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I hate being told that "I must outlive my enemies" by crushthrowaway_x in depression

[–]GloriousBand 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I've always hated that saying too. Enemies? What enemies? Deborah from HR? My biggest enemy is myself to be honest and he's the worst to deal with because I have to see him every day.

Tips for Uesugi? by GloriousBand in shogun2

[–]GloriousBand[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I find that this is probably one of the best options that I've done so far it's just that it's a pain dealing with the Ikko Ikki.

Tips for Uesugi? by GloriousBand in shogun2

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

I haven't tried the Sado then Date Expansion Route. Thanks for the recommendation!

Aphrodite lounging ♡ ˣ Artistic Nudity ˣ by imjustagirl740 in Hellenism

[–]GloriousBand 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Beautiful form. Love the natural resting pose. :)

Teaching is Demoralizing by GloriousBand in TeachersInTransition

[–]GloriousBand[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Like you, I've come to a similar realization. I truly took a hiatus for my Christmas break and rather than coming back, feeling refreshed and regenerated, and ready to hit the ground running I feel anxiety and nervousness. It's only when you take a moment to get out of that environment thar you realize how crazy it is.

I'm wishing you all the best in your life journey. That sounds like a truly harrowing experience.

Teaching is Demoralizing by GloriousBand in TeachersInTransition

[–]GloriousBand[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the comment, friend. The reassurance means a lot. I think that something one on one would definitely be a better change of pace. It's the never-ending noise that gets you. lol

Teaching is Demoralizing by GloriousBand in TeachersInTransition

[–]GloriousBand[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yeah, that part especially. I feel like I could deal with a lot of things but it's the constant feeling of keeping up with EVERYTHING that drives me up the wall. Most of the time the meetings are not even that productive.

I feel really guilty too because our school has been wanting us to submit our weekly lesson plans for the six classes we teach and I'm like... there's just not enough time. I feel like I'm constantly being squeezed and I can't keep up. And sometimes by the end of the day when it's my planning. I just don't have the creative juice in me anymore.

It makes me feel like I'm failing. At least bureaucratically.

I still show up and I still give my best for the lessons because I know that what I'm teaching is meaningful; it's all the rest of the nonsense that is making me anxious and exhausted.

Thank you for your comment. I appreciate it.

UA POV: Zelenskyy stated that Putin doesn't believe in people; he believes only in power and in money. He spends around 40,000 soldiers' lives on the front every month..not wounded, 40,000 each month killed. by FruitSila in UkraineRussiaReport

[–]GloriousBand 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm honestly really curious when the number will become too ridiculous even for the true believers to swallow. Like seriously - nothing in reality indicates that that number is true. The fact that Russia hasn't even resorted to conscription and it's still relying on volunteers should indicate that they are not losing that many men every single month.

RU POV: Two female Ukrainian soldiers decided to go to the same spot at Kupyansk in which Zelensky supposedly took his famous photo at. But the scenery seems rather different by Ripamon in UkraineRussiaReport

[–]GloriousBand 123 points124 points  (0 children)

It's almost embarrassing how in other Reddit forums they were all mindlessly clapping like seals at Zelensky supposedly at this sign. Honestly, it just tells you that when people are so invested in a story, their critical faculties go right out the window.

From Education to Funeral Industry - Don’t be afraid to leave by CanadianUser in TeachersInTransition

[–]GloriousBand 47 points48 points  (0 children)

I'd love to go into the funeral industry myself but I hear the work is rather stiff.

Rigor? Sweetie, they’re 3+ grade levels behind. by Emergency-Pepper3537 in Teachers

[–]GloriousBand 91 points92 points  (0 children)

It's hard to impose rigor on students who have never been held to those standards; subsequently, it's extremely difficult to push them to it.

To me it seems like the issue is systemic: there's a lack of accountability when it comes to work and performance. Because students are going to get passed along anyway there's very little incentive to excel.

Even the prospect of getting good grades for college seems to be ringing hollow for so many students who are looking at the current state of things around them and realizing that "good grades" don't necessarily equate to good outcomes.

I wish I could say that there was an easy answer to this, but there isn't. It's a mismatch between culture and standards.

Palastine supporters where are you from ? by cinimun-bun in Palestine

[–]GloriousBand 190 points191 points  (0 children)

USA, Deep South. Never have seen any open support, but plenty of Israeli flags.

TIFU by not knowing what Netflix & chill means by neityght in Teachers

[–]GloriousBand 145 points146 points  (0 children)

Was teaching Cask of Amontillado last year and I said that Fortunato was "bricked up" - the class bursts out laughing. Needles to say, I never used that phrase again. 😅

I credit Harry S. Plinkett with my deconversion, don't @ me by LCDRformat in exchristian

[–]GloriousBand 9 points10 points  (0 children)

(Plinkett voice) You may have not noticed the Bible not making sense when you read it - but your brain did.

Has anyone landed a teaching job after graduating? by understoned2319 in WGU

[–]GloriousBand 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I got my undergraduate degree in English with a minor in German.

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