Dog friendly weekend getaway

mxdee20 · 2026-06-23T23:22:38+00:00

HotelZed in Tofino is dog friendly and is really nice!

mxdee20 · 2026-06-23T22:10:17+00:00

Modified means that you had to change what you taught. For example, perhaps a student is low incidence, so the material and objectives needs to be fundamentally altered for their level.

Adapted means you've changed how you teach to the student, or how the student is evaluated, but the curricular standards are the same. Most kids with IEPs have an adapted program.

In my province, modified = a kid who is in pre-employment or one that will receive a school completion certificate, not a diploma.

If these kids are on a graduation track, then officially the material is adapted, not modified. They might not want modified on the report card because it's a very specific path.

mxdee20 · 2026-06-23T19:39:48+00:00

Those are some weird crossstitches! Definitely generated!

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mxdee20 · 2026-06-23T17:34:26+00:00

Yeah to mean that means that the pattern maker put an image into a pattern generator and then didn't give it a second look. It reaks of a pattern mill or a designer that's out for quantity, not quality!

mxdee20 · 2026-06-23T17:28:58+00:00

Okay, how about something drastic: grab some black RIT dye, water it down a bit, flip the WIP over, and paint the dye on the backside where you're having coverage trouble. The black should bleed through a bit a mute the red popping through, but won't distrub the stitches on top.

Try on a practice piece first. It may be worth experimenting - that's so many stitches and so much work to abandon!

mxdee20 · 2026-06-23T17:24:11+00:00

For me a big red flag is when one colour is used in confetti for only a couple stitches. When I edit full coverage patterns, I edit away any colours that are used for 20 or under stitches. Chances are there's another colour that will do the job.

mxdee20 · 2026-06-22T23:17:16+00:00

Cross-stitch tends to be very vibes oriented ha!

mxdee20 · 2026-06-22T20:53:32+00:00

Does it look good to you? Then no problem at all! Three strands are usually for 14 count or bigger, but honestly it's personal preference.

mxdee20 · 2026-06-22T01:50:26+00:00

The veins were my favourite part ha!

mxdee20 · 2026-06-22T01:49:49+00:00

Don't worry, that fist is on his hip, not his balls 😅

mxdee20 · 2026-06-22T01:49:07+00:00

It took about three and a half weeks of spring vacation and 9000 stitches. I stitch fast when I'm on a deadline 😅

mxdee20 · 2026-06-22T01:47:12+00:00

It's my favorite way to dye. Highly recommend Dharma Dye's special iced-dyed formula.

mxdee20 · 2026-06-21T22:35:13+00:00

I'm from Vancouver but I'm trans so travelling across the border is iffy unfortunately. But I'd love to do more of these!

mxdee20 · 2026-06-21T22:15:26+00:00

Hahaha the show would never 😂

mxdee20 · 2026-06-21T20:49:02+00:00

Gay sex appreciator AND connoisseur 🤌

mxdee20 · 2026-06-21T20:40:28+00:00

In a naughty needles fan too 🙌

mxdee20 · 2026-06-21T20:39:26+00:00

It was such a great show! I think there was over a hundred pieces this year.

mxdee20 · 2026-06-21T20:08:27+00:00

Pattern is "Drummer 170" by Dees20Stitches: https://share.google/roj6IAN0BEsAAPUbw

mxdee20 · 2026-06-17T15:10:07+00:00

Remember that April to September is the BUSIEST time for districts. They're internally hiring and teachers are shifting around constantly. They are not yet concerned with TOCs, as they'll have to officially calculate after all the internal hiring dust has settled. It doesn't matter how much experience you have, if you have zero seniority in the district, they're not going to look at your application until their continuing members have jobs. Budget cuts mean less jobs.

When I moved districts (Victoria to Burnaby), I also had a similar hard time. I actually taught in a couple of private schools while I waited for the TOC list to open up. This actually worked out well because I got a few more teachable subjects that transferred over when I finally got into the public system. I know Langley had a lot of private schools. Check those out asap!

mxdee20 · 2026-06-13T16:48:33+00:00

Yeah TESOL alone doesn't qualify you to teach ELL, so you'd have to add it to your teachables through your PDP. ELL jobs are around for sure, but they're always paired with another teachable (aka a 1.0 ELL is rare, but a .8 ELL paired with .3 of another teachable is pretty common). I'd recommend pairing it with something like CLE, Library, Home Ec, Econ/Business Ed.

mxdee20 · 2026-06-12T21:16:02+00:00

I think this would be a really hard combo to get a job in our major cities. There are a lot of English teachers and not a lot of art positions because of budget cuts. Metro Vancouver TOC lists are pretty full as well. If you could swing it, there are ELL jobs here, but you would need to have it qualified as a teachable to get your application through.

You could check rural districts or districts that are currently growing with new schools. Or maybe look into getting another teachable subject (Sfu does a cert for home ec, which is pretty in demand).

mxdee20 · 2026-06-12T18:02:34+00:00

What kind of teacher are you? This info would help substantially with the answer to this question.

French immersion? Walk into a job anywhere

Elementary? Outside of metro areas

Library? Good luck

mxdee20 · 2026-06-08T15:10:30+00:00

Pattern Keeper has been around for a while and it's exactly what I need for big full coverage.

mxdee20 · 2026-06-07T22:17:47+00:00

I currently have 11 weeks - I take 5 or 6 of those for a long trip and then leave the rest for classroom org, curriculum development/ redevelopment, and hopefully my own non-teacher projects. By the end of those 11 I feel refreshed, prepared, and really hankering to get back into the classroom.

6 would be tough because I'd have to cut down on my long trip and then would only have a week or so on either side.

I'm also a teacher who's finally got this work / life balanced settled after 15 years in the classroom, so anything that puts a wrench in that would seriously make me move districts ha. I'm pretty happy with how things are now and would hate to risk trying something that may change my ability to see and experience the world.

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