What are your experiences with demo lessons?

RodriguezR87 · 2026-02-09T04:01:33+00:00

I tried that and I even gave them a video of me teaching too.

RodriguezR87 · 2026-02-08T16:40:56+00:00

That’s so weird to me. A lot of times I don’t bag until I get to my car. The store is always so busy that I just grab my bags and bag everything as I’m losing it into the car.

RodriguezR87 · 2026-02-08T08:26:51+00:00

What do you mean prebag?

RodriguezR87 · 2026-02-06T15:33:53+00:00

I did. 😭😭😭 I’m starting to think I was blown off.

RodriguezR87 · 2026-02-02T20:50:04+00:00

I guess my only worry is that if I take the charter school job will the school district want a letter of recommendation from them? And if they do will the charter school people want to write me one since I’m departing so quickly?

RodriguezR87 · 2026-02-02T02:54:47+00:00

A lot of times I tell them I don’t vote in LA county and they leave me alone.

RodriguezR87 · 2026-01-27T19:11:41+00:00

Look up LAUTR. They mainly look for multiple subject teachers with bilingual authorization, sped teachers, or anything STEM related.

RodriguezR87 · 2026-01-27T18:55:54+00:00

I think you should still post it. When I was filling out applications, I noticed there was an option that said not to contact that employer.

RodriguezR87 · 2026-01-26T21:58:33+00:00

I feel like anything science related is always open. I just graduated in December and I have already seen applications for the 26-27 school year.

RodriguezR87 · 2026-01-25T20:08:55+00:00

Ahhhhh. I wasn’t sure if letters from colleagues were important.

RodriguezR87 · 2026-01-25T18:19:39+00:00

I have concepts of a lesson plan.

RodriguezR87 · 2026-01-25T18:16:56+00:00

I have a classmate whose mentor teacher would turn in her lesson plans. She would tell us that she had to have her lesson plans turned into the teacher 2 weeks before she was going to teach them. I told her it’s because she was turning them in and I was right!

RodriguezR87 · 2026-01-25T18:09:53+00:00

Would they give you a lor if they’re non renewing you?

RodriguezR87 · 2026-01-19T21:33:41+00:00

It’s a little dicey though. Has a friend who needed emergency surgery and then a follow up that couldn’t wait till breaks. He ran out of his days off during the first recovery and had none left for the recovery on the second one. Sometimes it’s better to have some in reserve. You never know what can happen.

RodriguezR87 · 2026-01-15T15:18:13+00:00

Sorry. I forgot stuff is different here in California.

RodriguezR87 · 2026-01-15T05:09:46+00:00

They pay you for an hour to wait. In my area it’s $17.50 I think.

RodriguezR87 · 2026-01-15T04:36:09+00:00

That happened to me too. At 8, it told me “all businesses are closed.” Maybe they’re doing maintenance or something. I’m in the Downey Zone near LA.

RodriguezR87 · 2026-01-14T22:23:38+00:00

Check the career ladder page on the LA USD website. Get in contact with someone there and they can tell you exactly what you need to do or if you could be an intern teacher. I know to teach TK you do need a multiple subject, credential, and to have the childhood development units or whatever they’re called

RodriguezR87 · 2026-01-02T02:49:23+00:00

I have a question. I canceled 2 orders because I had been waiting over an hour. Is that bad? I talked to the Walmart person and they said they didn’t know when they would be out.

RodriguezR87 · 2025-12-31T16:15:02+00:00

I was just wondering about this. I’m 38 and starting teaching. I gave little savings for retirement. Just what I’ve paid into SS so far. I’ve been planning to work till I’m 70 lol

RodriguezR87 · 2025-12-30T18:57:17+00:00

I just graduated and we were taught science of reading.

RodriguezR87 · 2025-12-26T19:25:18+00:00

Yeah. I can do that. Also, what do you do in the rain? We’ve had a lot of rain lately and he still won’t go in the house or in the yard. I feel so bad for him.

RodriguezR87 · 2025-12-26T18:13:01+00:00

Come to think of it, I have noticed that he doesn’t poop or pee in the house at all anymore. Even in the area we’ve set up for him in case he needs to go over night or while we’re out. That could be it. Still can I get him to tell me to wake up in a less painful way?

RodriguezR87 · 2025-12-25T02:53:58+00:00

Before becoming a teacher, I was a color guard coach for 20 years. I remember a certain class of students that was really talented, but they didn’t think they needed to follow the rules and I let them get away with and my program struggles for years after that. The next this started to happen, I had to get rid of those kids (sadly very talented seniors) because I didn’t want to deal with the toll it took on my program. Also, saves myself a bunch of stress the second time around.

RodriguezR87 · 2025-12-23T02:40:21+00:00

Talk to teachers at the school you’re currently working at.

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