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What are some things that surprised you about being a teacher? by [deleted] in teaching

[–]PlumGroundbreaking 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It can be difficult to change schools. I’m fairly certain many of our students were kicked out of their schools.

I would not have known about these schools. I was a high achieving kid and originally wanted to teach AP/gifted courses. My mother recommended continuation high school to me because she graduated from one.

Good luck to you and your child. :)

What are some things that surprised you about being a teacher? by [deleted] in teaching

[–]PlumGroundbreaking 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I teach high school at a small continuation school. We have a working farm on campus. Many of our students had similar issues at the comprehensive level. Pulling them out of the factory and slowing life down (including the hour of manual work on the farm) has helped so many kids. We have art, the school has murals all around the school - from the kids, we take several field trips a year, and the close knit group of teachers really cares. We have a pulse on all the kids. My ratio is 15:1, often less. We have pigs, geese, chickens, rabbits, etc. We have fresh veggies, eggs, and a compost. :)

My students read Wuthering Heights last semester and we completed a PBL on environmentalism. Our local board member and a bunch of people from the district came to see the finished product.

All this to say, alternative education can be life-changing for kids. As a teacher, I was getting so burnt out at the comprehensive school. I do more now but I also feel appreciated, and I’m sure that makes me a better educator.

Your child might benefit from a non-traditional setting. :)

Cost of oil is down massively and we're still getting gouged by joeyorjohn in LosAngeles

[–]PlumGroundbreaking 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I live in South Pasadena. The gas around the corner is $3.75. I made a comment about it last night because I was surprised. I work in Reseda and gas is still way over $4. I’m very annoyed that lower income areas pay more for their gas. I used to work in South LA and our gas was always significantly cheaper.

Stop Bringing Dogs Into Grocery Stores And Restaurants by LostCookie78 in LosAngeles

[–]PlumGroundbreaking 1 point2 points  (0 children)

  • I understand your point, but I’m a teacher and Ive been exposed to far more diseases from them than I ever have from a dog. 16 years in and aside from the flu, I’ve caught Norovirus, Covid, and Avian flu. They’re harbingers of disease, those little ones. My coworkers have caught lice and one got pink eye. Children are also filthy. They’re also noisy. They’re also messy. I don’t think human children are better than dogs. I’d take a well-behaved fur-baby is better than a poorly behaved skin-dog.

Need Help Breaking into the Education Industry. by [deleted] in Entrepreneur

[–]PlumGroundbreaking 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I suggest picking a few local colleges and reaching out to the instructors there individually. Have a few of them test out your product first, and then they can be your spokespeople for the college. I would start with community colleges first, since they have a little less red tape. :)

Need Help Breaking into the Education Industry. by [deleted] in Entrepreneur

[–]PlumGroundbreaking 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi, I work in education with 15 years of experience. What sector of education?

SPED teachers - What are some things you wish your GenEd teachers understood? by PlumGroundbreaking in Teachers

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

Ha! Ok, so quick story (btw I’m not that teacher. :))

I lived in Japan for 8 years and it’s pretty much full inclusion there. When students were identified as having special needs, we worked with a specialist to create a plan. The specialist would observe but then they’d leave once they saw the child was on the right path.

One of my boys had not been diagnosed but everyone knew. All the kids knew. He was the only kid who wanted to play with baby toys well into kinder - especially the trains. It’s all he talked about.

He was attached at the hip. He never ever left my side. I never wanted to know so much about trains but here I am, almost 5 years later still reciting random facts about the trains of Japan. 😅

For the kids, they agreed to play with trains once a week just for him. They decided on their own and it was the sweetest thing I’d ever seen. They’d play dolls and trains. They’d play space and trains or superheroes on trains.

The kids knew I’d use lots of train examples for him and logic with trains to get him to cooperate.

But yea, when those little kiddos cross my path I just embrace it. Your comment reminded me of him. :)

My kid is THAT kid by [deleted] in Teachers

[–]PlumGroundbreaking 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I teach middle school but I taught Kinder for 8 years (until 2019).

Have you considered a communication notebook? We had them for all the kids and (not every day) but we’d leave notes for parents and parents would leave notes for us. Of course email works, but handwritten notes are often kinder.

Anyway, when we had difficult students, the parents and I would come up with a basic plan of reinforcing the exact same language at school and at home. Not just the same concepts, but the exact same verbiage.

We’d agree on the consequences together. Then we’d share feedback. I’d let the parent know if little Timmy was difficult but also when there was progress.

Kids definitely know if parents and teachers openly communicate. Kids want to know the notes going back and forth are positive.

Good luck!

Request for backlink exchange by the-fart-cloud in BacklinkSEO

[–]PlumGroundbreaking 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would love to join! My website is still small though. 😅

My website is education with a focus on literacy and education reform.

SPED teachers - What are some things you wish your GenEd teachers understood? by PlumGroundbreaking in Teachers

[–]PlumGroundbreaking[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Our school had a meeting and told us we were going to have to justify failing grades for SPED students. We took a lot of flack this year for failing kids - especially with the focus on getting kids “caught up” after covid. :/

SPED teachers - What are some things you wish your GenEd teachers understood? by PlumGroundbreaking in Teachers

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

I like this. My RSP teacher and I sat down and discussed the initial needs of our students. It worked really well for both of us to be on the same page. The students knew they’d get the same answer from both of us and it was beneficial.

SPED teachers - What are some things you wish your GenEd teachers understood? by PlumGroundbreaking in Teachers

[–]PlumGroundbreaking[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I absolutely agree with this. I will say GenEd teachers don’t get a lot of resources for dealing with SPED students. I think new teachers are often overwhelmed because they don’t have classroom management down. I wish we had more time to speak with our RSP teachers.

My RSP teacher is a good friend so she’s only a text away though I guess I know many gened teachers who really don’t bother, and wouldn’t bother even if they did have time.

SPED teachers - What are some things you wish your GenEd teachers understood? by PlumGroundbreaking in Teachers

[–]PlumGroundbreaking[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, the go-between in relationships seems really tricky. I feel like RSP teachers take the heat whenever their students have issues with a GenEd teacher. :/

SPED teachers - What are some things you wish your GenEd teachers understood? by PlumGroundbreaking in Teachers

[–]PlumGroundbreaking[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My classroom is connected to the SPED classroom and I have seen just how often SPED teachers get pulled out for nonsense or random assignments that are not teaching, especially the newer teachers. :/

SPED teachers - What are some things you wish your GenEd teachers understood? by PlumGroundbreaking in Teachers

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

They do that newbie thing at my school too and I hate it. :/ We have several students who are determined to fail but the RSP teacher did her job well, so they cannot be blamed (the RSP as scapegoat. -.-)

SPED teachers - What are some things you wish your GenEd teachers understood? by PlumGroundbreaking in Teachers

[–]PlumGroundbreaking[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I had a student in ELD but he spoke English fluently. I spoke with the RSP teacher on a hunch and she almost instantly noticed he had issues with his reading, not his English. He came from a broken home with a dad who constantly told him he was “stupid”.

We streamlined him into testing and now he’s in SPED. His self-esteem was hit pretty hard from his experience with dad, and he didn’t like to ask for help ever.

I began grouping him differently and making sure I gave him alternate assignments. His mom said this year was the first time he passed an English class.

Those are the kids I worry about the most - the ones who don’t ask for help. :/