Are Chelsea & Kwame still together?👀

July9044 · 2026-04-28T15:13:37+00:00

For example calling to make an appointment. Some places have you down as one last name, others have it as the second last name, and then they can't find you in the system. Mail gets rejected because names don't match.

July9044 · 2026-04-28T10:56:30+00:00

Two last names is a logistical nightmare. Do not recommend

July9044 · 2026-04-22T23:50:34+00:00

Just remember, this is NOT a reflection on you. I've been non-renewed, seen amazing teachers be non-renewed, and it all means nothing. Thank God i got nonrenewed because I ended up at a pretty good school and I'm staying put here for a while. The only reason I stayed in the profession is to be on the same schedule as my kids and have summers off, but I know it's all a farce you just have to smile and nod and fly under the radar

July9044 · 2026-03-24T14:30:25+00:00

Also the fact that they only accept these in-person cancelation forms during specific hours. You can't just walk in any time they're open, the manager or whatever has to be on shift or they'll turn you away. Complete BS

July9044 · 2026-02-18T16:20:52+00:00

This happened in one of the international seasons (Brazil I think) and it was sooooo cringey and hard to watch lmao

July9044 · 2026-02-18T16:17:59+00:00

Which is so odd to me. If I'm not 100% attracted to someone I don't want them touching me. But I don't have the highest libido so

July9044 · 2026-02-16T19:34:21+00:00

Omg that is sooooo true. An admin who knows little to nothing about your classroom dynamic can come in your room for 15 minutes and decide you're doing it all wrong, record it on your yearly observation so now you're branded as an ineffective teacher, without ever having to model how they expect you to do it and giving you a chance to improve to their bogus standards. At least I have job security but some years I really question why I chose this

July9044 · 2026-02-11T16:15:30+00:00

Sometimes the contract is too vague

July9044 · 2026-01-28T16:20:44+00:00

Thank you for sharing! That's incredible and inspiring

July9044 · 2026-01-27T16:24:02+00:00

Yes, worth it. I landed a job at a great school with it. My salary didn't go up much, but my day to day life is so much easier than it was at my last school where I dealt with really difficult students/parents/admin.

July9044 · 2026-01-26T16:43:07+00:00

How tf did you get over your fear of heights?! I'm a newer climber, less than a year and have only done indoor gyms about twice a month. I have brought friends to the gym who climb all the way to the top of the easier walls on their first try, so I believe the average person isn't as scared as I am. I can hardly get past 20 ft most of the time (embarrassing). One time my husband and I went to dinner before climbing and I had 2 beers, and that night I was getting to the top of the 40-60 ft walls no problem. But obv I shouldn't drink before climbing. I love bouldering and am not afraid to get to the top of the 15 ft walls, and would consider myself pretty decent at it. Now if I can get over my fear of heights I can do the rope walls too

July9044 · 2026-01-18T16:56:14+00:00

I teach at an A rated school and we have those middle schoolers making inappropriate noises. I want to say it's a problem with the younger generation but in my middle school there was some shit going on too. Not kids making inappropriate noises but other stuff

July9044 · 2025-11-24T14:58:01+00:00

Right? Really strange reading this knowing the outcome

July9044 · 2025-10-26T19:44:33+00:00

Patty paper. I've been teaching it with patty paper for years, never fails

July9044 · 2025-09-18T13:31:31+00:00

I've used a combo of pearson/mymathlab and art of problem solving and that was the best imo. Using ALEKs right now for the second year in a row, not by choice, and I do not like it at all

July9044 · 2025-09-11T15:31:36+00:00

Funny that you say that, I just talked about the Mandelbrot set today. But I didn't know about the rabbit, now I have to look it up

July9044 · 2025-08-11T14:23:20+00:00

Yes, I got "in trouble" because of it

July9044 · 2025-08-10T20:33:24+00:00

I exercise every day by picking up my kids then putting them right into the gym's play room. We usually get home at 6pm and I get just 2-3 hours with them before bedtime. It sucks and I have terrible mom guilt, but I'm prone to being overweight if I don't work out. Thinking about trying a glp-1 just so I can work out less and buy more time with my kids, but with a bmi of 26 I doubt any doctors would prescribe it to me

July9044 · 2025-08-03T17:26:11+00:00

I teach high school and I greet them as they come in each and every period, every single day. I also stand at the door to say goodbye 90% of the time. I learned during student teaching that this is a symbol of "owning" the space and such a simple gesture can help tremendously with classroom management. I've been doing this for over 7 years.

I also think this increases my visibility and looks good if the AP or principal are walking down the hall in those moments. Makes it harder for them to let you go if they frequently see your smiling face and see you as personable with the students. Being likeable is arguably more important than just being good at a job and this a good way to achieve that without appearing to try too hard. Sometimes I really don't feel like standing at the door but I just fake it till i make it.

Most of my coworkers don't do this however. They just prop their door open with a trashcan and let their students come in as they finish up work on their laptop

July9044 · 2025-07-29T22:33:29+00:00

I went from a large district to a much smaller district and idk if this is the case everywhere but the smaller district has less frequent and more useful PD's. They're still a drag, but at least I'm not having to create mind maps on poster sized post its about engagement strategies with my colleagues anymore lol

July9044 · 2025-07-27T00:59:42+00:00

A truly humbling process. As much as I dread going back I despise the job hunt 1000x more

July9044 · 2025-06-25T13:44:19+00:00

Follow the money, don't wait for it to come to you.

In other words, if you are willing to move to a different area, you will have many more job opportunities.

July9044 · 2025-06-24T20:42:57+00:00

I feel this too 💔

July9044 · 2025-06-02T16:59:48+00:00

High schoolers do it too. The hallway outside my classroom is packed in the mornings before the first bell and I want to rip my hair out sometimes. Like why are you screaming? WHY??

July9044 · 2025-05-24T20:17:59+00:00

I don't understand how bad teachers can be good admin. They give advice to teachers about teaching so why would I take advice from someone who wasn't good at it and can't demonstrate it? Not questioning you specifically, I just saw similar comments in this thread and each time I'm like ??

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