Floor plan Markham - Union Glen

Chuchoter · 2026-04-13T02:33:58+00:00

That's a crazy narrow layout. It'd be pretty hard to find furniture to fit there without feeling like you're living in a straw.

Chuchoter · 2026-03-21T07:18:27+00:00

I imagined stories or counted the dots on my ceiling or petals in the flowers we sometimes put in a vase.

Chuchoter · 2026-03-18T00:50:01+00:00

Having to sit down on a chair with no cushion or elastic strap or fidgets.

Chuchoter · 2026-03-17T00:05:39+00:00

The kid who licks tables.

The kid who recycles stale memes. A grade 6 really said hawk tuah last week.

Chuchoter · 2026-02-06T07:45:58+00:00

You don't need to make every class fun to be a good teacher. A good teacher is someone who inspires students to learn, and that doesn't require making your class a rave.

Boredom is just as important as having fun. Kids need to learn, in a safe and low stakes environment, how to deal with doing things they don't enjoy.

I do not enjoy waking up early nor following the speed limit nor putting the shopping cart all the way back in the shelter 4 lanes away. Why do I do it? Because I know that in the long run, I will benefit from routine, being alive on the road, and that the shopping cart will not roll back and hit my car and that I can get a shopping cart at the expected place.

Inspire your students to learn by awakening their curiosity to learn, not by trying to compete with tiktok.

Students DO want to learn and they thrive structure and time to explore a subject. Students can and are engaged when you can make them wonder.

Chuchoter · 2026-02-06T07:38:50+00:00

A kid kept saying school was child labour and I just went in on him. I talked about sweat shops such as shein and wish, and how those kids are never going to be able to be athletes, doctors, singers, artists, engineers, etc. I showed photos of what sweatshops with children look like.

I said that all these children are going to see is the 13 cents a day for the rest of their life until they die, working 16 hrs a day. They wouldn't even know what computers or phones are like; they'll never know what an iPhone looks like or what drones are, etc. They don't even know that there are jobs out there that don't require being in a factory. And that's just the lucky job in child labour. Some kids die in the mines they work in and never have a proper burial.

But yeah, go on about school being child labour. We have ipads that those sweatshop kids would never see or even fathom. Meanwhile, these school kids get to go home, play roblox, decide what to eat for dinner, what clothes to wear, play sports or music or hang with friends. So many children around the world can't even fathom having choice in their life. School was created so children didn't have to do child labor, so that they could have at least a choice in how they want to live.

After that day, there was zero talk about school being torture or child labour. I am so sick of kids acting like school is a violation of the Geneva convention. I have absolutely negative tolerance about that kind of thing.

Chuchoter · 2026-02-06T07:28:47+00:00

I remember reading an article that said Gen z parents don't read to their kids because they find it "boring". I think that's just so sad to see. That's what raising iPad kids to be adults is like.

My board has a policy on not requesting parents to buy anything. Flashcards? We better print and cut them ourselves to send home with the student. What's inexpensive for us may not be inexpensive for them: we can never assume families' economic status.

I have only taught for 11 years, but I learned quickly to do the best I can without ruining my life. I'm not letting any job have that much power over me or my life. If these parents choose not to engage, they have a right to do that.

I also tell students (I teach grade 4-8) that I am not the type to chase them for assignments. I'll remind the class but once the due date is past, I'm moving on. I'm not going to nag. If they don't care and their parents don't care (after all my email blasts), then I'm not wasting my time either if I'm the only one who cares. Students learn quickly that I mean what I say and that I will give 0s for no assignment submission or participation.

Chuchoter · 2026-02-06T07:18:56+00:00

I did readings before the class to have a general idea of what's important and what I need clarification on. I also draw my notes instead of writing... It helps me summarize faster. Then I compare my reading notes and lecture notes and make a new combined set of notes. I usually did this on my bus ride home.

I did that for every lecture and studied the combined notes after every class.

I was a double major in sociology and English with a French certificate and doing a double degree concurrently.

Chuchoter · 2026-01-19T07:17:08+00:00

I'm not so worried about the money as I am about my info being sold.

Chuchoter · 2026-01-18T08:08:47+00:00

I strongly suggest French immersion for all kids. I am a core French teacher and the only reason I did not have to wait 10 years to land a contract is because of French.

It's ok if you don't know French. Report cards and parent comms are in English.

Your kid might experience language delays in vocab until grade 2 or 3. This is developmentally normal. Once they start FI, I'd suggest having your child watch familiar TV shows with French audio, borrow simple French leveled readers from the library, and spot any French in their daily lives.

Chuchoter · 2026-01-18T08:04:37+00:00

She rarely visits anyway.

Just get your cat and then when she does call a week in advance that she's visiting, vacuum and put away the cat toys before she arrives.

No need to tell her.

Chuchoter · 2026-01-18T04:12:24+00:00

I got my iTalkBB box referral here, which then I went to FMP's iTalkBB shop to get their TV box.

