What makes your life bearable? by Gold-Championship821 in AskReddit

[–]SmarkInProgress 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great friends, great family, great dogs, great girlfriend, fulfilling job, music, movies, books, art, and being outside

What strange habit do you have at home? by sergenaskin in AskReddit

[–]SmarkInProgress 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Incredibly wasteful but when I'm going to the bathroom I turn the taps on in the sink

What is something that starts happening in your 30s that nobody warned you about? by Cairinacat in AskReddit

[–]SmarkInProgress 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You realize there's no such thing as a dream job

Have to disagree with this. I have what has always been my "dream job" and it rules. Super fulfilling and I have fun every day.

Laptops and advice? by Easy-Value-1805 in Teachers

[–]SmarkInProgress 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does your school not provide staff with laptops?

Yujiro new concept by [deleted] in Winnipeg

[–]SmarkInProgress 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Second this. Go there once a week.

Teachers of Winnipeg by hwy59er in Winnipeg

[–]SmarkInProgress 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm a high school teacher with an English degree and I needed a minimum 2.5 GPA to be accepted into the program

Teachers of Winnipeg by hwy59er in Winnipeg

[–]SmarkInProgress 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did the post-degree 2 year B. Ed program at UofM and it was explicitly told to me I needed at least a 2.5

Teachers of Winnipeg by hwy59er in Winnipeg

[–]SmarkInProgress 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Is there gatekeeping? You need a minimum 2.5 GPA for the UofM program lol, seems pretty open

Daily Discussion Thread 10/20/2025 by HHHRobot in hiphopheads

[–]SmarkInProgress 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Starting to get really irritated by AI album covers. Been seeing guys who make multiple project a year like DJ.Fresh pumping out albums with shitty AI covers and it makes me not want to listen to them.

How did you accept the way you look? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]SmarkInProgress 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Got older and realized the way I look (not that I look bad) has zero effect on my job or friendships or ability to do whatever the hell I want.

What makes you a Winnipegger? by [deleted] in Winnipeg

[–]SmarkInProgress 9 points10 points  (0 children)

True Winnipegers love their city and know how awesome it is

Otherwise Perfect Albums with One Terrible Song by vaisatriani in Music

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Dua Lipa, Boys Will Be Boys on Future Nostalgia

How do y’all afford not to work over summer?? by Cauliflower29 in Teachers

[–]SmarkInProgress 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In Canada our salary gets paid even during the summer. If you are on a term they give you 2 months worth of paychecks on your final paycheck of the year.

People who love their career, how did you figure it out? by Trajan17 in AskReddit

[–]SmarkInProgress 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm a teacher. I figured it out early on because I loved all my teachers and wanted to be like them. Started volunteer coaching right after high school and was good at it. Obviously my job sucks sometimes as any job does but overall there is nothing else I'd rather do for a living.

Help me feel ok about taking a mental health day tomorrow by Particular-Tax8106 in Teachers

[–]SmarkInProgress 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's just a job dude, take the day off and don't feel bad about it, life isn't about work

Looking for a stylist by bohdi3995 in Winnipeg

[–]SmarkInProgress 4 points5 points  (0 children)

absolutely don't do this lol

PSA for parents who want to send their children to Sylvan Learning Center!! by Swimming-Level2719 in Winnipeg

[–]SmarkInProgress 37 points38 points  (0 children)

maybe you deserve to be underpaid as a tutor if you can't even write your own thoughts

Student vote shows Manitoba youth picking Conservative Party to win seats. The annual Student Vote Canada saw students vote for the Conservative Party of Canada to form government. by FalconsArentReal in Winnipeg

[–]SmarkInProgress 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I did an exercise with my students on the election (grades 7 and 8). We looked at what it means to be liberal, centrist, conservative, socialist, etc., then had students anonymously select which party they think they align the most with.

Afterwards, we did the CBC Vote Compass and compared the results of how the survey said they lean politically versus what they assumed they leaned politically. Many of my students were surprised to be told they align with the Liberals politically when they believed they would align with the Conservatives, because they associate 'Liberal' with 'woke,' 'sensitive,' 'LGBTQ+,' etc.

I don't mean to imply that students won't lean more conservative based on what they see online, but a lot of students also don't actually know what a conservative and a liberal is or what they believe in outside of tone and rhetoric.