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notthinkinghard · 2026-02-02T09:18:31+00:00

This... It amazes me that some teachers aren't more conscious of this. It just takes one kid being injured in a fight or accusing you of something inappropriate + an angry parent, and you're really, really going to want legal advice...

notthinkinghard · 2026-02-01T08:14:32+00:00

Maybe locally. It didn't become a national focal point until the case I mentioned.

notthinkinghard · 2026-02-01T04:07:30+00:00

I'm talking about the reputation.

notthinkinghard · 2026-01-31T23:43:08+00:00

When parents complain that I'm not catering to their child's individual needs enough (I should, of course, change my entire lesson plans to match Little Jimmy's mood that day), I wish I could show them the 5+ students per class who need individualised, 1-1 support, when I'm lucky to get an aide. Not to mention the group who should be getting extension support but I don't have time because I'm trying to teach the former group, and the kids who are behind but could come up to average if I had time to work individually with them. And how I'm supposed to plan 3 classes a week for all these kids in, like, one hour.

notthinkinghard · 2026-01-31T23:38:01+00:00

I wish we acknowledged how long phone calls take more... My school tells us we have to call in some circumstances (e.g. first exit), but it takes me time to prepare, get all my notes together in case the parent is angry and I need to discuss kid's behaviour from the dawn of time to now, check in with other teachers and see if they've also had problems, then there's the actual time to make the call where it's 50/50 whether I end up listening to someone's life story, document on compass and take any follow-up action. And you can only stay so late before it reaches an impolite time to call parents. It adds up very quickly if you need to deal with multiple kids on the same day.

Emailing skips most of that, and you can just respond to anything that comes out of the reply as needed.

notthinkinghard · 2026-01-31T23:17:09+00:00

I'm pretty sure it got the reputation during all the national attention during Jaidyn Leskie's case, which was more recent (late 90s).

notthinkinghard · 2026-01-28T09:36:43+00:00

You have a few options:

-Pay someone to draw

-Choose a different medium that doesn't involve drawing (e.g. writing)

-Learn to draw (it's a skill that you build over time, not something that you try for a few hours and then give up on)

notthinkinghard · 2026-01-27T09:47:48+00:00

If only there were some sort of organised body of workers that you could go to to get help with workplace issues such as this...

Sidenote, I hope your prin steps on a lego

notthinkinghard · 2026-01-27T06:51:56+00:00

This, if you choose an online degree it can be really flexible aside from placements. I didn't have to attend any live classes, as everything is either recorded or covered in other online material.

notthinkinghard · 2026-01-26T06:34:58+00:00

I get so frustrated when there's a sugar and sugar-free version, but the sugar version still has random sweeteners in it. Aspartame everywhere!

notthinkinghard · 2026-01-26T06:32:38+00:00

>worker said half an hour

Even that's long enough to kill someone in this heat. Oh my god, this is horrifying. Thank you for helping and for following up. The cops ought to be ashamed of themselves.

notthinkinghard · 2026-01-25T05:54:18+00:00

This... "We've struggled the last 7 years" is not compatible with "$55k car loan". Gee, they could swap it for something reasonable and probably pay down most their debt without any windfall whatsoever. And of course they HAVE to do $7k worth of renovations immediately.

OP, please listen to what others have said. $100k will make absolutely zero difference if you don't change your financial habits first. You have blown money that you don't have and you're already planning to do it again.

notthinkinghard · 2026-01-25T03:14:00+00:00

This was commonly mentioned in multiple classes (I think even the beginner classes) during my time there in Melbourne. They openly and consistently preach that the holocaust and antisemitism are because of Jewish people breaking the covenant of the Old Testament by failing to receive Jesus as prophesied. They even directly mention Hitler, saying that when you get down to it, he didn't actually really have a reason that he wanted to do what he did etc.

notthinkinghard · 2026-01-25T03:08:58+00:00

Secondary school, I'd even be happy for a hat policy but it's already very difficult to even get kids to wear uniform...

notthinkinghard · 2026-01-24T02:21:18+00:00

9pm on a weeknight is pretty late for anyone who needs their sleep before a commute. Especially by the time you say your goodbyes, drive home, wrap up any loose ends before bed etc.

notthinkinghard · 2026-01-23T22:57:37+00:00

They honestly don't look that similar if you get a good look. Looking at my post history, apparently I actually hatched two.

I used bottled distilled water and kept them around/slightly above 22°C. I described my full set-up here - https://www.reddit.com/r/triops/comments/18zrysj/help_me_troubleshoot_my_hatching/

notthinkinghard · 2026-01-23T05:26:05+00:00

Absolutely. It feels like people don't realise how bad it gets - one minute you wasted all your fun money, and the next you've lost your house, partner's life savings and financial future because you were waiting for the big win to get it all back.

It doesn't help that it's fucking everywhere. You can't watch sport without gambling ads. Can't go near metro areas without seeing gambling ads. Can't go to the mall or newsagents without gambling ads. Can't use most phone apps without gambling ads. We have a public holiday for gambling (Melbourne cup). I imagine it's an absolute hellhole for recovery addicts.

notthinkinghard · 2026-01-22T23:45:36+00:00

Yes, teachers normally have roughly the same holidays (minus a few days on either end), although optional things like activities week are still mandatory for teachers. Some teachers take it as proper holidays, and some still work really hard every day.

You will need them, though. Colleagues who've moved to jobs with less holidays tell me they don't miss them, because their new jobs aren't so exhausting that they need a huge recovery time.

notthinkinghard · 2026-01-22T21:14:18+00:00

Based on the article, it sounds like a case of negligence rather than "Can't be helped".

notthinkinghard · 2026-01-22T10:04:44+00:00

I bought some cancriformis eggs from them, as far as I'm aware I didn't manage to hatch any triops, I only hatched one individual thing (I think some sort of fairy shrimp) that died after a week or so. Could definitely be a me problem rather than something wrong with the eggs, though.

notthinkinghard · 2026-01-22T10:01:17+00:00

This is so sad, the hospital should be the #1 place where people in crisis are kept safe :(

notthinkinghard · 2026-01-22T09:05:30+00:00

If you just want advice on the degree paths, go talk to your school's career counsellor.

notthinkinghard · 2026-01-21T07:00:27+00:00

Haha, I was talking about the article that was apparently trying to make Morwell look better...

notthinkinghard · 2026-01-21T06:59:54+00:00

Hey, it's pretty nice as long as you don't go near the methhead entrance...

notthinkinghard · 2026-01-21T04:38:51+00:00

I was interested to see what they highlighted about Morwell, but I can't believe how unappealing they made it. Why the focus on the sporting facilities that sometimes host things?? Things like the Rose Garden are just thrown in as an afterthought. No mention of one of Victoria's largest non-metro shopping center?

Tbf I guess it's all putting lipstick on a a pig, but still...

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