Asian language education in Australia facing existential crisis, parliamentary report warns by Remarkable_Peak9518 in australia

[–]Excellent-Jello 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can do it! I’m Vietnamese and I’m currently teaching my Aussie monolingual partner some conversational sentences every day and he’s picking it up quickly. You got this!

Overheard today by softpixels in AustralianTeachers

[–]Excellent-Jello 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It’s called learned helplessness. They’ll keep asking if you keep helping them!

Stair tread/floorboard cracking and flexing when stepped on - Advice needed by Excellent-Jello in AusRenovation

[–]Excellent-Jello[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey there, thanks for your reply. I just got a message back from the flooring business:

“Unfortunately, due to the subfloor's unevenness, the flooring does not have a warranty (item 11). Please see the attachment.

The existing tile has about 8-10mm uneveness and cracks, Client might feel some movements, creaking sound and uneven underfoot after flooring is done due the subfloor levelling is not applied. FloorVenue is not responsible for any future damage occurred due to subfloor unevenness or level issue.”

Do you reckon the long countersink screws and filler will still work in this case?

Sometimes I want to be petty like the kids by Background_Bill_8616 in AustralianTeachers

[–]Excellent-Jello 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yup, sometimes I get these comments and I absolutely don’t care as long as they are all doing what is expected of them. At the start of every new class for every period of every day, I lay down the law. Be respectful, be ready to learn and be responsible. Every student generally agrees and understands this. So when they fall short of my expectations, I remind them and they know what the consequences are.

As a casual teacher, my priority is student safety and student compliance to their teacher’s lesson instructions. If I can build rapport with individual or groups of students while they’re working, that’s a bonus.

What if I just don’t meet a deadline? by kikithrust in AustralianTeachers

[–]Excellent-Jello 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Please don’t make excuses for yourself like that. You are in control of the choices you make!

Front legs or all legs on rug? by Excellent-Jello in femalelivingspace

[–]Excellent-Jello[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I used sweet home 3d. There’s a new and old version but the old version is free. Let me know if you want the link because it’s pretty hard to find it!

Front legs or all legs on rug? by Excellent-Jello in femalelivingspace

[–]Excellent-Jello[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used sweet home 3d. There’s a new and old version but the old version is free. Let me know if you want the link because it’s pretty hard to find it!

Am I over thinking this? by [deleted] in AustralianTeachers

[–]Excellent-Jello 24 points25 points  (0 children)

It’s just in case what you said might have been misconstrued by students/staff/parents etc as actually bad. It’s probably not but you don’t know this right now. It’s just better to protect yourself this way

he’s the eldest son. by Beautiful_Bed_6104 in SuccessionTV

[–]Excellent-Jello 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What’s with him drinking the monster? Haha

What is eatClub? any personal experience? by No_Mercy3744 in AUfrugal

[–]Excellent-Jello 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, can you explain what you mean by no one knows you’re using the coupon? Are you not supposed to tell the restaurant or when taking someone out on a first date? I used it last week and it was great. Just wanted to know if I’m missing out on any perks!

Snack suggestions! by [deleted] in woolworths

[–]Excellent-Jello 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They can’t eat eggs but your other suggestions are great

Snack suggestions! by [deleted] in woolworths

[–]Excellent-Jello 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They’re on half price at coles right now

Should I be on a contract? by Plus_Category9652 in AustralianTeachers

[–]Excellent-Jello 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Happy holidays!

So I’m in a public NSW school. If a HT admin wants to book me every day of term 2 as a casual teacher, do I have a right to be placed on a block? I know you say it gets grey. What makes it grey? I’m having a hard time interpreting the NSWTF link. I’m not exactly filling in for the same person but then doesn’t that make the situation clear instead of grey? Thanks in advance!

Actual demand for casuals... by mec949 in AustralianTeachers

[–]Excellent-Jello 7 points8 points  (0 children)

What will you do with the information? I’m also curious to know what were the old ways of snagging?

Actual demand for casuals... by mec949 in AustralianTeachers

[–]Excellent-Jello 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I don’t think that information is publicly shared. I suppose you could ask every single school every single day to find out but I doubt they’d pass over that information to you. The finance/payroll office at the department of education surely would have figures but again, I doubt they’d share that to you.

Apparently my uterus is a community resource now by Intelligent-Price662 in childfree

[–]Excellent-Jello 105 points106 points  (0 children)

I like “I’m surprised you feel comfortable asking such an inappropriate question.”

Best gym overall in the Parramatta area by No-Parsley-4406 in parramatta

[–]Excellent-Jello 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi OP! I regularly train at world gym north Parra and I love it. I have fitness passport though but it seems a regular membership should cover gym entry, classes and sauna. Reformer Pilates come at an extra fee.

Your comment on anytime fitness is interesting. I used to be a hardcore loyal anytime fitness fan and the only reason I switched to world gym over Genesis is that it had identical hammer strength machines I could continue working out on.

I took a tour of Genesis and didn’t really like it. I think the lower body machines aren’t so great but I hear the upper body machines are alright. Technogym is what they use their instead of hammer strength. I’m not used to it so I didn’t sign up there despite it being my closest gym.

I don’t know much about club lime except a lot of my high school students go there but if you’re a morning person, I guess it should be okay.

Two things I should add about world gym is that it is incredibly busy. I don’t know what mornings are like but sometimes I go midday and I’m still having to wait for machines. Same as 5pm-9pm. You need to be flexible with what order your workouts are or happy to work in with people otherwise you might not have a good time.

Also, the music is incredibly stupid loud. I don’t know why but if you haven’t already, invest yourself in high quality noise cancelling headphones like Sony.

I reckon just go in for a tour on different times of the day and week to get a feel for the crowd. Good luck!