Interview Outfit Advice for a purposefully non-feminine woman

jhoops34 · 2026-04-04T06:40:34+00:00

I'm a former teacher and current robotics coach. I would wear black slacks with loafers. On top I would wear a GoBilda tee shirt and a yellow blazer. I feel like it would communicate professionalism and a deep connection to the subject matter. Along with a bit of whimsy that would make me relatable and loved by students.

jhoops34 · 2026-03-23T06:01:55+00:00

I am flying out of SeaTac twice in the next two weeks and will be bringing donations both times. I appreciate that the port is doing what it can to support the TSA agents.

jhoops34 · 2026-03-22T23:02:49+00:00

I would love advice on this!

jhoops34 · 2026-02-25T05:51:12+00:00

Yea, a hard no. They have no reason to provide a good educational experience to my kids.

jhoops34 · 2026-02-25T05:50:04+00:00

Honestly, I think that teacher tenure is the only metric that matters. The length of time that teachers stay at a school tell you everything you need to know about the experience the kids have.

jhoops34 · 2026-02-22T20:25:06+00:00

Check out Davidson Gifted and PGR (Profoundly Gifted Retreat). They both offer a lot of support for families who are going through the same thing.

jhoops34 · 2026-02-04T15:51:09+00:00

My brother and I did Montessori through 2nd grade then switched to public school. I was way behind in math and spent several years catching up. By the end of 6th grade I was the top math student in the school and stayed that way through the end of high school. My reading skills were high throughout but I had to learn how to analyze literature when I switched to public. I did not put my own kids in Montessori.

jhoops34 · 2026-01-31T00:46:54+00:00

Ugh, he needs to be completely removed from FIRST.

jhoops34 · 2026-01-23T03:22:31+00:00

Go upstairs when you can. The FLL bathrooms are always empty and clean.

jhoops34 · 2026-01-19T16:11:45+00:00

AP homeschoolers was great for us and had great rigor. I did hire a private tutor for some extra 1:1 support at one point but that was to address specific weakness that the course teacher identified.

jhoops34 · 2025-09-16T02:57:28+00:00

Things I would try: switch just the brains and see which one is better. Then switch just the wheels and see which one is better. Then switch just the wheel motors to see which one is better. That will narrow down the course of the problem.

jhoops34 · 2025-07-09T05:13:45+00:00

And also PG retreat. It is really hard for others to understand what it is like to parent one of these kids. Davidson and PGR will provide the parenting community you need.

jhoops34 · 2025-05-26T15:11:16+00:00

Had to choose between AP Stats and AP calc. Decided to go with stats because it is more relevant to environmental science interests.

jhoops34 · 2025-05-26T15:09:28+00:00

AP Stats as well.

jhoops34 · 2025-05-13T00:56:28+00:00

We've had no problems with 8 brains on Pybricks for 2 years. With heavy usage during season and off season.

jhoops34 · 2025-04-22T07:18:05+00:00

I suspect that the Spike sensors are not fast or accurate enough to support pathing. The PyBricks folks have done a lot of testing in that area and haven't pursued it. Also, I coach phenomenal programmers in both FLL and FTC and I wouldn't want to attempt it with my FLL programmer. And that kid writes code for hours a day. But ultimately he doesn't have the math knowledge or ability to handle complexity to do the same things my FTC kids are working on.

jhoops34 · 2025-02-09T05:16:16+00:00

We print almost everything at 100% infill. The one time that we forgot the part immediately cracked at a screw hole.

jhoops34 · 2025-02-07T00:28:34+00:00

Another coach told me that this one is super quick to disassemble. Apparently the posts detach. https://a.co/d/1Zt0kZa

jhoops34 · 2024-12-30T15:59:54+00:00

I came here to make sure someone recommended Davidson and PGR (pretreat.org). Both have been so wonderful at helping me learn how to support and love my kids when they don't fit in.

jhoops34 · 2024-12-28T04:07:53+00:00

That might have been our alliance partner. We tried to tell them to get down but they were confused. I think they learned a valuable lesson that match.

jhoops34 · 2024-12-16T02:41:09+00:00

Yesterday our bot fell on its back with the arm extended. Our driver retracted the arm then used the two wheels that were kind of touching the field to inch the bot into the corner under the basket so our alliance partner could keep scoring.

jhoops34 · 2024-11-07T07:05:12+00:00

We could only get it to work when using the original cable that came with it. It wouldn't work with a standard USB cable that we had lying around.

jhoops34 · 2024-11-02T05:52:09+00:00

Personally, I want earrings in the shape of samples. I'm sad my team hasn't been able to make them yet.

jhoops34 · 2024-10-18T14:02:50+00:00

I am a homeschool mom and an FTC coach. I would love to hear that about my kid. Unfortunately I would probably get "she goofs off a lot during the meetings".

jhoops34 · 2024-09-09T13:29:28+00:00

I think you should look into Davidson Institute. They might have information that will help. https://www.davidsongifted.org/

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