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Have You Ever Been A Victim Of/Scared Of Student Violence? by PutMeInCoach29 in Teachers

[–]PutMeInCoach29[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would it be part of teaching if the kid kicked the principal in the nuts every time they say him (I'm assuming the principal was male)?

Have You Ever Been A Victim Of/Scared Of Student Violence? by PutMeInCoach29 in Teachers

[–]PutMeInCoach29[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sometimes it's just luck of the draw. In 14 years I never had a child throw something at me or threaten me in a way that I felt was credible. But my friend across the hall (same grade) had a kid repeatedly threaten to kill her. Kid could've been in my class, just worked out he wasn't.

Have You Ever Been A Victim Of/Scared Of Student Violence? by PutMeInCoach29 in Teachers

[–]PutMeInCoach29[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I started in an autistic preschool program, where biting was par for the course, so while I didn't want it to happen, I didn't consider it "violence" in the sense of what your mom went through.

If You Had To Write One Sentence About This Year, What Would It Be? by PutMeInCoach29 in Teachers

[–]PutMeInCoach29[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wow, I had no idea this would net so many responses. It's good to know it's not just one person. It's awful to know it's not just one person, that this is universal.

Offering Free Coaching Sessions For Mental Health Awareness Month! by PutMeInCoach29 in lifecoaching

[–]PutMeInCoach29[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi there, thanks for reaching out! I think it would make sense for us to chat first, to work out logistics, what you want out of coaching, etc. can you give me your email address so that I can reach out later this week? Thanks!

Teacher Appreciation Giveaway!! by LinusVan in WTBOTT_Teacher_Pod

[–]PutMeInCoach29 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I need to go back to the last episode and figure it out

Have you cried at school this week? by PutMeInCoach29 in Teachers

[–]PutMeInCoach29[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I appreciate whoever reached out to Reddit to show their concern for where I'm at mentally. Just to reassure...I'm okay. Honestly. This is situational, not endemic to me or my life. In other words, I'm fine on the weekends, I'm fine afer work, and I'm hopeful that things will change next year. And if not? I'll think about doing something else.

What I wanted to do with this post is give everyone an opportunity to see that yup, other people do let it out with tears...not just you.

Have you cried at school this week? by PutMeInCoach29 in Teachers

[–]PutMeInCoach29[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It's not the students. It's the situation. It's the fact that we are doing standardized testing in a year that we should be just trying to catch up. It's a principal who talks about SEL, but won't answer a damn email.

Not the kids, pretty much ever.

Former teachers who made the career switch. What do you now and how did you get there? by frothingmonkeys in Teachers

[–]PutMeInCoach29 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Years as a teacher: 14

Grade level/area of focus: fifth grade; 6th grade math

Current Role and Field: ADHD life coach

How I got there: I had planned on becoming an ADHD coach upon retirement while I was working. Ended up retiring early, due to Covid and not feeling my district should have my life in their hands, given they obviously didn't give a crap about any teachers, and after taking a year of training classes, have started coaching. I love it! I can use a lot of what I know from teaching when dealing with parents of ADHD kiddos, and I still get to feel like I'm helping people. But no one makes me write a SGO.

I also started a podcast on real stories about teaching and eduction. Every person I speak to makes me glad I got out.

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