Named after the hundred-eyed watchman of Greek myth, Argus watches the education landscape: spotting new opportunities, pressure-testing the ventures we're building, and tracing every read back to the real-world signals behind it.
The evidence library: the raw signals the pipeline is watching across the education ecosystem. Every idea is built from these.
Last week I heard a student say one of his other teachers “banned wikipedia, but really likes ChatGPT.” This was enough for a 15 year old to be shocked; I am beyond annoyed at that mentality. I spent my formative years hearing how Wikipedia was the devil and was never acceptable. I understood those teachers rationale and I still do, but it’s time to drop the Wikipedia hate. I’m not here to claim it’s better than academic research or rigorous reading, but it is a gem in the dopamine speed of LLMs. – The work is summarized, yes, but it is sourced . That is more than I can say for AI chatbots. Even if you ask them for sources, it is still pulling from countless places without credit just to formulate a response. – The information is good . For the decade I heard “anyone can edit it,” I don’t think I’ve ever stumbled something intently false or blatantly misleading. I’ve seen a lot of incoherent BS from AI. – It incorporates more than just summaries. I teach Social Studies and love the pri
When I learned the times tables back in the day, we learned them in order -- the times tables for 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and so on. Having now taught them to my 8yo, I see that there is a better order in which to teach them. You start with 2s -- that’s just doubling, and most kids can handle that easily. Then you might want to do 10s -- there, you’re just playing with place value. Then, if you want, you can do another easy one -- 11s, for instance. And then, arguably, you might want to build on the knowledge you got from 2s and 10s. 4s are just doubling twice, and 5s are just half of what you’d get multiplying by 10 (so 5x6 is half of whatever 10x6 would be). 3s might make sense next -- those you’d have to memorize again, or you might think: I know how to double, and 3 groups of that thing is just adding one extra group of that thing (so 3x7 is 7 more than whatever 2x7 is). 9s would be fine to do next: they’re in the 3s family, but also there are all these tricks you can do with 9s (using fing
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Everything feels incredibly overwhelming right now. It is going to be okay! Take a deep breath, use some coping strategies (personally I love the physiological sigh and progressive muscle relaxation, but find what works for you) and start sorting your list by "needs to be done today" to "can be done in a month". Start with the stuff that is highest priority. Do one thing at a time! Do not hop from one thing to another (coming from a person who constantly does that when overwhelmed), stick to the task and get it done. Put music or white noise in your headphones and zone everything out. Things will not be perfect right away (or ever!). Take that thought out of your head. Your only goal is to have a functional first week. Teach the basics first. Everyone says this, but what does it look like? Pretend the children are feral, they've never been to school. Teach them how you want them to walk into your room, how to sit down, what to do first, what to do when they need to go to the bathroom,
Yup the title says it all. After one month, I am putting in my resignation tomorrow. (I’m from California) I teach SPED self contained 1st/2nd Before I signed the contract they told me I would have a veteran co teacher of over 3 years and that is the only reason I signed he contract. I did not find out until post signed contract and on my first day on site that she hasn’t been there for a whole year….. so basically they threw me to the wolves in one of the most difficult classes( a first year teacher) These kids have so much behavior (screaming, kicking, yelling, knocking desks over, ripping everything up) I’m experiencing stress like never before. I can’t sleep well, or eat well and I cry everyday before work and after work. It’s is messing up my mental health and I just don’t think I can do it anymore. I know everyone says to try to stick it out the year but honestly I can’t, my health is a priority. I’m not even out yet but I feel relieved with myself that I made this decision… sinc
I am watching all of "the videos" again for this year. You know the ones: bloodborne pathogens, mandated reporter, harassment prevention. Except this year they have added one called "Creating Inclusion in the Classroom." My HR wants them all done before September. I do the videos every year, but this year the videos are supposed to clock out at 6 hours. 6 hours!? And they are the ones where you have to take a little quiz every 10 mins, so I cannot just play the video and walk away. Wish me luck... Edit: I made it to a section with a clearly AI voice. Save me! submitted by /u/whynaut4 [link] [comments]
