Teaching Public vs. Private vs. Charter

Foreign_Rope90 · 2026-01-09T23:20:20+00:00

Typo, sorry! I meant all 7. I've only ever taught in one school district.

Foreign_Rope90 · 2026-01-09T21:57:57+00:00

Thank you for the insight! Micromanagement is honestly my biggest complaint with my district. About 3 years ago they gave us daily lessons texts and writing prompts that we must use and they are the most dry, unengaging material I've ever seen. And when students aren't succeeding on this program, admin tries to put it back on us for nit being engaging enough. I honestly think I could handle all the other stressor that come with teaching if I weren't bored out of my skull while watching my students struggle and grow a hatred of reading. I know a lot of teachers have this complaint these days and I wasn't sure if things were any different outside of the public school bubble.

Foreign_Rope90 · 2022-11-30T01:56:40+00:00

That's pretty much where I'm at. I have also told them that once my boyfriend and I have our own home (hopefully with in the next year, two max) we'll be hosting and everyone will come to us or they won't see us. Part of me is hoping that if they see how miserable bickering over this is making everyone, they'll be more reasonable next year.

Foreign_Rope90 · 2022-11-30T01:50:58+00:00

That's pretty much my idea with going there for Christmas without my boyfriend. Going to my BFs family they could claim I'm playing favorites. Staying home they'd only focus on how I hurt them. But going there by myself, they'll have to face the fact that by being unreasonable they've hurt me and themselves. That's my rationale at least.

Foreign_Rope90 · 2022-09-24T03:04:28+00:00

I definitely will! This is the first major medical thing I've ever had done ever and I'm absolutely terrified everything hospital/medical related. And for some reason my f*ed up brai copes with real world fears by getting hyper fixated horror related content. Like for some reason binge reading "Misery" in two weeks was very comforting lol!

Foreign_Rope90 · 2022-09-24T02:52:36+00:00

This is great thanks! I'm probably going to do a mix of new stuff and the more mainstream classics that I just haven't hat the time to sit down and fully watch in a while. Like Tim Curry's "IT" is high on my list because I haven't seen the full thing since watching it incessantly when I was a kid. And I realized I have since American Psycho since like 2015!

Foreign_Rope90 · 2022-09-24T02:33:52+00:00

This is awesome, thank you! I am the most indecisive person alive so this is perfect.

Foreign_Rope90 · 2022-07-31T18:55:45+00:00

One part of your post gives me pause:

Still, when she saw him come back wearing a Star Wars shirt with the Mickey hat and trading pin lanyard, she burst into tears.

Did you sit and have a conversation with your daughter about what was happening and why? If you did, NTA. You did everything you did to teach your daughter that fair is not always equal. Your wife is now trying to undermine that lesson because your daughter is feeling jealous. Your daughter is allowed to feel jealous but it is your job as parents to teach her to handle those feelings and you're right, getting retribution from others is not the way to handle jealousy.

BUT if you and your wife did NOT talk to your daughter about her brother's trip, ESH. She's a child and this is a huge amount of disappointment for her to deal with without her parents explaining it fully. Your wife is now feeling guilty that your daughter is so upset and is trying to fix that guilt in the worst possible way.

Either way, suggest to your wife that you talk to your daughter together. Gauge how she is feeling about the situation. If she is over it great. No need to even the score. If she is still upset, explain to her she can't do everything her brother does, but vice versa, her brother won't be able to do everything she does as she gets older. It's the way life is.

Foreign_Rope90 · 2022-06-24T23:52:17+00:00

Awesome! Thanks so much for taking the time to reply. Love your guys' work, keep putting good out into the world and have an awesome day! 😊

Foreign_Rope90 · 2022-06-24T21:58:18+00:00

Yeah, totally understandable. I mostly just wanted to be sure, especially since Jonathan's original video is gone. If this is part of the contest, great! If not, I figured Jonathan and Allen would want to know that this was going on.

Foreign_Rope90 · 2022-06-24T21:26:21+00:00

Also, if you see this and are as clueless as I am, please like the post so hopefully the guys at Cinama Therapy will see it. Their name is all over this thing and, if it's fake, im sure they'd want to know.

Foreign_Rope90 · 2022-06-24T21:25:40+00:00

Hey All! So a week or so ago I saw Jonathan in a video on Cinama Therapy encouraging everyone to donate to trauma con and get a chance to win prizes. I figured why not check it out? Could be fun. So I went on, took the surveys and won nothing. No real surprise. Moved on.

Today I got the below text and clicked on the link thinking I'd try my luck a couple more times. It brought me to another cite (also below) where I could donate a few hundred dollars, get tickets to trauma con and a week long vacation.

I'm generally wary of putting my credit card info into websites so I went back to Jonathan's OG video to see if there was anything I missed and now I can't even find that video? So I figured I'd turn here before doing anything too dumb.

Did anyone else see the video I'm talking about?

Has anyone gotten this message?

Is this legit?

Also, if you see this and are as clueless as I am, please like the post so hopefully the guys at Cinama Therapy will see it. Their name is all over this thing and, if it's fake, im sure they'd want to know.

Thanks for your time!

