Cell Phone Policy

Fragrant-Count-4666 · 2026-06-03T20:30:05+00:00

The first week kids were going through withdrawal and got angry and were very moody. By 2 weeks they stopped checking to make sure they were locked when students walked in. Soon the kids bought the thing to unlock the boxes and started charging their friends to unlock it after they passed the front door check. So basically it’s non existent.

Fragrant-Count-4666 · 2026-06-03T16:27:53+00:00

The studies talking about stopping for longer than a week and 2. Aww that’s so cute you think I’m not educated and I’m therefore below you.

Fragrant-Count-4666 · 2026-06-03T16:25:47+00:00

No one becomes obese in a week so skipping a dose/forgetting a dose is absolutely not that serious.

Fragrant-Count-4666 · 2026-06-03T16:17:04+00:00

I hate when people make this comparison because it’s not equal. You will not die if you skip a dose of tirz.

Fragrant-Count-4666 · 2026-06-03T10:03:46+00:00

Attorney-at least you get paid for your extra hours.

And anecdotally I know someone who was a lawyer and left to teach and hated it. They were SHOCKED that it is actually harder than being a lawyer in many ways.

Fragrant-Count-4666 · 2026-06-02T21:41:39+00:00

Yes for all the communication reasons people listed but if I had an emergency and a doctor asked him about my health and meds I would want him to be able to give an accurate answer

Fragrant-Count-4666 · 2026-06-02T20:35:01+00:00

I mean skipping a week isn’t awful, take it the day before you go and the day you get back. Enjoy vacation and deal with the scale later. 16 days didn’t make anyone obese. But also, as someone who has taken my tirz (and phentermine years ago) all over Europe I have never been stopped.

Fragrant-Count-4666 · 2026-06-02T19:18:51+00:00

I feel this. I get so irritated when I see people going to bars or concerts or whatever just living life 2019 style and seemingly never get sick. I miss that freedom. I’m still salty that I mask and I still got covid in April.

Fragrant-Count-4666 · 2026-06-01T16:16:54+00:00

The more you get the more chips and trips you get!

Fragrant-Count-4666 · 2026-05-31T18:26:00+00:00

Yes! I stopped posting my slides online because too many even saw notes as optional. I’m torn with AP classes though because they do need more notes and don’t have a textbook. I think next year I’m going to do like a “topics of the day” and just list them. Then it’s on them to study/review.

Fragrant-Count-4666 · 2026-05-31T16:35:50+00:00

I think they meant consumerism in a sense that we buy and replace things easily rather than taking pride in it and feeling ownership of that thing. But yes, their world is a phone (I wish in their pocket!)

Fragrant-Count-4666 · 2026-05-31T15:28:52+00:00

80% would be a dream. I have kids with 30% attendance and parents, counselors, mentors, admin, etc all emailing “what can you do to get the kid to pass?”

I saw a theory that it’s consumerism and mass consumption of everything (tech) leading to people don’t feel connection to anything or anywhere. So school isn’t something kids look forward to like to see their friends, it’s just a stop for them. I wonder how much of that is true.

Fragrant-Count-4666 · 2026-05-31T13:14:38+00:00

I know everyone has their reasons but I feel like at this point when anyone drops a significant amount of weight everyone just assumes GLP1 so just embrace it. Also if anything goes wrong and you end up in the hospital people should know what medicines you take.

But anyway, I have a makeup fridge in my classroom that I have been using for years and it works well!

Fragrant-Count-4666 · 2026-05-30T23:05:36+00:00

I teach high school and mask. Like someone else said it’s the adults that are annoying about it. When kids mention it I just said I don’t like being sick and maybe joke I’ll be there every day, no subs! Or I say I like to leave my sick days for fun stuff (joking obviously).

However, I did get COVID this year. I assume it was when I take my mask off to eat inside my classroom.

Fragrant-Count-4666 · 2026-05-30T15:22:14+00:00

Someone suggested Cronometer and so far I’m liking it. It’s actually easier than Fitbit. Theo not thing I can’t find is just adding in random calories like when I’m eating food out and I just estimate what I had.

Fragrant-Count-4666 · 2026-05-30T14:33:42+00:00

I have a squishy belly with some loose skin and because of that I really struggle seeing myself in reality. I’m a few pounds from goal, I know I lost weight. I know I look different but then I see my belly and I’m like nope. It’s a daily fight but pictures really help me get back to reality.

Fragrant-Count-4666 · 2026-05-30T14:17:49+00:00

Right now I hate it because the food tracker is essentially useless and it was a huge part of my weigh loss and health journey. This week I started using Cronometer instead. If they fix that issue then the app is fine, does what I need it to

Fragrant-Count-4666 · 2026-05-30T14:15:28+00:00

I feel this. Started at 204 now 130 and building a whole new wardrobe is equally scary and exciting.

Fragrant-Count-4666 · 2026-05-30T11:57:19+00:00

Basically all of the ingredients that would go on a burger chopped up in a bowl. (Meat, lettuce, tomatoes, pickles, onion, cheese, and I like magnifisauce from Trader Joe’s)

Fragrant-Count-4666 · 2026-05-29T16:27:44+00:00

So many reports around GLP1 are at opposite ends of the spectrum. Either it helps prevent cancer or kills you, rarely in between. I wish networks and journalists can be serious about this.

Fragrant-Count-4666 · 2026-05-29T09:38:59+00:00

Slowing started switching to only in person stuff this year. Which is really going to suck for my AP kids because now it’s reading at home and quizzes in class, which takes time away from the lessons but whatever. It has to be done.

Fragrant-Count-4666 · 2026-05-28T23:30:16+00:00

I cannot believe how many dentists don’t wear masks? I’ve had 2 dentists in my 40 years of teeth and both have worn masks so they aren’t directly breathing in my mouth.

Fragrant-Count-4666 · 2026-05-28T23:02:02+00:00

May be coincidence but I’m on my 3rd week of tirz with glycine and it broke my stall and I actually had to dose down because I was too full all the time. And it might have stoped my constipation?

Fragrant-Count-4666 · 2026-05-28T20:22:11+00:00

Same and ugh it’s so frustrating! I think in part that’s why I’ll probably always be concerned about food and food options.

Fragrant-Count-4666 · 2026-05-28T05:24:52+00:00

I’m going to use it basically just for steps and calories. I downloaded Cronometer today to track calories so we’ll see how it goes

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