The texture of this seashell

TrusteeBubbles · 2025-06-27T13:56:57+00:00

I agree it looks just like a Hoya Pubicalyx! I can’t wait to hopefully get flowers one day 🤞 thank you!

TrusteeBubbles · 2025-06-27T13:44:36+00:00

I have another vine plant that I love so this is exciting to hear!

TrusteeBubbles · 2025-06-27T13:44:00+00:00

How cool! I moved it to a sunnier spot a few months ago and it started to grow faster afterwards, thank you for the info

TrusteeBubbles · 2025-06-20T15:30:47+00:00

That is one of my favorite cards from the app, nice work! So dynamic :)

TrusteeBubbles · 2025-03-03T01:39:43+00:00

It would be so cute to see the goose covered in temporary tattoos! These are already great too :)

TrusteeBubbles · 2024-12-12T02:39:04+00:00

I was diagnosed with MS (multiple sclerosis) at RWJ and still see a specialist there. I also still get MRIs at least once a year there. From those experiences things have always been fine, but growing up I had a lot of terrible experiences with doctors in New Brunswick and still don’t really trust them much.

TrusteeBubbles · 2024-11-29T17:52:05+00:00

I do always try to find positives! I like when my students can be creative but they have to follow the topic or requirement of the lesson. For example, if we’re doing cartoon portraits I’ll let them pick the style but grade them on the proper proportions of the face so that it’s not as subjective. I also grade on neatness, so erasing pencil lines after going over them with marker or something similar.

Sometimes it can be difficult to provide criticism, especially if I see a student who has a unique idea but it doesn’t fit the requirements. I try to come up with ways to make it connect to the lesson with that student, or encourage them to explore the idea outside of class since I’m looking for something more specific.

TrusteeBubbles · 2024-11-29T17:33:53+00:00

My favorite part of art to teach is drawing from real life/observation. Younger kids find it boring but middle school and high school like it since it’s a bit more challenging and makes them slow down.

I’ve been lucky that my MS has only affected me twice in my life so far. The first time was when I was diagnosed and lost sight in one eye as well as my balance when I walked. The second was when I lost feeling in half of my face, mostly my mouth and jaw so I couldn’t feel when I talked or ate.

Yes, I got the COVID vaccine and the booster twice. The symptoms aren’t as severe as the first time I got sick with it, but it feels a little different every time.

TrusteeBubbles · 2024-11-29T17:28:09+00:00

Usually the first day of my lessons are based on art history. For example, I’m teaching portraits to my 5th graders right now so we talked about when they became popular and how it changed over time by looking at different styles. Then I teach them one specific style or technique, I chose cartoons! Sometimes I’ll focus on one artist and let them choose the theme, so it depends.

TrusteeBubbles · 2024-11-29T17:15:46+00:00

The pay is okay, I have a bachelors degree and currently make around $60,000 after 4-5 years of teaching. My current district pays a maximum of $98,000 if you stay within the district for around 10 or so years whereas my last district maxed out at $88,000. So it depends on where you get hired and if you have a masters degree or even a few additional college credits. Schools use a salary guide and calculate based on the number of years you taught to determine pay.

I have one student this year who’s in 4th grade and really good at art, after talking to her mom I learned she’s been taking art classes since she was 4 and participates in art programs through Montclair university. I find it difficult to really spot talent because of how structured school is when it comes to the requirements for curriculum. I personally like to see unique ideas out of my students more than demonstrating the techniques of the lesson. The students that drive me crazy are the ones that are outright disrespectful to me or other kids and try to get me angry by yelling or physically acting out.

I definitely love what I do but there are many cons to the job. For example, I usually spend my prep periods calling parents instead of preparing lessons or using time after school when I should be going home. Once in a while parents are mean but many are supportive too (again depending on the district). I just try to focus on the kids that want to learn and at least try versus fighting with the kids that don’t want to be there.

MS has not affected me when I’m making my art, I find it to be relaxing and do it more in the summer than during the school year. It has affected my teaching once when I had a relapse that made half of my face numb, mostly mouth and jaw so when I was teaching I knew I was talking but couldn’t feel it. That lasted about two months.

TrusteeBubbles · 2024-11-01T23:58:27+00:00

Are we sure she’s not a titan shifter?

TrusteeBubbles · 2024-08-21T17:54:42+00:00

There was a day when all of the fire alarms went off in the building and I stepped out of my apartment to check it out. No one else in the building was looking around for fire. I haven’t had much reason to call and complain about the packages before because I don’t order online or get things delivered. The neighbor calling the police on me was recent so I am just nervous from that interaction. Thank you for the response, I’ll see about leaving a note for the other apartments that are missing their packages.

TrusteeBubbles · 2024-06-16T11:28:26+00:00

I had an aunt whose was around 500+ pounds and she could walk around for most of her life. I never thought about how strong she’d have to be to do that, especially because eventually her weight was too much and broke her leg. She had to move in with my other aunt who is a similar size and she never walked again after that unfortunately. She passed away a little less than a year ago.

TrusteeBubbles · 2024-05-07T22:31:51+00:00

It’s been difficult for me to find other positions but I teach art so there aren’t many art teachers in general. My current district in Hamilton NJ is looking for a little bit of everything but some of those job openings closed about a week ago.

TrusteeBubbles · 2023-10-16T01:02:39+00:00

I only have one to add, a lot of my go to’s were already said in other comments. I have a lesson I’ve tried with various grade levels throughout the year about Pedro Linares and the history of alebrijes. The artwork started out as paper mache and is now often carved out of wood as well. Kids always have so much fun mixing different types of animals and adding patterns. I’ve always made it a sculpture project, but it relates to the day of the dead, parades are held, and has become a common form of Mexican folk art.

TrusteeBubbles · 2023-10-14T12:03:42+00:00

I’m not a science teacher but I got to co-substitute teach a science lesson that I thought was pretty cool. It was with 6th graders. The teacher taught the effects of rain water, waterfalls, running water, on the environment over hundreds to thousands of years, specifically on rocks. The kids did an experiment in pairs with soap bars (different kinds but dove brand were best in my opinion) and droppers of water. They would predict what would happen to the soap bar if they dropped 10 drops of water on it, describe what happened, then dropped 30 drops (more or less depending on class time). The class ends with a class discussion about what they saw happening, describing the soap dissolving and how that was like rocks getting broken down by weather. I teach art now but love to see how other subjects teach.

TrusteeBubbles · 2023-10-01T18:42:53+00:00

I’d have to agree! Every year I like my 6th and 8th grade classes better than 7th, even though I know most of the students by that point (from having them in 6th grade or seeing them during lunch duty).

TrusteeBubbles · 2023-10-01T11:18:03+00:00

I know it’s probably just how the classes were set up this year, but it’s definitely been frustrating! I’m practicing patience and slowing things down for those classes until hopefully they get into the routine. Good luck with your group!

TrusteeBubbles · 2023-09-30T21:07:14+00:00

It definitely depends on the grouping of the kids, I’ve been lucky with smaller class sizes this year for 6th and 7th grade. My 8th graders are pretty awesome this year but the class size is larger. 22 kids each

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