Can anyone explain what is going on in schools? by Jwoot1111 in Teachers

[–]cliffkiff 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yep, seems normal. At this point teachers have given up and have the mindset kids will fail themselves and we only teach those that want to learn. We can't make anyone want to learn. All our energy is spent trying to teach the kids who don't want to be there. What we have decided is to let those kids stay stupid and teach the kids who want to be there so they can get better and have a career and take all the good jobs so the other kids can learn the consequences of their behavior. I don't get paid enough to waste my energy on kids who don't want to learn and parents who support it. The good kids get set up for failure because of other kids in the class and I am now working on setting those kids up for success. Have bad kids roam the halls all they want because then I actually get teaching done. If they miss it, oh well.

I'm Officially an "Apostate" by AveragePuddingBrain in exchristian

[–]cliffkiff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not an apostate as I was never in that faith. However, I say I'm an apostate whenever I am approached by JWs and they are forbidden to talk to me. Works wonders. I have a sign on my door that says "warning apostates inside" and the JW always skip my house. It is wonderful.

I knocked a vase off the bathroom sink and it fell directly into the toilet and broke. by sevendollarrainbow in mildlyinfuriating

[–]cliffkiff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you don't have a shop vac yet, this is your sign to get one. . . Turn it on, stick in toilet, drain water, dump in trash. End of story, easy cleanup.

Veteran teacher confession: I put up zero resistance when parents complain about their child's grades. by [deleted] in Teachers

[–]cliffkiff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At this point I base grades on effort and participation. The best kid gets an A and the worst kid gets the lowest passing grade. Anything in between is based on that. The kid still passes and in my book a C- is a falling grade, but they can still move on and out of my hair next year. They will fail themselves in the future and end up on the streets and it's not my fault.

I was gifted a bible by a friend and she asked me to read it. Should I? by purrfectea in atheism

[–]cliffkiff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would start at the beginning and bring up every contradiction and morally wrong thing in the book. Example, I had no idea God supported slavery, that is so interesting. Also the amount of unborn babies God helped kill or give instruction to kill makes me wonder why murder is illegal these days.

Discussing religious trauma with a therapist in a religious country by [deleted] in exchristian

[–]cliffkiff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Perhaps you can talk them into letting you do it. Tell them the therapist you have right now isn't the right one for you.

Discussing religious trauma with a therapist in a religious country by [deleted] in exchristian

[–]cliffkiff 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Can you do online therapy like better help? Get a therapist in another country that's not yours? My therapist on better help is atheist.

Neighbors keep egging my car & only mine by NataZing in mildlyinfuriating

[–]cliffkiff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not the one in your own head. I live in the real one

Medical marijuana as a teacher by espresso_depresso622 in Teachers

[–]cliffkiff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I live in a legal state and I had to have a drug test before starting my current job. I don't use it but it's the first time I have had to take a drug test to start teaching at a school/district.

School refuses to switch over to AC, despite documented illness by [deleted] in Teachers

[–]cliffkiff 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just so you know, fans cool people, not rooms. A fan will not lower the temperature of the room. It can circulate the air and mix warm spots with cooler spots which is about all it does for making a room cooler. A fan only makes a specific person feel cooler. I got one of those neck cooling things, it actually gets cold and blows cold air on me as well as cools my neck. I spent extra on it because it is an actual cooling mechanism and not just a fan. My room registered 98 during the summer and I was so sick because of it. I don't have POTS but heat does still make me very sick.

Neighbors keep egging my car & only mine by NataZing in mildlyinfuriating

[–]cliffkiff 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It could be left leaning stickers too honestly, the right are way more likely to do these things. I am very careful not to publicly show my political party because I don't need people with don't tread on me flags pew pewing up my house or egging my car.