I’ve always been curious about checking out Abbott Elementary. I’ve heard it be praised for being a realistic depiction of teaching (or at least realistic for being a sitcom). Part of me wants to watch it because it seems it would be validating and relatable to see teachers’ issues on screen in such a mainstream way. And I’m sure it would be funny too. Another part of me thinks it might just make me miserable. If it reminds me too much of the real educational issues I experience at work, I can imagine it just making me frustrated and it would become more of a negative experience, similar to scrolling through this very subreddit (which I don’t do anymore) and seeing that everyone else is struggling and dealing with some crazy bullshit in this profession too. I’m sure I’ll give it a try at some point but just wanted to know y’all’s thoughts on this! Also, I teach high school art so I’d be curious to know if high school teachers find the show entertaining and relatable too! *tagged humor
Video Here Summary Rising back-to-school costs pivot to sexual abuse in public education AI Integration successes; cites Alpha School in Austin as a model. Alpha School tuition is 40k/year When asked if kids are guinea pigs for AI, she said no. But then she states that once AI is implemented, if it doesn't yield results, then it will be removed Advocate for bell to bell no cell Argued for more trade school paths over college pathways. When asked if a grade schooler should be put on trade school tracks, she basically said yes. When pressed, she pivoted and said it should be up to local control Moving away from equity-based college admissions and more toward meritocracy admissions, although there is no mention of banning legacy policies Issues not talked about The status of the OCR backlog Whether they are still moving SPED services to HHS The status of the multi-billion dollar student loan portfolio the D of E handles The impact of Medicaid and SNAP cuts on state general fund budgets th
First year teacher here, I started using Google Classroom to have my math students submit homework so I wouldnt have 400 papers sitting on my desk each week. Anywho, one of my students said “why do i have to do extra work so you can use AI to grade our homework” to which i responded “I can barely read half of your guys handwriting, theres no way AI could grade 90% of it”. Like yall i grade on completion, they know that. Why would I use AI? submitted by /u/Tad_623 [link] [comments]
I mean CEO's resign, superintendents resign, across all walks and jobs. I don't live where the these "takeovers" in certain districts in Texas has taken over. I've heard that some teachers are leaving but are threatened with license punishment or whatever if they leave. I don't think that's fair because they weren't given clear outlines from their building or school what conditions would be like. I mean if we start a new year or new job, if things are terrible and there is no way to fix it, then one should have the right to leave. Just my opinion. I know that it takes work to find a new person, but isn't that the job of "bosses" or leaders?? I mean if one is in charge of the building and thinks the only time a new person should come in June for the next then I think they have the wrong job. That's the job of a boss I thought. I mean I think 2-4 weeks would be a reasonable timeframe to exit. Why keep someone if they realize they are not a good fit, burned out, or just need out? submitte
I (23F) just started my first year teaching at a charter school, and I genuinely love it so far. I’m excited to go to work every day. The school can be a little disorganized, but from what I’ve seen, the teachers and even admin genuinely care about the kids and try their best. Unfortunately, during my second week, I got sick. It started with a scratchy throat on Monday, and by Tuesday morning I felt like I could barely move. I was feverish and felt horrible, but I was genuinely petrified to call out because: 1. I’m still within my 90-day probationary period. I don’t want to be seen as unreliable, especially as a brand-new teacher. My previous employer let me go after I got sick, even though I literally threw up in their office and they could physically see that I was ill. So I think that experience has made me extremely anxious about calling out now. My admin and coworkers reassured me that I could have stayed home and that I should call out when I’m sick. They were actually incredibly
6-7 is Hopefully dead. What's replacing it? submitted by /u/mikevnyc [link] [comments]
For context, I teach in Florida and can't leave the state right now. I'm simply wondering what to do here. Teaching has been my entire career and I'm 39. Insurance premiums just came out and insurance is going up by 100 plus dollars per paycheck if I'm reading it correctly. Since i have to take on my boys (6 and 3), I will be paying 583 per paycheck or 600 depending on which plan I pick. This does not include vision, dental, or anything extra. I'm at a loss as this amount will hurt our bottom line. My husband currently has our boys but has to remove them due to insurance changing for him to one of the worst insurance companies in existence. He's talking about keeping them but I don't think it's a good idea due to their needs. That leaves me in the hole and even with him bringing a bigger check, we rely on my income as i make more than him. With this increase, I will be making far less. I do not know what to do. We have two months to figure this out until open enrollment happens but I'm
