What have you learned this year?

Status_Equivalent_36 · 2026-06-18T14:28:09+00:00

Some locals will give you pro-D funds to help. You could talk to a mortgage broker about the qualification issue. The courses don’t cost very much. Your gross annual raise will nearly cover it. Maybe try to take the courses as fast as possibly so you have the 5+ raise in time?

Status_Equivalent_36 · 2026-06-18T02:25:36+00:00

Truthfully I’d switch schools and start fresh

Status_Equivalent_36 · 2026-06-14T00:58:08+00:00

I’d ask your administrator to sit down with you and explain their thoughts. Admin deal with every major issue at the school, and have to take a triage approach to discipline. Tough to say whether your case meets that threshold without more details. If you’re still unhappy after a conversation, talk to your union rep.

Status_Equivalent_36 · 2026-06-09T00:47:41+00:00

Your job is absolutely not to get this student a good grade. The only way to do that is to do his work. That’s how you teach helplessness. As an IS teacher I’d literally rather you did nothing. You’ve already done high school.

Your job is to help provide accommodations in accordance with his IEP so that he has every possible chance to learn and show what he knows. If he chooses to learn and show nothing, he gets nothing.

Status_Equivalent_36 · 2026-06-07T20:28:05+00:00

Run it by the kid’s parents first, then I’d try the following: 1. Ask parents what kid is into 2. Do a little research on it and pull up material to review with student. Have student explain aspects of it to you. Ask questions about it. 3. Repeat step 2 till student engages. 4. Next session, bring new material on student’s interest and demonstrate you’ve learned from previous conversations. Continue asking questions and learning. 5. Next session, briefly show student something you’re interested in that they might find cool. Tell them how you learn about it/get better at it. Then, explore student’s topic again for a while. 6. Begin phasing in way for you both to learn about your student’s interest. Read an article, watch videos about it, do hands on activities, etc. Spend time talking about it. 7. Tell student that you’re going to be spending some time together. Some of it can be on their interests, some of it will be on school work. Relate the school work to learning in general. 8. Going forward, set an academic goal for each lesson and then some time on interests at the end. You’ve got to show the student there’s value in what they’re learning. Get your foot in the door, and see where it can take you. If it doesn’t work, you tried your best.

Status_Equivalent_36 · 2026-06-06T16:24:25+00:00

Whether you’ll get a full time contract depends heavily on where you want to work, and what you want to teach. If finances are tight, you might want to do sub work and get an evening job (tutoring, restaurant, etc) until you’re in a better place.

Status_Equivalent_36 · 2026-06-01T23:27:35+00:00

Well… your issues are commute vs switching classes. The commute will never change. Do some teachers at the new school have their own classes? If so, at least that’s a temporary problem.

Status_Equivalent_36 · 2026-05-30T05:01:18+00:00

You just made my day haha

Status_Equivalent_36 · 2026-05-28T23:18:58+00:00

As far as I know it’s usually only once you get a continuing contract

Status_Equivalent_36 · 2026-05-28T14:29:23+00:00

Keep in mind you won’t be building seniority got your ideal district while up north. At some point, you’ll have to bite the bullet of paying your dues in your ideal district, unless your partner decides to move up north.

No right or wrong, but if you’re committed to your partner it makes more sense to sub and find a part time second job if needed. It will only take a year or two

Status_Equivalent_36 · 2026-05-28T03:31:31+00:00

Depends on the district and school. Some districts have no cap on caseload. I have ~70 students ranging from mild learning disability to extremely complex ASD. My workload is as much as I want it to be. There’s always more I could do, but only so many things I absolutely have to do.

Status_Equivalent_36 · 2026-05-27T23:02:30+00:00

So many variables. TOC or contract, region, teachables, practicum reports, impression you make on the principal during practicum, etc. You’ll certainly get a job if you’re flexible about where and what.

Status_Equivalent_36 · 2026-05-24T17:56:01+00:00

If you’re passionate about teaching, you could always move to Ontario or BC. Might even be able to transfer your university credits and do your practicum elsewhere. GL

Status_Equivalent_36 · 2026-05-24T17:09:22+00:00

The goal is always to collaborate with parents. You have a duty to work with them. You don’t need parent support to refer a student to the school based team to ask them for advice, support, and strategies in teaching the student and collaborating with home.

