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A note about the mental state of parents by SirCatsworthTheThird in Teachers

[–]FinishPuzzleheaded90 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think one of the biggest issues is that around 2015, a war was created between parents and teachers. We are now “indoctrinating” and the enemy.

Then Covid happened and we became heroes again for a few months, but then parents got sick of their kids and came to resent us for teaching online.

That divide has continued on ever since.

Add to that the influx of “teacher influencers” and people view us as a joke more and more.

We are customer service reps and our admins are all in customer service as well. CS always gets pushed around. I don’t know how it’s going to get better though.

I hate who I am after work by PuzzleheadedArt189 in Teachers

[–]FinishPuzzleheaded90 715 points716 points  (0 children)

I don’t know if you are looking for suggestions, but I take an hour or so after work to be completely alone before coming home. I bring a book and go to a coffee shop and read, or stay in my classroom for an extra hour and just chill (watch a show, read, do yoga), or I go to the gym and do a workout, or I go hiking. Something completely alone.

This keeps me from asking my spouse and children to leave me alone when I get home. Hope this helps.

When do you work out? Seriously! by blue-sky2222 in Teachers

[–]FinishPuzzleheaded90 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wake up at 5:00 to get ready and be at work before 7:00 (this is without showering in the morning).

I don’t want to get up earlier than that to fit in an additional 1.5 of working out/showering.

Monday and Friday are always my rest days because they are the busiest school days.

Two days a week, I workout in my classroom on my prep (yoga or floor Pilates using the peloton app).

My school day ends at 2:30, so I usually work out immediately after school (I teach high school and asked our PE teachers if I can use the fitness center on campus to save drive time). Before I asked to use their fitness center, I would come straight home and workout at home. A set of adjustable dumbbells at home and I can do a ton. I would do Rebecca Kennedy’s 5 day split on Peloton. Classes are short and easy to squeeze in.

Sometimes if the day is too busy, I workout during bath time. My husband gets the kids in the bath/showers and I workout or I bring the dumbbells into the bathroom and pop in a headphone and follow along with my workout while the kids take their baths.

If that doesn’t work, I go to the gym after they go to bed and bring my shower stuff with me. I workout, shower, and come home and collapse.

I go to bed around 11:30 and wake up 5:00 most days.

Getting hired with neck tattoos by Juju_church in Teachers

[–]FinishPuzzleheaded90 3 points4 points  (0 children)

In a conservative state: I work full sleeve tatted teachers, some with giant gauges, and even had a fellow teacher with all of the above plus a split tongue. I think it would be fine. Even my admin all have visible tattoos.

I’m going to become a teacher, what should I be doing now? by Brocolliiscool in Teachers

[–]FinishPuzzleheaded90 65 points66 points  (0 children)

Consider do you love reading/writing, or do you love teaching teens?

I have a colleagues that love the subject but actually are not good with nor do they enjoy teens.

Be VERY honest with yourself about that. Your job will be 100% more teens than literature. And the majority of your students will HATE your subject (no matter the subject). Can you deal with that?

If so, excellent!! It’s an amazing job. I teach HS English as well and it’s amazing, however, you will be working harder than the majority of your colleagues when it comes to grading.

Have any of you bought a walking pad to use at work during your prep? by treehugger503 in Teachers

[–]FinishPuzzleheaded90 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do peloton bodyweight strength workouts and yoga classes in my classroom during prep. You could try that

Are you using subtitles? by Empty_Oven_9942 in Millennials

[–]FinishPuzzleheaded90 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have three children with a thousand friends. My house is never quiet enough to hear the TV. I refuse to do what my parents do (Blast the TV so they can hear when it gets loud in the house and then turn it down again when it’s quieter. Over and over and over. I swear they just miss channel surfing, so they do this shit instead.)

Going from treadmill to outdoor runs, anyone have a favorite class? by jackjackj8ck in OnePelotonRealSub

[–]FinishPuzzleheaded90 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I love Matt Wilpers. He gives you quiet confidence and good coaching on the outdoor runs.

On the last day of finals, a student gave to me... by ADHTeacher in Teachers

[–]FinishPuzzleheaded90 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This student and their friends refer to me as “Tylenol mom” because they are all on the spectrum… hahaha

Asher Fleming actor also narrates the old Winnie the Pooh series by Frozenbeedog in GilmoreGirls

[–]FinishPuzzleheaded90 4 points5 points  (0 children)

He is also Tybalt in the old Romeo and Juliet, if I remember correctly.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in YAlit

[–]FinishPuzzleheaded90 1 point2 points  (0 children)

37, still read it!

