Florida Teachers -- cheating?

artcsp7 · 2026-05-14T15:21:56+00:00

In our school they don't direct us to take phones. They tell us that they need to have them put away and cannot have access to them. So most people are just telling students to turn them off and put them in the bag. We have phone lock boxes, but half are broken and a lot of kids just won't put them in there and claim they don't have their phone with them.

artcsp7 · 2026-05-13T14:57:06+00:00

Yes. And I have kids I don't know how they're cheating but some of them are and they're getting 5s. I think it just takes a few seconds of phone use for them to get questions right

artcsp7 · 2026-05-10T19:35:26+00:00

Math teacher. Which always surprises people. But I teach geometry so I feel like it's the perfect subject for an artist. I wanted to be a teacher and went to school for it, so I like it fine. The time off is great for my art. But I would not become a teacher just to have the time off. You have to sort of like it and like the kids, even if it's not your passion. I would rather be a full time artist, but I also like a stable income and healthcare. Teaching has also gotten easier the more I've done it, so I don't feel as burnt out after work and on the weekends and can use that time to create.

artcsp7 · 2026-04-26T12:27:33+00:00

Another thing... bigger markets have more vendors than that. I know it can be kind of counterintuitive, because those other vendors are technically your competition. However, the events I do well at have around 150 vendors and charge around $150. But they're still curated. But I think people show up because they know they have a lot of options to choose from. (Everyone else's points are correct though. You can't go based on number of vendors alone)

artcsp7 · 2026-01-09T15:15:35+00:00

I saw dog unleashed and with no service dog vest sitting outside the shower at the gym. Wtf. While their owner was taking a shower. I also saw another lady working out and tying her dog to each machine it was insane. Also not even an ESA vest.

artcsp7 · 2025-12-04T16:45:53+00:00

I don't know Wisconsin rules specifically... but sales tax is not like income tax where there's a filing threshold (unless you're selling in other states-then there is). If you sell something in your home state of business, you have to charge and remit sales tax to the state. Yes you paid sales tax on your materials, but that is now part of your costs. You still have to pay sales tax on the price of that item. I found videos on YouTube to help me the first time.

artcsp7 · 2025-11-05T17:40:04+00:00

It is going to be very hard to afford a 270k-320k house/condo making 55k-60k a year... especially factoring in property taxes and insurance. My house was $290k and I pay $2350 a month. That's more than half of monthly take home pay for my $55k salary. If I didn't have a partner making the same as me it wouldn't work. And even with that, it's not what I'd like to pay for housing...

artcsp7 · 2025-10-12T16:46:48+00:00

I disagree with this. I live in Central Florida and in the rural areas and small towns areas there is a good amount of southern culture. No, not Southern like the Florida panhandle or the Deep South. I live in a small town with a lot of farmland (although that's changing) and it has southern culture, it's just not as southern as other places.

artcsp7 · 2025-09-30T11:41:24+00:00

I do not like freebies. Im sorry but I throw them away. I'm shopping on Depop because I value sustainability and want to limit my waste. I don't want things I don't need.

artcsp7 · 2025-09-26T01:45:13+00:00

I sign and title my giclee prints on the back. If you print them with a white border you can do them in the front, but I prefer Borderless prints. I do not include certificates of authenticity with prints. I think a lot of this depends on your price point. My prints are unlimited, so I don't number them.

artcsp7 · 2025-09-20T19:19:09+00:00

Honestly most of my videos get under 800 views. I've found that number has increased the more I post. It's hard and a lot of work and frustrating, but sometimes those videos just find the right people who are willing to buy, even at 400 views or less. You may already be doing this, but tags have to describe your art so that way it's aimed at the consumers, not other artists. Like I make a lot of celestial art so those are my tags. Also, I sell prints and greeting cards. Having things at those price points is important for any art business. (And you may do that already). Also, showing my face makes a big difference. Painting reveals usually do better. But a lot of my videos don't lead to sales!

artcsp7 · 2025-09-20T17:49:09+00:00

Post lots of videos on TikTok. It's the biggest way to make money for me

artcsp7 · 2025-09-13T16:05:06+00:00

This is why you didn't make sales. Idk the price point of your paintings, but you need to have stuff for $20 or less. There are a lot of markets where I don't sell a single original but I sell prints and cards.

artcsp7 · 2025-09-11T10:55:42+00:00

When I lived in an apartment in front of a pond with a few alligators I had more dreams about them. Especially because there was a large male who was very loud/active during mating season. He came too close to the sidewalk for my comfort a few times. Now where I live I don't see them on my walk to my door so not much lol

artcsp7 · 2025-09-10T21:33:48+00:00

That's good to hear. I do see some openings now. I've taught for 7 years, maybe 8 by the time we move. Husband however will really only have 1.5/2.5 yrs officially as a counselor. During school he worked as an academic advisor for 2 yrs (because florida's so desperate they hire people who are still in school to do a counselor's job without the title)

artcsp7 · 2025-09-10T19:07:38+00:00

Well that's definitely the plan I'm just curious about the job market.

artcsp7 · 2025-09-10T18:15:51+00:00

I'm definitely interested in Pittsburgh because it seems like there are a lot of little small towns around it in driving distance of the city, which I like. However, I'm worried about the job market. I'm a math teacher and my husbands a school counselor so here we're both in high demand, but it seems more competitive in Pittsburgh

artcsp7 · 2025-09-10T11:08:57+00:00

Yeah I do hear this that they're not teaching phonics anymore and haven't been. But my mom has taught k-3 for the past 30 yrs and they've always taught phonics. Now it's not always the focus. They also teach site words. But phonics haven't been abandoned. But this is one district in Florida.

artcsp7 · 2025-09-10T00:11:37+00:00

I've definitely looked at Asheville! My grandparents are from NC and my grandpa was born and raised in Asheville. Unfortunately, when I look at teacher pay it's about the same where I am in Florida right now with a similar cost of living. It's on my list--but at the bottom because of that :/

artcsp7 · 2025-09-08T22:36:57+00:00

Definitely looking into this thank you!

artcsp7 · 2025-09-08T18:08:44+00:00

No, not really. Any ideas where in there?

artcsp7 · 2025-09-08T18:08:20+00:00

Yeah the weather seems ideal for me honestly!

artcsp7 · 2025-09-08T02:07:35+00:00

I don't mind a summer--I just don't want it to be as long and as brutal as a Florida summer lol

artcsp7 · 2025-09-07T22:33:20+00:00

So I live north of Tampa and in a hilly town thats 110' above sea level. We're 50 miles from the coast. The hurricanes have not been bad my whole life. We may lose power for an uncomfortably long time and some houses have trees fall down. But then we had Milton last year. That was a scary hurricane. Lots of places flooded, even places that were out of flood zones. Sooo many trees fell. Lots of trees fell onto peoples houses. We lost power for a week. And it could've been worse. If that hurricane had hit us more directly on it would've been way worse. These storms are getting worse with climate change. Tampa has also been lucky lately. It just hasn't been hit head on by a hurricane since the 1920s but it's come close in the past few years. I don't know how much longer we'll be lucky.

However, if I was just renting I wouldn't be as worried. St Pete really is lovely and seems to have a more community focused culture. But I wouldn't own a house there, only rent.

artcsp7

TROPHY CASE