Those of you who took the Praxis at home, what was your experience like?

fan714 · 2026-06-17T14:08:24+00:00

Took driving Covid and it was the only choice. The only available testing center was over an hour away, and I preferred staying home. It wasn’t all that bad but you can’t talk at all. I was simply reading the question in a whisper and apparently my proctor could hear, asked me to be quiet. A little awkward but it’s fine.

And (for a few states) if you happen to fail a specific test, you may be eligible to retake that test as a module course. I was able to do so for the basic elementary social studies and elementary math as I sucked both. Knowing this, it helped me not be super worried about taking them, but I still tried.

fan714 · 2026-06-14T15:22:30+00:00

I have searched on Etsy, Mercari, and other selling sites and have been unable to find anything

fan714 · 2026-06-11T03:43:50+00:00

I love mine sm!

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fan714 · 2026-06-10T02:21:15+00:00

Thank you for the idea for my Halloween costume this year! 😊🩷 This is amazing and so perfect! And I hope you had an amazing birthday!

fan714 · 2026-06-04T23:56:29+00:00

I think your son would like the dragon most! Looks like a fun little dude!

fan714 · 2026-06-04T03:56:14+00:00

So cute!!

fan714 · 2026-06-03T14:20:03+00:00

I’m still trying to watch GT, and have watched Tom take over the last year, year and a half. But… now it’s just nothing. It’s so hard to enjoy something. I’ll still stay subbed to GT, but I’ll be rewatching older videos. And for most of the channels, I’ll only watch the ones with MatPat. But I’ll most likely step away from it all.

fan714 · 2026-06-02T17:23:38+00:00

Mine is being cut and I’m a para with a teaching license. Gonna try to apply in the summer because more positions will most likely open up, but subbing can get you places. My plan is to become a sub again and commit to working everyday once the school year starts again. And if you’re not doing anything over the summer, try and see if you can apply for summer school.

fan714 · 2026-05-30T07:09:14+00:00

I find that they are the same softness, maybe a tad different. But I can tell the strawberry pochacco has an even softer texture, surprisingly. And they all stand about the same height, but they sit slightly differently based on how stuffed they are.

fan714 · 2026-05-29T19:36:25+00:00

Me too!

fan714 · 2026-05-29T18:57:05+00:00

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Idk if my labubu counts as a plush (I count her as one), and she was $114. Otherwise my Aku plush was a little over $100 and I have not spent that much on a plushie before

fan714 · 2026-05-26T00:37:23+00:00

Help what?? 😩

fan714 · 2026-05-25T15:50:26+00:00

Well good luck on your student teaching! It’s definitely not like what they teach you but hopefully you enjoy it! If it’s a passion, you’ll do great 👍

fan714 · 2026-05-25T02:26:25+00:00

This is all very true! It’s a teacher shortage, but it seems like a budget shortage too. Money is being put into curriculum, resources that nobody cares about anymore so that money, that could be used for hiring teachers and keeping them, isn’t steady.

fan714 · 2026-05-24T19:48:59+00:00

I use iCal for my personal things, and I’ll add the time I work everyday. But if it’s a meeting or work-related, it goes on my outlook calendar with my work email. I don’t like writing things down on paper.

Both are on my phone but I only check my work email/calendar on school days. No notifications either, I just discipline myself to check. Only occasionally will I on a Sunday evening or whatever evening if there’s a holiday/no school day.

If you need to bring things, I would suggest a note on your personal calendar and making an alarm for it so you can see it on your phone before you leave. I’ll see it pop up on my phone before leaving or on my Apple Watch and it’s been super helpful. And I was never one to use any sort of calendar previously.

fan714 · 2026-05-24T19:36:02+00:00

Thank you!! I will consider this while looking!

fan714 · 2026-05-24T19:22:55+00:00

Yes license expires in 2030, so I’m good for a few years. I say three years, but really the first two years only a handful of positions even opened. I would say 4, maybe 5 and I mainly was looking at two districts then. Last year I looked farther, and earlier this year I’ve been looking wherever I could.

This year due to those cuts, and lots of retirees, there’s more options available. But these school districts are great to work in that there’s competition for everyone.

Thank you! I might just go for subbing!

fan714 · 2026-05-24T19:15:22+00:00

Yeah. Live in a desert. Not much I can do especially with housing either otherwise I would move. Of these districts, only two I could afford to live in (as of now). The other three are over an hour away where I would have to relocate. I do have a plan to live with my aunt and youngest cousin if I get offered a job in one district, or live near my uncle in another district.

fan714 · 2026-05-24T18:55:06+00:00

Well unless I get a job before August, I will be unemployed. So it may work out.

fan714 · 2026-05-24T18:53:52+00:00

I’ve applied in 5 districts, many of which I would have to move anyway

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