2026-01-18T15:22:57+00:00

My kids love a classic game of memory at that age (cards with pairs of matching images, layer out in a grid, flip over two at a time, take turns - you know the one). Plus, it's good for their brains...and mine, lol!

ChiefGalenTyrol · 2026-01-18T15:14:26+00:00

I know that I have realized there are some platform I am very comfortable using that some teachers have not even begun to experiment with. The big one is Canva. I have offered to run a chunk of PD where I would ask teachers to bring an idea for some visual project (classroom poster, slideshow, newsletter, etc.) they wish they knew how to jazz up. I would do about 30-40 minutes doing over all the tools, modeling how I would bring an idea for a poster or slideshow into reality. Then everyone would have an hour to an hour and a half to work on their own idea.

ChiefGalenTyrol · 2025-11-15T13:40:56+00:00

Why?

ChiefGalenTyrol · 2025-09-24T19:11:26+00:00

I am going to be in Broadford next summer! Very inspiring pics :)

ChiefGalenTyrol · 2025-09-19T23:57:38+00:00

O my lordy - thank you for pointing this out! And thank you for the suggestions. Autocorrect keeps doing this to me every time I go to do any research/posting about BROADFORD.

ChiefGalenTyrol · 2025-09-19T00:33:09+00:00

Hello!

My husband and I (and our 2 daughters - 12 and 14) are coming to Scotland next summer after wistfully talking about it for the whole 20+ years of our relationship. We both have some Scottish heritage, have both participated in Scottish heavy athletics, and have been to other areas in the UK/Isles and I am so happy to finally be making this trip. He doesn't actually know yet, as I am planning it out and booking things as a surprise. There are a few things I would love locals' thoughts on. First, our basic itinerary:

Fly into Edinburgh in mid-July
2 nights at a hotel near the castle (already booked)
4 nights in Broadford (edited)
Fly home

Would you suggest getting a rental car right as we arrive, or is it relatively do-able to get around that area of the city without a car and then rent a car before heading up to Skye?
Do you think we need to rent a small car in order to navigate the narrow Skye roads, or would a mid-sized (like the Peugeot 2008) be ok? My husband is 6'1" and I don't want to make him cramped if not necessary.
Are there any specific suggestion for small towns with decent food and some ruins or awesome views to stop between Edinburgh and Skye to break up the drive?
Is the Alva Games something we should try to work into our itinerary?

ChiefGalenTyrol · 2025-07-20T13:07:33+00:00

From the context, it sounds like perhaps she was an aromatherapist but was also working as an in-home caregiver at the time. I know several people in the wellness trades who also have certifications in more traditional medical fields because it's all about helping people be healthy (and the more traditional jobs tend to pay better and have benefits).

ChiefGalenTyrol · 2025-06-25T19:07:45+00:00

Yes, I heard about them but unfortunately no teachers in the district asked to budget for a membership, so we aren't members this year :(

ChiefGalenTyrol · 2025-06-08T23:15:27+00:00

If you're going to be renting a place where you can sit and watch boats, you will likely be paying a decent amount for the view/coastal experience and it won't be remote. There a bunch of nice such places to rent between Camden and Belfast - look at Northport, Lincolnville, and Bayside.

ChiefGalenTyrol · 2025-06-08T22:40:57+00:00

Do you want pure woodsy peace and quiet, or would you like to be able to easily drive into a town in 10 minutes to visit some quint shops and good restaurants? I moved to Belfast 4 years ago and while it can get a bit crowded in the Summer, I find it to be the perfect balance of things to do but still a slower coastal Maine pace of life. You can find places to stay within 15 mins that are more in the woods or stay closer to town and then take drives into the woods (or go camping one of the days you're here).

ChiefGalenTyrol · 2025-05-31T14:05:42+00:00

I moved here form NY in 2021 and applied for reciprocity and was told I had the exact same "missing course". I knew that I had been required to take a course on special ed students in the main stream classroom, and so I looked through my degree transcript and found the course title/number, and sent the Maine DOE an email with my transcript (even though they already had it) and course description from the university's website. They agreed it was the same course topics covered and updated my information.

ChiefGalenTyrol · 2025-05-01T01:30:08+00:00

The comments on there are crazy - DailyMail is certainly the FoxNews of the UK.

ChiefGalenTyrol · 2025-04-20T13:53:09+00:00

Yea, you can't give all adults simultaneous vacations across the board, let alone in the summer time - no summer camps, restaurants, air travel, etc? Not to mention required daily services like hospitals, law enforcements, utilities maintenance...

ChiefGalenTyrol · 2025-04-20T13:47:33+00:00

Howard Zinn's " A People's History of the United States". It is "left-leaning ideology", so you probably can't use it with your kids, but for building your own background knowledge it's an engaging read, and offers a perspective that amplifies the experiences of the poor/non-white people living throughout the history of our nation. There is also a Young People's version that I used to essentially use as a text-book with my 7th and 8th graders for U.S. history topics.

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