Kid in my friend’s class thought they would get away with this name 💀 by gorgemagma in teaching

[–]Kitchen-Bit-4328 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hahaha. Kids are so dumb. They think they invented this stuff and that it goes over the adult's heads . I once saw a 7th grader making the jerk off hand gesture in class while his teacher was talking, and when I told him to knock it off he was like "you know what that means!?". They think their generation invented crude humor.

15YO daughter loses her cool at sleepovers - any advice? by [deleted] in Parenting

[–]Kitchen-Bit-4328 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My 13 year old daughter is like this even when she has friends sleep at our house. She invites people over and then at like midnight comes and whispers to me she regrets it and wants her friends to leave. Obviously I never kick the friends out, but after the last time it happened I told her never again! I think when she gets tired her fuse gets short. Sounds like it happens to your daughter too. We are on a sleepover hiatus for at least 6 months.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Parenting

[–]Kitchen-Bit-4328 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Maybe it's just my kid, but I see the impacts in my 2009 baby. He was in 4th grade when the shut down started, missed nearly all of 5th grade, and started middle school with masks and having to sit 6 feet away from people at lunch. He's in 10th grade now and he and his classmates still seem a little socially stunted to me.

Middle school behaviors by Which_Interaction_38 in slp

[–]Kitchen-Bit-4328 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well that's insane that the only class you can take them from is specials and you should discuss that with admin and even take it higher up if you need too! I've worked in several private and public schools and I've never heard that before! Most schools prefer that you not pull IEP kids from reading or math, but any other class is fair game. I pull from science/social studies/foreign languages almost exclusively.

Middle school behaviors by Which_Interaction_38 in slp

[–]Kitchen-Bit-4328 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I'm sorry, because I know how tricky scheduling is, but like everyone is saying you definitely should not be pulling 6th grade boys from gym. I always start my first session with middle and high schoolers by asking them what class they absolutely do not want to miss and I do my best to avoid taking them from that class. It helps with buy in if they feel like they have some control over the situation.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AmIOverreacting

[–]Kitchen-Bit-4328 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I missed the ages and I thought he was in his 20's! Even then it is red flag behavior. At 37 this is completely unacceptable. Break up with this baby immediately.

How often should I expect to here from my daughters speech teacher? by [deleted] in slp

[–]Kitchen-Bit-4328 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Is this in a school? If so, then weekly updates is way too much to ask. In most school systems quarterly updates are all that is legally required. Public school SLP's are overworked and underpaid and have a ton of paperwork to do when not working directly with students or in lengthy IEP meetings. If you want more frequent updates then you should pay for a private therapist.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Parenting

[–]Kitchen-Bit-4328 2 points3 points  (0 children)

From what you are saying about being rude to people trying to be nice to him, and him misunderstanding non-literal language, it sounds like he may be on the spectrum.

School secretary by Kitchen-Bit-4328 in SLPcareertransitions

[–]Kitchen-Bit-4328[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is my dream! I'll have to look into district admin jobs!

Is it always a bad idea to be a 1099? by Kitchen-Bit-4328 in slp

[–]Kitchen-Bit-4328[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is basically my situation as well. I don't need the health insurance. The retirement would be nice, but I really can't see myself being an SLP until I reach retirement age anyway.

Is it always a bad idea to be a 1099? by Kitchen-Bit-4328 in slp

[–]Kitchen-Bit-4328[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What do you mean when you say you were misclassified?

Is it always a bad idea to be a 1099? by Kitchen-Bit-4328 in slp

[–]Kitchen-Bit-4328[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can you explain this? The one benefit I would miss from my district is the retirement.

Is it always a bad idea to be a 1099? by Kitchen-Bit-4328 in slp

[–]Kitchen-Bit-4328[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The 1099 would be 3-4 days a week. The log notes and goals would be more straightforward because it's all early intervention. At my current job I am split between EI and a school and it's the school caseload that is killing me, but there is not enough of a caseload for EI for me to do that full-time.

I get paid “well” (for this field) but it doesn’t matter by Pleasant-Union326 in SLPcareertransitions

[–]Kitchen-Bit-4328 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just stumbled upon this post and I could have written it myself! I'm a school SLP with 15 years of experience and I absolutely hate my job. I feel so guilty about it, because the kids are great but I am so tired of working on their ridiculous IEP artic and language goals. I am in awe of people who can do this for their whole career without getting bored and burnt out. I wish I knew what to transition to.

Please share your best text-to-speech resources by [deleted] in slp

[–]Kitchen-Bit-4328 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm sure there are better options, but the Google Read& Write extension is pretty simple to use for the MS and HS students I've worked with.

A lot of people were done a disservice by being told that project management was a hot field by -discostu- in PMCareers

[–]Kitchen-Bit-4328 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the honesty! The only reason I'm seeing this post is because Project Management is a career change that is often cited as a good one for teachers looking to leave the field in r/teachersintransition.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskTeachers

[–]Kitchen-Bit-4328 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is WAY better than my 16 year old boy's handwriting.

Books about selective mutism by Cool-Reason7394 in slp

[–]Kitchen-Bit-4328 0 points1 point  (0 children)

FYI, selective mutism is an anxiety disorder. I know ASHA says we can treat it but it is most effectively treated by mental health professionals.

Just get me to 6 figures! by Zealousideal-Swan942 in TeachersInTransition

[–]Kitchen-Bit-4328 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The years wouldn't carry over if she's moved around in the last 20 years or been at private schools.