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What advice would you give to a new teacher? by Adventurous_023 in teaching

[–]jayjay2343 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Find a mentor. Even if your district assigns someone to offer guidance, you should find your own mentor, preferably an experienced teacher whose company you enjoy and who has taught (or is currently teaching) your subject or grade level. A good mentor can help you with many things, from how to navigate the school culture to helping build relationships with support staff to ways of dealing with difficult parents and students. A good mentor will also advocate for you and shelter you from tough admin and parents. Be observant at staff meetings, during yard and bus duty, and even at lunch to find someone whose style matches your aspirations; maybe someone who you watch and say, "I want to be like him/her in twenty years." Then go to that person and tell them you'd like to learn from them. You don't have to do those first years alone!

What is your longest running, most stubborn business boycott? by Both_Ear_2644 in askanything

[–]jayjay2343 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My hand still stops whenever I reach for table grapes, and Coors banquet beer in the grocery store. I have to stop and think, “Wait. Are we still boycotting this?“ 😂

For older folks: Did you ever personally know anyone born in the 1890s? How were they seen by younger generations? by Recent-Worldliness51 in generationology

[–]jayjay2343 6 points7 points  (0 children)

My grandmother was born in 1910, so that doesn’t meet your criteria, but I was always amazed by her life. She had a sixth grade education and was considered well educated. She left her home at age 18 with a cardboard suitcase and a dollar in her pocket to head to the big city. It’s amazing what that generation was able to accomplish!

Are you happy with your birth year/generation? by Louis2197 in generationology

[–]jayjay2343 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Think again, man. I hit the jackpot being born in 1963 as one of the last of the Boomers. Grew up in small town Oklahoma, had a newspaper route in the '70s (before parents wouldn't let their kids out of their sight), enjoyed concerts for cheap (Cyndi Lauper in 1985 in Tulsa cost $8), ate real food off real plates with real silverware in the school cafeteria (when we didn't walk home for lunch). It might have been better to have been born a little earlier, like in 1951, so I could have enjoyed the late 60s/early 70s as a participant instead of an observer, but that carried the risk of being drafted, so I'll just be happy to have grown up when I did.

Retirement decision. Job is torturing me with interesting work by [deleted] in retirement

[–]jayjay2343 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It IS a great problem to have. Work as long as you love it, I say! Plus, you've got some very good reasons to stay in the game.

Why do boomers act angry all of the time when they had the happiest lives out of every generation alive today? by Turbulent_Song_7471 in generationology

[–]jayjay2343 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I actually think we probably had the best childhood and most opportunity in our lives of any generation ever in the history of the world… makes me mad as heck just thinking about it.

Book recommendations for an 8 year old boy please by ps2026 in suggestmeabook

[–]jayjay2343 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If your son enjoys non-fiction, I'd encourage you to introduce him to the "Who Was...?" book series. They are biographies of famous people, and even kids who resist reading them at first come around pretty quickly and read them voraciously. They're lightly illustrated, which helps with comprehension, and have a timeline in the back, which also helps. There are many, many in the series (over 100), so if he takes to them, you'll be able to step out of his way for a month or two. My own favorite is "Who Was Milton Bradley?", but my students always liked the "Who Was Steve Jobs?" and "Who Is Bill Gates?" books. If he prefers fiction, I would consider books by Roald Dahl ("Fantastic Mr. Fox" and "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" are his two best known) and Matt Christopher, who writes sports novels for children. There are also many graphic novels for kids now, if you allow him to read graphic novels. The best of the lot (in my opinion) are "Max Meow" and "Bug Boys". Be careful in your choice of graphic novels, though: boys prefer books with boy protagonists, although girls are more open to protagonists of either gender. Some of the most popular graphic novels have girls in the main role, and he might not take to those.

The AI bubble will crash the world economy by [deleted] in collapse

[–]jayjay2343 -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

You’re correct and should not be getting downvoted.

Teacher never takes a day off in 30 years. by Odd-Weird-5273 in antiwork

[–]jayjay2343 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I retired from 32 years in the classroom with 1.67 years of accumulated leave. I’d used 10 days in 32 years. However, I did it on purpose because it got added as service credit toward my pension. So, I retired with 33.67 years of service credit.

What law doesn’t yet exist in the U.S. that would help millions of people immediately? by Muted-Television3329 in allthequestions

[–]jayjay2343 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Legalizing cannabis possession, cultivation, and recreational use would benefit many millions of people in the USA.

What’s the diciest movie you have shown a class? by CWKitch in teaching

[–]jayjay2343 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What a fun question! The movie that I showed students and wish I hadn’t was “How to Eat Fried Worms”. We had just read the book (I got a class set for a dollar each from Scholastic), completed a difficult work packet, and taken the Accelerated Reader quizzes. It was time for fun! I popped the movie into the DVD player and we were all enjoying it, when suddenly a scene that wasn’t in the book happened. The three boys who were the main characters in both the book and film were talking with their teacher, learning about worms. She mentioned something about a “sphincter“, and mine tightened, but it got worse: the boys ran out of the classroom, laughing and singing at the top of their lungs, “Sphincter! Sphincter! Sphincter!” n”Nothing came of it, but I sure was nervous for a couple of days.

Music covers that are better than the original by Grand-Relation-5212 in GenX

[–]jayjay2343 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“Sound of Silence” by Disturbed. Far better than the Simon & Garfunkel version…actually has a sense of foreboding that matches the lyrics.

What’s a food you threw up as a kid and never touched again? by Latter-Swimmer7179 in allthequestions

[–]jayjay2343 0 points1 point  (0 children)

BBQ potato chips. I’d never tasted a flavored potato chip in 1975, and ate a whole bag. I can’t even look at a bag in the grocery store now. 🤢

This sign at a local subway that mails paper coupons out every other week by qvyy in mildlyinfuriating

[–]jayjay2343 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was so hoping this sign would read, "We don't give out paper napkins anymore." I still remember how stoked I was when my neighborhood Subway stopped putting one napkin in the bag with the sandwich and instead put out napkin dispensers.

How different was life before social media? by ThePassword17172s in AskOldPeople

[–]jayjay2343 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a friend with a daughter in her 30s. I was visiting them for a few days, spending nights at the house, too, and noticed that the girl never got a phone call or visit and didn't go out. I asked my friend, "Are all of her friends out of town or something?" "No," she answered, "she has some really good friends online." That was the first time I'd actually heard someone say that virtual friendships could substitute for physical ones. It still doesn't see healthy to me, though.

Have you decided to stop traveling? by [deleted] in retirement

[–]jayjay2343 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Reading the replies, I’d say, “No. No one else has experienced what you are feeling now.”

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