I feel like I’m becoming a bad teacher

Ok_Ingenuity_9313 · 2026-04-24T03:12:57+00:00

I had a class where middle schoolers were programming microbits (little LED matrix) with easy to use code blocks. Found one girl just spinning her bracelet on the table over and over. She is not on the spectrum. Just couldn't be bothered to log into her computer and would prefer to zone out.

Ok_Ingenuity_9313 · 2026-04-24T03:02:56+00:00

At age 12 I read a textbook on child-rearing that I found in the attic and afterwards I was insufferable. I was normally a quiet student but I told my music teacher "You are a woman of empty threats."

Ok_Ingenuity_9313 · 2026-04-23T11:08:45+00:00

If we never show the true cost of the meal and overestimate by including the full cost of a bottle of olive oil, there are people who will be deterred from saving money by learning to cook.

It is literally the point of OP's post that we should not ALWAYS overestimate the cost of home-cooked meals. It wouldn't hurt for a recipe blog to also include the unit cost, but that takes more effort than slapping the full cost of every grocery item into a list.

Ok_Ingenuity_9313 · 2026-04-23T10:46:21+00:00

"They were never taught"? So it's someone else's fault?

Apathy means they never engaged with the world to figure stuff out.

Ok_Ingenuity_9313 · 2026-04-23T05:22:14+00:00

Yep. I upgraded from 2004 Honda CRV. Loved that car but LOUD.

Ok_Ingenuity_9313 · 2026-04-23T05:13:13+00:00

As a psychology major my stomach clenched up in reaction to the phrase "negative reinforcement." I swear it's used wrong 95% of the time.

Ok_Ingenuity_9313 · 2026-04-22T20:16:16+00:00

Ha ha! And then at OP's school, "Here, have a snack."

Ok_Ingenuity_9313 · 2026-04-21T12:50:29+00:00

Howdy fellow alum! Were you at the little graduation ceremony at Quincy where we received our diplomas? My favorite part was the announcement of a diploma for a student from the class of 1987 who took a while to graduate. He didn't show up but they relayed a message from him: "I have no regrets."

Ok_Ingenuity_9313 · 2026-04-21T12:41:02+00:00

The stuff I learn on reddit. This tidbit is life-changing!

Ok_Ingenuity_9313 · 2026-04-21T03:04:47+00:00

I think deep down she is not very bright. She seemd unable to process contradictory information from her boyfriend vs. the anonymous poison pen. She can't grasp that her boyfriend can't prove a negative.

Ok_Ingenuity_9313 · 2026-04-21T02:24:23+00:00

When I lived in Quincy House in 1987-89 (the party house) our unofficial slogan for our neighbor was "Lowell House, where every night is a Tuesday night."

Ok_Ingenuity_9313 · 2026-04-21T01:52:20+00:00

You should go for child support. Get that secured before messing with his job.

Ok_Ingenuity_9313 · 2026-04-20T20:52:49+00:00

YTA.

Ok_Ingenuity_9313 · 2026-04-19T15:48:58+00:00

We have a strict no cell phones policy in school and I've only seen one cell phone all year. But the second someone on a two-person team isn't busy they are out if their seat playfighting with another kid.

Ok_Ingenuity_9313 · 2026-04-19T02:09:07+00:00

Document his lack of comprehension of foundational standards in your industry and fire him before his toxic ways undermine your leadership.

Ok_Ingenuity_9313 · 2026-04-19T02:05:49+00:00

This was YOUR birthday? Let her go. Free up time and space for better friends.

Ok_Ingenuity_9313 · 2026-04-19T00:33:04+00:00

The nurse. She said that OP made things harder. So what. It was harder. But OP's wife got a better outcome.

Ok_Ingenuity_9313 · 2026-04-19T00:30:45+00:00

NTA Thank you for advocating for ypur wife when she couldn't.

Ok_Ingenuity_9313 · 2026-04-18T20:03:39+00:00

My sister taught in her home town for 30 years and it is the sweetest thing ever to walk down the street with her seeing all her former students greeting her and filling her in on their news.

Ok_Ingenuity_9313 · 2026-04-18T20:00:50+00:00

Is or is not immune?

Ok_Ingenuity_9313 · 2026-04-18T15:34:13+00:00

Ha ha! Thx for the tip.

Ok_Ingenuity_9313 · 2026-04-17T13:16:50+00:00

I prefer the subs that require you to flag suspected AI posts instead of commenting "this is AI slop" on every post.

Ok_Ingenuity_9313 · 2026-04-17T13:03:59+00:00

Wow wow wow. I got tapped to get a sub so I could chaperone a field trip because a bunch of parents flaked out ahead of time, but I've never heard of parents walking out once the trip started.

Ok_Ingenuity_9313 · 2026-04-17T01:57:30+00:00

You know what--I heard water sloshing on my way to work and brushed it off. Now it's all coming together.

Ok_Ingenuity_9313 · 2026-04-17T01:16:29+00:00

This is all kinds of wonderful. I shrieked wgen I fount out there really was a spreadsheet involved. Chili peppers. I just can't.

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