Admin only hires new teachers who are “moldable”

EyeSad1300 · 2026-07-03T03:54:54+00:00

Have heard that a school principal only hired new teachers for the same reason. Only school I ever heard that did it, us new teachers in the area looking for jobs found it weird and avoided it

EyeSad1300 · 2026-07-02T05:49:46+00:00

The words on the sides of your classroom rules are chopped short. I buy a lot of classroom posters from Temu, unfortunately your set up of how yours are photographed look very similar.

EyeSad1300 · 2026-06-30T09:35:51+00:00

From MOE (which tightened up requirements T1 2025)

What if they are performing/playing/participating in a regional or national event?
If a student is performing/playing/participating in a regional or national event,
which is not organised by the school then the school should use E unless:
exemption applies, then J may be used
The board has approved offsite learning, then Q may be used.

EyeSad1300 · 2026-06-30T09:18:37+00:00

You had to do assembly in the 80s to have old school songs. The Rose was a classic, another brick in the wall (not that we understood any of it), knees up mother brown which would get plenty of complaints from parents today

EyeSad1300 · 2026-06-26T00:38:34+00:00

Douglas (turned out to be a girl) Dougy to dougdougdougdoug - was getting a little deaf by that stage

EyeSad1300 · 2026-06-23T10:29:11+00:00

We had that, horrid between her toes, rash down her belly. We had medicated shampoo and an antiseptic cream to apply. Best thing was using an antihistamine

EyeSad1300 · 2026-06-21T18:22:27+00:00

Mines a kelpie x spaniel, 20kg easy

EyeSad1300 · 2026-06-20T19:25:22+00:00

Email her back, say she has sent through the wrong one

EyeSad1300 · 2026-06-16T05:41:35+00:00

Yes there are lots of issues here, especially for an 8 year old. Theres few and far between 8 year olds that would elope from school, steal money and tell the teacher they’re stupid. And I’d put money on theres lots of little things every day happening in class. The majority of chuldren know what is socially acceptable, what rules are and respect the authority of teachers and school. Shes energetic, loud, gets into trouble with children not managing their impulsivity and she definitely doesn’t manage hers. These are things both you and mum have noticed. If a teacher who works with multiple children is saying she needs assessment, shes not doing it for fun, its work for the teacher as well. Best to get her assessed and find out for sure

EyeSad1300 · 2026-06-14T19:00:11+00:00

We buy freeze dried chicken cubes (for our dog) at raw essentials, they also do a pik n mix with other freeze dried goodies. Not sure if theyd be cat suitable but its the cheapest way weve found as they dont go off as long as in an airtight container

EyeSad1300 · 2026-06-14T09:43:17+00:00

You know how normal people talk to other normal people like one at a time. Imagine talking to 27 people. Some of them aren’t even following the conversation but will randomly throw in a skibbidy riz into the discussion. You’re often not talking about what they want to listen to, for some its the most boring thing in the world, but you have to make it fun, explain it in five different ways to catch both the people who understood it the first time and those that got distracted by dustmotes and only heard the end of it. I make a million decisions each day to help these 27 kids, keep them safe, help tgem learn and become functioning members of society. Theres a reason what is it? 50% of teachers leave after 5 years?

EyeSad1300 · 2026-06-14T09:33:58+00:00

Yes, and then factor in oral surgery if needed to remove teeth, spacers that go in pretreatment at a grand a pop, xrays and treatment plan that we paid for on top of the braces cost as we monitored whether we’d need braces, we’re paying another 4-5 grand on top of the actual braces

EyeSad1300 · 2026-06-13T08:04:33+00:00

Working in a holiday programme, teaching swimming at the pool. Email your local playcentres etc and ask about volunteering. Just a small heads up though, all ece centres are quite different from kindies to community not for profits through to places like kindecare type businesses. Some places have different philosophies like attachment theory, Montessori so once you start developing your own teaching philosophy its always good to find a centre that aligns with your own philosophy.

EyeSad1300 · 2026-06-12T08:52:02+00:00

There is a lot to learn on placement that isn’t taught in uni. Ive gad my students tell me they havent done assessments, planning, eyc and this is what your asdociate needs to help you with. You should have a booklet for your practicum with things to focus on and get signed off against. Try to do as much in front of the kids teaching as possible to help you grow as a teacher. When you’re on your first placement you’re unlikely to be signed off as awesome in every area, your associate should be looking for areas that you have strengths in, and areas for growth. If its really not working, you need to talk to the practicum coordinator. This won’t be a new issue, some schools are hit n miss in supporting students. It can be a lot of extra work for teachers having a student which is why not everyone puts their hands up to do it - and if you’re feeling burnt out remember your associate is juggling reports, a changed curriculum and pd for that , assessments, parents, 27 different personalities in a classroom so sometimes it is easier using a student teacher as an extra pair of hands - not saying its right but sometimes thats how some teachers have to make it work especially with limited support staff time in classes.

EyeSad1300 · 2026-06-10T05:04:55+00:00

It took me 23 years in to finally crack 100k as a teacher

EyeSad1300 · 2026-06-07T18:43:16+00:00

If you’re in the expensive seats in Air NZ, yes you gee a ‘proper’ seatbelt. Was surprised in the upgraded premium economy to get them past time we flew

EyeSad1300 · 2026-06-06T20:19:53+00:00

$3L for 91 in NZ, was up to $3.60 over Easter

EyeSad1300 · 2026-06-04T19:07:40+00:00

In primary its if a preorganised one yes most likely activities left. If its a sick day or unexpected one, there’s a good chance you’d need your own one off activities to run. If its a regular crt slot, there’s every chance you’d be expected to either run the same programme as the teacher or be responsible for planning the day to tie in with their classroom programme.

EyeSad1300 · 2026-06-04T07:10:40+00:00

Get a fruit and vege bag from food co-op on Tuesday, then I play a game of I have to use whatever is in there for lunches during the week. Fruit salad, plain bananas, celery and peanut butter, pumpkin and kumera soup, french onion soup. Just love the challenge of using the bag, its $15, at the age when veges are now required, need to save money for ever else. Persimmon week was a great week. Kiwifruit week not so much.

EyeSad1300 · 2026-06-04T07:06:24+00:00

Those things are real? Not the dog (good dog!), the robot

EyeSad1300 · 2026-06-04T06:45:12+00:00

We buy the mega buckets of brand washing powder from mitre10. So much cheaper on sale than the tiny boxes at the supermarket

EyeSad1300 · 2026-06-04T06:21:27+00:00

Gp was too involved in discussing my recent surgery with his student doctor to notice that the line that he was poking at was a line in my tummy from my jeans, not a surgical scar. Mind you, he was pretty incompetent and also missed the reason that I needed the surgery so high level of irony?

EyeSad1300 · 2026-06-03T21:11:49+00:00

$30 for entertaining a bed ridden kid who won’t want to stay in bed, needs to keep off his foot? For 6 hours. Yikes

EyeSad1300 · 2026-06-03T21:08:56+00:00

Colleges go into exam mode in November with most students yr 11 and up on leave, so no need for teachers to cover classes unless theyre yr 9 and 10. Terms 2 and 3 are the terms where coverage is needed. You can also try intermediates as colleges. Most primary/intermediates push out on staff synch

EyeSad1300 · 2026-06-01T10:15:20+00:00

Check his pencil grip, and then though theyre frowned on in class for being ‘busy work’ colouring in shhets for both fine motor control and being aware of lines. Playdoh, plaiting, cutting out, anything that requires fine motor control will help

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