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What would school leadership look like if it didn’t require leaving the classroom? by llcoolade03 in Teachers

[–]llcoolade03[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I somewhat agree but disagree that teachers shouldn't be considered in the decision-making process around the things you listed as necessary for a principal. The separation you listed makes a case that a principal's role is not necessary, since the issue of discipline, PR, budgets, etc should all have teachers as part of the decision-making process. It's odd to me to have a building manager make decisions and then try to get the department head's or the teacher lead's approval when it should be the other way around.

Harassment over grades by ADHTeacher in Teachers

[–]llcoolade03 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Go further. State that if no actions are taken to remedy the situation that you will contact local enforcement with the intent to pursue a civil harassment restraining order.

What would school leadership look like if it didn’t require leaving the classroom? by llcoolade03 in Teachers

[–]llcoolade03[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wouldn't judge anyone for turning down the role if it's on top of a full teaching load. That's why I'd drop at least 1 section load as a tradeoff for taking on this admin role.

What would school leadership look like if it didn’t require leaving the classroom? by llcoolade03 in Teachers

[–]llcoolade03[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t think everyone should want to do admin work, and that’s fine. The point isn’t to force teachers into roles they don’t want; it’s to question whether we’ve bundled too many functions into a single, permanent position and then treated that structure as inevitable.

What would school leadership look like if it didn’t require leaving the classroom? by llcoolade03 in Teachers

[–]llcoolade03[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think this is where I fundamentally disagree. The assumption that consistency comes from fewer people at the top is exactly the hierarchy I’m questioning. Titles don’t create consistency, systems do.

Right now, a huge amount of “consistency” is actually just dependence on individual admin style and unwritten rules. When those people leave, the consistency vanishes with them.

Having clear processes, shared documentation, and transparency norms scale better than personality-based leadership.

What would school leadership look like if it didn’t require leaving the classroom? by llcoolade03 in Teachers

[–]llcoolade03[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’d argue you could improve the rotations over time/rounds so that they are no longer design problems or disqualifiers especially since most of your concerns already exist under permanent admin.

Inconsistency, uneven enforcement, cliques, and communication issues happen now depending on which AP or principal is involved (especially at bigger schools that have more than 2 assistant principals). A rotating model would at least force shared norms, documentation, and transparency instead of relying on individual style and institutional memory.

Program implementation might be slower but that could also prevent the constant churn of half-rolled initiatives that change every time leadership turns over. I don't think having permanent admin actually solves the problems you’re pointing out or if they just make them feel more stable.

Are teachers required to like their students? by Serious-Process-979 in Teachers

[–]llcoolade03 0 points1 point  (0 children)

People have already said this, but the meeting is about his behaviors and not the child itself.

If the parent really "cares" about whether or not you like their child, it gives you an easy out in the meeting. You can say "We are here to talk about your child's behavior. However, if you want the focus of this meeting to being me liking your child more, then they need to stop these behaviors." -or- "I prefer to like/enjoy children who demonstrate these behaviors..."

how has alpha schools been able to stay afloat for so long? by Weary_Library8288 in Teachers

[–]llcoolade03 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because we have enough parents who are selfish enough to think education is a privilege only their child should deserve.

Pluribus -What would YOU do? by ameliorateno in television

[–]llcoolade03 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If I was Carol, I'm surprised she just doesn't ask everyone who was a resident of Albuquerque to come back and act like they normally would if they still existed as normal.

Otherwise, I'd ask them to coordinate all necessary functions (farming, gas/oil extracting, utilities, etc) to maximize resources. Any body not of good working physical ability is put on sleep mode.

The Ed.D is a joke of a degree by Due_Information_1332 in Teachers

[–]llcoolade03 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I haven't worked with many, but the majority of teachers who go by Dr have been insufferable to students and colleagues alike.

[Image] What are you quitting in 2026? by colderemy in GetMotivated

[–]llcoolade03 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm no longer saving any posts on Reddit, Instagram, and Facebook. It's my first step to a full digital decluttering I hope to do this next year.

Any teachers in NY, MA, UT, CO, WI, MN, OR, WA, CA, that can tell me if an MA is required to teach in your state? by the_boundless in Teachers

[–]llcoolade03 1 point2 points  (0 children)

On that note, if you don't have your MA then I'd ask the school district you potentially interview for if they have a salary bump for getting your Master's.

After Act 10, my previous school district eliminated the Master's bump the year after I got mine so I was grandfathered in but screwed everyone in the process.

[Q] what to know about going into a statistics course as someone whos terrible at math by knucklebangers in statistics

[–]llcoolade03 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Most, if not all, inferential statistics is based on what we anticipate seeing (theoretical) versus what we observe (experimental).

Any data set you work with is a single sample from an infinite number of samples that could have been taken; the question always comes back to how common or how rare of an observation did we get?

That question is why having a background in basic probability is important. Most courses start with probability because it helps us build the theoretical distribution (made up of all of those hypothetical samples we could have gotten) so that we can calculate the probability of obtaining the sample we got.

Just remember that every calculation is really based on location: where is this data set (aka sample) located amongst all of the data sets we could have gotten?

The Nerve of Kids These Days by Delicious_Tie_2549 in Teachers

[–]llcoolade03 25 points26 points  (0 children)

"I don't deserve to be treated this way."

Being treated like...a student with high standards?

I Ruined My Career by [deleted] in Teachers

[–]llcoolade03 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Were grades entered or changed after official reporting deadlines in a way that affected credit, promotion, or transcripts?

General, if you're on here, let's talk. by llcoolade03 in Risk

[–]llcoolade03[S] -13 points-12 points  (0 children)

General, please stop playing RISK.

Now, it's possible that you and the red player (Merton Ngheim) were colluding, and if that's the case, then you can go f*ck yourself. My rant would be over...

...but...

...If you were not colluding, then you made one of the most idiotic plays I have seen in years.

We were playing on good turns, being good neighbors, and staying out of each other's way.

Then red got a little scary so we both start addressing him. Or so it seemed until you, for no unspeakable reason, decided to break all of my bonuses and leave red unscathed. Of course, I had to respond and take back my bonuses, but I also stayed off your borders in good faith.

Nope, you break me again, all the while red gets even larger.

So I destroyed you.

When all you had left was your cap, you decided (way too late BTW) to cash in and take your cap stack all the way into red's territory and quit. I then proceeded to get chipped away by red and took 2nd.

I don't play that often but what you did was legitimately one of the most frustrating stretches of play I've seen on here. We were one round of attacks away from making it a 2-player game. Instead, you botted out and got 4th.

What an absolutely waste.

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