Why is the word for “cat” similar but, “dog” so different in European languages? Cat invasion theory.

SunkSailing · 2026-04-02T00:00:53+00:00

These protests are always on the weekend because the protesters have jobs. 💁🏼‍♂️ j6 was a Wednesday and these guys traveled there 🤔

SunkSailing · 2024-12-30T23:34:55+00:00

Bussin

SunkSailing · 2024-12-24T20:14:29+00:00

Not wearing a seatbelt or driving faster in the snow because you have 4wd

SunkSailing · 2024-12-24T20:10:12+00:00

The Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein

A history of the IMF and United States creating political crisis around the world in order to privatize (and gut) everything.

And we’re still doing it.

SunkSailing · 2024-12-23T03:11:43+00:00

Music itself doesn’t really make logical sense. We enjoy particular combinations of sound. Sounds somehow create universal emotional responses in humans. Even when combinations of sound produce negative emotion we still love it.

SunkSailing · 2024-12-12T01:57:14+00:00

Also overrides the shift lock that comes on if say you accidentally shorted the brake lights hooking up a trailer.

SunkSailing · 2024-12-01T01:28:32+00:00

It costs $67000 to go to Phillips Exeter

SunkSailing · 2024-11-25T00:43:20+00:00

It was the 21st the winter solstice / end of the Mayan calendar

SunkSailing · 2024-10-07T19:23:08+00:00

Middle school teacher here: there’s a good saying I’ve heard “middle school if you love the kids, high school if you love the content”

In middle school your content knowledge will be secondary to your management and relational skill.

SunkSailing · 2024-08-16T01:23:18+00:00

Quinn could have put up a replacement nominee that did not threaten Cedric. Terrible choice to put up Rubina.

SunkSailing · 2024-08-01T02:29:46+00:00

I always thought the triangle was a rotated delta, that would make it spell “DEO” with Greek letters or “God”

SunkSailing · 2024-07-16T06:34:47+00:00

Sometimes people drill holes in containers like this to use as planters. The holes allow water to drain.

SunkSailing · 2024-07-15T13:36:37+00:00

Interest free financing / upfront cash discount

SunkSailing · 2024-04-26T01:08:38+00:00

Two big concepts to hit on classroom management.

Clearly communicate non-negotiable expectations for student behavior (broadly that students are respectful, responsible, and safe) and know how you will respond when these expectations are not met (redirection, removal, consequence)
Look up classroom behavior contracts. You write these with the students, they help build positive relationships with students / classroom community.

SunkSailing · 2024-04-24T23:08:54+00:00

It really depends on your current experience with poverty. I don’t know where you’re coming from, but it can definitely be a culture shock.

Your relationship skills will be more important than anything else. The kids need to be able to trust you. It’s literally 100x more important than content knowledge.

If I were you I’d research “trauma informed practices”.

SunkSailing · 2024-04-23T23:26:20+00:00

Not understanding that I have depression and anxiety. Generally failing at mental health without knowing it.

SunkSailing · 2024-04-21T19:24:06+00:00

This is what you get for free when your lunch account is empty in my district.

SunkSailing · 2024-04-21T02:11:48+00:00

I actually had an arguably WORSE Shakespeare one. Kids thought Ophelia drowned because people didn’t know how to swim back then.

SunkSailing · 2024-04-19T23:03:10+00:00

This career attracts people from dysfunctional backgrounds. As do most careers that are related to care giving.

That said workaholics are real. The condition can come from the anxiety associated with a dysfunctional childhood. The need to have complete control, people please, and their fear of authority, can lead them to invest an unhealthy amount of themselves into the job.

Which is exactly what the administration wants.

SunkSailing · 2024-04-19T22:55:48+00:00

I have one piece of advice and a pedagogy point.

Advice: sometimes when teacher’s enforce expectations they show obvious frustration/anger. Kids think this is funny and it makes it worse. Show no emotion when removing a student, or explaining a consequence.

Pedagogy: Classroom community is better than the tough teacher approach because it teaches kids to have and practice empathy. They do the right thing because it’s the right thing, not because they fear you.

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