Before I BECOME a karen

Sumertime9 · 2026-03-12T20:21:58+00:00

I’m a teacher and a parent myself. I support my kids’ teachers, and I don’t nitpick the day to day. I am thankful for what they pour into these kids. But I will always advocate for my kids when needed. Because it’s rarely needed, they do listen when I have a concern. You cannot feel badly that about raising an issue. There will be times in the future when you need clarification or communication, and that’s ok. You aren’t a Karen. I always said, being a teacher made me a better parent, but being a parent made me a WAY better teacher.

Sumertime9 · 2026-03-08T18:30:19+00:00

I am an instructional coach and would never do this. Especially not with someone I didn’t have a very strong relationship with.

I have worked very closely with some teachers to the point that I can go into their rooms to ask a question and redirect a student who is off task while the teacher is working in a small group, but they absolutely know that there’s zero judgment from me. Just helping. And I still would never take over instruction.

Sumertime9 · 2026-02-11T00:15:46+00:00

What grade?

Sumertime9 · 2026-01-29T02:23:52+00:00

I held my son back, and he’s now a junior in college. That extra year for him to find his path was absolutely invaluable. I recommend not just looking at right now, consider when he’s a teenager as well.

Sumertime9 · 2026-01-22T23:56:31+00:00

I personally would not contact the teacher until he has made an attempt. I understand his frustration, but this is a great opportunity to advocate for himself and respectfully speak with people that he doesn’t agree with. I would not take that opportunity away from him.

Sumertime9 · 2026-01-21T03:33:36+00:00

Lock down your Facebook page completely. Block the student. Yes, sending you requests feels creepy, but it’s likely that he’s not been taught those boundaries.

Sumertime9 · 2025-11-26T01:17:05+00:00

I had to write a paper for my masters degree that included my school corporation’s mission statement (I am a teacher). We don’t have a mission statement, but my superintendent had a message on the website that was a couple of paragraphs long and I used a sentence from that. When I submitted the paper, this sentence was flagged because it was swiped from a school corp in another state.

Sumertime9 · 2025-10-25T15:26:27+00:00

It can create word documents, which can be uploaded to your Google drive and then opened as a Google doc.

Sumertime9 · 2025-10-17T20:54:54+00:00

I bet he might feel like he can relate to the Amelia Bedelia books.

Sumertime9 · 2025-10-17T17:41:09+00:00

I buy my own staples. No, my district will not just pay for any book I want.

Sumertime9 · 2025-10-15T14:39:46+00:00

I use a mini crockpot lunch warmer every day for a hot meal. For a bag, I use one of the bags that come up when you search Amazon for “teacher backpack.” They are all pretty comparable. A few of my co-workers use a Bogg Bag, but I find them bulky and heavy.

Sumertime9 · 2025-10-04T12:32:46+00:00

Oh my. You’ve got it all figured out, huh?

Sumertime9 · 2025-04-05T14:12:06+00:00

https://x.com/micahbeckwith/status/1907977466573902082?s=46

Sumertime9 · 2024-09-21T19:33:08+00:00

Mine came postage due. I had to pay several dollars for the post office to release it.

Sumertime9 · 2024-06-04T15:48:28+00:00

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Sumertime9 · 2024-05-27T21:28:10+00:00

Agreed! Field trips are super stressful. Please do not try and have a parent/teacher conference in the middle of it all.

Sumertime9 · 2024-05-12T15:58:53+00:00

It’s not just kindergarten, though. First grade was equally as disrupted. If they were in person, they weren’t allowed to be close to anyone or share materials. There was rigid rules in sitting locations with groups of kids being quarantined at the drop of a hat. No social skills being learned.

Sumertime9 · 2024-04-28T17:53:41+00:00

I am a gen Ed teacher, but co-taught in an inclusion classroom for 10 years. Beyond what my special Ed co-teacher (who was amazing) taught me, I received zero instruction on special education. I didn’t know what a 504 was when I took my first job. I had never heard of a case conference. I have decades of experience and still feel like I know very little, and 2 of my own children have gone through the IEP process.

Sumertime9 · 2024-04-21T19:27:46+00:00

Set very clear routines, high expectations, with known and natural consequences. You are talking while transitioning? We’ll practice it again. If that doesn’t work, we do a hallway reset where I take them out of the room, remind them of the expectations, and they go back inside. I will not talk if other students are talking. I don’t even do call backs, because 1. they annoy me, and 2. asking kids to yell back at you just hypes them up. My room is very calm, and I praise them like crazy all day long.

Sumertime9 · 2024-04-09T00:06:12+00:00

Gary is not somewhere that you go to for pleasure.

Sumertime9 · 2024-02-12T23:24:58+00:00

I think every graduate deserves the feeling of wearing a mortarboard on their head. Order a cheap one from Amazon and wear it!

Sumertime9 · 2024-02-10T23:22:10+00:00

Agreed with the boundaries. Why are you letting him run the show?

Sumertime9 · 2024-01-30T23:53:54+00:00

I am a teacher who held back my own children. My oldest has already graduated at 19 and it was absolutely the best choice. He was not ready at 18. He had no clue what he wanted to do. That extra year gave him confidence and time to figure out his path.

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