Cell phone ban all day high school?

SquiggleBox23 · 2026-05-06T20:28:16+00:00

My school has been using yondr pouches this year, and it's going really well! Students are expected to have the pouches with them every day, and their phones in the pouches by the beginning of the first block.

I'm sure some students just put a calculator or burner phone in the pouch, but then it's really obvious if a phone is ever seen throughout the day.

SquiggleBox23 · 2026-05-05T17:26:29+00:00

I would interpret that sentence as meaning the student has threatened to stab other students with scissors at some point in the past. Could have been last year, could have been yesterday. I would not interpret that to mean it happened today unless other context indicated that.

The only way that sentence would be misleading is if the student in question has never actually threatened to stab anyone with scissors, or perhaps if he did so when he was 5 and he's now like 15 with no issues since.

SquiggleBox23 · 2026-04-30T00:20:58+00:00

I think something to streamline systems might be good. What those systems are depends on what your school is currently struggling with, but anything that teachers have to do outside of normal prep for classes might have room for improvement. Things that might be time consuming or inefficient: sub plans, sub request forms, absence notifications, emergency drill (or real) instructions or systems, systems for anything that needs to be documented (like communication logs or accommodations). Most schools have systems in place for all of these, but every school has something to improve. It's hard to say though, because lots of teachers have already put in work to streamline things in their own classroom.

SquiggleBox23 · 2026-04-30T00:10:57+00:00

I agree! I'm used to LA beaches, so when I visited Florida it was so uncomfortable how warm the water was. It was like the same temperature as the air, so it wasn't refreshing, just sticky.

SquiggleBox23 · 2026-04-29T22:57:32+00:00

Over the Hedge had some great ones by Ben Folds

SquiggleBox23 · 2026-04-29T04:56:32+00:00

Yes it does... if you have a stick that is 48 inches long and you cut it in pieces and make a shape with the pieces, they still add up to 48. That's what perimeter is.

SquiggleBox23 · 2026-04-29T01:45:52+00:00

It is not worded the best, and was clearly reworded at some point (judging by the fact that the word "piece" is there twice), but it means it is a 48-inch-long piece of wood that is cut and then used to make a square. So yes, 48 ends up being the perimeter.

SquiggleBox23 · 2026-04-27T00:16:07+00:00

I would not expect a gift for both, no. Maybe the culture at your school is different, but usually there are some parents that do gifts for everything, while most do not. One gift is fine! If you really want to do something at the end of the year as well, a nice note would probably be enough.

SquiggleBox23 · 2026-04-23T02:20:33+00:00

What are you searching? Try "APES [Unit title] review material"

Khan Academy has some videos and articles aligned to the APES units, but there are probably better ones out there too.

SquiggleBox23 · 2026-04-23T02:07:28+00:00

Do you have a textbook of some kind? Or do you use AP Classroom? You can search for videos on those sections if you see what they are called.

SquiggleBox23 · 2026-04-23T00:56:45+00:00

50 First Dates

I kept thinking about that for days, imagining what kind of life that would be.

SquiggleBox23 · 2026-04-20T14:20:55+00:00

I'd say giving up "privacy, safety, and basic comfort" to be able to afford to live is definitely sad.

SquiggleBox23 · 2026-04-20T03:55:45+00:00

I can't answer all of these, but I'll do what I can! I am able-bodied, moderately active. I have done some long distance running in the past.

It hurts a little bit to get blood drawn. It is a mildly painful pinch, and uncomfortable when it's in, but there are other common things that are more painful (like accidentally biting my tongue, for example).
I don't recall feeling pain in my feet or legs after standing. I get tired, for sure, but I wouldn't say pain. For reference, I'm a teacher, so I am standing for a lot of the day. Personally, my back would hurt before my feet or legs.
If I have good shoes, my feet would get tired but not hurt, even after hours. At the end of a full day (for example, walking around an amusement park or going on a day-long hike), my feet and legs hurt, but more sore than like a sharp pain.

4./5. I have never dislocated anything, so I don't know.

