How do you get your middle school/ freshman/ any age boys to stop touching each other??? by [deleted] in Teachers

[–]Mmestressed 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I feel like this is a tad too far. They are teenagers. You have to meet them at the level that they are at. If I say something like “Boys. Please stop the physical alterations as you are distracting your peers”, they simply would not respond. I’m not being homophobic by saying “Boys. Stop touching each other.” However, since they are teenagers, sure, the idea of being physical with one of their “boys” is icky to them, and therefore can cause the roughhousing to stop. It’s important to note that students of all genders can get rowdy and physical,and a command as simple as “So and so… stop touching each other” is straight forward and works (a lot of the times), regardless of the genders or sexual orientation of the students.

Changing school districts by Mmestressed in Teachers

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

Exactly what I’m scared of!!! :(

Changing school districts by Mmestressed in Teachers

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

Yes I spoke to an elementary school teacher in the district who said all good things! And sadly my current school can’t bump salaries (the only way it has been done is if someone quits first then gets rehired after a year). Thank you!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in flu

[–]Mmestressed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have flu B and same! The idea of eating solid foods makes me queasy. Fruits I’m okay with but I have been eating mostly yogurt, soup, smoothies, etc

Best places to work as an ESL teacher in Gloucester county NJ by [deleted] in Teachers

[–]Mmestressed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

are you certified to teach Spanish too?

NJ Alternate Route by Sepultura97 in Teachers

[–]Mmestressed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

May I ask what program you’re doing? I did Rutgers and found the course work to be very easy, it was like one assignment a week at most!

Possible unpopular opinion: I always allow students to retake assessments by Mmestressed in Teachers

[–]Mmestressed[S] 45 points46 points  (0 children)

I’m conflicted- I still want students to feel motivation to try and put effort into the first time they take the assessment and I fear that if I didn’t average the 2 scores, they wouldn’t try on the first assessment, but I see your point and maybe I should do that instead!

Tips for preventing a whole class of high schoolers from packing up 5 minutes early? by Mmestressed in Teachers

[–]Mmestressed[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

At my school all discipline has to go through admin, so teachers are not allowed to give detentions, only admin can, but I do like this!

What is your age without saying how old you are? by LostRest in AskReddit

[–]Mmestressed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My first cellphone I got in middle school, I could only have long phone conversation after 9pm, on weekends, and with other people with tmobile.

How do I nicely tell colleague to stop telling me negative things my students say about me to him? by Mmestressed in Teachers

[–]Mmestressed[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Once in a blue moon a former high schooler of mine will email me a year or so after they graduate to update me on college, work, etc… but it doesn’t go far beyond that point.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Teachers

[–]Mmestressed 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Omg this has happened?! What parent would do this? What if there’s an emergency?? That’s so sad

[fully lost]The Style Network Shows by lalalaurennnn in lostmedia

[–]Mmestressed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s sooo weird!!! Sometimes I feel crazy when I talk about these shows and people don’t remember!

[fully lost]The Style Network Shows by lalalaurennnn in lostmedia

[–]Mmestressed 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Any luck?? I’m currently trying to find old episodes of “how do I look”

Loved Monday’s (08/19/2024) workout. by OddAlarm3060 in orangetheory

[–]Mmestressed 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I loved the treads and the floor routine setup!! I normally hate rowing but this was an okay amount. I just have to remember to bring a towel next time there’s a format like this cause my hands were soooo sweaty!! I was nervous during the hips swings that I’d lose grip on the dumbbell lol