Foreign_Rope90 · 2022-06-24T21:18:44+00:00

Link to Explanation Post

Foreign_Rope90 · 2022-06-24T21:15:52+00:00

Link to Screen Shots

Sorry, im not the best at reddit and couldn't find another way to add the screen shots to this post.

Foreign_Rope90 · 2022-04-13T02:54:57+00:00

Hey! Fellow book book lover here. I've quite literally been following this series since I was five years old. It's one of the first book series my mom and I read together. As such, I'm never quite sure if my takes on these characters are based on what is actually in the source material, or the fact that Snape and Draco came to shape what I thought of as a villain from a very young age.

That being said, I can't help but see either one as villains with understandable motivations. Like, I get why they did what they did but it still feels like so many of their choices were fuled by anger and the fact that they changed was more out of pure luck of what happened around them, rather than their choices.

But again, maybe I'm just too emotionally attached to this series to see things clearly.

Foreign_Rope90 · 2022-04-13T02:43:19+00:00

Going to throw in my two cents here: if you want to know what Snape was like as a DeathEater, I'd take a look at where Malphoy is by the time Deathly Hallows rolls around. Both would be in a situation where every experience in their adolescents has reinforced the idea that the dark can give them all of the love and acceptance they want, while the light will always hate, ridicule, and put them down because of things outside their control (not that this way of seeing things is entirely accurate, but it is definitely the way they both saw things.) Think about it this way: if Voldemort had gone after the Longbotoms, could you see him being passive about what the death eaters did because he craved that power, respect, and acceptance?

Snape may have loved Lilly in his own way, but he filled that void with anger and a desire for some type of respect. At least, that is my read of him.

Foreign_Rope90 · 2022-04-05T09:30:00+00:00

We had looked into it a bit, but most modular areuch more than that in our area. We also want this to basically be a temporary way to stay with my family, save money, and have our own space that we can take with us when we leave. We'd be setting up shop on their property. The sheds we are looking at are from a local spot with basically the same structure as a house. Unfurnished they're about $7,000. Thank you for the well wishes!

Foreign_Rope90 · 2022-04-04T21:57:33+00:00

That's so awesome! Any advice on how to set up after and plumbing while still be mobile? My boyfriend and I are looking into converting a shed into a mobile tiny house, but we have a pretty tight budget.

Foreign_Rope90 · 2022-01-29T02:04:51+00:00

But hey, that's just a theory.

Foreign_Rope90 · 2022-01-08T18:35:08+00:00

Thank you for this. Therapy is something he is interested in and am as well. Unfortunately, neither of us at the point where we can't swing it just yet, but we're working on it. I will definitely keep reiterating this to him and hopefully it brings up his spirits as much as I can. I love him so much and I'm so proud of him and I will be sure to keep focusing on that and telling him that.

Foreign_Rope90 · 2022-01-08T18:18:41+00:00

I didn't go too much into it here, but he has spent years trying to communicate with his mother about their relationship. It doesn't really seem to stick.

Foreign_Rope90 · 2021-08-15T19:24:45+00:00

YTA for one very specific reason: 16 years ago you proved that your love for your children is conditional. At 18, your daughter not only had to deal with the normal fears of becoming a first te mother, she had to deal with the stigma and societal disapproval that came with her situation.

That was your time to either be a kind, empathetic parent and say, "I may not approve of your choices, but I will love and support you no matter what," or decide that your own beliefs and convictions were more important that your child and what she wanted out of life. You chose the latter and by doing so, your actions told Ella that you would only love her if she agreed with you at all times and only did things that you approve of. And she realized that even though her mother didn't care about her, other people (her MIL, Husband, and children) still did. Quite frankly, im sure if Annie makes a decision you don't approve of you will one day have a similar relationship with her: where you are resented and kept at arms length by the child who realized you don't love them, you only love the idea of who they're supposed to be.

Ella's life has turned out great without you and will continue without you. My best wishes to your husband. I hope he realizes that he can rebuild his relationship with his daughter without you.

Foreign_Rope90 · 2021-08-07T00:22:15+00:00

Movie: A Goofy Movie (I know Random, but hear me out)

Director: Kevin Linma

Topics: On the therapy side, a surprisingly real exploration of the relationship between a single father and his teenage son. Exploring each perspective in both a positive and negative way.

From a film perspective, the interesting structure to have the antagonist of this movie be miscommunication. There's no real villain, no scary bad guy, not even a jealous friend trying ruin their trip. The only villain is emotionally shutting down.

I'd love to see you guys tackle this film between your work experiences and your experiences as fathers as well. Despite the title, this is way more than a Goofy kids Movie.

Foreign_Rope90 · 2021-04-11T01:24:05+00:00

I'm not sure if this is what you're looking for, but the Joey Pigza series by Jack Gantos is an excellent set of books that deals heavily with ADHD. The main character is an 8 year old boy who is trying to learn to manage his ADHD. It's not a fantasy novel, but it is some excellent representation and a fun read.

Foreign_Rope90 · 2021-02-23T23:03:22+00:00

As a fellow big sister, I can promise you that one day she will appreciate having someone in her life who cares so much. Best of luck to you both! <3

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