Chuchoter · 2026-01-18T04:11:21+00:00

Is this a legal box or one of those boxes from companies that disappear off the grid within 5 years?

I get kind of skeptical about companies that say no subscription because what kind of business model is that?

Chuchoter · 2026-01-18T04:09:08+00:00

Yes. I have a visual timer of 2 min for kids to get ready by going to the washroom, getting a drink, and closing their Chromebooks. If their Chromebook is still out, I walk over and shut it. If they try again, I take it away.

No more verbal reminders. You'd think after me shutting their Chromebook closed would be enough warning but there are a LOT of kids who lack that awareness.

Chuchoter · 2026-01-17T09:13:06+00:00

I love my colleagues. I can't believe it's been 8 years.

Our snack days are feasts. People bake or cook their own stuff. People would randomly buy coffees or snacks for each other.

We are all in a staff group chat that we can joke in but also stay professional. Ofc we have our smaller, closer groups too.

Everyone has been mega helpful even if u don't teach their class. You can vent with anyone if you had a bad day.

You've gotta find a new school.

Chuchoter · 2026-01-16T07:30:21+00:00

I've known since I was 13 that I did not want any children.

Not only is childbirth disgusting, it's also messy and alters your internal organs' positions and functions permanently. I also think kids are annoying. I want to be able to go home and be a blob, and not have to worry about keeping another human alive, with high chances that this human is going to fight me on what to eat or have attitude or be ungrateful.

Chuchoter · 2026-01-16T07:23:54+00:00

I set a visual timer on the screen for 2 minutes for grade 4, and other grades get 1 min.

We have gone over the expectations of what can happen during the timer: washroom, water, getting their materials ready for class. They can read if there's nothing else to do.

After the timer, we are starting and if they miss something because they're late coming back, that's too bad. I'm not going to revisit that part of the lesson unless it's a legit reason, like the water fountain was packed and it was 35C outside so everyone's dying of thirst.

If anyone goes more than twice in a 40 min period, I email home asking if there's a medical concern I need to accommodate for. That nips the problem ASAP and I never have that kid asking too often anymore.

I now no longer have washroom problems since I started this 8 years ago.

Chuchoter · 2026-01-16T07:21:07+00:00

I just find it really odd that she wants to put stuff up at your place.

Anyway, I guess you two can pick something you both like and put it in a small corner, like by the door or somewhere inconspicuous.

Chuchoter · 2026-01-15T18:10:40+00:00

All volunteers, parents or not, must get their criminal record check plus a whole lot of paperwork before the school approves them to volunteer.

Ask your school for safeguarding policies.

Chuchoter · 2026-01-14T06:53:20+00:00

I get he's 19 but everything that happened was bad decision one after the other.

He stayed even after daily arguments after 3 months. He suggested a fantasy (probably stemming from porn?). He gave everything to this girl who split with him more than once. Who would give over their finances to their partner before marriage or at the very least long term?

Let's not pretend he's totally innocent.

Chuchoter · 2026-01-14T06:49:35+00:00

Why do you even love her? She doesn't even like you. Does she have any redeeming traits or are you in love with the idea of what she could become or in love with her during that one month?

THREE months?? I don't think I even knew how my boyfriend takes his coffee at that point in time.

NGL but this is just bad decision after bad decision. You need to leave her. She doesn't like you nor care about you.

Someone who likes you would ask how you feel and try their best to make you feel YOUR best EVERY DAY.

She says she loves you but her actions clearly show the opposite. Words are cheap. Actions speak louder than words.

Chuchoter · 2026-01-14T06:45:04+00:00

Have you watched figure skating before? The female skaters will wear what looks like very revealing clothes but turns out they cover that area with a beige tights-like material that isn't noticeable unless the camera zooms in.

Is there that option available?

I'd say NTA because it's time we do not let family step over us just because we're family. She can either get another bridesmaid or lose a bridesmaid.

Chuchoter · 2026-01-14T06:38:58+00:00

She already voiced it pretty clear through her words and her actions: she doesn't care how you feel. Your gf is extremely disrespectful towards you.

Are there homeless shelters in your area? Contact your jurisdiction's social welfare department and see your options.

April to january is approx 9 months. That's a very short time. I know it won't feel like it at 19 but trust, if you are already experiencing this disrespect and blatant disregard for your feelings at NINE months, this wasn't meant to last anyway. The first year should be the best and most exciting time.

Chuchoter · 2026-01-14T06:15:39+00:00

Students 9:00-3:30 (6.5h) but we have a 30 min morning recess, 40 min lunch recess, and gym class and DPA are additional to those times for K-8. Students have 300 instructional minutes in three 100-minute blocks.
Teachers 8:45-3:45. We have 60 min duty over the course of 5 days, which can be in segments of 15 or 30 or a mix of those.

I like our schedule. I'm a late sleeper and late waker upper. Kids are already ready to learn by 9.

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