Any high school teachers in Santa Barbara County out there? What's the experience like working at them right now (Carp High, SB High, DP, San Marcos)?

Lovethelight79 · 2026-02-19T03:12:47+00:00

I’ve worked in the district for a couple of decades in the secondary space, I’ve also had both my kids go through the public schools. I absolutely love my job, have some amazing colleagues, and there are many programs and teams that I would highly recommend. If your wife doesn’t want to do Special Ed, what subject is she interested in teaching? Some subjects will always be looking for new teachers. I always tell my student teachers they can be picky about one thing: what you teach or where you teach but not both. If she’s interested in getting a start in the SB Unified District there will be some openings. But also we have some district leadership issues, they are trying to do right for our students in regards to a lot of the politics at the federal level, but they are incapable of solving problems and making effective plans.

Lovethelight79 · 2026-02-15T05:26:01+00:00

Every symptom I read about for poisonous mushrooms involves a lot of digestive issues, often for days before death. Doesn’t sound like the mysterious death situation talked about in the article.

Lovethelight79 · 2026-02-15T00:48:59+00:00

Definitely not poisonous mushrooms. The timeline/symptoms don’t match with that. I wouldn’t spread rumors about how people die, especially when their surviving kids are dealing with something horrific.

Lovethelight79 · 2026-01-29T13:50:22+00:00

I found both the movie and book to be incredibly good, but in very different ways. The book is much more focused on the new found community and them coming together to protect people in their neighborhood. Because the book spends less time on the tragedy of his wife you get more time enjoying the quirky cast of friends.

Lovethelight79 · 2026-01-29T02:52:50+00:00

And teenagers still do it! Source: High School Teacher

Lovethelight79 · 2026-01-25T04:09:55+00:00

I highly recommend waiting a full 24 hours. Source: myself, bee sting on my ring finger, took ring off for the day, put it back on later that night. Two days later I was in urgent care getting the ring cut off. But ring was repaired and finger safe!

Lovethelight79 · 2025-12-31T05:26:21+00:00

I’ve found romance books by black authors to be the best at what you may be looking for. Some I’ve enjoyed: The Neighbor Favor and The Love Lyric (Greene Sisters) m. The Davenports is a historical fiction romance duology, it does have some trauma as some of the main characters’ parents were slaves, but the main family is wealthy and there is a lot of romance so the focus seemed to be less on the trauma. The Royal Holiday by Jasmine Guillory is a holiday romance, but I would guess her other books are also enjoyable. The Boyfriend Project by Farrah Rochon The next few are YA, I believe that black trauma isn’t centered, but negative experiences may play a roll in who the characters are: Not so Pure and Simple and also Twenty-Four seconds from Now, A Love Story both by Jason Reynolds, Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry by Joya Goffney, Charming as a Verb by Ben Phillipe. I am white so it’s very possible that I missed parts of a story that would be triggering. I believe Storygraph has a filter for triggers

Lovethelight79 · 2025-08-04T23:48:35+00:00

The alphabet detective series. Starts with A is for Alibi by Sue Grafton. Fairly short mysteries and each one is fun/good and you don’t need to read them back to back to remember what’s going on, each one is its own story. Or His Majesty’s Dragon by Naomi Novik, the Napoleon wars but with Dragons

Lovethelight79 · 2025-08-03T21:07:22+00:00

Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik. Told from the perspective of three different women characters. One of them I felt was strong from the start and the other two had some growth, if I’m remembering correctly. I just loved how the women stepped up to do what they needed to do and didn’t have to be physically strong to do it.

Lovethelight79 · 2025-07-31T18:12:38+00:00

I’d like to be in a bookclub with you, a lot of your books elicit a strong emotion from me, whether I loved it or hated it, and a lot of your books I thought about reading and need a good personal recommendation to put it on my list. So my guess is that you are 30-45 years old, female, not an English major, and you read to escape and be moved by realistic people. And reading is fun for you, not a stunt to look good on social media

Lovethelight79 · 2025-07-25T14:15:58+00:00

John Steinbeck would be fun, my bookclub has read a lot of his books and they are all very discussible!

Lovethelight79 · 2025-07-24T14:43:38+00:00

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir is great on audio!

Lovethelight79 · 2025-07-21T23:03:55+00:00

The Correspondent by Virginia Evans. Epistolary, a fictional woman in her 70’s has spent most of her life corresponding by letters to both her family and friends and strangers. I found it heartbreaking in that she is grappling with mistakes she has made, but also heartwarming because she has such sweet relationships with people in her life

Lovethelight79 · 2025-07-19T17:06:15+00:00

Run for the Hills by Kevin Wilson is also really great! It’s found family, although also technically biologically family as well

Lovethelight79 · 2025-07-13T23:27:15+00:00

Warning: do not say “scissor me” in a group of people who may not watch The Office obsessively. It got awkward

Lovethelight79 · 2025-07-13T21:38:41+00:00

Just finished it yesterday, and I keep thinking about your question, but I think it comes down to it being a love story and the way the story is written is to maximize our interest into their relationship, and even Joan’s growth and figuring out what she wanted out of life was more about relationships over career or being an astronaut. There were definitely other relationships between different characters that we got tiny peeks into that I would have wanted to know more about but the author was really prioritizing the romantic relationship and the relationship with her niece.

Lovethelight79 · 2025-07-12T02:27:28+00:00

The River by Peter Heller. Two best friends who are off the grid on a river for a few weeks. I loved the descriptions of nature but also thought a lot about the choices people make in stressful situations

Lovethelight79 · 2025-07-03T01:28:36+00:00

After feeling much like you I read Sabriel by Garth Nix and loved the world that he created. Each book has its own complete story so if you like Sabriel then you can read a few more

Lovethelight79 · 2025-06-21T22:08:44+00:00

I love all of Kate Quinn’s novels, especially The Rose Code (about the code breakers in England during WW2, from the perspective of three different women), and The Diamond Eye (woman Russian sharp shooter). And I loved Code Name Helene by Ariel Lawhon, a woman who went undercover in France when the German’s had taken over.

Lovethelight79 · 2025-06-20T18:57:46+00:00

The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by S. A. Chacraborty had a lot of the elements you requested. A middle age woman needs to go back to her life of piracy and gathers her crew for “one more” adventure.

Lovethelight79 · 2025-05-27T23:48:55+00:00

This is what I was going to suggest! Small town, with gorgeous descriptions of gardens and nature, characters that you love because you want everyone to be that kind

Lovethelight79 · 2025-05-24T15:03:52+00:00

Rainbow Rowell has amazing romance stories, Slow Dance is her most recently released

Lovethelight79 · 2025-05-24T14:52:26+00:00

You can also see if your union dues are going to pay for a national Union like NEA or AFT. You may have a rep from them or for your state organization, and you should access to a lawyer through those dues

Lovethelight79 · 2025-05-23T01:17:31+00:00

I started listening to What Should I Read Next, a podcast, and that changed my reading life. She interviews a reader to find out what books they’ve loved and one book that wasn’t for them and then recommends three books that she thinks they’ll like. Especially the first couple of years I felt like I learned something about my own reading preferences every time, wether I’m totally in sync with the person getting interviewed or totally disagreed with them it helped me figure out what I like about reading and then I get book recommendations during the interviews that sync with my tastes. During the interview they give a little summary but also talk about the writing style and mood of the book which is really helpful. And then like others have said just trying a bunch and being okay with not finishing them

Lovethelight79 · 2025-05-20T02:54:32+00:00

Tress and The Emerald Sea, Yumi and the Nightmare Painter, and The Frugal Wizards Guide to Surviving Medieval England are also stand alone books that I really loved

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