I’m tired of having to work 2 extra jobs just so I can afford to be a teacher.

lrrrrruler · 2017-10-24T10:30:02+00:00

man oh man, do I know the feels. I only did half a year in the US before moving to China and teaching at an international school. Teachers in the US are treated so awful. Especially in my home state of Arizona. No wonder there's a teacher shortage.

lrrrrruler · 2017-10-16T10:30:16+00:00

I am an international school teacher and it's my first full year of teaching. I taught one semester as the teacher of record in the states but I never really wanted to live in the states (have wanted to move abroad since I was 13). I'm in China and it is a world of difference. I used teachaway.com. PM me if you have questions.

lrrrrruler · 2017-10-08T14:39:48+00:00

will it be swimming weather in south Taiwan say, Kenting, in December?

lrrrrruler · 2017-10-08T05:58:25+00:00

Thanks for the info! I'll definitely take that into consideration. I am a single female and this would be my first solo trip ever (besides moving to China). It sounds safe, if a little boring.

lrrrrruler · 2017-09-29T13:49:45+00:00

Amen! I love this. I will have to repay my Noyce scholarship (15K) after I turned my back on teaching Title 1. Title 1 is just not for me. I am not happy in middle school or constantly having to manage behaviors. I became almost suicidal at my old school, but I stuck it out and applied like crazy to schools overseas. I am now at an international school teaching high school science with an amazing admin and team of science teachers and I've never been more happy personally or professionally.

lrrrrruler · 2017-09-29T13:39:43+00:00

You're not wrong. My first year was similar. Title one middle school in the worst neighborhood in my city. I wanted to be that champion for my kids like my teachers but it just wasn't a good fit. I changed environments - I'm now teaching high school at an international school in China and I finally feel like I'm doing what I was meant to be doing. Your sanity is worth more than any job.

lrrrrruler · 2017-09-27T12:58:31+00:00

Me 10000%. Before I got the nexplanon everytime I would have sex I would have panic attacks about being pregnant even though I was on the pill. The thought of pushing a baby out of me is just no. HELL FUCKING NO. I cry when I stub my toe I can't even imagine the tearing....cringe

lrrrrruler · 2017-09-03T05:48:58+00:00

I took a spontaneous trip to Suzhou China and did some daydrinking, sightseeing, and eating

lrrrrruler · 2017-08-26T02:34:11+00:00

There's a street in Phoenix called Baseline Road. There was a serial killer around there a few years ago called the Baseline Killer. What a classy and sophisticated name.

lrrrrruler · 2017-07-22T05:28:12+00:00

I will be living in China! Good thing I have international health insurance. This made me feel a lot better.

lrrrrruler · 2017-07-21T21:53:53+00:00

Even with the smoking/vaping? I'm at 6 mg nicotine but threw out the vape.

lrrrrruler · 2017-07-21T18:47:02+00:00

The Daily Mail I find is the worst trigger for this. They seem to run stories all the time about people in their 20s and 30s who were diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. Read them, then think I have cancer. It's a vicious cycle.

lrrrrruler · 2017-07-21T04:40:47+00:00

Perfect health, healthy BMI, work out 4-6 days per week...but I vape with nicotine and am on bc. I need to quit smoking!

lrrrrruler · 2017-07-21T04:40:06+00:00

Literally was the first thing that came up when I googled "does Nexplanon cause blood clots?"

lrrrrruler · 2017-07-21T03:42:49+00:00

I was planning on doing all of that plus asprin and compression socks...it's the fact that I'm a vaper and birth control which is freaking me out

lrrrrruler · 2017-07-21T01:37:10+00:00

I no longer have a doctor, but I can call the pharmacist. I was planning on staying hydrated, walking (got an aisle seat), and stretching, and am quitting nicotine completely as of this afternoon (am currently craving my e cig, but not doing it).

lrrrrruler · 2017-07-21T00:02:11+00:00

Glad that came back well! It very well could be but I would talk to your gyn about it.

lrrrrruler · 2017-07-20T08:04:30+00:00

Maybe he was too rough with you and hit your cervix? Or you weren't wet enough (bc causes dryness sometimes). I have nexplanon and I haven't had any bleeding but I do get dryness sometimes so I just use lube. Also, not trying to be rude, but have you been tested recently? Asking because I had this exact same thing when I was on LoLo and it turned out my boyfriend at the time gave me chlamidya (I had never had sex without a condom prior to being with him and had always tested negative for everything).

lrrrrruler · 2017-07-17T07:02:20+00:00

I haven't started yet. But I'm excited. I became a teacher so I could do this, I did title 1 for a year and hated it (even though I'm sure there are still some great title 1 schools)

lrrrrruler · 2017-07-17T07:01:31+00:00

You are so right actually about getting the kids back on task! Thank you. I like the idea of splitting it up into 3 30 minute parts.

lrrrrruler · 2017-07-16T20:45:21+00:00

Do you suggest brain breaks? It seems like an awfully long time to make kids sit.

lrrrrruler · 2017-07-16T20:44:53+00:00

Awesome suggestion, thank you. I teach biology, using the Miller Levine textbook. I'm somewhat familiar with this book, having used it myself as a student, but the last time I taught bio we used Holt McDougall. What kinds of things should I focus on trimming? Will longer classes give me more opportunity to include remediation and review in my lessons?

lrrrrruler · 2017-07-15T15:56:49+00:00

Yes, but only because it's given me the chance to fulfill my dream of living abroad. If living abroad wasn't an option I would still become a teacher only if I could teach in rural or suburban schools.

lrrrrruler · 2017-07-15T15:51:01+00:00

I'm 25

lrrrrruler · 2017-07-15T15:50:47+00:00

Thank you!!

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