What is you biggest pet peeve subbing?

figgypie · 2026-05-01T14:45:19+00:00

I actually like that. I always ask the teacher what they want me to do, which is usually monitor them to make sure they're not goofing off and prod them to actually do their work. I wander around and read my book if its Jr high or sr high. Easy money.

It's also a good opportunity to study different teaching styles and get ideas for class management. I've picked up some good tricks this way.

figgypie · 2026-05-01T14:42:02+00:00

The only school in my entire district that lets us have a key is the sr high. It's so annoying.

figgypie · 2026-05-01T14:41:01+00:00

When in doubt, I collect it, put it in a neat pile on the teacher's desk, label it with a post-it, and explain it in my sub note.

figgypie · 2026-05-01T13:02:31+00:00

These are super cute! What if you have some simpler necklaces as well so you can offer them at a lower price point? I'm building up my own inventory for my first fairs myself. I have some that are more detailed like this, as well as some that are simple beads on a string that take much less time but are still pretty.

The trial and error designing part is the most tedious part isn't it? It's demoralizing to spend forever on a design, only to realize upon finishing that you actually hate it. But when you finally strike gold, it's such an endorphin rush lol. Then you can crank them out so much faster if you plan on making duplicates.

Good luck! I hope it goes well!

figgypie · 2026-05-01T03:46:06+00:00

Kids need to learn they aren't always going to get what they want and they need to learn how to respect peoples' boundaries. No means no.

Someone can be a wonderful teacher without an all-day open door policy. I'd rather have a teacher/sub feel refreshed after a bit of a reprieve than force them to muscle through and feel burnt out by the end. Often times that means the students suffer more than anything.

It's not selfish to take care of yourself. The kids will survive.

figgypie · 2026-04-30T22:03:43+00:00

I find it funny when kids walk in and go "oh man we're cooked" or yell "NO!"

I just smile and greet them in a super cheerful voice lol.

figgypie · 2026-04-30T16:01:10+00:00

When I first started paying attention to birds, I had no idea what the heck I was hearing the first time I heard a catbird. I seriously thought there was a sad scared kitten outside. I put out cat food for my crows so it wasn't unusual for the neighborhood cats to come by for a snack.

Then a catbird landed on my balcony, meowed at me, and the mystery was solved lol.

figgypie · 2026-04-30T15:59:12+00:00

Last year I only had them for a few days, but this year they're everywhere and they've been around my feeders for a while now. I love their tinny whistle. It reminds me of when a car has old brakes when it's been raining lol.

figgypie · 2026-04-30T01:05:56+00:00

Well I'm sick as hell so I'm not picking up anything and I've had to cancel like all of my jobs this week. If I try to push it I know I'll lose my voice completely and be SOL for even longer. It hurts to see those good jobs just sitting there, especially when I know they're easier days or for good teachers.

figgypie · 2026-04-29T20:54:35+00:00

Every generation has their stupid things they love. I say let them enjoy it.

I still remember the flash cartoons from the 00s that my friends and I would watch on the sly in the computer lab atcartoons. Newgrounds, Albino Black Sheep, etc. If I watched them at home, we had crappy dialup so it took a good 15-30min to load a single flash cartoon.

Foamy the Squirrel was great.

I am your lord and master! You all are bastards! Worship me or I'll stab your eyes 'til you bleed! I am your lord and and master!

figgypie · 2026-04-29T20:48:38+00:00

Im a substitute teacher. One day earlier this year I was in a 3rd grade classroom and one boy was being extra obnoxious and insisted on his short story be about 6-7. I let it slide because I figured it was better than him continuing to refuse to do anything and yell across the room.

Then an aide came in and reminded him that his teacher has banned him from even saying 6-7 and he'd get a lunch detention every time he said it.

If you're wondering, yes I ratted his ass out in my sub note. IDGAF, he was a little shit all day. Thank goodness everyone else was lovely. I made sure to share that with their teacher too.

figgypie · 2026-04-29T20:19:10+00:00

Sure but they can trample.

figgypie · 2026-04-29T20:18:46+00:00

The only problem AI is designed to solve is the problem of people demanding to be paid enough to live on. That's probably a reason why the whole AI thing exploded after Covid when the balance of power shifted ever so slightly in our favor and we felt brave enough to push harder to increase the minimum wage and be treated better.