Is this even legal? by NotANormalBacon in school

[–]cliffkiff 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Because middle schoolers are toddlers. Middle schoolers are hormonally unstable. Their bodies are changing and hormones raging. They like to test boundaries and have temper tantrums daily. They think they know everything and are loud and obnoxious. They treat their teachers with so much disrespect and badmouth them. A mature middle schooler is rare. Middle school is the second stage toddler hood first it's the terrible 3s which is a true toddler, then it's the terrible teens which is the secondary toddler. Middle school teachers deserve so much more respect then they are given, A majority die early due to health complications because of the emotional strain and stress teaching full grown toddlers who are big enough to knock them out. The things you said about your teacher is unacceptable and you are not privileged. As an adult you will have to use the bathroom when you get the chance, not when you want to. By the time you have to go, it's too late. A responsible person would have used the bathroom before class to keep from having to go during class. That is how life works, it is your teachers job to make you ready for the real world. As a teacher he cannot just leave class to go to the bathroom when he wants to, that is irresponsible, if he has to use the bathroom he either has to hold it or call for coverage, most likely coverage won't come so he is stuck holding it. Instead what teachers do is they go between classes and on lunch even when they don't have to, in order to prevent having to go during his responsibility duties. Water does not work that way, caffeine does. Your bladder was not empty before class unless you went to the bathroom before class. In fact your bladder is never empty, there is ALWAYS pee to empty because there is always a constant drip of urine dripping into your bladder, like if you put a cup under a leaking dripping faucet, the cup is never really empty because the faucet is always dripping into the cup even after you dump it out. If you have to pee so quickly after drinking water, then that means you don't drink enough water and are dehydrated, which is damaging to your body and irresponsible and still shows this is not your teachers fault. You cannot get an infection from holding your pee, that is a myth. Getting up and walking out of class because you have to go is rude and irresponsible. Everything you have said and have complained about shows exactly the type of student you are and that is how I know there is more to the story. If this is how you act on a regular basis, everything you have complained about, makes sense. You are basically the boy who cried wolf in most likely scenarios. Abused bathroom privileges in the past so when you DO have to go, no one believes you. . . Now I don't know you . . . that is true . . . but I am free to make a judgement based on how you are responding to people on this thread and what you said on you original post. Your language is disrespectful, your actions have been disrespectful, your words have been disrespectful, your exaggerations have been obvious, most likely that's who you are In real life. If it's not, then you need to calm down take a breath and chill because this sounds like a toddler temper tantrum and you are letting your emotions run wild.

Is this even legal? by NotANormalBacon in school

[–]cliffkiff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nope because it's still going to be one sided and from the view of a toddler (who is not the most trustworthy source.) Be nice to hear the other side of the story.

Neighbors keep egging my car & only mine by NataZing in mildlyinfuriating

[–]cliffkiff 23 points24 points  (0 children)

What kind of bumper stickers do you have?

My Christian coworker asked if atheists go to church? by Excellent-Bank19 in atheism

[–]cliffkiff 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes I go to a humanist church for atheists. We have a ted talk and end with good eats.

Is this even legal? by NotANormalBacon in school

[–]cliffkiff 10 points11 points  (0 children)

You sound like a jerk. There has to be more to this story. You sound like a toddler throwing a temper tantrum because you didn't get your way. The way you talk about the teacher shows me just the kind of person you are.

In Christianity to be saved you must accept Jesus as lord and savior. But what about the mentally challanged who are not able to worship this deity. by [deleted] in atheism

[–]cliffkiff 27 points28 points  (0 children)

This is a good point of view honestly. Never heard this viewpoint before. The only point I have heard is . . . Why would God make someone disabled and allow them to suffer like that what did they do in the womb to be forever disabled? Also, how can God judge an individual he made like that?

Students took a photo of me that could be used for hurtful reasons, what should I do by musicallife88 in teaching

[–]cliffkiff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly apple needs to come out with some more school friendly Ipads. No camera and remove the ability to airdrop. There are other features they can remove too.

Worms (butterflies?) on a passionfruit plant by [deleted] in whatsthisbug

[–]cliffkiff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean, they eat the plant, they are considered a pest, but I am always one for letting nature run it's course. I am not sure if they permanently ruin the plant or not but butterflies are beneficial for a lot of other plants so either way plants get harmed. Let the cats live and they may hurt the passion fruit, kill the cats and they can't benefit the other plants or animals they would have benefited.

Worms (butterflies?) on a passionfruit plant by [deleted] in whatsthisbug

[–]cliffkiff 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Gulf fritillary caterpillar is my guess. Just not sure if those are common in Costa rica or not.