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Hi all! I just got hired to work at my local high school to teach u.s history. This will be my first year teaching and I am very overwhelmed but excited! are there any tips or advice yall can give me? i appreciate it :) submitted by /u/NoseMost1822 [link] [comments]
Basically, I am a teacher’s aid. This school year (in a few weeks), we will be getting a new classroom and new students. Im gonna have 4 violent kids, a girl in a wheelchair (who is also targeted a lot) two kids who are targets for the 4 violent ones, and only a teacher and one other aid besides me (that I know of) And one potentially violent kid i hope he mellowed out over summer but we will see We will have one opportunistic eloper, one girl who elopes if she feels like it, one boy who will elope if he is upset, and one who will elope but stop if you shout his name. So, as far as I know, we will be getting 3 adults (me, another aid, and a new teacher since the last one retired). And our classroom can fit up to 12 children. The school hasn’t told us anything about the kids but I get to know the new ones moving up (2 out of 4) since I am working summer school. The other two adults are left in the dark. Anyways this school year is going to be incredibly stressful and tiring for me. Wish
**ETA: Having a class pet is a requirement so it’s not a choice to not have one. I also refuse to have pets in improper habitats. I came into the classroom with a goldfish in a 2.5 gallon tank which is incredibly inappropriate for goldfish who need at minimum 20 gallons each or more.** So our class fish died last year and honestly I’m tired of taking care of a fish tank. I need a low maintenance, easy to care for pet that doesn’t need much space. Other classrooms have pets like: dogs, birds, fish, bearded dragons, rabbits, etc. So it’s basically anything goes! I get an hour once or twice a week when kids do PE that I have free to do tank maintenance so I’d like it to be brief and easy. Ideas I’m thinking of: Setting up a “small” cage for my rats and bringing them each day (we have 4 pet rats at home). But the small cage is still pretty big but I think I could find space for it. Same idea but bringing my cockatiel except the more I consider it the less I want to because our classroom is
I’ve been teaching 8th grade social studies for about 16 years, and every year it seems like there are a few new classroom gadgets, organization tools, tech accessories, or teaching products that fly under the radar. I’m not necessarily looking for the classic teacher staples—I want to hear about newer products you’ve found in the last year or two that have genuinely made teaching easier or improved your classroom. submitted by /u/theebigcal [link] [comments]
I am supposed to be doing my internship as the last thing for my degree. I was proud of getting a placement rather quick and at first glance, everything looked fine. People were friendly enough and welcoming. The school is going through major changes and it was quickly clear to me that things are fragile among staffers, students, the system there and such. It caused me worry and stress I didn't know I was taking in. For context, I have a supervisor and a mentor. I got along well with my mentor, confided in them, etc. They were great on the surface, just tended to overshare a bit much (which,,, that was already a sign I should be cautious on what I say to my mentor). A few days ago, there was an event at school, so no classes. I was content to just stay in the classroom and prepare my materials for the days ahead. Obviously with an event, there would be crowds. I get overwhelmed by the amount of people and the loud noise but I usually could handle it. Just probably not that day. I just
I’m a 2nd grade teacher, and lately I constantly feel like I’m being watched, judged, or treated differently. Recently, I was booked off because I was dealing with severe dental pain and an infection. I had taken medication for the pain, and I ended up oversleeping and failing to notify the school properly that morning (one hour after school started, I have an assistant who is able to run the class if I am not there). I know I should have communicated, and I take responsibility for that. At the same time, it wasn’t because I didn’t care or simply decided not to show up. I was unwell, in pain, on medication, and genuinely slept through everything. The repeated questioning and the way the situation was handled left me feeling deeply embarrassed, singled out, and anxious. The problem is that this isn’t only about one incident. I’ve already felt unhappy and undervalued for a while. It seems like certain teachers are always given opportunities, responsibilities, and room to grow, while I fe
