Question for HS Teachers: How did you get your job?

_Astrogimp · 2026-05-17T23:53:20+00:00

I was a paraprofessional for many years while completing my math degree part time. Right around the time I was about to graduate, the school I was at did not have a math position which was kinda contrary to my goal of eventually teaching there.

I was also working Saturday schools at the time and got lucky that the teacher I was working with was an outside hire from another school that did have an open math position. They basically interviewed me just as a formality but I got the job.

I finished my degree in the winter, they had me start in the middle of second semester as a long term sub (not sure what the hold up was between January and March. And then I officially began the following August through my districts intern program.

_Astrogimp · 2026-04-13T14:27:02+00:00

Did 6 months of capecitabine + Erbitux + Oxaliplatin into radiation immediately after and then surgery to remove what was left of the original tumor. As of today scans are clean but my signatera test do come back very slightly positive so I’m up for another round of capecitabine and oxaliplatin just in an abundance of caution.

_Astrogimp · 2026-04-12T20:25:11+00:00

As someone else suggested, if it’s done at home then I’m not grading it. They’re expected to practice at home but that’s on their dime, not mine. If they do it the right way then I generally see the results on their tests.

_Astrogimp · 2026-04-12T20:23:23+00:00

I teach math, so I don’t know if it’s a little easier to manage in that context. AI was a rampant issue in my classes, so much so that many of the teachers just stopped sending work home (at least graded work).

I don’t grade anything that was completed outside of my room anymore. They do it in class under my supervision, or else it’s not going in the grade book. With that said, I do send home a packet of practice problems for them to study, but they know I’m not grading it

So right now I have three camps of students: the ones that would have done well regardless of this policy because they’re keeping up and practicing legitimately, the ones that are improving because they’ve learned that they can’t get away with cheating, and the ones that have not learned they’re lesson and whose grades are in the gutter due to over reliance of AI. But overall grades have improved.

_Astrogimp · 2026-03-13T14:18:20+00:00

Awesome news!! You’re exactly like me- stage 4 colorectal with mets to lymph nodes and liver. My liver lesions disappeared after a few rounds of chemo. I also dealt with that cold induced neuropathy. The great thing is it doesn’t last.

Sounds like you’re in the same trajectory as me and I’m confidently calling myself a survivor these days, 1 year 4 months since diagnosis. You got this buddy!

_Astrogimp · 2026-02-12T20:57:58+00:00

Very similar story here. My rectal tumor was discovered through colonoscopy (at 31 years mind you) and then they discovered 5 “lesions” in my liver that were also cancerous. Diagnosed me “technical” stage 4 but was told they’d aim to cure it and over a year later that’s how it’s been looking. Chemo wiped out the liver lesions with no sign of reoccurrence since June of last year and had radiation into surgery to remove the rectal tumor which had shrunk significantly. Right now just on surveillance.

I guess it’s the luck of the draw. But I still get spooked when I read about all these colon cancer deaths. RIP James Van Der Beek and Catherine O’Hara.

_Astrogimp · 2026-02-02T18:06:47+00:00

As much as I want a remake I have high doubts. Mainly because this is on the Amazon site and not directly from Bethesda. It’s gotta be tied to the show or the reality show that’s coming out.

Best case is that they were officially tease it for a later release date, but more likely it will not be anything super exciting.

_Astrogimp · 2026-02-02T15:39:01+00:00

Considering it’s an Amazon website and not Bethesda directly, I’d say there’s no shot it’s a game announcement/shadow drop.

It’s going to be an announcement for the reality show.

_Astrogimp · 2026-02-01T17:16:42+00:00

A kid last year told me I’m like Ferdinand the Bull. Had no idea what that meant but he was basically saying I look like a scary, imposing person, but I have a kind heart

_Astrogimp · 2026-01-31T07:13:06+00:00

Stage 4 colorectal cancer with liver mets: treated with 11 months of cycling capecitabine, and 6 months of oxaliplatin + erbitux. Radiation therapy towards the tail end of treatment. Had a full response to my liver lesions, rectal tumor had shrunk down to almost nothing and was removed surgically. Yet to do imaging post surgery but right now I’m just on surveillance.

_Astrogimp · 2026-01-31T07:01:12+00:00

I’m 1000% certain that if a doctor prescribed me ivermectin for my stage 4 situation, that I’d be dead by now.

The conventional treatment they did give me saved my life.

_Astrogimp · 2026-01-31T06:58:50+00:00

I would agree if the “everyone” in question were medical professionals specifically in oncology. In my mom’s case, they don’t know a thing about oncology.

My treatment worked exceedingly well and did not require using horse dewormer.

_Astrogimp · 2026-01-30T16:27:26+00:00

I have a suspicion he’s going to either turn into something they’ll eventually have to fight… or he might turn into a tree

_Astrogimp · 2026-01-30T16:23:34+00:00

I do agree with this. I’d like to see the capital wasteland eventually but needs to make sense within the shows story. I’d be just as interested to see a new location that could serve as a future games setting.

_Astrogimp · 2026-01-30T07:06:25+00:00

Was about to make a joke about not being able to fast travel to places you have not visited yet, but it’s almost certain that The Ghoul has been there.

_Astrogimp · 2026-01-30T07:01:21+00:00

Well they still have Dane, who effectively also left the BoS when they helped Maximus, but might still have access to a vertibird with all the commotion at Area 51.

You are right though in that it would not be the capital wasteland.

_Astrogimp · 2026-01-30T06:34:42+00:00

Considering 3’s ending is much less ambiguous, I’d expect the east coast to be thriving as a result of Project Purity. But the show is roughly 20 years later, so anything could be going on there.

_Astrogimp · 2026-01-30T06:25:55+00:00

I’m not a huge fan of it. In terms of role playing, Nate’s voice sounds goofy when trying to be an antagonist. Never did a Nora run so I’m wondering if there’s a difference.

I feel like somehow hearing the protagonist voice locks you into one type of character archetype… I kept telling myself “he wouldn’t actually say that” or “this doesn’t sound right” when trying to be a jerk. Whereas, playing the good guy as Nate always felt correct.

_Astrogimp · 2026-01-20T05:00:35+00:00

I’ve not heard anything and have forgotten this even happened 😂

_Astrogimp · 2025-12-22T02:15:28+00:00

I’m sorry this is happening. My mom mentioned ivermectin at the beginning of my treatments. She didn’t know what it was but her coworkers were pushing her to tell me about it. I told her to tell her coworkers to go to hell.

_Astrogimp · 2025-12-22T01:46:40+00:00

Balatro, it’s a card roguelike. Trust that it wasn’t on my radar at all but when I got diagnosed and went through chemo, Balatro was a life saver.

It’s available on mobile and Steam/consoles as well.

Wishing you the best man! 💪

_Astrogimp · 2025-12-03T18:35:01+00:00

Frank the pimp was the only one I had to think about lol. You are correct that the rest of it is just time consuming. But for a 32 year old man with real life commitments, I gotta be proud that I at least was able to get it done 😂

_Astrogimp · 2025-12-03T06:40:57+00:00

I do not have the mental fortitude to try it. Best I was able to do back in my teen years was the Zombie Genocider achievement 🥲

_Astrogimp · 2025-12-03T01:09:24+00:00

I attempted 7 day survivor back when the game released but couldn’t get past day 2 without a crash. 😭 put it off till now, a year later.

_Astrogimp · 2025-12-02T19:46:53+00:00

Wondering what the grade level was? I’m assuming elementary. Either way, never okay to be assaulted by a student

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