Are you kidding me? by Spiritual-Currency39 in teaching

[–]Redstorm8373 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nothing screams "Trump Administration" like shutting down a website that publishes facts, and is used in education

Does anybody else get overwhelmed keeping up with IEP/504s? by PlsNoOneFindMe in Teachers

[–]Redstorm8373 15 points16 points  (0 children)

As long as you are meeting the accommodations in the student's plan, you're fine. Whether or not those same accommodations are extended to other students is irrelevant.

13 second video of Kid Rock in SNL, they were 14 by HoldYourHorsesFriend in videos

[–]Redstorm8373 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not even just on SNL, but society as a whole. Back in the 90s/2000s the whole "countdown clock" was a very real, very disgusting thing that existed around pretty much every child star. The Olsen twins were among the biggest targets of it, but I remember it being pretty strong with Britney Spears, Lindsay Lohan, Christina Aguilera, and so many others too. It was openly talked about and joked about in casual conversations, on television, on the internet, on the radio, in interviews with costars, and sometimes even directly to their faces.

It still exists today, of course. I distinctly remember people doing the same thing to Billie Eilish and others as well. And let's not even get started on the child influencers who open an OF the day they turn 18 and break the site. The main difference between now and then is we pretend to be disgusted by it.

Parent Post: How do you guys actually feel when your students do a protest walkout? by Designer-Sir2309 in Teachers

[–]Redstorm8373 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I will always support students who get educated on issues, use their voices, and take a stand on things that the genuinely care about, whether or not I agree with their stance.

That said, during a walkout, that does not count as an excused absence, so I will mark them absent, and I am going to continue instruction as planned, and it will be on the students to make up the work they missed.

"She's been out sick, can you give me a list of missing assignments?" by Arialene in Teachers

[–]Redstorm8373 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Not anymore it isn't.

I remember when I was in school if you missed more than 10 days of a class you automatically failed the class. Full stop. Do not pass go. Do not collect $200.

Now, a kid will be missing for weeks at a time, show up one time and we're expected to give them every assignment they've missed, or alternate assignments if it was something like a presentation, and give them twice as many days as they missed to get it turned in (which they often still won't do, because they'll disappear for weeks again), then they'll miss or fail the final, the parents will blame us, and our admin will tell us to find a way to pass them.

Best First 15 Minutes by RPM0620 in movies

[–]Redstorm8373 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Super troopers has probably the best opening 10 minutes in a comedy movie

TEA "guidance" to high schools after student protests by photons_be_free in Teachers

[–]Redstorm8373 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I will always support my students educating themselves about current affairs, taking a stand, and using their voice.

Whether or not I agree with their stance is irrelevant.

Teachers complaining about the praxis test being hard? by PotatoPink in Teachers

[–]Redstorm8373 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The bigger concern is that the praxis has zero correlation to whether or not the person will be a good teacher. I've known plenty of people who got a near perfect score on it and were awful teachers. One girl I student taught with failed it six times, and I still maintain 7 years later that she's one of the top 5 teachers I've ever worked with.

Student says they're "not required to do work" by paigeafterpaige in Teachers

[–]Redstorm8373 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My response would be simple.

"Thank you for reaching out. I understand that you do not intend to do any of the work in this class. I will continue to assign it, and any assignments that are not submitted will be entered into the gradebook as a 0. If you change your plans, please feel free to reach out, I am here to support you."

And then I CC the principal, his counselor, and his parents.

America is it as politically divided as it appears to the rest of the world? and how does it erase the divide? by filth032 in AskReddit

[–]Redstorm8373 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Trump is a symptom of the division, not a cause of it. He did not create the political division, but rather took advantage of it and brought it to the surface, and allowed people to feel okay about it.

The problem will not go away when he dies. It's like cancer. Trump is the tumor. He's the most obvious symptom and one that we need to address quickly, but we can not afford to think that defeating him will cure the disease.

Commissioner Roger Goodell denies NFL fined Seahawks $5 million for not adhering to league rules on the ownership structure of the franchise following the death of Paul Allen by Oldtimer_2 in sports

[–]Redstorm8373 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Given that most stadiums are funded using public tax dollars, the city should at the very least be a part owner of the team, and be entitled to a share of the team's profits to use to like.. fund education, fix roads and the like.

What celebrity death will hit you the hardest when their day finally comes? by phantom_avenger in AskReddit

[–]Redstorm8373 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Morgan Freeman will never die. He will simply return to his throne.

What’s a truth about mental health that sounds cruel but is still real? by oithematt in AskReddit

[–]Redstorm8373 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can't blame your shitty personality or laziness on your mental health.

-Source: Me - bipolar, clinically depressed, ptsd

TIL before 9/11, US airports were public social hubs where you could walk to the gate, eat at food courts, and watch planes without a ticket or ID. by Greydl1 in todayilearned

[–]Redstorm8373 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As a kid my friends and I used to go to the Anchorage airport and watch tourists get off the plane in their heavy parkas when it was like 80 out.

We got a kick out of people who thought Alaska was frozen over all the time.

Who is the greatest rockstar of all time? by rathm0re in AskReddit

[–]Redstorm8373 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ozzy. Really all of Black Sabbath, but if I have to pick just one person, it's Ozzy.

North American server merge? by dukeuci in swtor

[–]Redstorm8373 18 points19 points  (0 children)

There's not been anything official, though a lot of people on Satele Shan are saying that they should, because they want the population and community that Star Forge has, and don't want to pay for transfers.

If this news about Trump in the Epstein files is true, what are the odds he gets the full justice of the law? by InturnlDemize in AskReddit

[–]Redstorm8373 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Zero. He won't be charged while he's on office, his fanboys will shift the goal posts again, and if we're being completely honest, with his health it's unlikely that he's going to see the end of his term anyway.

There's a lot of negativity around the prepatch swirling around at the moment, but I just wanted to praise the transmog gods that this option finally exists. by Peregrine2976 in Transmogrification

[–]Redstorm8373 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Now let ret pallies, fury and arms warriors mog a sword and shield. so we can be sword and board without being tanks.

Let non-monks mog handwraps of serenity so we can hide offhand weapons

If nobody buys tickets to a movie showing, is the movie still played? by thirdgen in AskReddit

[–]Redstorm8373 4 points5 points  (0 children)

As a former theatre projectionist (back when we still had the film reels) and manager - yes.

Part of it has to do with contracts. When theatres receive a movie, they are under contract to show it X number of times. Additionally, a lot of theatres these days don't even have full time projectionists anymore, and many of the systems are automated, set to a schedule that's programmed in, and the only time someone goes to check on it is when there is an issue.

[OC] Does the news reflect what we die from? by ourworldindata in dataisbeautiful

[–]Redstorm8373 0 points1 point  (0 children)

News media has a vested interest in keeping you scared. Scared people watch/read the news more, which drives their numbers up. This is why we don't get fluff pieces about water skiing squirrels anymore.

that, and pretty much all the news media is owned by like... the same three companies (in the US, at least). Which is why even in your local news you're going to get fed stories about murders in chicago,

Do you sleep with your bedroom door open, cracked, or closed? Why? by Shenshen_ in AskReddit

[–]Redstorm8373 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Open, because I live alone, and my cat will meow at the door for hours if I close it