I just wanted to report that my classroom was painted AND white boards were refinished. Not only that, my windows were fixed (they fell out if you tried to open them,) AND beautiful shades were installed. No one gets paint! I have been asking for repairs for 4 years. I teach in a hot old trailer that is falling apart. I am so excited I wanted to share. New teachers, treating your custodians nicely is the way. sometimes, miracles happen. submitted by /u/BubblyRhubarb9611 [link] [comments]
I have been in education for 30+ years in the same district. This is in my hometown and it is notorious in our state for being disfunctional. I have had a LOT of administrators in my career, mostly ranging from mid to colossally horrible and toxic. For those of you out there who have had good to phenomenal admin, what traits made them good and what would you advise potential admin to take from this? (Not me. I’d rather have wood chunks shoved under my fingernails than become an admin. But there are a lot of potential admin in this group so maybe your advice could make teaching and learning better for others if those future admin took this to heart.) submitted by /u/Key-Author-2014 [link] [comments]
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I have a reputation at my school of making pretty solid lesson plans, accompanying materials, slideshows, etc. I really like to keep stuff neat and organized so I have folders and labels in Google Drive with units and the order the lessons should come in. I even color code the folders using the organize function. Then, because I don’t like being a dick, I share it all with my team and it inevitably gets shared with the admin in charge of my content. Well for the past five years I have been moved from subject to subject and I know it’s because of my lesson plans! Each teacher at my school has two preps within their subject and one elective like subject on average. I’m always kept within my subject but my grade level is constantly changing and don’t even get me started on my elective! It’s the same cycle, a new curriculum is adopted or a team is full of young/new teachers, I’m moved over as a team lead, I make everything, and I’m moved again and expected to leave all my stuff behind. Thi
I genuinely need advice. It was announced during back to school training that our school is integrating the use of 2 AI programs (not sure yet if their expressed purpose). I have a very deep personal objection to the use of AI, and I don’t know how to handle it. Do I just quietly not use it? Do I say something? I am so heartbroken as our water, air, and land is being destroyed by data centers and our school corp jumped right on board. submitted by /u/amanferg [link] [comments]
Context: I teach high school chemistry, and my district does not require test retakes or test corrections. I’m curious what others do when it’s your choice. I don’t currently offer retakes. I give students a week of notice, study guides, review activities, and practice problems, so I feel I’ve already provided plenty of support before the test. Part of me also thinks high school is where students should learn that sometimes you don’t do as well as you hoped. Here, they can learn from failure and, if needed, retake a course for free. In college, failing often means paying tuition to retake those units, and many professors don’t offer exam retakes. Do any of you offer retakes mainly so you can tell parents/admin that students had another opportunity? I also worry some students will put in less effort the first time if they know a retake is available, and I honestly don’t have the time or mental energy to manage retakes. I’m specifically looking to hear from teachers whose district or sch
I'm going into my 7th year teaching and I feel like the jaded veteran eyes are finally staring back at me in the mirror this morning. My school isn't a great school. It's the worst of the high schools in the district, but there is good students here that care and need a little extra help. I've spent hours outside my contract time doing the best I can to help and assist them where they need it to hopefully get them out of the violence so many of them fall into post graduation. I've had a couple rough years most involving a perennial nepo baby who came into the school recently and got instantly promoted to positions myself and others who have been there longer had been working towards. This last year I finally found myself in a decent spot where I was working with people I liked and teaching a class I liked. I returned to school this week to get some preliminary work done to find out I've been moved around again and no one felt the need to tell me when the admin first got the information
