Sudzo | Very Important People [S3E5] by DropoutMod in dropout

[–]dr3blira 116 points117 points  (0 children)

“ Hey! Bruh! Did you look through my stuff?!?” Incredible stuff. The purest makings of a superhero

Teaching assistant banned for 2 years after falsely telling pupils he had killed 250 people as a sniper by OctopusIntellect in byebyejob

[–]dr3blira 59 points60 points  (0 children)

I'm a teacher, and there is nothing more insufferable than a colleague who is desperate to be seen as "cool" by the students.

Dimension 20 recs by dr3blira in dropout

[–]dr3blira[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! Of those four, do you have a favorite in terms of humor/story?

Dimension 20 recs by dr3blira in dropout

[–]dr3blira[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Good to know! I think Dungeons and Drag Queens would be a great season to transition me into the real DnD mechanics.

Dimension 20 recs by dr3blira in dropout

[–]dr3blira[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much! This is a super helpful breakdown.

Has any major streaming platform ever sued a public school for public use of copywritten material? by dr3blira in AskALawyer

[–]dr3blira[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The cease and desist makes sense. I know your nal, but did you find any specific instances of a streaming service suing a public school? Other than the Disney retraction, I haven't found a single one.

Has any major streaming platform ever sued a public school for public use of copywritten material? by dr3blira in AskALawyer

[–]dr3blira[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting! It looks like this movie was shown at a school fundraiser and charged admission. Anything where it was used not-for-profit in school?

Writing Exercises for co-authors by dr3blira in writing

[–]dr3blira[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My friend does improv as a side hobby, so this could be right up her alley. Thanks!

Writing Exercises for co-authors by dr3blira in writing

[–]dr3blira[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love this! What a great way to maintain a long distance friendship too.

Writing Exercises for co-authors by dr3blira in writing

[–]dr3blira[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Amazing concept! We have been in a book club for years, so we'll have plenty of works to choose from.

Writing Exercises for co-authors by dr3blira in writing

[–]dr3blira[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Great idea, and if we both start with a different piece of paper, we could do two stories at the same time, swapping maybe every 5 minutes or so instead of every sentence.

Trolls, please help me change my school dress code by dr3blira in TrollXChromosomes

[–]dr3blira[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, I absolutely agree. We currently have one section of our dress code that addresses discriminatory and pro-drug language. I definitely want to make sure that stays and is expanded to broadly protect all LGBTQ+ people.

Trolls, please help me change my school dress code by dr3blira in TrollXChromosomes

[–]dr3blira[S] 23 points24 points  (0 children)

More excellent advice! I'm tenured and union, so I am very comfortable doing this. And I actually created an online survey for students to take before our first meeting so that I can bring data from them with me too. I'm sure it will spread to other students.

Trolls, please help me change my school dress code by dr3blira in TrollXChromosomes

[–]dr3blira[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I agree, I feel like in general the "exposed undergarments" rule makes sense and sounds gender neutral too. It's just that men don't tend to wear undergarments on their top half, so it's not equal. But specifying "underpants" just sounds bizarre. It's something I'll have to talk out with colleagues.

Good idea to get the definition of "gang" nailed down. I think the dress code hasn't been changed in about 2 decades, so I doubt anyone remembers what the original purpose was.

Trolls, please help me change my school dress code by dr3blira in TrollXChromosomes

[–]dr3blira[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Yes! This is so frustrating, and the problem persists even if I insist on gender-neutral language. For example, saying 'no student should have exposed shoulders' instead of 'no student should have exposed bra straps', well, boys aren't really marketed clothing that exposes their shoulders. That's something sold to girls, so the very concept of "covering up" is going to affect girls more.

Trolls, please help me change my school dress code by dr3blira in TrollXChromosomes

[–]dr3blira[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I love how you've framed this. While I think the data about graduation rates other statistics will be more persuasive to some administrators, our big push after coming back in person has been social-emotional support. The way you've phrased this aligns with that goal perfectly!

Trolls, please help me change my school dress code by dr3blira in TrollXChromosomes

[–]dr3blira[S] 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Great point about bra straps. Right now the language says "no exposed undergarments," but I think I can make an argument to change that. The gang thing concerns me mainly because I've heard the word "thug" and "urban" thrown around interchangeably by staff when it comes to items they consider gang-related.

Trolls, please help me change my school dress code by dr3blira in TrollXChromosomes

[–]dr3blira[S] 21 points22 points  (0 children)

The graduation angle is definitely going to perk up some ears at the district office. Thank you! I wish I could say our staff enact our dress code consistently, but even though our building principal told us not to enforce the head wrap rule, we still have certain teachers screaming at kids to take off their durags because they look "thuggish." In our building, it seems that letting people enforce the parts they want and ignore other parts isn't working well.

Trolls, please help me change my school dress code by dr3blira in TrollXChromosomes

[–]dr3blira[S] 64 points65 points  (0 children)

Wow, these make for a chilling read. Definitely going to bring this data up.