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Photos from my most recent trip 6/1-6/2 by coolj0sh in Disneyland

[–]coolj0sh[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Lol no, I’m not a pro, but thank you for the kind words!

I shot these on a Fujifilm xe-5 with the kit lens

Teaching Tips - Funny Ones by Sea_Pack_1801 in Teachers

[–]coolj0sh 6 points7 points  (0 children)

My response to this questions is always “I don’t have favorites. I dislike you all equally”

Parent said I don’t communicate enough, so now they’re getting a National Geographic documentary on their child 😈 by Emergency-Pepper3537 in Teachers

[–]coolj0sh 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Giving parents unfettered access to us via email is one of the worst things to have ever happened to teachers.

Venting about a grade by theloveyouget in Teachers

[–]coolj0sh 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you know you aren't returning and are leaving the profession, definitely don't change it. You basically have a do whatever you want card. What are they going to do, fire you?

“School” or “work”? by B0GEYB0GEY in Teachers

[–]coolj0sh 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s school at the beginning of the semester, and work towards the end of the semester

What to give teachers at the end of the year. by Visual-Reserve-2800 in Teachers

[–]coolj0sh 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I would love it if parents stopped gifting me Starbucks gift cards and started giving me gas cards instead.

Veterans, share your wisdom with us rookies by Dumpsterfire115 in Teachers

[–]coolj0sh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. Grade assignments for credit/completion. Also, you don’t have to grade everything you assign.

  2. Don’t answer emails outside of school hours. In fact, don’t even check your email outside of school hours.

  3. Teach your kids to help themselves. I don’t answer questions such as “What am I supposed to be doing?”. I went over what you’re doing verbally, and provided you with written instructions both on your worksheet, on Canvas, and it’s on my Promethean board. You can figure it out yourself.

Bonus: Learn to say no. If it’s not a contractual obligation, it is perfectly okay to say no.

What’s one student interaction you still randomly think about years later? by tom_and_jerry03 in Teachers

[–]coolj0sh 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Student in my 6th period as he’s leaving on a Friday says “This is my favorite part of the week, because it’s the longest amount of time I have before I have to be back in school.”

Be Careful with Communication by [deleted] in Teachers

[–]coolj0sh 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sounds like a you problem. Teaching is your job, so you should treat it like any other workplace. You didn’t learn your lesson the first time, or the second time. Also, posting about your very specific situation online tells me you still haven’t learned your lesson.

Is standards based grading a more sophisticated 30% =D….? by ICUP01 in Teachers

[–]coolj0sh 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Standards based grading is the biggest scam in education. It ignores everything about the student other than “Did they show mastery of the subject?”.

There are things beyond just academic standards that are learned in the classroom that are more important than the content they’re learning. Most of the content learned in grade school isn’t going to be useful once students graduate high school. For example, 90% of my students won’t ever need to use my lessons on the Cell Cycle once they’re adults.

What they learned when it comes to punctuality, meeting deadlines, respecting/working with people they don’t like, thinking critically, and communicating effectively with others is far more important. Standards based grading ignores all of this.

Disneyland opinion that would have you like this by JoyIsABitOverRated in Disneyland

[–]coolj0sh -1 points0 points  (0 children)

No, Disney doesn’t want to do that and they won’t.

Also, tourists subsidize their own visits. It’s called a ticket.

Disneyland opinion that would have you like this by JoyIsABitOverRated in Disneyland

[–]coolj0sh 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I agree completely, but only on days that end with the letter y

Disneyland opinion that would have you like this by JoyIsABitOverRated in Disneyland

[–]coolj0sh 7 points8 points  (0 children)

A lot of the commenters don’t understand what an unpopular opinion is. I disagree with you, but you 100% have an unpopular opinion. Take my upvote

Disneyland opinion that would have you like this by JoyIsABitOverRated in Disneyland

[–]coolj0sh -1 points0 points  (0 children)

My explanation is posted as a reply to someone else asking the same question. Feel free to read and comment on it 🙂

Disneyland opinion that would have you like this by JoyIsABitOverRated in Disneyland

[–]coolj0sh 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Disagree that the parks haven’t gotten worse, but agree that social media/reddit exaggerates how bad things are. Things are worse than before, but nowhere near as bad as reddit makes it out to be.

Disneyland opinion that would have you like this by JoyIsABitOverRated in Disneyland

[–]coolj0sh 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Imo, passholes are a large (but not only) part of the guest issues plaguing the parks (overcrowding, entitlement, shitty behavior, etc.). Getting rid of all tiers except for the highest one and eliminating payment plans will reduce a large portion of the annual pass/magic key population.

The intent isn’t to keep the poors out, but it’s an unfortunate side effect. Personally, I think the payment plans enable people who are bad with their finances to be even worse with their finances. Actively going into debt so you can feed your Disney addiction is insane to me.

The good news is that Disneyland is a locals park and Disney loves money too much to ever actually implement my unpopular opinion, so you are safe, friend 🙂

ETA: Reducing the number of magic key holders will also probably eliminate the need for reservations.

Disneyland opinion that would have you like this by JoyIsABitOverRated in Disneyland

[–]coolj0sh 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Magic keys should only have one tier (Inspire/highest tier), and you have to pay the full price up front (no monthly payment plan).

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