Hello, I am in great need of some advice and help. I teach Gen-Ed Kindergarten in a Title 1 public school in California. We started school 4 days ago and most of my class has never been in school before. I am teaching them how to take turns talking, raise hands, be part of a community of learners and waiting (a big one). I have 4 students on the spectrum, one of whom is not participating in any activities with the class. He is constantly going through my personal belongings, ripping things off the wall and playing with all of the manipulatives during instruction. He takes out the creative play supplies, rips open boxes and leaves messes everywhere. This is pulling the rest of the class' attention away from learning how to behave and follow directions. They think that if he gets to do whatever he wants, so should they. Some of the more severe issues that a handful of other kids are having include turning off the smart board while I'm using it, messing with the volume, going up and scrat
I went into this 10 years ago with good intentions and filled with care, now i struggle to get out of bed in the morning knowing i will get assaulted and basically get told to deal with it. submitted by /u/Squigels [link] [comments]
When I was in elementary school, my grandma came to read to my class. She would read us chapter books, a few chapters each time. We didn’t have our own copies to follow along with. We just sat there silently and listened. I don’t remember anyone misbehaving during this time; it was special and we all loved it. I genuinely cannot imagine this still being able to happen in an elementary school now. I teach high school so, elementary teachers, please correct me if I’m wrong. I want to be wrong about this. I just imagine they could NOT all sit still or stay silent for more than a few minutes, if at all. My high school students can barely make it through a 5 minute video without seeming like they are about to explode with restlessness. I don’t show many videos but if I do, I literally aim for like 1-3 minute long ones. I can’t imagine elementary kids sitting through several minutes of listening, especially with no extra visual stimulation. This wasn’t even THAT long ago (I’m 24) but it seem
Hi all, I’m a first year teacher (middle school) and I feel like I’m drowning in “to-do” items and responsibilities. I feel like I have no clue where to start and this wasn’t something they covered in college. The imposter syndrome is getting to the point where I feel like this year is going to go terribly, and I haven’t even started new hire orientation. I guess my general question (outside of any tips you can suggest about the imposter syndrome), is when am I supposed to plan the year? I have the first week of class planned for 3/6 classes but that’s it so far. I have no clue what happens during orientation & PD, so I’m trying to figure out if I should be planning out the entire year before I even get there. I don’t want to look like the lazy Gen-Z employee who didn’t do any work over the summer, but I also don’t want to waste the little free time I have now planning out the year just to realize I should’ve waited. I genuinely feel like giving up already, which I hate saying because
My admin is pushing for us to continue curriculum as normal when there is a sub and not give 1 day lessons, work days, or simple activities. Great in theory but as an art teacher - it’s so challenging for me to continue my curriculum when I’m not there. Kids end up rushing through stuff, barely trying, and then I end up having to make them completely redo a project that should have taken 2 weeks because they finished it in 30 minutes with a sub. I tend to just use sub days as short 1 day skill builders and if I know or think I’ll be out multiple days, then I’ll give a low risk lesson (something I know a sub could easily teach + manage and students might enjoy enough to not rush through). Sometimes it’s a work day if we’re near the end of the project and I don’t need to worry about kids rushing through. Basically, a sub is almost never stepping into my room and continuing our current project with students. Maybe it’s different in the core classes? I just have a hard time imagining curri
I know they hardly make any money and if it’s an emergency fine!! But sitting there on TikTok while i’m actively teaching is rude and distracting for the kids. I’m a young teacher so it’s awkward to confront them and NOT BEING ON YOUR PHONE ALL DAY AT WORK SHOULDNT NEED TO BE SAID submitted by /u/Pleasant-Pumpkin-339 [link] [comments]
