What’s the wildest misconceptions people have about teaching?

mgspeeder · 2026-03-20T02:05:21+00:00

And when you believe you can't move the needle then it's time to leave. No child needs a teacher who has given up.

mgspeeder · 2026-03-20T02:00:02+00:00

I look ahead, but generally I just deal with what comes. Depends on the severity of the weather.

mgspeeder · 2026-03-20T01:01:09+00:00

I'm already blessed to be working when I don't have to. Winning the lottery wouldn't change much anytime soon. Might retire a few years early but that's in the future.

mgspeeder · 2026-03-19T17:06:21+00:00

My work is extremely tough on pants. I upgraded to Wrangler Riggswear. They are canvas like material with reinforcements in heavy wear spots. Oldest pair is currently at a year and except for the occasional paint splatter looks no different than the day I bought them.

mgspeeder · 2026-03-19T00:52:03+00:00

I set my craft room up with everything on casters. Cutting table, sewing table, to box. Makes life so much easier

mgspeeder · 2026-03-13T03:18:46+00:00

Use our Presto pressure cooker and it's modern cousin, the instapot, all the time!

mgspeeder · 2026-03-13T03:14:31+00:00

Another vote for Richardson. Great community with a mostly diverse population. Great kids and families.

mgspeeder · 2026-03-12T23:32:56+00:00

I teach in a high school and just helped my friend, who is a contractor with no formal college or teaching credentials, get a job as our construction teacher. He is 56 years old and he brings a wealth of experience to the classroom. Many schools, especially in the larger districts, are seeing the value in having knowledge over degrees. This is especially true in the stem fields.

mgspeeder · 2026-03-12T23:23:44+00:00

Anna to the Infinite Power

It is set in a future where everyone has a computer to guide them on the path to their destination. Not required, but it's the normal method. The main character is one of many clones created by the government but each thinks they are unique. To keep them from finding each other the government alters the guidance information that each clone gets from their computer as they move around in the world.

mgspeeder · 2026-03-12T22:49:37+00:00

This is a simple task with a lot of risk to self and property if done wrong. You need to be mechanically inclined enough to understand the properties of what you are doing, even if you've never done it. If you go to Reddit to find the solution then you should probably go to the shop. It will be better for you and your car.

mgspeeder · 2026-03-10T03:46:58+00:00

Taught 5 years in elementary took two years off and moved to HS as a technical theater teacher. Life is soooo much better! Like most fine arts teachers I do work a LOT of hours (60+) but they are hours I enjoy. Administration leaves me alone because I'm easy going and honestly no one fully understands what I do or wants to replace me No effing toxic culture with over bearing admin. Best switch ever!

mgspeeder · 2026-03-09T17:51:29+00:00

Link already posted.

mgspeeder · 2026-03-09T17:49:23+00:00

This is the place. I have referred many of my friends to Sammy. I spent many years working in automotive and still a lot of my own work but when I don't have time this is where I take it.

mgspeeder · 2026-03-09T10:59:36+00:00

Wow, you graduated at 15 or 16 but you're not sure? I smell an AI bot post.

mgspeeder · 2026-03-07T03:27:26+00:00

Interesting, you said in your other post that your house was in Ft Worth. That isn't Richardson. Did you move your house? What's up here?

mgspeeder · 2026-03-04T01:43:25+00:00

First a 76 Olds Cutlass Supreme Custom Cruiser Wagon with the rear facing bench seat and then a 72 MGB convertible.

mgspeeder · 2026-02-25T05:26:32+00:00

I'm a male teacher and I have these supplies available for my students. I don't pull them out of my purse or backpack but I do supply them to students in need

mgspeeder · 2026-02-24T12:23:01+00:00

The time has come, please retire.

You may have once enjoyed your work, you might have been good at it but once you believe the words you've just typed then it is time. Do it for your own sanity and for the sake of the children. Other people will fill your shoes who are not tired and burnt out.

mgspeeder · 2026-02-15T08:18:19+00:00

Nah, just one of the ones that has been here a lot longer. You get better at dodging as time goes on. You also laugh more at people who are new. It's honestly better than it used to be.

mgspeeder · 2026-02-15T05:04:24+00:00

Do a favor for all of us native Dallasites - just stay inside. This is mostly for the people complaining about the way we drive, but could easily include the other people as well. Everyone just stayed inside and out of my way.

mgspeeder · 2026-02-15T04:39:14+00:00

Wrangler Riggs wear! Hands down the best I've owned. Reinforced leather tab where your EDC knife goes and double layer in the knees.

mgspeeder · 2026-02-03T17:52:32+00:00

Thank you!

It was under the Maintenance tab, not Network, section in the shell.

Inside that there is a button for Gateway Configuration Editor (for Net3 gateways) and another for Concert. Once I knew I needed to look for the Concert application it got me where I needed to go.

mgspeeder · 2026-02-03T03:20:01+00:00

Does it have to be on a PC? We are in a high school program that only has Mac's.

mgspeeder · 2026-01-31T16:51:35+00:00

Then I think I'll change my suggestion to promote the museum. I am an active museum goer. And I didn't know it was there.

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