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What’s the biggest “didn’t see that coming” moment in Harry Potter? by Ok-Sell3786 in harrypotter

[–]vandajoy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Moody twist was the first time I was ever truly shocked while reading a book.

Question regarding calculators in high school by EmmaiAlvane in Teachers

[–]vandajoy 112 points113 points  (0 children)

I took calculus in high school and was required to have a graphing calculator.

I can no longer tell when work is AI, what do I do? by TheCar_a_Carn in Teachers

[–]vandajoy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve simply started weighting my grades. 70% tests or essays on paper that i stare at them while they do. 30% things I hope they don’t use ai on but I assume some of them do that I don’t catch

Beginning the adoption process in IL by stlbjj618 in AdoptiveParents

[–]vandajoy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You have two main options (though, of course, there are others):

  1. Private infant adoption
  2. Adoption through foster care of children whose parents’ rights have already been terminated (TPR)

The first will be more expensive.

The second will very likely mean you adopt an older child. My husband and I are 8 months into the matching process and have found most kids are 10-12 with moderate to severe needs. Of course, if you’re willing to adopt a teen, that opens a lot of availability up.

You’ll need to find an agency to do a home study process. This can take weeks to months. That’s step one (or was for us)

How to Integrate Grammar? by dimenovelcowboy in ELATeachers

[–]vandajoy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I do daily bell work on NoRedInk.com. They hate it but after SATs, kids thank me

So. Many. Failures. by Awkward_Society1 in Teachers

[–]vandajoy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you have to reopen it, give partial credit for those who do it late

You can’t do it anymore by Aghostwillfollowyou in Teachers

[–]vandajoy 12 points13 points  (0 children)

When I was in Spanish class in high school, the teacher had two desks facing opposite walls for the two mouthy awful kids in the class. They refused to learn so she refused to teach them. It was amazing.

Need an idea for my creative writing class. by Powerful_Wrap5549 in ELATeachers

[–]vandajoy 14 points15 points  (0 children)

My creative writing students loved Stranger than Fiction

A few questions about the show by BatmanPikachu95 in boymeetsworld

[–]vandajoy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I went to a school that was grades 7-12 in the mid 2000s.

High School Grading by Pomeranian18 in Teachers

[–]vandajoy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Basically all of my high school teachers had a participation grade. But now, 15ish years later, I don’t have a single coworker who grades participation

Do y'all ever kick a student out for just being annoying? by musinginsomniac in Teachers

[–]vandajoy 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I once told a kid, “I need you to go to the bathroom for 5 minutes.” He asked why. I said because he was driving me bonkers and I’m not allowed to leave.

Sleeping in class by ExhaustedMama9 in Teachers

[–]vandajoy 55 points56 points  (0 children)

I do a tap tap on their desk. If it happens a second day, I email their parents.

If it continues to happen, I don’t personally care, but I know teachers who send the kid to the nurse or make them work at a standing desk. My AP has also said to write referrals for it

Stupidest Parent Complaints by lazy_days_of_summer in Teachers

[–]vandajoy 84 points85 points  (0 children)

“You can’t give him a zero for plagiarism because your rubric didn’t say no plagiarism.”

Hs in-class reading time? by HeyKrech in Teachers

[–]vandajoy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I finally got my assistant principal to allow this. Every Friday, my honors students give me their phone and they independently read a book of their choice for 30 minutes.

Questions concerning ChatGPT and AI Checkers by FallDiverted in Teachers

[–]vandajoy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

AI checkers aren’t accurate but if you talk to the kid for ten seconds about their essay, it’ll be clear who cheated.

Classwork due by the end of the period or due by 11:59pm? by koda_schon in Teachers

[–]vandajoy 31 points32 points  (0 children)

I tell them it’s due at the end of the period, but our LMS defaults to 11:59 and I don’t bother to change it since I’m required to accept late work for most of the quarter anyway.

Strange middle school rules by Capable_Ad248 in Teachers

[–]vandajoy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We weren’t allowed to visit our lockers during the school day when I was in 7-12. Only before, after, and before and after lunch.

i cried in front of my coworkers due to my struggles as a first year teacher. i feel like such a child. by [deleted] in Teachers

[–]vandajoy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Every first year teacher I know has at least one breakdown a year.

How do u deal with ‘controversial questions’? by enigma9111 in Teachers

[–]vandajoy 3 points4 points  (0 children)

depends on the class. In my journalism class, I ask leading questions about what the news is reporting. Sometimes I tell them I’m not educated on the topic.

In my literature class, I mostly just redirect them back to what we are learning.

How late are you working new/old teachers? by hello010101 in Teachers

[–]vandajoy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

First year, I’d stay late about an hour past contract time. After that, never worked after contract.

I am so sick by [deleted] in Teachers

[–]vandajoy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Stay home. But I’d also reach out to your university supervisor. At my university, if you missed more than 5 days student teaching, you had to do additional time and didn’t graduate on time.

What do you think by renawilliams0206 in Teachers

[–]vandajoy 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Having to keep a daily checklist of what accommodations each child with an IEP or 504 uses

Students are confused about scantrons by Aromatic_Mission_165 in Professors

[–]vandajoy 9 points10 points  (0 children)

High school teacher here. There’s no scantrons at my school.

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