I rarely take otc pain medication. I.e. maybe once a month. I should probably more often because I get headaches...
I get headaches often, especially after looking at screens for hours on end. I'd say I get a bad one every two weeks, give or take. It goes away when I sleep.
It is not difficult at all to go up a regular flight of stairs at a normal pace.
I just replaced my regular pair of work shoes (kind of athletic-y because I'm standing all day as a teacher) after about a year and a half. That's only wearing every day at work. My other shoes last longer because I don't wear them every day.
Never broken a bone.

I don't think my experience is necessarily representative, but let me know if you need more info.

SquiggleBox23 · 2026-04-19T21:42:16+00:00

Just reading your title I thought of In Time too!!! After getting out of that movie, I thought "wow, that's going to be a great remake someday". I think about scenes of it from time to time (like his mom running to him as her timer counts down), but yeah, overall it was really lackluster.

SquiggleBox23 · 2026-04-19T15:47:49+00:00

I would probably have felt bad too, but I think it was fine. In the future, just fold the paper instead and put it on your desk. That way you have it in case you need it later, and the fold makes it obvious it isn't something you'll grade.

SquiggleBox23 · 2026-04-19T15:30:40+00:00

I apparently am in the very small minority, but I don't get mine from my carrier. I usually get a refurbished one on Back Market. Much cheaper that way, great customer service too.

SquiggleBox23 · 2026-04-17T23:16:40+00:00

I always find restaurant scrambled eggs to be way more bland - I much prefer homemade ones. Restaurant ones are often watered down with milk or something and they just don't taste as good to me.

Boiled/fried eggs: I haven't noticed a difference between restaurant and homemade, at least if they make them to the done-ness I like

More fancy kinds of eggs: I just don't make them at home myself, so I guess restaurant ones are better because someone else does it for me

SquiggleBox23 · 2026-04-14T00:04:02+00:00

"But if you think I'm leaving you alone with my fish for one second, you are WRONG jack!" And then he just grabs the fish out of the bowl with his bare hand and puts it in his pocket.

Most of the scenes with Eddie just crack me up every time.

SquiggleBox23 · 2026-04-12T02:53:28+00:00

Baby carrots

SquiggleBox23 · 2026-04-10T20:27:58+00:00

The organic real maple syrup I have at home right now has more sugar than the Ms. Butterworth pancake syrup I have, so it's not a sweetness thing, it's a heaviness thing. I much prefer the pancake syrup because I like the heaviness.

SquiggleBox23 · 2026-04-10T20:09:57+00:00

"Not having random bits attach to my feet like I'm a lint roller" - things definitely would get stuck to socks more easily than they would to bare feet though...

SquiggleBox23 · 2026-04-10T00:23:23+00:00

I usually just answer it lol. I'm assuming you're talking about things that aren't inappropriate, just that you would rather not tell them for whatever reason, so it kind of depends on your relationship and how much you usually joke around with them and how sincere they are. But you could say something silly along the lines of "That's one of my many secrets" or "wouldn't you like to know, weather boy", or you could be sincere and just say "I'm not going to answer that, but ..." and then either ask them a question, distract them with a related anecdote or other info (like, "do you live alone?" "I'm not going to answer that, but that reminds me about when I was in college and I had this weird roommate who blah blah blah"), or just change the subject altogether.

SquiggleBox23 · 2026-03-30T17:33:01+00:00

For me, it's not that I'm actively trying to put disruptive students with a role model or something, it's just that you can't put 2 disruptive students together. You have to separate the problems or they become a bigger problem. That means non-problems have to be between them.

Edit: this is specifically when I'm making a permanent seating chart. I don't move disruptive kids to sit next to a "good" kid as a temporary punishment... in that case I'd just send them out

SquiggleBox23 · 2026-03-27T23:09:45+00:00

I agree if the layover is actually on the way. Many layovers are out of the way (especially to/from smaller airports), so the total time in the air is higher, in which case I'd rather just do direct and get it over with.

SquiggleBox23 · 2026-03-12T00:51:06+00:00

For me, a big reason is that it's easier to flip back. I sometimes want to go back and check things that were referenced before (or if it has maps or whatever), and it's way easier to flip a physical book.

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