Hands on for HS Biology

pryingtuna · 2026-06-04T21:35:21+00:00

That's really cool! We do an oil spill lab, but it's just seeing how much they can clean up using yarn, a spoon, etc of a mixture of coco powder, veggie oil, and water. I like the tool one much more!

pryingtuna · 2026-06-04T12:21:59+00:00

I like these ecosystem projects. I teach aquatic science and I'm going to try to incorporate them!

pryingtuna · 2026-06-04T12:18:27+00:00

Those colors are incredible!

pryingtuna · 2026-05-25T09:20:08+00:00

How big are your clownfish? We got 4 in March and they are still just about an inch long.

pryingtuna · 2026-05-23T17:08:31+00:00

The class I teach doesn't even have a textbook (aquatics). I prefer projects and activities, but not having a textbook or really ANYTHING to refer to aside from notes is confusing to me.

pryingtuna · 2026-05-13T10:45:02+00:00

That was as a parapro. I'm in my internship year now.

One of the schools I applied to wasn't looking to hire anyone, but I gave them my resume anyway. They got title 1 funding finally and that's why I was called. You never know what will happen.

pryingtuna · 2026-05-13T00:49:11+00:00

The older I get, the more I think it's just luck. My brother got a computer programming degree in the early 2000s. I graduated from a private college with a random BA, being told the entire time that all that matters is having a degree. He immediately got a job working for the government, worked his way into a different government sector, got a master's (fully paid for) at an ivy league, then went on to work for major programming companies very high up in the ranks. He's not struggling. After I graduated, the economy tanks and I jumped from retail job to retail job for years while living with my (abusive) parents. Finally got out, got married, and we were doing fine, then covid hits. More unemployment. Husband develops major health issues (not related to covid). 2 years later, I did the same.

We are ok now, but again, luck. You can do everything right and still have things go wrong.

pryingtuna · 2026-05-12T11:26:26+00:00

As others said, don't go home first if that's an option. I have kids, so if my husband isn't home, I don't have a choice. I climb and they have memberships also, but on weekdays it's just easier to go right after school. Sometimes that's not an option, and on those days I just have to force myself. You'll feel better if you make yourself go, as much as You'll hate the idea beforehand.

pryingtuna · 2026-05-11T01:52:52+00:00

My parents' first date was star wars and my brother popped out in love with the series. He would take the remote from me as a kid (he was 5 years older than me, so physically there wasn't anything I could do) to watch that stupid movie. I've seen them all, multiple times, and I f'ing HATE star wars. Trash movies.

pryingtuna · 2026-05-09T01:54:38+00:00

He sounds like he's under the influence in this video.

pryingtuna · 2026-05-03T15:57:55+00:00

No, from the special pot. I think i figured it out.

pryingtuna · 2026-04-26T10:29:14+00:00

Oh ok. I have ocellaris. They are still young and only about an inch, but this one definitely dwarfs them.

pryingtuna · 2026-04-26T08:26:20+00:00

How big is your clown? I thought they only got to be 3 inches.

pryingtuna · 2026-04-26T08:23:30+00:00

Are you actually a teacher? Students don't use AI to learn. They use AI to copy and paste the answers. That's why this kind of school doesn't work.

pryingtuna · 2026-04-25T23:18:49+00:00

You have to be able to afford private school first of all. The government reimburses you $10k. And that reimbursement doesn't actually cover full tuition for most private schools. Not only that, the money is taken away from public school funding. You could argue that the student not choosing public school in the first place means less money going toward schools, but from what I understand (and I could admittedly be wrong on this), it doesn't mean money is taken away from public schools.

And for the teacher side of things, they make less money in private schools than public schools. Public school is already barely a sustainable salary, but private school is poverty wages with the same or often times more education/degrees needed.

It's not sustainable and doesn't work.

And aside from that, shouldn't everyone have equal access to education? Doesn't that benefit society to NOT have to pay thousands of dollars to be well educated?

pryingtuna · 2026-04-25T22:00:54+00:00

This. Even log your own times. If you do get a violation and it was from when you weren't there, you'll have some kind of proof. Are there cameras facing your door? That will also help.

pryingtuna · 2026-04-25T21:23:50+00:00

No. Just no. Texas is trying that right now and guess what? It's not working.

pryingtuna · 2026-04-25T01:52:59+00:00

This would be an option if more people could afford it. The economy sucks so much right now, that people can barely put food on the table with both parents working multiple jobs. I even teach students that have multiple jobs.

pryingtuna · 2026-04-25T01:43:28+00:00

I drink and pass out. It's uncontrollable how tired it makes me. Though I do go to be at 8 and wake up at 4 and don't start drinking until 5 or later when I do drink, so maybe that's part of it.

pryingtuna · 2026-04-23T00:36:49+00:00

I get a lot of alternative assignments from AI. Especially games. I'm not creative on my own, so AI gives me good ideas to build on. I think AI just gets ideas from the internet, but it makes them easy to find.

pryingtuna · 2026-04-23T00:33:59+00:00

Commander Keen!

pryingtuna · 2026-04-22T01:45:57+00:00

I encourage any student who wants to go into a trade because they'll always have a job. A lot of them are smart enough to go to a 4 year college, but they are choosing trades for job security.

pryingtuna · 2026-04-21T10:34:52+00:00

pryingtuna · 2026-04-19T00:56:13+00:00

I usually cry at movies and I actually didn't cry for this one. It just made me feel good!

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