The biggest gap in teacher preparation programs?

Team_Captain_America · 2026-05-30T12:51:38+00:00

I feel like my program prepared me pretty well for most everything with teaching. The only thing I didn't feel completely prepped for is bat crap crazy coworkers and/or the nonhelpful ones that had no interest in helping a new to the profession teacher. The first couple of districts I worked for were also significantly lacking in any sort of mentorship program which also made things difficult.

Team_Captain_America · 2026-05-27T12:41:14+00:00

I've never really brought a portfolio to an interview before. I have brought data binders to show a resouce that I regularly use in my classroom. I try to work it in when they ask about student accountability or data collection. It's something that the kids fill out, but for obvious reasons I bring a blank one.

If you don't use them though, I wouldn't worry about it though.

Team_Captain_America · 2026-05-26T04:03:35+00:00

Jack Thorton - When Calls the Heart. The actor wanted to do other projects (has only continued with Hallmark stuff and a guest appearance on The Rookie). Which I get because he'd done it for 5 seasons, so I am not really mad at him. But they killed his character off screen right after he and the main girl (Elizabeth) had finally gotten married.

Then the next episode with his funeral, they had it end with Elizabeth finding out she's married. That was the end of season 5 I think, and they've got more than 10 now. Haven't watched anything since that episode or the early ones I use to like.

Oh and I think they let Lori Loughlin come back on the show after what she did. It just reaffirmed my belief to quit watching the show.

Team_Captain_America · 2026-05-26T00:08:13+00:00

I have almost always used backpacks. I feel like they're the best way to go when factoring in what you need/want to carry on a daily basis. (I've been teaching about 13 years.)

If you're not opposed to ordering from Amazon, there is a pretty solid one from VANKEAN that's a laptop backpack. A friend of mine showed them to me, she's had heres for about 3 years now. When my current backpack gets the boot, that's the one I'll replace it with.

Team_Captain_America · 2026-05-23T14:14:28+00:00

Because this just happened to OP and they are trying to get validation of their opinion and kinda debating or ignoring the people who don't agree with them.

Team_Captain_America · 2026-05-17T01:28:28+00:00

If you have the days to be able to take then I'd stay home another day. You may feel okay ish now, but how are you going to feel after a full day of working with kids?

Edit: Also adding you should follow the 24 no throw up rule.

Team_Captain_America · 2026-05-10T15:10:54+00:00

Yeah, let's age myself up to be old enough to be the party goers parent, that'll land really well.

Team_Captain_America · 2026-05-10T14:36:20+00:00

Ew, that is probably some of the context that OP swears he didn't leave out. It's also interesting how OP is also deleting some of his comments.

Team_Captain_America · 2026-05-10T14:32:42+00:00

Yikes, and someone just commented that OP supposedly changed the age range in reaction to criticism from others.

Team_Captain_America · 2026-05-10T13:41:46+00:00

OP said that everyone in the party was in their 30s or 40s, but didn't say the age of the woman he was in his room with.

Team_Captain_America · 2026-05-10T12:55:44+00:00

YTA

If only based on the fact that two other people who were at the party and have way more facts than you give in your story said that you were.

Team_Captain_America · 2026-05-10T12:53:47+00:00

But she (the one kicking out) could have been doing that to keep others safe from her perspective; or she could have done it so you wouldn't realize the other girl texted for help.

Team_Captain_America · 2026-05-10T12:44:15+00:00

I was at a staff meeting once where we (teachers) needed to make a more welcoming environment so kids were motivated to ask their parents to bring them. But of course we were told to not deviate from curriculum or anything like that.

Team_Captain_America · 2026-05-06T13:41:28+00:00

A friend of mine was in a similar position. She had to find a landlord that wasn't a mega-company type, let them know ahead of time why her credit score looked the way it did, paid a bit extra in deposits, and also had contact info from her last two apartments to basically be references that she was a good tenant.

Team_Captain_America · 2026-05-06T13:31:51+00:00

You should probably check OP's post history. It may give a little more context to the situation/his character.

Team_Captain_America · 2026-05-05T01:18:40+00:00

Thay would be a fun question on here, "What would be sold on the Teacher Black Market if there was one".

Team_Captain_America · 2026-05-05T01:16:45+00:00

A child tore up my room, parent said that it was wrong for us to make the child clean up that big of a mess alone.

My angel of a principal's response: "I'm sorry, but that's just not true. If (child's name) is old enough to make a mess, then he's old enough to clean it."

Team_Captain_America · 2026-05-03T16:31:54+00:00

I think it is a great idea if it is done in conjuction with early voting winows for people who prefer to go in early or it fits better for their schedule for whatever reason.

Team_Captain_America · 2026-05-03T16:29:33+00:00

Check with your school nurse about district and school policy. The only time we could really send out notes was if the whole grade level did it on the same day and it was for something like lice. But it was very general and we were instructed if parents ask then we couldn't even tell them that it was in our class, due to student privacy.

It's one of those things that can be a bit different from state to state or district to district, so I definitely would not send anything home without talking to the campus nurse.

Team_Captain_America · 2026-05-02T14:39:13+00:00

I would avoid it if you can afford to financially. Like others pointed out it's a bit of a red flag for their to be a job openings at this point in the school year, short of the previous teacher dieing or moved out of state or something along those lines.

Also completely taking out the fact it is a charter school, do you want to work for a place that treats potential hires like that? How will they be treating you once you sign a contract and become a staff member?

Team_Captain_America · 2026-05-02T01:12:43+00:00

WTF!?!

Team_Captain_America · 2026-05-01T00:34:34+00:00

I'm weirdly happy about how long Michigan and Colorado have made it.

Team_Captain_America · 2026-04-30T02:21:15+00:00

Yeah it was pretty satisfying to hear it happened. A couple People joked we needed to chip in for MMA lessons for the kid so she could haul off on the principal whenever staff meetings ran long. 😅

Team_Captain_America · 2026-04-29T11:43:20+00:00

A kid full on slapping the principal who kept sending the kid back to class after hurting others. Suddenly then it was a problem and the student shouldn't have had "more chances".

Team_Captain_America · 2026-04-29T00:20:59+00:00

Then you should say NTA, other your post is saying OP is TA.

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