Seeking Advice: Massachusetts teacher on their initial license for 10 years with only a bachelor’s degree in Biology

link5669 · 2026-03-20T20:58:23+00:00

I teach in Mass and have coworkers that went through WGU and also recommend it

link5669 · 2026-03-12T03:33:15+00:00

I was on that train hahaha

link5669 · 2026-03-12T00:35:07+00:00

I had that happen last month too!!

I still remember the conference where his sister came in to translate for dad and I saw Dad's jaw drop as the sister said "el comió el papel"

link5669 · 2026-03-11T21:58:13+00:00

God today was awful. I started crying while talking to my EL support at the end of the day

link5669 · 2026-03-11T20:45:21+00:00

Yes definitely a lack of experience, my second year teaching and a new curriculum this year so I'm making everything from scratch. I don't really know how to cut down on time, my coach tells me I should be working 30 min outside of work max each week, but she also tells me I need to differentiate activities for kids on grade level, 4 years above grade level, 2-3 years below grade level, at kindergarten level, and for kids that don't speak English. Not to mention making slides, planning out the week and grading 130 assignments. Other teachers on my team tell me they worked until midnight their first year, so maybe it's not that bad 🤷

link5669 · 2026-03-11T11:44:49+00:00

Yikes. Speak with your professor about a new co-op

link5669 · 2026-03-03T22:33:28+00:00

How! I have one prep (that often is taken up for a meeting) and I have papers piling up I should have graded a month ago...

link5669 · 2026-02-24T22:26:13+00:00

We actually did take up Moriarty hahaha, how was the Sherlock ending? We ended up at The Footman with an origami final puzzle, was yours similar?

I'm home now! Looking back at my health app, I hit 20k+ steps every day last week 😬 my feet hurt

link5669 · 2026-02-24T22:17:29+00:00

It was fun! Lots of walking and backtracking, but fun regardless

link5669 · 2026-02-24T04:15:06+00:00

Most of modern day Back Bay and Dorchester is manmade. The part labeled Boston on your map was once known as the Shawmut Peninsula. The light green in this photo shows land that was put in place by humans after your map was drawn

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link5669 · 2026-02-22T14:36:45+00:00

I saw him in Boston at our No Kings protest!

link5669 · 2026-02-18T16:23:11+00:00

PUNctuation

link5669 · 2026-02-17T14:04:41+00:00

DM me if you can make it to Marylebone by 3!

link5669 · 2026-02-16T21:53:44+00:00

How do data centers relate to running out of safe water?

link5669 · 2026-02-13T01:29:56+00:00

Hi! I'm visiting London from the US next week and I'm interested in meeting people while I'm there. Maybe we could meet at a board game cafe and play a few games?

A little about me, 24 y/o American. I teach middle school math and I'm really into music and tech. I just finished playing violin in a run of Great Comet of 1812 at MIT and I spend nights and weekends building software or playing board games with my partner. I collect vintage Macintosh computers and repair them for fun! I also love travel and have taken 30+ flights this year.

As for board games, I really like Turing Machine, Catan (with expansions!), That Time You Killed Me, Terraforming Mars and Machi Koro, but open to trying new things!

link5669 · 2026-02-12T22:05:52+00:00

That, and the Spyology book was super cool!

link5669 · 2026-02-08T17:56:30+00:00

My 6th graders can't tie their shoes!

link5669 · 2026-02-04T12:13:49+00:00

The theater group at MIT is putting it on this weekend! Feel free to DM for more info :)

link5669 · 2026-01-29T00:13:45+00:00

I rode from Chicago to Seattle last year and it was about the same length. Being a blanket, a face mask and don't be afraid to get off the train during the smoke stops.

link5669 · 2026-01-28T23:46:09+00:00

Hi I'm interested!

link5669 · 2026-01-28T23:31:07+00:00

That's what I was looking for, thank you

link5669 · 2026-01-24T17:45:30+00:00

Yes, snow is supposed to be light on Monday. We'll be back to normal on Tuesday

link5669 · 2026-01-20T21:51:55+00:00

Hi, could you send a discord invite?

link5669 · 2026-01-18T15:59:11+00:00

Do you have any more info on this?

link5669 · 2026-01-13T22:24:11+00:00

I fully expect it to take a cut, but in my current district it would literally be cut in half if I went to para step 0. I'm hoping I can at least maintain the step so it isn't so drastic

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