I'm in my fifth year of teaching. High school Geometry. 9th graders. Every single year I put in so much effort, especially into the first week. Ice breakers, games, activities, group work, still to get to know them. And every single time I might have 1, maybe 2 students who actually enjoy them. Every other student just whines and groans and complains "Bruh I don't wanna say no motherfuckin thing about myself." This year I kinda just want to get everyone in, go over the syllabus, and then give them a 20 question geometry pre test due at the end of class that's not graded but just for SLO (student learning objective). Maybe some crosswords and coloring sheets for when they're done, and I put on some smooth calming jazz music. Just chill, low effort stuff. I'm already in the process of trying to transition out of teaching anyways. And then on day 2 and after just go into teaching. Usually I do pre printed out guided notes, I write the standards and objectives on the board, I put memes in
I’m going to keep this short and sweet. Our superintendent sent out a statement that say if one of your allotted PTO days falls on a professional development day, you must make up the hours and sessions during your off-contract time. Is that even legal? In this case, I’m essentially forfeiting my time off aren’t I? If I worked at McDonalds and took a day off, they couldn’t tell me to come in and make up the hours unpaid outside of my regular schedule. Unless they are replacing the hours into my leave bank after making up the time, they are stealing time from me. Am I looking at this the wrong way? submitted by /u/Interesting_Jelly224 [link] [comments]
So I retired at the end of last year after only a few years of teaching (middle school).I am an energetic and efficient person who has had many jobs over my lifetime, including hard and stressful jobs. Some jobs were so difficult that at night I'd be burnt out and exhausted, some jobs were so difficult that I would often cry as I was leaving work. I have never in my lifetime experienced anything as hard as teaching. On every single level, teaching absolutely killed me. Trying to get and keep the attention of a room full of students who really did not care about their grades, and why should they? We weren't really allowed to fail them, practically the best we could do is give them a d, and kids did not care. They knew they were just going to be passed through and they were. The students also knew that there was no real discipline at the school, the worst that might happen to you is you might get sent to the principal's office where the principal would talk to you about why you did what
I'm flagging this as a rant because I'm thinking it is such. I'm teaching a new content level this year, I asked the previous year's teachers if they have any resources or anything that they did last year that worked for them. Projects anything like that? Their response: well I kind of just let the kids do their own thing. I don't lecture. I'm hands off. Okay, that wasn't what I wanted to know. I wanted to see if you did an agenda or what a project looked like in your room? I was looking for a resource maybe? What does the average unit look like in your class? A scope and sequence maybe? Nothing. Essentially I was asking for help since this is new for me and I was given nothing and told just use the text to build your PowerPoints. Also, good luck, don't bring our data down. submitted by /u/persephonewar [link] [comments]
Hello everyone, this will be my first time posting here, so please bear with me. I currently teach at an advanced STEM program, and for the most part, I can say I really enjoy my job. I am at the point where I am beginning to look at master's programs, and I feel stuck between two paths. One path would be pursuing something within my topic field as a master's; the other would be an admin master's. The question that I have is I would love to know people that have done either field what are the pro's and cons's of each submitted by /u/pisquire [link] [comments]
I saw a guy on threads say his largest is 46 this year. I had 48 as my largest (middle schoolers in a portable mind you), and my largest last year was 44 so I had to give up my prep period to make the numbers better. And then I got more students in both periods as the year progressed so had I not given it up, I’d have had well over 50 in that period I don’t know my numbers for this year but I’m pretty sure we’ll be hovering around the 30’s because we hired more teachers finally What about you? submitted by /u/Stressed-247 [link] [comments]
Hey everyone!! First year kindergarten teacher. My district is pretty relaxed with the dress code, and I would really love to embody the “ms frizzle” “ms honey” “ quirky” kindergarten teacher. I’m talking fun, patterned pants, oddly specific sweaters, big earrings, everything! Any tips on where to shop and where to find similar clothes? I go thrifting a lot and have pretty much exhausted my local shops. Ty !!! submitted by /u/EnvironmentalSet3356 [link] [comments]