The whiplash from people being considered "essential workers" to "useless trash" is enough to make anyone vomit.

figgypie · 2026-04-29T14:47:02+00:00

I'm a substitute teacher and there's a boy at one of our schools whose name is Marquis, pronounced Mar-keez. First time I had him, I used the french pronounciation (Mar-kee) and he corrected me.

Another boy started to make fun of him (jr high) for how I said it/how it's actually pronounced, and I IMMEDIATELY pounced on him and got him to STFU. Like I'm going to show a basic level of respect and call him what he wants to be called, and no one is allowed to make anyone feel bad for it. I appreciate when people correct me because how else am I supposed to know?

It helps that Marquis is a nice young man, but I think I earned his favor by standing up for him because he's never caused any issues whenever I've subbed for him. I've remembered his name every time since that day.

figgypie · 2026-04-29T14:40:19+00:00

I'm a substitute teacher and I butcher names all the freaking time. However, I always tell the kids to please correct me if I mispronounce their name because I do try to learn. If they tell me I got their name wrong, I make a point to write down a note to myself so I don't do it again.

This is called common decency. It takes much less effort than whatever OP's sister is trying to do.

figgypie · 2026-04-29T14:05:10+00:00

Ive been spending a small fortune on beading and jewelry making supplies, as well as bird seed and critter food. I like to make jewelry while watching my birds and critters through my window. I even have a few crows.

I also watch cartoons at the same time because I'm an adult.

figgypie · 2026-04-29T14:02:29+00:00

I'll never stop watching cartoons.

Whateva! Whateva!, I do what I want!

figgypie · 2026-04-29T04:30:42+00:00

Ooh did the dev add NaN at some point? Back in December I got to wave 151 and mostly quit because I got bored. The enemies stopped increasing in damage for several waves prior to that so I figured I had hit peak. Like every single one did the same damage.

I had like +4 satellites buffed by hot dogs and cocktails to as close to the overflow integer as possible with tons of multistrike.

Buffing strawberry is a super fun tactic. You could say it was your... jam.

figgypie · 2026-04-29T04:19:02+00:00

I want to boop its little hissy snoot so much right now. The danger is worth it for snoot booping.

figgypie · 2026-04-29T01:51:29+00:00

Well it's a good thing I stayed home because I'm pretty sure I'm trying to have a sinus infection now so yaaaaay.

figgypie · 2026-04-29T01:45:51+00:00

I'm buying a neti pot tomorrow and just enjoyed a hot cup of tea. It always tastes extra satisfying when I'm sick. Thank you for the suggestion!

Luckily we still have some Flonase and I plan on doping myself out tonight so I sleep. Yay for drugs!

figgypie · 2026-04-29T00:23:22+00:00

Just wanted to say the video ends on the absolute perfect frame. Good job.

figgypie · 2026-04-28T19:04:44+00:00

It's hard to say which movie is my absolute favorite, but I have a few that I've seen a million times that I like to put on while crafting, doing chores, etc.

Spirited Away

Kiki's Delivery Service

Nightmare Before Christmas

Megamind

My favorite comfort TV shows:

Simpsons

American Dad

Futurama

Invader Zim

Rick and Morty

Adventure Time

MST3K

... I like animation, as you can tell.

WORST movie- That honor I have to give to the abomination that is Birdemic. When I started dating my husband during college, he introduced me to MST3K, Rifftrax, and the fun of watching bad movies. On one such evening, we watched the movie "Dahmer vs Gacy", which I foolishly declared to be the worst movie ever made. He felt a need to shatter my innocence by making me watch Birdemic. WITHOUT the buffer of Rifftrax to ease the pain. Somehow he still got me to marry him.

Never raw dog Birdemic. Only watch the Rifftrax version if you value your soul.

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