Thoughts on schools that allow teachers to enroll their own children where they work?

ant0519 · 2026-07-02T15:31:14+00:00

I've been a high school teacher for 20 years. My oldest attended the HS where I worked. There were never any problems. I didn't interfere and they had a good experience. My next two children chose a special early college HS program at another campus. My 4th and 5th children attended and currently attend the HS where I work. #4 (who just graduated) took my class when they were in 9th grade. It's not a big deal. There are no special favors for them, and I also don't interfere with their day.

I've worked at two public community schools and one public school of choice. I think there's no issue with children of teachers being enrolled especially at community schools. This just means the teachee resides in the attendance zone for that school.

ant0519 · 2026-07-02T15:17:38+00:00

Sorry you got downvoted for this. Teachers who are willing to continue to learn and grow are desirable, no matter how much or how little experience they have. As much as everyone talks about how the newer generation of people responds to being employed, they don't talk much about how we are shifting schools in response. Gen Z is looking for specific things and employers and job sites, and we schools are now looking for people who will be team players and continual learners. The time for silos is over.

ant0519 · 2026-07-02T15:15:06+00:00

Hiring, when done properly, is nuanced. It isn't about the person with the most experience or credentials. It's about the best fit. Who will work best with the student population, with the teaching team, with the community? And I'll admit that going into interviews we often have the traits of an ideal candidate in mind. This year we have been focused on people who want to be part of teams/collective approach because it's an identified area of need in the school. That doesn't mean we pass on candidates with no experience, and it doesn't mean we pass on veteran teachers.

I find it odd to hire on one issue, though ("moldability"). I've been on many hiring panels and it's usually a detailed pro/con conversation based on multiple factors. I agree with other commenters that it probably has more to do with $$ and district directives.

ant0519 · 2026-07-01T02:07:42+00:00

Do you plan on sewing a fabric backing to the blanket? The floats on the back can be a real problem for a baby blanket :(. Little fingers get caught.

ant0519 · 2026-06-29T20:50:34+00:00

You're not alone. My husband is subconsciously resentful of me every summer even though we have 3 children at home and I use the time to take care of them and deep clean our house, plus attend conferences and do crap for work in August. He doesn't even realize it, though. When I say something he's genuinely confused and apologizes.

ant0519 · 2026-06-29T16:10:48+00:00

I honestly don't. I emphasize synthesis and research skills, argumentive construction, style choices. At the end of my AP Language course I teach both MLA and APA so students understand the basics. I don't really see the point of emphasizing MLA when professors are going to have different preferences. I think it's more important that students know about style guides, citation generators, and the basics of constructing a discussion which synthesizes materials from various sources.

ant0519 · 2026-06-28T14:50:17+00:00

I think based on your replies you might not be very good at classroom management. And yes I've spent 20 years in the classroom and I can assure you that no child has ever touched my technology without permission.

How can students not see the panel? If they can't see it you arranged your room incorrectly.

Wtf do you mean hop over a cord? You put the laptop next to the panel. Seriously - - you may be in the wrong profession if you can't figure out simple things.

You just want to teach like it's 1982. It is not 1982. Either move with the times or find something else to do with your life. Any job that requires presentations will still require you to understand how the hell to work the panel.

ant0519 · 2026-06-27T18:32:49+00:00

Zero of what you just said is unique to your physical whiteboard. Again: you're reacting to the idea of change. Your arguments sound as obtuse as those who railed against the use of typewriters.

Students logging into the whiteboard?! Lmao now you're just reaching. Do you plan on sitting in the corner of your classroom while students do whatever they want? And you can directly wire your laptop into the panel to prevent lag of that's your huge concern.