Hey everyone! The copy machine is down. We called Susan, and she said it won't be fixed until next week. Anyway, since it's Friday... What were some challenges that you faced recently? Anything that irked you? Maybe a co-worker is getting on your nerve? Class caught on fire because little Billy shoved a crayon into your pencil sharpener? Share all the vents and stories below! submitted by /u/AutoModerator [link] [comments]
I’m going into my 5th year of education, and while I have classroom abatement down, I still struggle with dealing with parents. I don’t know what it is, but I still get nervous talking torrents and which much rather communicate via email. But apparently our principal would rather teachers call parents… I’ve had too many bad experiences with parents, one in particular where a Mom was able to be disrespectful and I didn’t do anything to stick up for myself. You’d think I would’ve learned by now, but I haven’t. submitted by /u/Emergency-Pepper3537 [link] [comments]
So tonight was Meet the Teacher for my school. Everything was great until a student walked in that I had been told to take off of my roster because he had transferred to another school. 😳 I introduced myself and told her I was informed he transferred so I didn’t have anything ready for him, but if she could wait a few minutes I would get it. Normally it would be in a folder ready to go and he’d have a desk with his name and his name on the backpack area, etc. So while I am getting everything together that she needs to fill out I asked about the transfer. She explained that they decided not transfer him at the last minute… well that would have been nice to know before they walked in! She did apologize for not calling ahead of time to let us know she’d changed her mind. Even though I know this was something that was not my fault I was so incredibly embarrassed that I had nothing ready for this parent or child when they came in. Then I stayed frazzled the rest of the time because of what
What's your #1 teaching hack that makes your day easier? Could be for behavior or any useful idea! submitted by /u/Suspicious-Grand-769 [link] [comments]
I happen to know that Ocala Middle School in San Jose is going to be looking for a new 7th grade teacher as soon as possible. I can direct a little if you need help, as I know the principal, but I assume it will be posted on edjoin tomorrow. submitted by /u/Alive-Cold-9348 [link] [comments]
My wife starts her first teaching job in a few weeks, middle school math. Second career. She spent last year student teaching and by every account other than mine (I am her very loving wife of 15 years, so I don’t count) she was good at it, including her mentor teacher, her colleagues, and the kids. Right now she’s spiraling. She wants as much as possible planned before day one, is realizing that no amount of planning is going to make her feel “ready,” and is starting to conclude that means she’s not cut out for this. She will roll her eyes at anything that sounds like a pep talk… so I’m asking for the opposite: What did your first month actually look like? Where did it go sideways? What did you plan obsessively that turned out not to matter, and what blindsided you? If there was a stretch in those first weeks where you thought you’d made a huge mistake taking the job, I’d especially like her to read that one, along with what happened next. One request: please don’t answer with more pr
I’m looking for advice from anyone who’s taught right up until delivery. I’ll be 9 months pregnant when teachers report back this upcoming week (but seriously, where tf did summer go???) Thankfully, I’ll realistically only be working for about 3 weeks before starting maternity leave, but I’m already feeling anxious about it. I’m a 4th grade teacher, so I’ll have 25 ish kids to manage while also being very, very pregnant. I’m not sick (thankfully), but the exhaustion has definitely kicked in. I also have to pee constantly, and our classrooms get ridiculously hot and stuffy at the beginning of the school year. Luckily we are on a four day week, but still those four days are longgggg sometimes even when not preggo. To make things more fun, we switched classrooms over the summer, so I still have to get my room set up before students arrive. My long-term sub is set to go, but I still have a lot of prep to do. One thing I’m also struggling with is the attention. This is my first pregnancy &
Good day. Last year target offered a discount for teachers be it at 5% or whatever it was. I am not seeing anything on their website or app this year? Yes I am verified. anyone else able to see any kind of discounts this year? thank you submitted by /u/ThirstyCoffeeHunter [link] [comments]
