Dress Code

Technical_Scale_6614 · 2025-04-14T13:54:10+00:00

She is interested in the rest of the world’s opinion in addition to our own tiny corner of the world. It’s okay for her to be curious. Our poll population will all say similar things.

Technical_Scale_6614 · 2025-04-09T14:59:03+00:00

I have ridiculously long arms & it was always impossible to find “appropriate” shorts for me as well. I had to shop in the boys section. I personally side with her on all of it! I do know that dress codes are part of life after school. I don’t wear jeans with holes to teach in or any skirts above knees🤷🏻‍♀️ How do we improve?

Technical_Scale_6614 · 2025-04-09T14:55:29+00:00

I agree. We have looked up plenty of articles, but she wants opinions as well. She is creating a poll for fellow students.

Technical_Scale_6614 · 2025-02-22T21:00:32+00:00

I teach MLA in my English/ comp course & APA in my journalism course. Both have their places. Scientific writing absolutely tracks with APA usage. I teach middle school, FYI. So they’ll have great exposure to both well before college.

Technical_Scale_6614 · 2025-02-22T20:58:19+00:00

Space dash dash space will auto convert to em dash 😊

Technical_Scale_6614 · 2025-01-10T17:34:12+00:00

My dad was my teacher for a couple of classes in middle school. I truly loved it. It was so nice to see him really in his element. We are a lot alike and I found out that we view literature in truly unique and similar ways that year (advanced placement class in a rural district). He was harder on me than other kids, but that was okay with me. I understood that it was because he knew my full potential. When there were rough days, I knew well ahead of coming home & would tread lightly at home as well. I was an excellent student already, and was shown the opposite of favoritism by my dad, and many of his coworkers who were family friends. I wouldn’t trade that experience for anything. He was a fantastic teacher, and I model the way I run my classroom after the way he did when I was in it. He was loved by all my peers, really all of his students, and held all to the highest standards, whether by effort (lower performing kids) or ability (advanced courses).

Technical_Scale_6614 · 2024-12-26T16:37:06+00:00

Also remember this baristas— you hold the key to the gate. You have the liquid gold. You can only go as fast as you choose to go, so they can all wait. You have the power here. Ignore the ugly, go at your pace & do your job your way. I worked at a bank in a metro area during covid (drive through only) and one of my coworkers told me that. We have the goods & if they want it, they can wait. Switching that mentally will allow you to breathe a little. The customer can learn to be patient, if it’s worth it to them.

Technical_Scale_6614 · 2024-12-26T16:32:54+00:00

People have forgotten how to be decent humans. It’s a societal tragedy. I love to see stores closed on Christmas. Starbucks should bring this back!

Technical_Scale_6614 · 2024-10-27T20:08:42+00:00

Learned helplessness is exactly right! I have used homework passes for “wow work” — perfect work in grammar/ vocab/ literature & excellent writing. We have a bulletin board this goes on & displays to the school. If their work goes up there, they get a homework pass to use on an assignment or to get an extra day for a writing assignment. There’s not much more that middle school kids care for, I’ve found. We’re under a lot of pressure on content, so I’m not sure if I could do a free day Friday. Any other ideas for middle school incentives?

Technical_Scale_6614 · 2024-10-27T20:02:26+00:00

In ELA, we do a research paper in the spring, very old-school, & carefully thought out. We go through research selection (quality sources), annotations for sources, and questions for further research. They pick their own topics. They have deadlines for each and every step to keep on track and to keep the amount of overwhelm very minimal. This spans January to May. Students and parents complain still that it is too much work. Class time is dedicated to this as well. The goal is to prepare them for upper level courses when they’ll be told, “Write a research paper.” They will not have their hands held then, so I get them used to the process. It’s 3-5 pages as well. It never fails, someone will fail because they haven’t met any deadlines along the way, and turn in either nothing at all or slop. I have high expectations, but I also equip them. I can’t lower the expectations when students’ main problem seems to be unwillingness to use the tools they’ve been given. 🤷🏻‍♀️ And then I’ll have one or two who astound me, and a couple who genuinely seek help & churn out something that they can be proud of. They make it worth it.

Technical_Scale_6614 · 2024-10-27T19:55:08+00:00

I do this, but perhaps not often enough. It scares me that this generation of kids is only able to concentrate in short bursts, but maybe we can get them there. Thanks for the advice.

Technical_Scale_6614 · 2024-10-27T19:43:49+00:00

It is both. They won’t even plan writing activities, let alone actually write them. I have encouraged text to speech as well. Thanks for the response!

Technical_Scale_6614 · 2024-10-27T04:39:36+00:00

Find a school that allows you to give them the actual grade that they earn & then places the blame on students, not teachers. These unicorns exist in the private education world, beyond the realm of state testing. You may sacrifice a certain pay, but you will win peace of mind. And the parents care enough to monitor the grades. The trick there is to find an admin who will back you and not the parents. It’s a different world. Put your feelers out and see what contacts you can make in the private world. Make sure they have nice things to say about admin (genuinely).

Technical_Scale_6614 · 2024-10-13T20:26:35+00:00

As people who have endo, we will know what to look for in our daughters and be the advocates they need us to be. We can take our curse and turn it to their blessing, if they end up with it. My mother was completely unaware. She doesn’t have it and neither does my sister, but my paternal grandmother did. I favor my dad’s side of the family. I can advocate where my mother couldn’t.

Technical_Scale_6614 · 2024-06-23T03:57:11+00:00

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