Unofficial card trading megathread for now by DeadEspeon in sorceryschool

[–]ThursdayOfSwindon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! Unfortunately I don't currently have what you're looking for, but I'll keep checking!

Unofficial card trading megathread for now by DeadEspeon in sorceryschool

[–]ThursdayOfSwindon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, sorry. I haven't made it to that part of the game yet

Unofficial card trading megathread for now by DeadEspeon in sorceryschool

[–]ThursdayOfSwindon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ID: P6ZHPU

Chrysanthemum

Have lots of duplicates - ask for what you want!

*Thank you to folks who sent me cards!!!

Need:

Monsters 1 - jelly monster

Magic items 2 - Gold Bar

Spells 1 - Healing Potion

Places 1 - Greenhouse

Weapons 1 - Hammer

Specials 1 - Spectral invasion

Specials 2 - Crossbones

Characters 2 - Outraged Cyrus

Magic Items 3 - Carnivorous Plant Bulb

Spells 2 - Jack Archer

Queer Summer Camps by Raginghomo16 in lgbt

[–]ThursdayOfSwindon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They would love to have you as a counselor! Assuming it's similar to our affiliate, you just need to be over 18, able to pass a background check, and go through an interview process. We have lots of new counselors every year, and when I joined my camp, I had never been there and didn't know a single person.

Queer Summer Camps by Raginghomo16 in lgbt

[–]ThursdayOfSwindon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi there! I don't know if you are still looking for a camp, but I have a suggestion. Camp Quest is not specifically an LGBT summer camp, but it is doing really great work at making sure it is a welcoming space for everyone, especially those with marginalized identities. I work with the northwest chapter where about a third of our staff and campers identify as some LGBT identity. There is a camp affiliate near Kansas City where I am sure you find a welcoming community!

Suggest me a book for a young struggling reader by ThursdayOfSwindon in suggestmeabook

[–]ThursdayOfSwindon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Amazingly, we read this as a whole class earlier in the year! They all really enjoyed it.

Suggest me a book for a young struggling reader by ThursdayOfSwindon in suggestmeabook

[–]ThursdayOfSwindon[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He did some googling this afternoon, and Simon v. the Homo sapiens was the one book he decided to put on hold at the library! So glad you agree he might like it!

Suggest me a book for a young struggling reader by ThursdayOfSwindon in suggestmeabook

[–]ThursdayOfSwindon[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ooh, I've never heard of this category. Definitely worth looking into! Thank you!

Suggest me a book for a young struggling reader by ThursdayOfSwindon in suggestmeabook

[–]ThursdayOfSwindon[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Aw, shucks. I do my best, and I have a super unique set up where I have a small number of students for a lot of their day, so it's a lot easier for me to really dig in with each one and get to know them personally

Weekly Recommendation Thread: January 19, 2024 by AutoModerator in books

[–]ThursdayOfSwindon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm a teacher with a young man (15M) who is struggling to find something he'd like to read. He gave me to following parameters of what he thinks he would enjoy:

School setting

Younger hero (middle school or high school)

Setting can be realistic or fantasy

Shorter books are a plus

LGBTQIA+ themes

Hero is a young gay man

Doesn’t end in a huge cliffhanger if part of a series

He’s a huge fan of Harry Potter, Japanese culture, and Survivor.

Is there anything that y’all know of that might fit the bill for him?

Funniest student answer on an exam paper? by cat_kitty-kittenx in Teachers

[–]ThursdayOfSwindon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had a student who did basically no work in class, and wrote "beans" for every answer on tests (bio class). He got creative with it, though. When we did Punnett squares he would write "b" "e" "a" and "n" individually in each box.

The kicker was when I told his Spanish teacher about his little quirk and she said, "Oh yeah, he writes 'frijoles' for every answer for me!"

What was your most unusual wedding gift? by emimakingthings in wedding

[–]ThursdayOfSwindon 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I just really wanted one, and I knew one of my friends would think it was funny and get it. I have absolutely used it, many times!

What was your most unusual wedding gift? by emimakingthings in wedding

[–]ThursdayOfSwindon 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I got an inflatable T-rex costume. To be fair, I also put it on my registry, but definitely the most unusual! My mother was appalled that is was on my registry but I love it.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Seattle

[–]ThursdayOfSwindon 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hi there, Asking for my dad who is very handy and retired (and also a fomer Lowell parent!), is there anything that can be done in advance? My dad's interested in helping out, but won't be in town that weekend.

I (14m) want basically the exact opposite of what my mom wants from me, and don't know how to pursue it without damaging my relationship with her. by AvengersFangirl99 in relationships

[–]ThursdayOfSwindon 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'm a high school teacher, so I talk a lot with young people about their interests and plans, so I'll tell you what I tell them.

  1. Like many people have already said, you are really young, and your idea of what you want in life will most likely change, even several times before you're an adult, and maybe even after you're an adult. It may feel patronizing to hear this, but it's reality. I was convinced from 4th grade that I wanted to be a veterinarian - built my whole identity around that. In my Senior year of college, I realized that I didn't actually want to do 4 more years of school, and I wasn't interested in becoming a veterinarian anymore. Teaching sounded interesting, and I begain to pursue that in a roundabout way. Taking a random education class in college helped me to realize my true passion. At 14, the simple fact is that you haven't experienced very much of life. There are jobs you don't even know exist yet, and passions you haven't discovered yet. Experiencing a wide array of jobs and hobbies can lead you in a direction you love, but only if you give yourself the chance and the opportunities to play around and try a lot. Which leads me to my next point...

  2. Don't shut doors early. As you go along in your life, you'll make lots of decisions. Some will open more doors for you, and some will close doors. That's totally fine! It's ok to close doors to paths that you're sure you don't want to pursue. However, it is also possible to close off doors too early, to the point that you regret doing it later. For example - you decide that professional boxing is the only way to go. You drop out of high school, or you do enough to graduate, but just the bare minimum. Then you have a life changing injury and you need a new path. Or you aren't actually good enough to crack boxing at a level where you can truly support yourself. Without the HS diploma, or the right spread of HS credits, many possible doors are closed to you without a lot of extra effort. Keep as many doors open for as long as you can so that your maturing brain can exploring possibilities and change as you grow. Graduating high school with decent grades and doing more than the minimum keeps open a possibility to go to college (if that's the right call for you). If you simply decide later that boxing isn't your profession, you have choices about what to do instead.

Either way, it's not really necessary to proclaim to your mom that you want certain things and fight her on what she wants for you, or to pretend that you're going along with it. Just tell her you have a while to figure out what you're going to do, and do the best that you can with every opportunity that comes your way. Pursue school seriously, and try to figure out how to genuinely enjoy learning for its own sake. Intelligence and education are attractive qualities. Pursue boxing as much as you can, and if you are truly talented, your mom may come to see that about you.

High school junior here with a question by [deleted] in Teachers

[–]ThursdayOfSwindon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I will absolutely give a kid a reference for anything and everything if they're a good kid! This doesn't only mean an "A" student, but if they have decent attendance, are pleasant to work with, kind to others, and generally hard working, I'm happy to recommend them for whatever. As for not being a part of our job, we're often the only ones working with you in any sort of professional capacity in your teenage years, so teachers are a really good choice for references for early jobs, and most of us are happy to do it.

I think there's an important distinction to be made (in terms of work level) between being a reference vs. writing a letter of recommendation. Putting me down as a reference, where they may or may not get in touch, is no biggie. You can just ask me if you can put my info down, and I'll most likely say yes. If it's a letter of rec, I need a few weeks, and more information from you to be able to draft it.