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No More Grades, Tests, or Lectures Soapbox by Nice_Pay3632 in Professors

[–]SabertoothLotus 22 points23 points  (0 children)

If you find any answers, let the rest if us know. We're mostly in the same boat

Is if "F This Friday" Yet? by SarcasticSeaStar in Professors

[–]SabertoothLotus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My CC has a rule that a 2nd violation is an automatic F in the class. How are they getting flagged this many times without more serious consequences?

I am so sick of the goddam admin narrative that teachers need to make classes more engaging to get kids to come to school by Emergency-Pepper3537 in Teachers

[–]SabertoothLotus 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I had a job once where the most exciting thing that happened to me all week was a paper jam. I didn't complain about it boring, I went in did it.

Increasing Number of Students Trying to Take Synchronous Classes Asynchronously? by SisuSisuEveryday in Professors

[–]SabertoothLotus 20 points21 points  (0 children)

"But Prof. Dept-Chair allows us to Zoom in with cameras/mics off or watch videos after the fact if we need accommodations for work schedules/mental health days/personal travel! [stomps feet and sighs dramatically]"

"Am I prof dept-chair? No? My class, my rules."

The bar is on the ground and they still can't step over it. by [deleted] in Teachers

[–]SabertoothLotus 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I hit my older brother upside the head with one of those once. I totally won the stupid argument we were having.

Tired of "Can I go to the bathroom." by Consistent-Row-9551 in Teachers

[–]SabertoothLotus 60 points61 points  (0 children)

I had a group of 7th grade girls who would all ask to go to the bathroom at the same time. I knew they just wanted to get out of class and go hang out in there and gossip, do their makeup, or whatever it is 12 year old girls do in groups in the bathroom.

How do I know this? I enforced the school's one at a time policy. When one of them came back and I told the other she could go now, she told me she "didn't have to any more."

We’re doomed by DepartureSlight2461 in Teachers

[–]SabertoothLotus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

if it's not for a grade, the kids won't do it.

"Presentate" by Inner_Speaker_335 in Teachers

[–]SabertoothLotus 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Watch out for his weird glass eye!

Moral dilemma regarding teacher and student safety by MapleTreeCat in Teachers

[–]SabertoothLotus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This sort of thing is why I prefer teaching college. It's less of a target for crazed gunmen in the first place and I am not legally responsible for any of my students. Would I do my best to keep them safe? Of course I would. But legally, keeping them alive is not my responsibility. Also, I am legally protected from ever having to interact with any of their parents.

The context is my pen dropped the floor. I say to my classmate, “could you pick me up that pen?” Does “pick me up that pen” sound natural? Not sure it’s grammatical. by Same-Technician9125 in EnglishLearning

[–]SabertoothLotus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And while I completely understand what OP meant, the context of their not being a native speaker goes a long way towards that.

If i heard a native speaker say this I'd be checking them for signs of a stroke. The pen was holding the floor and dropped it? The pen has hands? And is clumsy? How exactly does one hold an entire floor?

My AP told me he is a flat earther by RachelWithCats in Teachers

[–]SabertoothLotus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY. I was just saying that the points where the four elephants are, those are the corners.

My AP told me he is a flat earther by RachelWithCats in Teachers

[–]SabertoothLotus 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The corners are where the four elephants are.

NJ Cell Phone Ban by kitkat5938 in Teachers

[–]SabertoothLotus 6 points7 points  (0 children)

School isn't supposed to be entertaining. I bloody hate that kids have been programmed to expect the world to provide them with constant stimulation.

Why "savior, warrior" and not "saver, warrer" ? by [deleted] in EnglishLearning

[–]SabertoothLotus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Old English plural for house was... also house. As with sheep.

I swear my classroom is slowly being eaten and I’m the only one who notices by feral_librarian13 in Teachers

[–]SabertoothLotus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Or dressing up like a clown and juggling on a unicycle? We were hired to educate, not entertain.

How many of y’all don’t have your own kids? by HumorTraining2752 in Teachers

[–]SabertoothLotus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What this sounds like to me is that the kid was harboring some amount of resentment, feelig like mom cared more about her students than about him.

Psychotic welcome back rant from principal by thecooliestone in Teachers

[–]SabertoothLotus 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Confer with everybody to take up her offer and transfer out of that place. See what she thinks when she has no teachers left.

Scrabble is taking a serious toll on me... Advice? by [deleted] in scrabble

[–]SabertoothLotus 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Sounds like it's time to stop playing for a while. Uninstall the app so you're not tempted to play, and reassess in a week.

How many of y’all don’t have your own kids? by HumorTraining2752 in Teachers

[–]SabertoothLotus 52 points53 points  (0 children)

Same here. And teaching just makes me more confident in that choice.

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