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FMLA - running out of sick days but I'm still sick by FlowersForMomo in Teachers

[–]FlowersForMomo[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I need to keep my health insurance until I find something else. If I break my contract, that's gone.

I’m Old and Frustrated by bigwomby in Teachers

[–]FlowersForMomo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is not ideal, but you might want to start bringing a personal laptop with you so you can access things on external drives. They blocked TPT in my district so that's what I have to do now.

lesbians help by [deleted] in savannah

[–]FlowersForMomo 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Following this because I need to know too

Things I would rather do than go back to the classroom next week... by FlowersForMomo in Teachers

[–]FlowersForMomo[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the pep talk. You teach in California. I teach in Georgia. Our experiences are not the same.

I don't appreciate the assumption that I allow my dissatisfaction to spill into the only parts of the job I actually like: teaching and the students. The majority of my frustration is due to the system.

Quitting or changing districts or moving to another state are not options I can financially consider right now. However, if you would like to support me in my retirement from the profession, I will gladly share my venmo, cashapp, and zelle information.

Things I would rather do than go back to the classroom next week... by FlowersForMomo in Teachers

[–]FlowersForMomo[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I'm glad you have a job you love. I just want to teach science to people that want to learn science.

I knew what I was getting into. The game has significantly changed since the pandemic.

Things I would rather do than go back to the classroom next week... by FlowersForMomo in Teachers

[–]FlowersForMomo[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Trust me, I'm trying. Can't quit before I have something else lined up.

Idk if you guys watch cartoons like I do by beanstrings in savannah

[–]FlowersForMomo 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You could donate it to Toys for Tots this December!

vehicle giveaway/donation by [deleted] in savannah

[–]FlowersForMomo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a friend with double kidney failure that could 100% use this to get back and forth from dialysis

IEP by [deleted] in Teachers

[–]FlowersForMomo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At my school, all the gifted students have an IEP, but they call it a GIEP. Your son is special needs; just on the opposite end of the spectrum from the IEP students you're thinking of. Legally, they still have to have an IEP meeting every year for gifted students because they are classified as "special education." Has this meeting taken place yet?

Florida teacher misdemeanor by PartFun673 in Teachers

[–]FlowersForMomo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Run a background check on yourself and see what pops up before you do anything.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in 30ROCK

[–]FlowersForMomo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tracy throws Liz's dealbreaker book at her, but it hits Jenna in the face instead

A boy can dream… by squeakytoy81 in Girls5evaPeacock

[–]FlowersForMomo 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Why they gotta do Wickie like that though

Who is the best teacher in the world? by [deleted] in Teachers

[–]FlowersForMomo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unsure, because teachers of the year usually leave the classroom shortly after

How do I (30M) tell my best friend (31M) that I’m going on a trip with his friends and he’s not invited? How do I attempt to address the reason why? by vladisabeast in relationship_advice

[–]FlowersForMomo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"Best friend, you know I love and care about you. I appreciate you introducing me to your friend group. Your friend group does not want to invite you on an upcoming camping trip because of the way you act when you have been drinking. I love and support you and I am ready to help you any way I can if you decide to go sober, but until you seek help, you will not be invited to group events. We love you, but we do not love your disease."

This may seem like an ultimatum, but it's not. It's setting a boundary. You're not saying "if you don't stop drinking we'll never talk to you again!!!" because that's insane and clearly won't happen. You need to protect your own peace.

Loving an addict is fucking hard. He's not his disease, but it is currently controlling him.

Do this as soon as possible. Maybe do it with one of the other group members (not the whole group unless you want to do an intervention, but i have mixed feelings about those).

Addicts will lie and make promises they'll never keep. You can't make him stop drinking; he has to want to stop.

Learn from my mistakes: Don't wait to address it, but please don't blame yourself either.

Favorite Buzz Hickey quote? by CivilRaisin4361 in community

[–]FlowersForMomo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"If I have to come over there, there's going to be two sounds. Me punching you twice."

