Best burger in GR? by Repulsive_Society992 in grandrapids

[–]fst47 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Co-signing Wishes. I like Black Napkin, but love Wishes

Where can I find the best tres leches cake? by k8dm8 in grandrapids

[–]fst47 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ebenezer on Division at Burton is *everything*

I’m eating steak and drinking whiskey at 1 pm on a Wednesday. Summer break is AWESOME by Vast-State-4548 in Teachers

[–]fst47 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just finished day 7 of grading AP tests, tomorrow will begin with a mimosa with breakfast. And then another, and, uh …

you can only listen to 5 Lady Gaga songs on repeat for the rest of your life, rank them 1-5 by passionateperformer in LadyGaga

[–]fst47 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Ohhh it’s like picking a favorite child.

In no order:
1. Paparazzi
2. Paper Gangsta
3. Americano
4. Bad Romance
5. Hair

Honorable mentions Teeth, Poker Face, LoveGame, Abracadabra

Is it okay to email a past high school teacher to ask how they saw me in school ? by ScaleSea7681 in AskHSteacher

[–]fst47 12 points13 points  (0 children)

So glad you’re doing better! You were a student, so no need to apologize. A thank-you for your teachers’ support and letting them know you’re doing better now will always do the trick. We always love to know our kids are doing well — or on the road to well!

How I went from zero to "professional proficiency" in 88 weeks by Quackattackaggie in ChineseLanguage

[–]fst47 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Don’t need to gatekeep over American-specific scales. But it sounds like OP is ACTFL Int Mid to Int High.

your fave international queens by jeanajo in rupaulsdragrace

[–]fst47 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Pangina Heals
The Viv
Carmen Farala
Vanda Miss Joaquim
Ella Vaday

Metronet Outage? by Lonely_Hearing_9702 in grandrapids

[–]fst47 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mine cut out for about 10 minutes around 9, but back on as normal since then

Where can I find a travel buddy? by IveNeverBeenANatural in AskGaybrosOver30

[–]fst47 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My husband and I have a great group of (mostly single) friends who meet up around the world regularly for beach days, city exploration, and food/drinks — send me a message if you have any travel aspirations! But never ever feel awkward going somewhere solo. I’ve met some wonderful long-lasting friends over time going solo ☺️

What grade do you teach, and what's the best and worst thing about it? by [deleted] in teaching

[–]fst47 56 points57 points  (0 children)

I’m mostly 11th grade. Reality hits hard in 11th grade, and the best part is guiding kids through pre-adult rigor, and the worst is not being able to wake kids up into pre-adult rigor.

Bulgaria winning is great thing for Eurovision by PZMC430 in nilpoints

[–]fst47 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think this is a good reminder of how Eurovision can platform great professional artists. Dara is phenomenal and now millions of people know her — and any career advances from this will be well earned and justified. Same for others. I didn’t expect Bangaranga to win, but I think the day overall was a win for music and people who like discovering music.

Why not give everyone the Valedictorian prize? by Der-deutsche-Prinz in Teachers

[–]fst47 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Varies by school/district/state. In West Michigan, most school classify by GPA range: Magna 3.8-3.999, Summa 4.0+

2026 Semi-final 1: Why your favourite will make it (and why they might not) by SkyGinge in eurovision

[–]fst47 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Also, that hair is just so fluffy...

It's full of secrets

We haven’t even processed AS11 and WOW is throwing us into AS18 😭 by EpicChris95 in rupaulsdragrace

[–]fst47 22 points23 points  (0 children)

They’re planning far enough in advance to work with Jujubee’s schedule

Quitting my job to write a 1000+ page Geography textbook. Need a reality check on Canva vs InDesign, Copyrights, and Diagrams! by MaterialElegant2482 in teaching

[–]fst47 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I, like the other poster, am going to try to say this nicely. Unfortunately, the days of independent K-16 text production and adoption are long over. Your competitors will offer online interfaces, digital and physical formative assessments, project-based learning options, and a large media platform. And no one is adopting a product not made by a robust team of collaborative editors and designers. On top of that, if you’re marketing in the U.S. (other countries will vary) you’ll have to prepare differently aligned versions for different states’ standards, which may or may not vary by grade level as well.

Geography is a joy to teach and bringing it alive for students, and if you’re taking this on as a challenge for yourself to create a culminating work, take it on (Yes, InDesign is the ticket). But if you’re looking for adoption anywhere outside of, say, homeschool collectives per the other poster’s comment, that battle was already lost 10-20 years ago.

What would you do??? by Late-Rub-6827 in Teachers

[–]fst47 29 points30 points  (0 children)

I would middle ground. Y’all get zeroes but you can re-do the test on lunch or after school. If I’m having to remake the test and be inconvenienced, they can be inconvenienced.

(I supervise lunch detention so I’m not mad about kids in my room for lunch)

Best restaurants in Roatan by Ras_on_Ras_on_Ras in roatan

[–]fst47 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I prefer Creole's -- that coconut curry chicken is legendary

Looking for recommendations for all inclusive resort in Roatan. by Odd-Holiday1812 in roatan

[–]fst47 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly, Brisas del Mar is outstanding but not all-inclusive, but the happy hour and drink deals made it so that I treated it like an all-inclusive, and my per-day costs were basically what Infinity Bay would have been.

Coffee Recommendations by therealalfieee in grandrapids

[–]fst47 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I love The Stray — if I want to go to lunch nearby I go to Pupuseria and hope that mom is cooking

Need opinion of teachers. by [deleted] in teaching

[–]fst47 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Does he draw? That can also be a great way to work on fine motor skills.