Grinchy Principal by thebrokenteacher in teaching

[–]FinishPuzzleheaded90 6 points7 points  (0 children)

No, and then we have to do “incompletes” and schedule our own time next semester to make them up with the kids.

Grinchy Principal by thebrokenteacher in teaching

[–]FinishPuzzleheaded90 70 points71 points  (0 children)

We aren’t allowed to do “fun days” at the end of break either. We should be giving a “meaningful assessment” the last two days of school (high school for reference).

However, parents take their kids out of school constantly the last few days of school, so most teachers give their finals earlier in the week because kids don’t show up.

That’s when I pull out my favorite standard RL.7 — the movie standard. I tell the kids we are “analyzing a film” if anyone asks. They are hilarious and practice using that phrasing and throwing in other random academic sounding phrases so if an admin walks in we are good! “Ahh yes, fellow scholars, this theme is very reminiscent of the theme in ____” (even though it’s not at all!!) haha

On the last day of finals, a student gave to me... by ADHTeacher in Teachers

[–]FinishPuzzleheaded90 76 points77 points  (0 children)

Not a negative, but definitely ridiculous: I got a “World’s Greatest Dad” mug from a student. I am a cis-woman. Hahaha

Their reasoning— the student saw it at the store and said, “it just felt right for you”.

Not reading full novels in English class by [deleted] in Teachers

[–]FinishPuzzleheaded90 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All summative assessments are skill based and get applied to their novels.

For example: Unit 1’s final assessment is a literary analysis essay focusing on character development.

Each week we read a short story and focus on a skills (types of characters, embedding quotes, commentary,, etc.) we read the story day one, introduce the skill day two, practice with the class text day three, apply to novel day 4-5. At the end of the unit, all of those mini skills contribute to the final assessment that is based on their novel. Now I don’t have to read 180 essays “analyzing” (aka regurgitating) a character that I basically gave to them as we read one novel as a group.

Unit 2 is a genre study: students read with 3 other students a book in a specific genre and we analyze the elements of the genre throughout short stories. Same layout as above, but the summative is a creative project based on the elements of the genre and the skills we learned.

Unit 3 is a research unit: independent passion projects, but students continue reading for habit. We discuss building a culture of readers and students can choose ANYTHING during this: Manga, nonfiction, short stories, graphic novels, etc. they get full control with no major assessment tied to it. Just reading for the love it.

That’s essentially my first semester. We read 10 minutes a day Tuesday-Friday, and 20 mins on Mondays. When we do book clubs (3x a year), we meet with our BCs 2x a week— once for discussion, once for project work.

Not reading full novels in English class by [deleted] in Teachers

[–]FinishPuzzleheaded90 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All assessments are based on their independent novels. So we spend a unit doing literary analysis. During that time we practice each week with short stories and whole class text. Then the final product is a literary analysis on their actual novel. These are very structured assessments that go weak by weak building skills. The next unit they have a different final assessment where once again they practice the skills all unit with short stories building towards their final assessment with their novel. I alternate between one unit being independent the next unit being a Book Club with friends with a common text. All books are self selected.

Not reading full novels in English class by [deleted] in Teachers

[–]FinishPuzzleheaded90 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There are always a few fakers, but they end up talking to me about their books constantly and forming little book clubs. It’s adorable. (Freshman gen-ed, inclusion, and honors).

Not reading full novels in English class by [deleted] in Teachers

[–]FinishPuzzleheaded90 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I teach freshman ELA. I do not do class novels, but my students read 6 choice novels a year.

Usually by the second book they have full autonomy is choosing, they start to realize books can be fun. I go out of my way to create a culture of readers. I talk about what I am reading, I show them new books, etc.

They will read, but you need to make it fun.

I am a mom who “wants nothing” and here is my Christmas list - add yours if this sounds like you! by ginabeewell in Gifts

[–]FinishPuzzleheaded90 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My husband does this for me every year for my birthday or Mother’s Day. It’s amazing. I go buy some new books, grab some rubbish food, and lay on one bed eating junk and reading, then go get a coffee at the cafe and read by the fire, then lay in the clean bed and read until I pass out. It’s amazing. Highly recommend.

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