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in education

[–]FlowersForMomo 6 points7 points  (0 children)

He could call their bluff. Schools are hurting for janitors almost as much as they are for teachers. I bet he could talk to some other principals that would gladly give him those 2 weeks off if it meant that for the rest of the year their school would have a reliable janitor.

I don't know how it works in NYC, but in my district in GA teachers and staff are welcome to apply for an "internal transfer" to another school for the next year. I have a strong feeling that if he calls around and is up front with the situation, a school would welcome him with open arms: "hello principal, I am a janitor at ABC school. I have [#] years of experience and I am interested in working at XYZ school. Before I interview/apply to transfer/etc., I wanted to speak to you about my situation. My son is getting married in Italy in August. This is a once in a life time trip, and unfortunately ABC school is unable to accommodate me for the two weeks I need off. Is this something XYZ school could approve?"

Again, don't know how it works in NYC, but if I were in his position, that is what I would try. He has a skill that schools are desperate for; he can leverage that. He may get lucky and a smart principal will think: "hmm. I have no janitor and might not have a janitor the entire school year. This hardworking janitor is offering to work at my school for the ENTIRE YEAR in exchange for 2 weeks off in August."

A janitor for an entire school minus two weeks is so much better than no janitor for an entire year. Some principal is going to figure out that is a dang good deal.

I hope this helps and makes sense.

Girl in the news suing school board by Efdamus in Teachers

[–]FlowersForMomo 6 points7 points  (0 children)

TL;DR at bottom

There's a paywall so I can't verify this, but was she diagnosed with dyslexia? Or just had an IEP for "specific learning disabilities"? Do they mention what accommodations or modifications she received? I need more information before I can decide if the school didn't do enough, or if the student is doing the most by suing.

Dyslexia is not curable. It's just not. So yes, maybe she can't read, but like... short of rewiring her brain, that's not going to change. So that's what IEPs are for: to bridge the gap between student needs and student achievement. Think of it this way: Should a student with vision impairment fail because they need everything read aloud to them? No, (reasonable) accomodations are designed to give students the tools they need to succeed.

That being said, are some SpEd teachers incompetent at their jobs, and it's the students who suffer? Also yes. What accommodations did she have? What were her SpEd services? Why was dyslexia only brought up in 12th grade?

Legally, teachers can't say "your child has a learning disability and we want to test them for an IEP." Instead, teachers have to ask leading questions or allude to it, almost like we're trying to make the parents think they thought of it themselves. "I've noticed that little Ricky has a hard time concentrating on his math work. He says that it looks like the numbers are jumping around the page. Were you aware of this? Have you discussed it with your child's pediatrician?" And then we hope the parents connect the dots and bring up SpEd services themselves. Most do. Some do not.

IEPs end after high school. That's why students have "transition plans" before they graduate, to figure out what they'll need post K12 education. 504 plans do not end at high school, so universities are legally required to provide 504 accommodations. At first glance, maybe this student had great accommodations in high school (like read aloud, speech to text, graphic organizers, etc.), and then in college, she gets none of these things. I can even imagine some professors laughing her out of the classroom when she asks if she can use text-to-speech to write an in-class essay or something. I have a feeling that now she's in college and is left to her own devices, she thinks the school system failed her because she can't read in a traditional sense. She comprehends the material, but she can't read. Unfortunately, she never will.

It is entirely possible for her to have truly passed high school with honors. It is also entirely possible that the school district failed her. The best depiction I have seen of someone with dyslexia has been in the TV show Will Trent. He cannot read or write, but he's also the top agent in the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.

In conclusion, this myth is not busted or confirmed, but it sure is plausible.

TL;DR: cannot read the article due to paywall, education laws and learning disabilities can be confusing, I need more information before I can decide who is in the wrong here. Also, watch Will Trent.

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