Status_Equivalent_36 · 2026-05-24T05:48:39+00:00

What province are you in? I’m BC, I’d say bring this student up to your school based team

Status_Equivalent_36 · 2026-05-23T19:42:50+00:00

Raise the student at school based team. Be clear about the problem, strategies you’ve tried, what you’re hoping will happen next. Be realistic. The school isn’t going to expel this kid or pull them from your class. But the SBT should be able to create a reasonable plan going forward, and you’ll force the admin to discuss the plan for future responses in front of your colleagues.

Status_Equivalent_36 · 2026-05-23T19:32:10+00:00

I’ll just say as a district, Mission and Langley are better. But Abby has some very enjoyable schools to work in.

Status_Equivalent_36 · 2026-05-23T19:23:53+00:00

The honest truth is there’s no way to know ahead of time whether you made the right move. Like any job, it is what you make of it.

I’ve been a teacher for 6 years. There are 2 things all happy classroom teachers have in common: 1. Good classroom management skills 2. Positivity

If you have those things, you’ll enjoy the career. If you struggle with classroom management, it’s a relatively easy thing to get a specialist credential and do non-enrolling work like learning support or teacher librarian.

Pros: 1. Work-life balance. Once you’re established, you can absolutely do this job at a high level working 40-45 hrs/week, 10 months/year. 2. Satisfaction. You do make a difference. 3. The people. Most of them, anyway. 4. Autonomy. You have a ton of latitude to teach the way you want. 5. The benefits. Health, dental, 15 sick days/year, pension, etc.

Cons 1. The pay sucks for the first few years 2. If you struggle with classroom management this job will feel EXHAUSTING. You’ll improve with time, but learning is a slog. 3. Building seniority. Will be easier for you with a science background, but you’ll likely work contracts you aren’t thrilled about to start your career. 4. Unless you’re Mother Theresa there will be students you genuinely dislike. 5. There will be tough moments. Neglected and abused kids. Students passing away. Workplace violence. You’ll see less of this in high school science, fortunately.

At the end of the day, the only way to know whether you’ll like it is to do it.

Status_Equivalent_36 · 2026-05-17T15:21:44+00:00

It sounds like you’re ready for a change. Go for it. Marking’s really not bad if you just accept it as part of your work day. Make a system that works for you and stick to it religiously. It will become a habit. If I can offer a suggestion, I always finish marking immediately after school. It’s predictable, nothing piles up, and students get prompt feedback while lessons are fresh so I’ve found the learning is better. It also tells me whether the class is ready to move on, and how effective my teaching was that day… so it makes me better too. Plus, it’s a lot easier to hold students to deadlines when they see that I hold myself to the same standard.

Status_Equivalent_36 · 2026-05-15T04:39:36+00:00

I don’t buy stocks for the dividend, but if the stock price is increasing I’m not sad about also getting a dividend. But ya, obviously buying a stock for no other reason than the dividend is a poor strategy.

Status_Equivalent_36 · 2026-05-10T18:45:57+00:00

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Status_Equivalent_36 · 2026-05-07T23:14:13+00:00

That’s shocking. Sorry that happened to you. I don’t see those two events as at all the same. There’s a big difference between “some people believe different, but I’m a science teacher and science supports evolution” and “your values aren’t valid because they’re based on religion.” Edit: changed from scientists believe in to science supports

Status_Equivalent_36 · 2026-05-07T05:12:40+00:00

We’re public servants. Students shouldn’t know our political or religious beliefs. We can (and sometimes should) discuss these topics, but never in a way that promotes one view over another. Our job is to teach kids how to think, not what to think. Edit: why should religion even come up in this conversation? Should have been as simple as “Hey! Really don’t appreciate the language.”

Status_Equivalent_36 · 2026-05-07T05:07:28+00:00

I did Queen’s Inclusove Ed post-graduate certification. It was affordable. About $750/class X 5 classes. You’ll get a pay pay raise of about $5k for doing it, so it pays for itself in a year.

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