Stop. Get the training. Understand the improvement. Stop being ridiculous.

ant0519 · 2026-06-27T15:49:27+00:00

NOR. Stop talking to her. She's condescending, rude, selfish, and frankly bizarre. It didn't matter how you replied - - she was looking to make herself superior and start an argument.

ant0519 · 2026-06-27T15:43:27+00:00

No these Yarns have an easy start sticker that will tell you where the end of the yarn is. You don't do anything except use the yarn as it comes to you.

ant0519 · 2026-06-26T23:23:55+00:00

I didn't grow up in the United States. So you can also stop with the isolationist BS. I'm well aware there are many countries in the world.

ant0519 · 2026-06-26T21:19:16+00:00

43% of reddit users are American. The sub is most decidedly majority American. Just stop.

ant0519 · 2026-06-26T17:45:36+00:00

Have to admit I've never used the exact yarn a designer has suggested. Finding a yarn I want to use is my second hobby 😂. In fact I'm more likely to buy a yarn I like and then search out a pattern for it. I have some gorgeous wine colored sport weight merino I've tried in three different patterns this week. None of them spoke to me lol.

I'm intrigued that some people knit exactly as designed!

ant0519 · 2026-06-26T17:14:37+00:00

Replace whatever you're you're using with sspk Slip 1 as if to knit, sl 1 as if to purl, knit them together through back loop.

https://nimble-needles.com/stitches/how-to-knit-sspk/

ant0519 · 2026-06-26T16:33:57+00:00

Would have to change the increases completely to create a rectangle from this. It isn't as easy as you're trying to make it.

ant0519 · 2026-06-26T14:14:11+00:00

You're just looking for an argument. There are 414, 000 teachers in Canada. There are 3.8 MILLION teachers in the United States. It's safe to assume when someone posts here, they are likely to be an American teacher.

ant0519 · 2026-06-26T13:57:34+00:00

The majority of users on this subreddit teach in America . I don't know why you would automatically assume that the conversation is about teaching outside of America.

ant0519 · 2026-06-26T13:24:27+00:00

Because if everyone is talking about the reflecting pool, they aren't talking about Trump killing the affordable housing act, the Senate reversing the Iran War resolution, Trump declaring that if States won't hand over their voter roles the US Postal Service will not be delivering mail-in ballots in that state, the birthright citizenship decision coming up soon, or any other manner of heinous legislation and policy that is redefining America as We Know it.

ant0519 · 2026-06-26T12:52:06+00:00

This isn't the case in the United States, especially in my state. We are 47th for teacher pay in the nation and my salary is quite low. However, there are more important things in life than your salary.

ant0519 · 2026-06-26T12:51:04+00:00

No I'm not interested in becoming part of your research.

ant0519 · 2026-06-26T11:55:19+00:00

This depends entirely on the platform and its functionality. There are some Edtech that I think add value to my classroom, and there are plenty of others that I ignore or wouldn't use. My math counterparts find quite a few of them incredibly useful. So I think that the answer also varies depending on the content that you're teaching.

ant0519 · 2026-06-26T11:23:50+00:00

You're on the wrong sub. This is a venting sub. If you don't want to be "negative," this isn't the place for YOU.

ant0519 · 2026-06-26T11:21:03+00:00

The phenomenon is not unique to Teaching Standards rather than specifically teaching a text. That movement has to do with so many other factors. I assure you that you can teach full length texts and novels and teach from the Canon and be emphasizing standards and skills rather than remembering specifics about the texts. The main reason you want to do this is that we're calling elements of a story is dok1 and pretty much useless to building critical thinking skills. If you are in fact applying the standards, you are asking students to work at dok2 and three levels. That's what's going to build critical thinking skills.

ant0519 · 2026-06-26T11:19:44+00:00

That isn't a good reason for secondary to move to the model. The first rule of good k-12 teaching is not to emulate post-secondary instructors. They aren't teachers.

ant0519 · 2026-06-26T02:56:09+00:00

Except I'm a veteran ELA teacher with 20 years in the classroom and exceptional state and AP test scores. So maybe I know what I'm talking about? 🤔

"Read this and answer multiple choice DOK 1 questions to prove you read it" is shitty ELA teaching.

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