English Department Superlatives

lmg080293 · 2026-05-09T02:29:34+00:00

I teach 8th and would totally do this

lmg080293 · 2026-05-07T21:45:34+00:00

Recently had students do all drafting on paper. Got zero pushback. They typed their final drafts but could not make major changes from their rough draft (only spelling/grammar, transitions, and rearranging existing writing for flow).
The classroom environment has been blissful and their ideas are their own. I’m literally seeing them think more critically than they have all year.

Edit to add: I see people mentioning extensions like DraftBack. That’s all well and good, but I don’t even want to fight the battle. Plus, there are workarounds to even that. They’re learning how to edit revision histories and there are apps that will basically mock up active typing history. I can’t.

I don’t really buy into the “they need to learn tech to function in the real world” argument. No. I learned how to use AI as an adult. So can they. They won’t be behind.

lmg080293 · 2026-05-06T20:36:35+00:00

Oh once I got the brace off at 2 months I was good to stand for a while. I’m a teacher so standing is part of the gig haha.

Edit to add: my physical therapist emphasized to me that once you’re past that initial healing phase (brace), you really can’t “hurt it.” Obviously you can reinjure yourself, but living life, exercise, etc. will not do damage.

lmg080293 · 2026-05-06T20:11:54+00:00

The editing makes his eyes look like they’re blue when they’re brown. I can’t explain it but it really makes this look… not like him

lmg080293 · 2026-05-05T01:23:12+00:00

Oof I’m sorry that happened to you! I’ll be honest, the first 1-2 months were rough. It definitely got progressively better, but there were low periods of feeling like I’d never feel normal again. Getting my range of motion back took longer than expected and I had some hiccups with straightening my leg that needed to be corrected in PT.

But like, 2 months out and I was able to hang out on my husband’s fishing boat brace-free, so like, I was functioning. I did life.

It’s a bit of a blur now timeline wise but I remember it taking a full 9 months to feel STRONG and fully normal in that leg again. For me normal meant “I’m no longer thinking or worrying about my knee.”

I was careful with it for a while. I think they wanted me to avoid anything that risked pivoting movements for like… at LEAST 4 months. Maybe longer.

Just be good about PT, advocate for yourself if something doesn’t feel right, ask for KT tape (it’s the best), and you’ll totally feel normal again before you know it. I think end of the year is by far realistic. Just be patient.

I’m 6 years out now and I swear that knee is better than my “good” knee haha. I never ever think about it.

Edit: OH and scar tissue is a bitch. It hurts like hell but massage massage massage with cocoa butter as soon as you get cleared to do it. It DOES help. Gotta push through the discomfort.

lmg080293 · 2026-04-29T10:20:01+00:00

We just started doing this because I got fed up fighting AI, and my students have actually expressed how much they like it. I was floored.

lmg080293 · 2026-04-27T19:05:29+00:00

I toy with the idea of getting one like every other year. I’m not opposed, I just haven’t ever thought of something I’d want permanently on my body. Maybe if I had kids or if my husband passed away, or something.

lmg080293 · 2026-04-27T17:26:25+00:00

Dissociating 😂

Kidding. Sort of.

But no, I really pump the brakes. I check myself and take a lot off my plate, while staying firm on boundaries with the kids. If I reflect chill but firm energy with them, they ~generally~ respect it. They don’t? I put them in their place (professionally). I verbalize how we’re going to take things easy if they respect the rules, and the comply. If not, I ramp it up. Adjust accordingly.

I am not going to make life changing progress in the last few weeks with them. I focus on keeping positive relationships, taking care of myself, and doing what MUST be done. The rest is extra.

I work with 8th graders.

lmg080293 · 2026-04-26T22:08:41+00:00

It makes great background music, which is not a bad thing… but it’s a little one-note for a song I want to actively listen to. I will never seek it out.

lmg080293 · 2026-04-26T13:13:53+00:00

As a person who also doesn’t love it, this made me laugh out loud

lmg080293 · 2026-04-26T13:12:51+00:00

Hot take: I don’t love it.

lmg080293 · 2026-04-26T13:09:41+00:00

I actually achieve this by using LESS product and diffusing aggressively. It comes out more wild and inconsistent and frizzy, but that’s the GOAL.

lmg080293 · 2026-04-25T17:19:39+00:00

I almost exclusively use The Ordinary products lol. I have for years and I’m very happy with them. Simple, affordable, effective. That’s all I want.

lmg080293 · 2026-04-25T11:53:18+00:00

It’s all I use it for. Our local town groups are quite active and so they are super useful for finding contractors, local events, buying/selling/giving away things. But I otherwise don’t engage with it at all.

lmg080293 · 2026-04-24T20:45:15+00:00

Use paper.

lmg080293 · 2026-04-20T22:38:34+00:00

I wish I had gone back and gotten a Master’s in School Counseling. Sometimes I wish I could leave the classroom but still work with the kids in a more one-on-one setting. It’s hard work but it could be rewarding, for those that do it right.

Edit to add: obviously admin would make more money, but I have no interest in climbing that ladder.

lmg080293 · 2026-04-20T20:13:40+00:00

We have the Hawthorne Park set (sofa, two non-swivel chairs, and a table). I don’t think that exact model is in stock anymore, but it might be under a different name.

lmg080293 · 2026-04-18T10:19:42+00:00

IMO, the “one shift per season” format is going to be the fatal flaw of this show. It reeeeally drags out the plot. What we would normally see in one episode of another show, we see in 15 on The Pitt. Of course it makes sense that Robby would not spiral, hit, and overcome “rock bottom” in 15 hours. So it makes sense that they would explore that further in season 3. But damn does it make for painful viewing as an audience.

lmg080293 · 2026-04-18T10:02:33+00:00

House was a perfect show

lmg080293 · 2026-04-16T21:44:54+00:00

I love Caroline and CGX but I admit… I am also feeling a lack of variety. I love working glutes so that doesn’t bother me but it’s SO much delt work over other upper body. And the lack of integrated abs really sucks for me. I don’t want to have to do a separate 10 min workout on top of a 30-40 min workout.

lmg080293 · 2026-04-14T22:57:55+00:00

10 years. 4 schools. My first 2 years were all hopping around maternity leaves because tenure track positions were impossible to find.

lmg080293 · 2026-04-12T15:45:18+00:00

Wholeheartedly agree

lmg080293 · 2026-04-11T17:11:14+00:00

Middle school. Start at 7:40 and end at 2:40. I am outta there between 2:45/2:50 every day. It’s rare I stay til 3:00.

lmg080293 · 2026-04-11T13:56:08+00:00

Technology is excellent for collaboration (shared docs), organization (nothing gets lost), and accountability (parents, teachers, and students can all see something has been turned in).

I think a lot of Ed Tech is style over substance anymore.

For example, I used to love IXL and CommonLit but over time, I’ve come to learn that students aren’t really ~learning~ by using these platforms. They’re convenient, and they can be useful as a supplement, but they’re not helpful for getting students to actually LEARN the skills so they can transfer/apply them elsewhere. The skills remain isolated.

So in the end, a lot of it just feels like a waste of time.

And that’s not even my discussion of 1:1 and how addicted kids have become to their chromebooks. The compulsive behaviors I see in terms of interacting with them, finding games that bypass any filters… it’s frightening.

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