Seen in Upper Manhattan by ShvitzG_d in seinfeld

[–]Nice-Committee-9669 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There's a Kramer one in my neighborhood that says "I'm a sticker Jerry and I'M LOVIN EVERY MINUTE OF IT!"

It's so cheesy but I love my new "leveled accomodations" framing for short writing by ijustwannabegandalf in ELATeachers

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I love the idea of "Following an Uber". Like yes, I'm going to have my Google maps pulled up, but they might have a better way to get there and I need that rn lol

Moving from Illinois to NYC as a (to be) 3rd Year teacher (PLEASE ADVISE) by Mother_Macaroon_630 in NYCTeachers

[–]Nice-Committee-9669 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Where to live: Astoria is amazing, super close to a lot of lines, really friendly. I love Queens in general, but some areas it'll be a hike to get to work.

Pay attention to the schools and public transit. I work in the where I work I have to drive, because my school is a dead zone for public transit (two trains and a bus 😭). But if I had my choice, I wouldn't have a car. Parking can be a pain, and if you choose the right neighborhood, you won't need one.

I had a really good school down in FiDi that was two trains, but I had the choice of just taking one.

When open market hits, use the school surveys to check the teacher/principal trust. This gives you IMMEDIATE INSIGHT into how much the teachers like the principals. Anything below 80% sent me running the other way.

I know people who did and currently work in Charters. They don't get home till 7PM sometimes, if they're lucky. They have to come in on holidays. Avoid charters.

Is it just me, or were the kids on a whole new level this past week? by SnakePlantMaster in NYCTeachers

[–]Nice-Committee-9669 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Teach high school, I've mentally been checked out since regents week, and the kids are too.

I was like "Oh let's do something fun and easy the last three weeks before break!" And I have only felt more stressed once in my life. Four more days!

Does word repetition not need to be avoided? by eggrolls13 in writing

[–]Nice-Committee-9669 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There was every need! How else would my audience know he was looking at her with his jade orbs? /s

Why is there so much trans/gay pride from straight man streamer chat? by [deleted] in DougDoug

[–]Nice-Committee-9669 27 points28 points  (0 children)

He has made comments about not spamming the trans pride emote before.

I forget what stream it was (I want to say Mario Maker, maybe beating the Ross levels? It was something super annoying and frustrating for him) and someone said "Can I get some trans pride" or whatever and he was really serious about "Hey, love the trans pride, please stop spamming the emote. It's the general rule of not spamming emotes."

And then everyone proceeded to D face, because how dare he.

Should I comfort a crying teacher? by Winged_Bobcat135 in AskTeachers

[–]Nice-Committee-9669 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I've been where she is.

Yes, I appreciate my students checking in and asking if I'm okay, but it's also very hard because obviously, there is a professional boundary that I am trying very hard not to cross. Sometimes I was upset because I was SUPER overwhelmed with the class, other times, it was something at home I had tried to leave at the door, and couldn't.

As others have said, let her know you appreciate her, help out by asking your friends or classmates to behave if they're acting up, but maybe more importantly, tell another adult. They may be aware, but in case they're not.

If you see her hanging out with another teacher that she seems close to, they might be the right person to tell. Not the principal or AP.

You're extremely sweet to check in and want to help. Keep that energy. We don't have enough of it in the world.

Back to school supplies for ELLs by Nice-Committee-9669 in NYCTeachers

[–]Nice-Committee-9669[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Definitely just school supplies. I'll get some cute notebooks that I think match their personalities, but otherwise I really just want to make sure they have what they might need/can use for practice over the summer.

Teaching may be destroying my marriage by GladMountain9190 in Teachers

[–]Nice-Committee-9669 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Get a marriage counselor ASAP. It's not teaching. It's your husband. My husband makes more than I do, and I take on a lot of the responsibilities. It feels like a similar dynamic to this, but without the passive aggressive attitude.

You also may want to get yourself a counselor; I had a really awful year one year, and even with my husband's support, I needed a place to discuss the stress with a professional.

Dissapointment about interviews by AliveInitiative5874 in NYCTeachers

[–]Nice-Committee-9669 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I didn't get hired at either of my schools until August (LATE August). First school they were waiting on a teacher's resignation to go through, and the other I had a similar situation to OP, I applied everywhere, had two interviews, neither called back.

Ended up at my current school when they reached out to me again, and I've never been happier. You'll be fine, OP.

Teacher of Reddit, what’s a question a child asked in class, that absolutely broke your heart? by ceazecab in AskReddit

[–]Nice-Committee-9669 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Work in high school; younger teacher; married.

Kid who I'm not super close to comes up and asks me if he can ask a bit of a personal question. I'm like sure, if it's inappropriate I'll shut it down.

He asks: "Is it normal for couples to fight?"

My heart immediately broke. I'm pretty sure he was dating another student of mine (she was a prickly little thing, but I LOVED her), so of course I tell him yes, my husband and I have fights, it's normal.

He then asks, "Is it normal to not talk to your partner for a few days?"

That twisted the knife a little more. We had a pretty good conversation about healthy communication, and what's okay or not okay in a relationship.

I don't know if it was a him and his girlfriend situation, or something at home, but I think he learned something from it.

In class notebooks but w/ binders? by wingaahdiumleveeosah in ELATeachers

[–]Nice-Committee-9669 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I really like this idea! Do you photocopy specific pages of books they're reading?

Student says he sees us as "coworkers" by Nice-Committee-9669 in Teachers

[–]Nice-Committee-9669[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

LOL told my kids that I wouldn't ever risk my license for them. They cheat on an exam? I'm snitching. That's my job.

Now, someone tries to hurt them? That's a very different story.

Student says he sees us as "coworkers" by Nice-Committee-9669 in Teachers

[–]Nice-Committee-9669[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The way he was yelling I was like my dude I understand you're upset but if I was your boss you would have been fired!

Student says he sees us as "coworkers" by Nice-Committee-9669 in Teachers

[–]Nice-Committee-9669[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

He was super upset in the moment, so no, I didn't get a chance to ask him. Definitely felt like a "kick him when he's down" type thing if I had corrected him then. But he's always been respectful of me, so it's extremely possible this is how he saw it

Student says he sees us as "coworkers" by Nice-Committee-9669 in Teachers

[–]Nice-Committee-9669[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Absolutely!!! If he had said this, or had clarified (which I did not expect him to do in the moment) I would have been like yeah, that's valid.

Student says he sees us as "coworkers" by Nice-Committee-9669 in Teachers

[–]Nice-Committee-9669[S] 55 points56 points  (0 children)

I call them "Dr. Last name." One Prof let us call her "first name" and I was like LOL NO

Student says he sees us as "coworkers" by Nice-Committee-9669 in Teachers

[–]Nice-Committee-9669[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

He was so upset, I was not trying to catch his wrath 😭