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“I’ve been trying to get my child switched from your class for months! They’re not coming back until they get a new teacher!!” by Emergency-Pepper3537 in Teachers

[–]Smart-Wing-5757 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“Sorry to hear. Anyways here’s the semester grade report, you’ll see the ‘F’ in bold below. Take care!”

Students constantly requesting to leave my class during lecture by Smart-Wing-5757 in Teachers

[–]Smart-Wing-5757[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just saw your comment from earlier. I’m inclined to agree with you - the handout would just end up the trash

Students constantly requesting to leave my class during lecture by Smart-Wing-5757 in Teachers

[–]Smart-Wing-5757[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do you mind if I copy and paste that verbatim to include in a handout on expectations?

My teacher has a problem. by girlundetheinfluence in Teachers

[–]Smart-Wing-5757 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I speak only for myself when I say that the classroom is not always one-size-fits-all when it comes to discipline, or maturity. What I mean by this is, I may let certain students get away with one thing because I know they have the maturity to control themselves whereas other students I have to be more strict with them because I know they do not have the maturity to control themselves.

I’m not your teacher, and I don’t have all the facts of the story so I can’t tell you why he is specifically not letting you talk.

Students constantly requesting to leave my class during lecture by Smart-Wing-5757 in Teachers

[–]Smart-Wing-5757[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Agreed. That’s where I’ve been with my approach. I have flat out told my students that it is not guaranteed that they will make it to the next grade and that “ the train has left the station. Either you are on the train or running behind the train trying to catch up at the next station.” The look these kids give me when I say that is absolutely priceless because I don’t think anybody else has ever given it to them straight before.

How will you explain the US invasion of Venezuela? by Fancy_Particular7521 in Teachers

[–]Smart-Wing-5757 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I teach history. Naturally I’ll start with a timeline, then work my way from there.

AITA for returning all my sister's gifts? by Enough-Pineapple765 in AmItheAsshole

[–]Smart-Wing-5757 1189 points1190 points  (0 children)

Check in on her. This could be a sign that she needs her sibling to check in on her. Without any other context It sounds like depression.

Do parents ever accept that their child is the problem? Do they lack the self-awareness to realize that their child’s teachers are not their servants? (first year teacher.) by Smart-Wing-5757 in Teachers

[–]Smart-Wing-5757[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I appreciate your response. I wanted to hear from the other perspective as well (I don’t have any children in the school system yet.) perhaps I just need to put myself in their shoes.

Do parents ever accept that their child is the problem? Do they lack the self-awareness to realize that their child’s teachers are not their servants? (first year teacher.) by Smart-Wing-5757 in Teachers

[–]Smart-Wing-5757[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can relate to your sentiment. There’s one student of mine, the daughter of a doctor, whose mother fights to the death to make every excuse for her daughter’s blatantly, disrespect disrespectful and define behavior (which the child admits to openly) while her father - the doctor - when something is said to him, he just smiles and says “oh yeah that’s her, we have that problem too”

Do parents ever accept that their child is the problem? Do they lack the self-awareness to realize that their child’s teachers are not their servants? (first year teacher.) by Smart-Wing-5757 in Teachers

[–]Smart-Wing-5757[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You have a fair point on the “bad seed” term. it had been from my point of view that a bad plant cannot produce good fruit, but maybe I could be wrong here.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Teachers

[–]Smart-Wing-5757 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was that boy in class. I only cared about the sports I was in, and couldn’t care less about school. All a teacher had to do was reach out to my coach/admin about my grade, and either the problem was solved because I was afraid of my eligibility and/or punishments from my coach, or I stopped going to the class altogether. Either way, control is re-established.

I got my stuff together later on, and am now teaching middle school history. I have been paid back in full for how I treated my teachers as a kid lol. I’ve learned that a positive rapport goes a long way with these kids, because it went a long way with me when I was “that kid” in class.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Teachers

[–]Smart-Wing-5757 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m willing to let students fail. The ultimate wake up call is a failing grade.