Recent university graduate with my bachelor’s in education. Summer’s winding down. Over the past 4 months I have applied for 40+ positions in my county. I had to do 12 essay/video response sessions. I had 7 job interviews. Zero success. Where the hell is the so called ”teacher shortage” I heard all about since I was in middle school? I thought everyone was leaving this profession in droves and that supposedly the nation as a whole was in desperate need of new hires? A lot of people from my cohort are in a similar boat. A lot of teachers I’ve worked with over the years have recently told me it’s a new shift. My state is Utah if that’s relevant. I know we do have the highest percentage of kids in the country. I’m not sure if that would make my local job market better or worse. Anyone else in a similar boat? Or does anyone have any insights? submitted by /u/Emeraldsinger [link] [comments]
I’m genuinely curious whether teachers understand how deeply some of their actions stay with their students. I am 28 years old now, but everytime I reflect on my life, I always remember that I’m only where I am today because I had teachers that believed in me, protected me, or fought for me when no one else would. When I was 9, my teacher recognized that I met the criteria for gifted education and recommended me for the AIG program much later than most of my peers. The next year, I broke my glasses, and my parents could not afford to replace them. I started falling behind because I could not see the board and was eventually removed from the program. But before any of that happened, she had already shown me that I was capable. Another teacher kept a music program running even after I became the only student who was still actively participating. During my senior year, a guidance counselor noticed that I was walking around school asking people for quarters because I could not afford colle
Edit: first piece of advice I gave him was to make sure he’s playing the Goo Goo Dolls and introducing his students to the best era of music from day one. Kidding, of course. Sports medicine teacher here! Sixth year as a teacher, 12th as an athletic trainer. For most of my 12 years as an AT, I’ve been a Preceptor for the Athletic Training Program at the university near me, receiving two to three students a semester to learn/shadow/intern/be mentored by me. They come to all athletic practices and games just like I do. I am very comfortable in that role. Somehow, somebody thought I’d be a good person to be a mentor to a new teacher here. This is new to me, but it’s something I’m excited about. The logical part of my brain says be the teacher and mentor you wanted to have when you first started. Okay, that’s a good start. But the things I’ve gathered and the lessons I’ve learned are simply one point of view. So, in all of you folks’ collective wisdom, what’s the best piece of advice you r
I went to my daughter’s open house. They had a bulletin board full of AI-altered photos of the whole staff. I said to a coworker, “I’m glad no one did that to us!” Then she showed me an AI photo of my team. I hate it it and did not consent submitted by /u/Don_Quixotel [link] [comments]
Of course we all know that hashtag-not-all-teachers and that only a Sith deals in absolutes, but what do you most often like about the people who have chosen to take on the same career that you have? (If you're super uncomfortable making those kinds of generalizations about millions of people you don't know, fine, I get it , then what is your favorite thing about the teachers you specifically work with?) submitted by /u/kaeorin [link] [comments]
Hello, I am starting my second year teaching and I am feeling terrible. Last year I was freshly graduated but still uncertified. I was hired at a school for 5th grade, but 2 months later switched to kinder because of enrollment. My first year was insane, the abrupt change really set me back and I didn’t get the guidance I needed because by the time they switched me the year had already started rolling. At the end of the year all uncertified teachers had to resign (district required it). The last week of school the principal told me she really liked me and that she found a way to keep me but that it had to be for prek 3. I was sooo unsure about it, I loved kinder and I felt like prek 3 was too young and also I have that terrible mindset that I will be babysitting. I decided to accept it because I liked the people and the principal, also not a lot of observations and no testing sounded nice. During the summer I made it known to my principal that I would prefer prek 4. She would always sa
A lot of educational advocates seem to think that they are able to force outcomes because they really want them to happen. It's interesting to see school districts that set five year targets for getting every student up to grade level. I read a book called The Price: Who's In Charge of America's Schools. The focus is on Newark's school district and how Mark Zuckerburg donated 100 million dollars to improve the district in the 2010s. It goes on and on about schools that declared their commitment to helping kids and how they planned to get kids up to grade level. In just about every case, they failed. They promised to get go 50% proficiency in two years, then 75%, then 100% in some insanely short amount of time. It seemed obvious to me that no such improvement was going to happen, or was even really possible. The modern incarnation is the idea of closing gaps. I hear this so often. I rarely see kids close gaps, at least not meaningful gaps. Most of the "closing gaps" seems to be just tea
