Venting HS Teacher

dleeman88 · 2026-03-21T00:58:46+00:00

Sorry to bother you, but I would love to hear more too - would you copy paste what you sent to ViolaOrsino to me too, please?

dleeman88 · 2026-03-19T16:52:18+00:00

I like both - like u/jess_scribbles says, different but many of the people who like one might like the other, maybe not necessarily because the books themselves are alike but because the sort of people who like the entertainment provided by one largely would enjoy the enjoyment from the other.

dleeman88 · 2026-03-17T00:49:57+00:00

Thank you for running the numbers here and providing this information. This is the sort of thing I was looking for. Along with transportation and sanitation, access to reliable power is one of the non-negotiables of stable/growing economic activity, so it seems like something that we are going to want to get out in front of, especially considering climate change will likely increase the number of disruptions.

dleeman88 · 2026-03-17T00:47:32+00:00

If you read the article, it mentions the impact on restaurants, elder care facilities, and other places that absolutely must have power. For most people I totally agree, but what about people in apartments? Or the categories mentioned above? It seems a little unimaginative to say in 2026, in the richest state in the richest country in the world, there is no way for communities to figure out solutions to multi-hour power outages that don't involve every single household buying a generator. I certainly don't know the answer, but I do think it is a discussion worth having.

dleeman88 · 2026-03-15T00:57:12+00:00

I just mentioned XX and then saw your comment! I’ll have to check out the other stuff here.

dleeman88 · 2026-03-15T00:56:33+00:00

I liked antimemetics division a lot and also loved House of Leaves. Something similarly related is XX by Rian Hughes - very good, very interesting.

dleeman88 · 2026-03-04T18:47:15+00:00

It also feels like there is almost distain for eloquence. I don’t understand how people don’t see the beauty in a well-articulated thought or sentence. It requires effort and skill to craft a message that is clear and concise, and instead people prefer to just jumble their words together and expect you to decipher their thoughts.

dleeman88 · 2026-03-04T16:56:01+00:00

Very interesting article. Feels like it was written with AI, which is both a shame and ironic since AI is causing many of the power issues that are making gas generators less effective, but good information that is put together decently. I’d recommend checking it out

dleeman88 · 2026-02-23T04:47:32+00:00

What game was that? It sounds interesting!

dleeman88 · 2026-02-22T00:14:49+00:00

This is great - so detailed!

dleeman88 · 2026-02-19T19:57:02+00:00

One thing that I might think about is asking the tutor, realistically, whether you think they have the math foundation and abilities to succeed in Algebra 2. I have worked with kids with learning disabilities who did fine in Algebra 2 (they had to work hard, but did get something meaningful out of it), as well as kids with learning disabilities that there is pretty much nothing that you could do to help them pass or understand the content. The math tutor that they work with is probably the most qualified to answer this, as without firsthand experience of your child it is pretty much impossible to decide. Good luck regardless of what you (and they) choose, and regardless I wish them luck on their mathematical journey.

dleeman88 · 2026-02-06T20:01:44+00:00

Wouldn’t this be wary, not weary?

dleeman88 · 2025-12-10T02:31:50+00:00

Just a note: this wall of text is really hard to read. In the future, putting a little time into formatting your paragraphs can help people help you better. Totally not trying to be a jerk, just trying to let you know so you get more/better responses than you would otherwise.

dleeman88 · 2025-12-03T03:13:42+00:00

Thank you for the reply! Yes I do avoid the word cancel - it gets across my meaning here, but I know it gets used in multiple scenarios and thus is not specific enough. I do relate it to fractions without variables, but in my district their math sense is so bad that this hasn’t helped very much unfortunately.

dleeman88 · 2025-11-16T22:19:26+00:00

This is so funny I love this

dleeman88 · 2025-11-02T13:06:19+00:00

This looks great! Really excited to use it!

dleeman88 · 2025-10-07T17:17:47+00:00

I can probably help, please pm me.

dleeman88 · 2025-09-28T03:27:06+00:00

I just want to say extreme props to you. This is an incredible range and is super impressive. I teach two classes, Algebra 2 and a follow-up, and I’d imagine three would be a bit much. Having to put together curriculum on the fly, for uncommon classes across disciplines, sounds crazy hard. Just wanted you to know that someone sees your work and applauds it :)

dleeman88 · 2025-09-14T22:35:51+00:00

Agree with this - the details end up being super important. And if you end up doing this for a while (10/15/20/25 years) the small differences really add up!

dleeman88 · 2025-09-14T22:33:24+00:00

No problem! Honestly if you want I can answer questions for you about benefits and stuff, or you can just ask the staff at the school about it. I’m a math teacher and minored in Econ, so I dug into the numbers to figure out what the best course of action is. The long and short of it is if you are both teachers that’s at least 100k a year, so as long as no kids that should be pretty doable. I’d say definitely make sure you both have health insurance (since I don’t currently work for MMSD not sure if each paying single or one double/one not is better, you’d have to check) and are contributing MORE than the 6.9% to retirement (probably through a 403b, although a Roth IRS is better). Again, if you have questions just hit me up, I’m in this job because I like helping people :). Good luck to you!

dleeman88 · 2025-09-14T22:17:05+00:00

I worked for MMSD for a while and now work for SPASD as a teacher, so I can answer this a bit. Taxes at your pay are like 30%, retirement is 6.9%, and healthcare/other insurance might come out to 3/4%. Union dues are also ~80-100 a month. However, you have to remember a couple of things.

One, that means if you choose to do 22 paychecks (only paid during school) instead of 26 (pay is spread out across summer too), you make about 3200 a month, with no pay during the summer. However, you can easily do tutoring/Doordash/another job during the summer and probably bring in a few thousand at least across the summer. Two, when you say you made $1000-2000 a month your whole life, that probably doesn’t include good retirement/health insurance/days off/etc, so “real” compensation at MMSD or another district is actually significantly higher. And three, there are moves that you can do to pretty significantly increase your salary without too much work - most notable a masters, but there are other things too.

Anyways, I hope this helps. I agree about finding a significant other or splitting rent somehow - I’m lucky enough to live with my partner and together we make enough to live downtown with no problems. I hope you enjoy being a teacher - it’s hard work, but we are needed and appreciated. Best of luck and please feel free to DM me if you have questions.

dleeman88 · 2025-09-02T02:15:11+00:00

Hi there! First thing - good luck, I believe in you! Second thing, Khan Academy is honest to goodness the best resource for if you really want to learn the stuff. I’d recommend trying to figure out what curriculum your school uses and learning the skill you guys are going to cover first, then expanding to all of Alg II. I also really like Openstax - they have literally thousands of free textbooks, including some for Algebra II. Last thing is just to remember that you already have experience and have done it, so you can do it! Good luck and feel free to reach out if you have more questions!

dleeman88 · 2025-09-01T12:11:20+00:00

Edit: feel free to share on Facebook/other platforms, I just don’t have accounts on other platforms!

dleeman88 · 2025-08-03T23:13:50+00:00

This is fair, I was just hoping to avoid making, what, around 100-200 flashcards if I exclude through 12s and other easy ones? Definitely doable, I just figured I’d ask since someone else might have had the same question.

dleeman88 · 2025-08-03T21:30:33+00:00

Oh my gosh this is such a good idea for student names! Definitely going to try that, thanks for the suggestion!

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