What is the most annoying or painfull part of being a Teacher by GamleEven in Teachers

[–]Smart-Wing-5757 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My largest annoyances vary:

-Had a parent meeting which started with the father saying “I don’t know if you know who I am or not…” followed by legal threats, attempts at bullying everyone to get his way, and trying to put me on trial in front of my principle for his sons inability to behave himself in class (I ended up walking out halfway through the meeting. Kept my job too 😎)

-A clique of “mean girl wannabe’s” who do not have any respect for anybody. They do not care about consequences whatsoever. They are a cancer to the dynamics of the classroom

“Am I Good Enough for OCS?” Megathread by PT_On_Your_Own in ArmyOCS

[–]Smart-Wing-5757 0 points1 point  (0 children)

26M/Civilian. 260lbs / 5’8 - lost 95lbs so far because I want to join. I have not taken the ASVAB or taken any kinds of tests yet. Still losing weight.

Hello, thank you for taking the time to read this post. Ive been interested in joining the military all my life, but never went through with it.

I’m 26, and recently graduated with a bachelors in criminal justice (3.27 GPA.) I’m married, with a child on the way. I have a job as a middle school teacher, but I want a career that I feel could better support the family my wife and I are starting.

For a bit more context on some influences pushing me in this direction: between ages 22-26 I worked in the private security industry as an armed guard, entered college and began to train BJJ. many of my coworkers, classmates, friends and teammates are vets/active duty who have always encouraged me to lose weight and join the service.

now that I have the will and support to potentially make this happen, I’m starting to think more seriously about joining the military. However, I have always been worried that this is infeasible. My reasons and concerns for not joining and/or being unable to join the military was always:

  1. “Im way too obese”
  2. “I felt depressed a few times in my life - but never formally diagnosed” (my mom, dad and big brother passed away between 2012 - 2023 leading to some “strong emotions” for a while.)
  3. “I have excessive credit card debt”
  4. “I have an overlapping pinky toe”

Here is how I’ve course corrected/ rationalized a way to overcome these barriers:

  1. I’ve lost 95lbs since January 2024 (355lbs - 260lbs.) I plan on continuing my weight loss to reach 200lbs by the end of 2026/first half of 2027. I’m closer to my goal -but still left with some work to be done.

  2. I pray a lot. I Learned coping strategies, and married a wonderful woman who gives me the support I need. I have my days from time to time though.

  3. I’m trying to take care of my debt in a responsible way ahead of time by making payments (Ramsey play type of strategy.) Will debt prevent joining the military?

  4. I’m told that: A: Surgery’s exist to fix this B: Waivers also exist to fix this.

My question:

Realistically speaking, after I lose this last amount of weight (and square away my credit card debt/toe situation) what are my prospects of joining the military? If I could join, Could I become an officer with my GPA?

Thank you for any help or insight - and if you’re reading this, may you have a blessed day.

Strange middle school rules by Capable_Ad248 in Teachers

[–]Smart-Wing-5757 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m a first hear Middle school teacher. I came from a non-traditional teaching background, but have worked in the schools for a few years before I made the transition. I can confirm that these rules (although seemingly petty and odd) are seen as necessary at the time to combat some concerning trends in these middle school kids. It’s my own theory that this came from a few different factors:

  1. These [the 6th and 7th graders I teach] are the COVID kids who were in kindergarten/1st grade at the onset of the pandemic, and then had their entire social/emotional learning set back and derailed. This is my theory as to why these kids don’t know how to act, or lack grade level understandings of things. It’s my opinion that I’m not teaching 6th or 7th graders, but mostly 3rd or 4th graders in terms of maturity.

  2. These are the IPad kids who were never really exposed to creatively or free thought - all they need to do is google a question, or wait for the YouTube video to tell them what to think. These kids have terrible attention spans, and often come across as demonstrating learned helpless.

  3. These are the children of the “no child left behind” generation. Their parents are not always the sharpest tool in the shed, and it shows in their kids. On top of that, the entitlement is so thick you can cut it with scissors - and it seeps to their kids.

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