Entering year 10 of teaching. I’m currently 6 weeks pregnant and feeling like I got hit by a bus. There’s an overnight field trip scheduled for my 10th week, and at that point I won’t be publicly telling most people I’m pregnant. I don’t see how I’m going to be able to sleep in a cabin with students, etc. when I’m up all night throwing up. How should I go about asking not to go on this trip? submitted by /u/thatshortteacher [link] [comments]
2 of the 3 admin left (we have too many for such a small school anyways), and unless enrollment improves, we are combining grade levels. I’m assuming I’m teaching 1 and 2. And we go back in 2 weeks. The job market sucks and I have no desire to spend my last few weeks of break looking. I have plans. So… Fuck. submitted by /u/auggiefrog [link] [comments]
And I don’t! This summer has been amazing and I never got the July dreads. I retired early, and damn, it feels great. I told my spouse this morning, “I’m going to live longer now!” For all of you still in the trenches, be good to YOURSELF, and your family, because that’s all that really matters. submitted by /u/mxc2311 [link] [comments]
A random story from when I was working at a summer center. We were playing that old paper fortune-teller game (the one where you pick numbers and it tells you your "future job"). I filled it with all kinds of careers: engineer, architect, doctor, teacher, and even more modern ones like YouTuber and gamer. Every time a kid landed on a job, they'd immediately say, "No, I don't want that." So I'd ask, "Okay... then what do you want to be?" Almost every single one of them gave me the same answer: "I just want money. I don't want to work." I'd laugh at first and say, "I wish it worked like that too, but how are you going to make money without working?" Their response was always something like, "Lots of people get money without working." The thing that shocked me wasn't just one kid saying it, it was nearly all of them. These were children between 6 and 10 years old. I remember asking them another day, "What do you like to do in your free time?" Most of the answers revolved around phones: Ro
Hello everyone! I'm currently in my third year of teacher training and expect to graduate as an ESL teacher next year. I've been working as a teacher assistant at a secondary school. I'm not really getting paid, my "payment" is just a small discount on my college tuition. My main concern is that I don't really know what I'm supposed to be doing. So far, I've mostly been monitoring the classroom, helping students when they need assistance, or running small errands for the teacher during class. However, most of the time I'm just sitting in the back of the classroom with nothing to do, and I feel awkward and unproductive. I'm honestly starting to think about quitting because I don't feel like I'm contributing or learning much. Is this normal for a teacher assistant, or should I be taking more initiative? What should I do? I'd really appreciate any advice. submitted by /u/Gold_Clock3916 [link] [comments]
I'm tired of the teachers pushing amazon wishlists on their social medias to their friends year after year.... Fine your very first job. have a registry, items that are going to be career long- nice stapler, step stool, cart, rug-- it's not treating our job professionally asking for consumable supplies year after year after year. What else are you tired of teachers doing? submitted by /u/lovelystarbuckslover [link] [comments]
My district is adopting a scripted science curriculum this fall, and teachers have been told to follow the lessons as written. If your district uses a scripted curriculum, how closely are you expected to follow it? What happens if a lesson isn't working for your students? submitted by /u/Original-Swing7753 [link] [comments]
I’m a special education teacher who just started at a new school, and I’m wondering if anyone else has experienced something similar. This isn’t my first teaching job. I’ve worked in several schools over the past 10 years. At two schools, making connections with coworkers felt pretty effortless. People were welcoming, conversations happened naturally, and I never questioned whether I belonged. At most of my other schools, though, it’s been much harder socially. My most recent school was especially difficult—it was an unhealthy work environment overall, and by the end of it I was pretty emotionally drained. Because of that experience, I’m not sure if I’m just carrying some of that with me into this new job. Everyone at my new school has been polite. People say good morning, I’ve had some nice conversations, and no one has been unkind. But it’s pre-planning week, and everyone already seems to have their established friendships and routines. I’m more on the reserved side, so I keep wonder
