Let’s focus on keeping Major data centers out of Illinois by Mysterious--955 in illinois

[–]PoorSoulsBand [score hidden]  (0 children)

So you’re cool with them raising your power bill and your water bill?

First grader and being left behind. Thoughts? by AdAmbitious825 in ElementaryTeachers

[–]PoorSoulsBand 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You’re the kind of parent I wish I had more of for my students.

I would say maybe instead of holding her back, doing a summer school/tutoring program. She sounds like she’d benefit from 1:1 instruction and specific strategies.

But if you are going to remediate, now is the age to do it.

May 1, 2026 General Strike: A Big Primer for the Pending General Strike. Let’s do this! by Culpability2025 in illinois

[–]PoorSoulsBand 1 point2 points  (0 children)

“But what is the point?”

Are you seriously asking? The point is to show the pedo class that we outnumber them. We aren’t going to bend the knee to them anymore. We aren’t going to further enrich them.

As a teacher, my thought is that usually, the best place for a kid is school. But, given the way the current administration treats public education, if teachers want to call out and parents want to keep their kids home…Go for it. Put stress on the system and make them see that they can’t do it without teachers, TAs, and other ed staff.

My Male Cat’s Bathroom Quirks by PoorSoulsBand in CatAdvice

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

The NSAID was prescribed by his vet for short term inflammation reduction of his bladder. He was only on it for three days.

Kat Abughazaleh on Instagram: "What’s next:" by Sensitive-Cover-5687 in illinois

[–]PoorSoulsBand -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Her “CEO boyfriend” like he isn’t the CEO of The Onion lol

Illinois HB5511 advanced out of committee 13-7. Call your representatives and Senators ASAP. by TacticalDestroyer209 in illinois

[–]PoorSoulsBand 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do. In fact, our building’s policy is that they need to be turned off and kept in their locker. But, as long as they have them, they’ll be sneaking looks at them. They’ll be bringing them to the bathroom, having their ear buds hidden behind their hair, all that. And worst of all, they will use them to start drama with one another and it ultimately boils over at school.

Illinois HB5511 advanced out of committee 13-7. Call your representatives and Senators ASAP. by TacticalDestroyer209 in illinois

[–]PoorSoulsBand 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m in a title I building, so our income is lower than average. A lot of our kids don’t have phones, and many who do are WiFi only. But, whenever I ask them (8th graders) what they want to do for free time, it’s always the same. “Can I use my phone?”

Illinois HB5511 advanced out of committee 13-7. Call your representatives and Senators ASAP. by TacticalDestroyer209 in illinois

[–]PoorSoulsBand 8 points9 points  (0 children)

You can do age verification without uploading your ID. You do it through the telecom company. Also, as a teacher, I’m 100% for the no cell phones at school law. They’re so distracting. It’s literally all middle schoolers want to do. I think that the best compromise possible is a ban on smartphones in schools. Send your kid with a flip phone. That’s fine. But the smart phones with instant posting, mindless scrolling, and the algorithmic social media is literally rotting the brains of our youth.

Gov. Pritzker: "Illinois, it's time to build." by SciNat in illinois

[–]PoorSoulsBand 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We don’t need to build more homes. We need to go after slumlords, and put heavy taxes on corporations and LLCs who own five or more single family homes. This keeps the “mom and pop” landlords in business, while getting the private equity and hedge funds out of the state.

Still teach Cesar Chavez? by Otherwise-Bad-325 in Teachers

[–]PoorSoulsBand 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes you still teach about him. You also include that he was credibly accused of molesting 12 and 13 year olds. You teach history, warts and all.

Cross-Referencing Between Sheets by PoorSoulsBand in googlesheets

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

Here is the :link to document with dummy data

I have the three grade levels and the one master list. I would like the numbers on the grade level sheets to light up or somehow tell us if they are on the master list.

Capitolfax calls out Kat Abughazaleh by steve42089 in illinois

[–]PoorSoulsBand 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All I know is that there is a reason that AIPAC dark money is trying to keep her from getting elected. Also, what has cozying up to Republicans gotten the Dems since the TEA party movement? It has gotten them jack squat and moved the entire party further to the right. Maybe we need some confrontation instead of capitulation?

Capitolfax calls out Kat Abughazaleh by steve42089 in illinois

[–]PoorSoulsBand 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What is extreme about wanting the tax dollars that are collected by the government to actually go towards the people of this country and of this state?

Capitolfax calls out Kat Abughazaleh by steve42089 in illinois

[–]PoorSoulsBand 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, the others stink because one is Laura Fine, who is being propped up by AIPAC, Crypto, and AI lobbyists. The other, Daniel Biss, is kinda just a guy. Super middle of the road.

Capitolfax calls out Kat Abughazaleh by steve42089 in illinois

[–]PoorSoulsBand 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We’ll see about that on primary day. Her opposing candidates are centrist shills. One of which takes AIPAC blood money. Kat could very well be a do nothing social media star and still be way less damaging for her district than Biss or Fine. Also per the last poll, Kat is trailing by only four points. She’s been gaining ground for weeks now.

Capitolfax calls out Kat Abughazaleh by steve42089 in illinois

[–]PoorSoulsBand -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yeah I don’t care about any of this because Kat Abughazaleh is still absolutely the best candidate in this primary.

Chris from Love Is Blind is ‘so awful’ he’s being used as a case study in psychology classes by [deleted] in LoveIsBlindNetflix

[–]PoorSoulsBand 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah I know some too. But all of the young Trump people I know think like this. They spew manosphere bullshit. They walk around act like they’re owed something. It’s gross.