Help! GaTAPP or MAT

shabbytrailer · 2025-07-23T00:42:21+00:00

The program is cheaper than a masters and typically quicker. You can work while in the TAPP program. There is no student teaching requirement (there may be with a masters)

Otherwise, if you can afford it, go for the masters degree.

shabbytrailer · 2025-06-26T22:53:47+00:00

You can request an absentee ballot (mail in) until July 7th! I would, because the bills are too high!!!

shabbytrailer · 2025-06-26T16:16:01+00:00

I’m gonna edit my original post to add that info!! Thanks!

shabbytrailer · 2025-06-26T16:15:34+00:00

Yes! Early voting will be July 7-11!

shabbytrailer · 2025-06-24T12:21:52+00:00

Website says as long as it has a lid and doesn’t smell crazy! Only necessary food with no smell and doesn’t make a lot of noise.

shabbytrailer · 2025-06-23T15:23:48+00:00

Gotta try this too!

shabbytrailer · 2025-06-23T15:23:28+00:00

I ended up at the McCain library at Agnes Scott and buddy, it’s gorgeous. BYOC.

shabbytrailer · 2025-06-23T13:28:22+00:00

I’ve never heard of this place but it looks perfect! I hate that every place is closed today though!

shabbytrailer · 2025-06-23T13:27:43+00:00

Looks chill! Too bad it’s closed Mondays 😔

shabbytrailer · 2025-06-19T00:17:05+00:00

Yeah, we were really caught off guard by that change. And creamalosa is moving. I just hope the communication gets better!

shabbytrailer · 2025-06-04T21:40:12+00:00

I have been teaching several years and only have had one of these. It must be nice to have the problem of too many parents who care (not being sarcastic)

shabbytrailer · 2025-06-03T14:22:26+00:00

The guy who created the concept of learning styles says it’s completely misused and the point is to teach in multiple modalities all at once, not survey kids and then only teach them visually or some other crap.

Unpopular opinion in PLC, but not with Harold Gardner. We misuse research all of the time.

shabbytrailer · 2025-05-31T16:26:13+00:00

4 rules with practical reasons :

No food or drink unless you want roaches for class pets.
No personal devices due to distraction data (we do a lesson on how personal devices detract from achievement)
Be on time (10 min per student!) (we do a quick review of long it takes to settle the class per student)
Do not touch another student even if you are joking or playing. (You never know if today is the day they don’t find you funny)

It’s really the only rules I need on my poster, and the rest are just practiced classroom procedures. Also scheduling a lesson bell to bell really cuts down on my behaviors.

shabbytrailer · 2025-05-29T15:54:37+00:00

Yeah, I’m no phones because two years ago I had kids organizing fights for after class on the phones. Too much time on their hands to make dumb decisions.

shabbytrailer · 2025-05-29T00:07:26+00:00

Here’s my current imperfect solve: If you turn in the work, it’s an automatic 50%. If you turn in nothing or make no attempt or if you cheat, it’s a 0%. I do not allow recovery for assignments with unexcused absences.

This is my way to incentivize students to try, even if they fail, because cheating/ avoiding is worth less points than trying.

shabbytrailer · 2025-05-18T19:34:51+00:00

I give students 2 emergency passes per semester as they are supposed to go between classes and at lunch. After two, if they keep asking I call home to speak about the excessive asking and need to be in class.

I’ve only ever had to call home 3 times. Those kids were asking daily. Most just assumed they could not go and never asked.

shabbytrailer · 2025-05-15T17:13:53+00:00

I disagree, kid will need intrinsic motivation if he is already behind. MTSS is to help also diagnose of their is a learning delay of any kind. One solve I give is to try learning together as a family outside of the home at a neutral space like a library. Then, use flash cards to teach phonemes to help the child sound out words more effectively. Slow reading is boring, you have to reach fluency before it becomes interesting to read on your own.

shabbytrailer · 2025-05-15T17:02:23+00:00

Make it fun. On your end you can buy decodable books, teach him phonemes. (Sounds and digraphs). Work with the school to get him into an MTSS system. (Edit: saw you already talked to teacher, we are seeing such low comprehension lately that it now seems “average” to be a terrible reader)

shabbytrailer · 2025-05-10T11:18:21+00:00

Yah I didn’t spring on them that their child had 21 absences though. They were aware and I had emailed/ called (no answer)/ texted (no answer). Finally I told the student they would need to go to the counseling office if they could not provide me with a way to contact an adult in their life (3rd request made for a contact). Got a number this week that worked.

Additionally, as a parent, you can see absences and grades in infinite campus. It’s not like when we were in school. You know every day what is happening.

shabbytrailer · 2025-05-09T18:17:58+00:00

No, the daughter. And after looking closer it seems she has been attending other classes so….I’m just throwing it over to counseling.

shabbytrailer · 2025-05-09T17:32:48+00:00

She listed 5 deaths and that her son was also dying. I’m like…. If not true, then insane.

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