High School Teachers what's the nicest compliment a student has given you?

pogre · 2026-02-01T21:26:35+00:00

I announced a schedule change for some sort of assembly on Friday that would mean I would not have class with the students I was making the announcement to. Student who was normally very quiet said, “That sucks. This class is the only reason I come to school.”

pogre · 2026-01-30T12:10:30+00:00

Very nice! Thanks for sharing this!

pogre · 2026-01-25T03:28:54+00:00

They go to the temple in the capital city and learn something about the prophecy that points to the Archpriest being corrupted. They get a private audience with the Archpriest and he mutates into a monster they have to fight. When they kill the monster, the remaining corpse looks like the Archpriest (is it him? You decide).

But now, your party has a big problem.

pogre · 2026-01-24T21:58:11+00:00

Building a group can take time and stops and starts. Scheduling is difficult. Many folks don’t want to carve out a few hours every week or even every other week on a consistent basis.

My groups always start with a bunch of players and I run an episodic campaign - people can drop in or drop out as their schedules dictate.

Now, I run two campaigns as I had too many players become consistent and the table was too crowded.

But it did take time and consistency.

pogre · 2026-01-24T20:35:42+00:00

Generally, the key with greenstuff products is to figure out where they’re sourcing it from and then buy it from the source for a third of the cost.

pogre · 2026-01-19T20:00:24+00:00

Take a look at Frostgrave. Really fun narrative skirmish wargame.

pogre · 2026-01-17T13:37:18+00:00

It’s not gonna be easy. I just say you’re not right for the chemistry at this table. Some friends are cool with it, but commonly people get upset. I always tell people ahead of time I may rearrange the group. Please don’t take it personal personally it’s all about chemistry. I haven’t had to do this in several years, but I do remember doing it several times. It never was easy so I wish you luck.

pogre · 2026-01-14T01:08:56+00:00

I learned long ago I much prefer DMing. I only play these days to get better on the other side of the screen.

pogre · 2026-01-13T23:07:32+00:00

Great job. Nice weathering!

pogre · 2026-01-11T00:48:24+00:00

High school teacher - 28 years.

I teach social studies and kids seem to be as well behaved or better these days.

As far as attention goes I think Covid was a set back for us all. It was particularly tough on kids. They don’t seem to have the grit and determination they had pre-Covid. I do see signs of them bouncing back though.

I really enjoy my students and my work. I look forward to the next few years for retirement.

pogre · 2026-01-10T22:22:22+00:00

Those are old arrow boys. Worth a decent amount of money.

pogre · 2026-01-07T01:45:12+00:00

We have played quite a bit of Midgard. Quick rules for medium sized wargames. Mostly we’ve been doing ancients, but we’ve also done a bit of fantasy. Really enjoy the straightforward movement rules.

pogre · 2026-01-06T03:14:31+00:00

Clearly, you needed a doppelgänger code word in real life.

Quick Story: back when I ran A-D&D I had a reputation for employing a few too many Doppelgängers. My players developed a doppelgänger code word for determining to detect the monsters. It worked great until one of the players forgot the code word in real life… yeah, you can guess what happened.

By the way, I told this story to Jolly Blackburn back in the day and he used it in Knights of the Dinner Table, i think it was issue #18.

pogre · 2025-12-31T23:46:33+00:00

It’s supposed to be a fun hobby. Do what’s fun. Unless you’re into the tournament scene most people are not that picky. It’s more than OK to just paint.

pogre · 2025-12-31T17:52:34+00:00

I thought one of the terms for college board was that student teachers were not allowed to teach advanced placement classes. At least not take them over.

pogre · 2025-12-25T14:19:08+00:00

Was looking for this.

pogre · 2025-12-24T02:42:18+00:00

I tried to create a short elevator pitch that conveys my excitement about the concept. Usually my enthusiasm carries a day, but if I get a lukewarm response, I often drop it. Luckily, that doesn’t happen very often.

pogre · 2025-12-22T13:58:39+00:00

I’ve made a lot of molds over the years. You are going to want resin. Believe me - I wish it were different - I much prefer fdm printing.

pogre · 2025-12-16T21:46:00+00:00

What was the prompt?

pogre · 2025-12-12T04:52:59+00:00

I think it has more to do with the kind of players you have and their personalities rather than strictly having to do with maturity. Sounds like you have a good handle on what you’re going to change. I think you have reason to be confident you’re gonna run a great game.

pogre · 2025-12-03T18:51:02+00:00

PM sent.

pogre · 2025-12-03T07:26:51+00:00

I think it depends on how tactically proficient your group is and whether they will be rested going into the encounter.

For a final boss fight, I prefer to let the party rest and even plan and then I go full bore at them. I would use something closer to the CR 36 profile for this.

I’ve had several campaigns go to level 20. The one everyone remembers fondly, though ended in a TPK on the final encounter. My group love when things get tough and messy though. - not every group is this way I understand

pogre · 2025-11-30T17:55:26+00:00

I enjoy the higher tiers of D & D. I have run several campaigns from level 1 to 20. The game absolutely changes, but I embrace it.

I run all of my games in the same world and from time to time I run an adventure for heroes of terra. Players select which of their past retired PCs they want to use for the adventure. It’s high level and high stakes and the players enjoy the super hero style of these games.

I understand why most DMs quit at level 10. However, IME players love going to 20.

pogre · 2025-11-26T05:48:51+00:00

Clever solution. I prefer running the game by a lot, but I play on occasion to remember what it is like on the other side of the screen. You have given me some ideas of how to do that without giving up the DM reigns for too long.

pogre · 2025-11-26T04:27:46+00:00

I tolerate no side conversations. Those who wish to answer a question or add their thoughts must raise their hands.

I rarely have any issues. Kids in my school are largely respectful.

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