I’ve been trying to figure this out for a while. This will be my second year teaching but I always struggle to focus during prep or in the classroom. I feel like I’m always getting pulled into something or my monkey brain goes social time! especially after a tough day with students. My mind just genuinely starts wandering and the one place I can fully focus is my home office after school hours. I do believe on not taking work home and I’m usually good about it but I have a hard time reaching a flow state until I’m actually at home. This year, my prep is also at the end of the day so I’m wary about that. Does anybody have tips or tricks on how you manage your time to focus and complete tasks during prep? Like focusing and being able to complete tasks? Or laying out prep sections for the week? For context, I’m a middle school science teacher teaching 7th and 8th plus an intervention course. submitted by /u/Initial_Elevator_666 [link] [comments]
I am a last second hire at a suburban school. I didn’t get to bring my stuff and I’m literally teaching on the fly. You’d think things couldn’t be worse but things have never been better. My high schoolers can read, apologize when redirected, don’t cuss at me, I haven’t heard the N word yet. It’s another world. I have to admit my nervous system was always on edge before. It still is. I look at these kids listening and I wonder what’s their plan? But they’re just sitting there doing their work and it freaks me out, but I love it. If you’re in a failing school my advice is please leave. It’s more than likely not your fault and youll drive yourself crazy trying to fix what you never broke. submitted by /u/ChucoTeacher [link] [comments]
11th grade ELA and History teacher here. submitted by /u/Technical-Vanilla-47 [link] [comments]
I just read about an Alabama law that delays a student's ability to earn a driver's permit or license if they have been suspended from school for a certain number of days. There is a point system that defines how delayed a permit/license would be based on how many days of ISS/OSS. What do we think about this? Have there been any similar laws passed in other states? I've definitely heard of states enforcing school enrollment or attendance when a student wants to get their permit/license, but not discipline records. Edit: this law is not new - just corrected the post. There are a lot of local news articles that are misleading and presented it as a “new” law when it’s not, hence the confusion. submitted by /u/Narwhal_392 [link] [comments]
So I've been teaching in the same rural highschool since I started teaching, which was 8 years ago. Since then, I've been the sole English teacher for 9th-12th grade and some years I even teach middle school ELAR. I genuinely hate change, and I've developed very strong relationships with my students over the years, seeing them grow from Freshmen to Seniors, and occasionally I'll get to teach a class all the way from 6th grade to graduation. I really love teaching at my school, and it has mostly always been English with the odd college prep class thrown in to fill my schedule from time to time. However, in a twist I could have never expected and amidst a few years of exceptional turn-over in our district, I have returned to in-service to find my teaching assignment has been changed from strictly 9th-12th English to an array of different classes. I'm retaining 11th and 12th English, but in place of 9th and 10th English, I am now teaching Spanish 1 & 2 and Fundamentals of Computer Science
It's more of a question than a rant, but if you explore the topic of schools on the internet you'll come across the claim that "modern schools are failing young men" and that "schools are not built for boys" and various versions of this claim. Oddly it never seems to be in the reverse, no one discusses how schools are failing girls. I teach in a school that is mostly boys (it's 65%+ of the student body any given year) so my situation tilts my perception, but I was talking with some retired teachers and they said they couldn't recall any big discussions, or thought pieces, or letters to the editor (remember those?) about how schools in the 90s and early 2000s were failing boys or were somehow systematically disadvantaged boys. So what's the deal? I didn't start teaching until the mid 2010s, so is this a result of NCLB? Is it a result of the push for standardized testing? Or is this a bigger societal shift and/or societal stress? But then again, why only boys? Wouldn't girls also be affe
That is all. submitted by /u/daskaputtfenster [link] [comments]