I’m a kindergarten teacher and also a mom to a 3-year-old and 1-year-old, and I genuinely feel like my nervous system is shot. 😅 I love teaching, and I love coming home to my babies, but kindergarten is SO much sensory input all day long!! 21 little voices needing you, constant questions, noise, transitions, behaviors, touching, decision-making, etc. Then I come home and immediately switch into mom mode with two very little kids who obviously also need me in the same exact ways. My husband is a firefighter and so I’m solo mom a lot. My MIL helps a ton but still. By the end of the day, I’m exhausted in a way that doesn’t even feel like regular tired. I feel more exhausted between being a homemaker, wife, mom, teaching and all of the prep. It’s my first year as a classroom teacher. I was a ISC para before this. I have been getting 3-4 hours of sleep a night. I don’t hate my life. I love the chaos and being busy but it’s also like my brain is constantly going and never strolled. For teach
Hello! I am an elementary teacher who has a very odd schedule this year. My contracted hours are 7:25-2:35. I have an extremely early lunch this year from 10:10-10:40. Normally I would switch to eat lunch during my planning, but this year my planning is from 9:40-10:10. We have no other break after 10:40 except for a 15 minute recess (including me walking them out to recess and picking them up) from 12:25-12:40. Planning and prepping meals tends to be a source of anxiety for me and this year it is even worse. I can’t figure how to work with this schedule and eating dinner leftovers at 10:10 doesn’t sound appealing. I would love some ideas to help me get unstuck and lessen my anxiety in this area. A bit of extra information: I am a vegetarian with ADHD (medicated) who cooks only because I have to. I live alone so I do not have extra help in this area. As mentioned above, food tends to be a source of anxiety for me due to the planning, prepping, and energy required to make meals. Thank y
Pretty much the title, but I don't know why (and I'm not being a smartass) parents believe teachers call home regarding classroom issues 'just because' or because they are 'targeting' their student. Ask pretty much any teacher and I guarantee you that calling home is their least favorite thing in the entire world because they have 1. Probably approached admin and/or the school counselor already 2. Are using valuable planning time or staying after school to make the call and 3. Know that the parent will defend their child or say their child would 'never'. It's an exhausting merry-go-round. Trust me, no one wants to call home. submitted by /u/No-Basket-1052 [link] [comments]
I've been an IA for eight years. Completed all classes for a provisional license before I interviewed. I literally did shit all summer. Did no one think to tell me to familiarize myself with the half dozen software applications I'd be expected to understand on day one? submitted by /u/PotentialPlum4945 [link] [comments]
When I returned to my classroom last September I found that a bookcase I had purchased years earlier was broken when the maintenance crew was waxing the floors. I informed admin and they told me to send a link of furniture of similar value and they would buy it to replace the furniture that was broken. I decided I wanted a desk instead of a bookcase and they bought it for me. I use a standing desk but I thought it could be a desk for my teaching assistant to use. The school issues all the classrooms metal desks but I never liked them and this one is much nicer. At the end of last school year Admin asked if I would switch grades and I agreed. I went to school last week to set up and saw all my furniture had been moved to the new classroom except that desk so I moved it. Turns out my old teaching assistant told them not to move it because she says it is her desk. I guess bc she sat at it and had her stuff inside. I knew she was mad at me for changing grades so when I text her earlier in
I work at a Title 1, and I say that to say we already deal with a rough demographic and we have quite a few behavior problems. My school is requiring all teachers be trauma informed by next summer. I’m really curious what this means and how this impacts what (little) we do about discipline. submitted by /u/Emergency-Pepper3537 [link] [comments]
Been teaching 30+ years at the college and high school levels. Without giving any identifying info, I have a student with a 504 which states that this student is not to be called on in class, does not give presentations in front of the class, and no attention can be drawn to this senior. None. Now I understand anxiety and the issues that go with it but my class is a Dual Enrollment core class and my classroom is set up in table groups and a large part of the class is collaborative. I can’t even call this student’s name when I take attendance and mom threatens to bring in a lawyer if this student’s teachers don’t adhere to the accommodations. How do I make it thru the semester if I cannot talk to the student or interact at all with him/her? Example: I am a master teacher for two student teachers who are doing their student teaching hours in my classes. One ST uses popsicle sticks to call on students. He pulled this student’s stick and called on her (this is before we knew about the 504)
I thought about being one when I pursued a BA which I never finished. My degree if finished would have allowed me mainly to be a teacher and little else, maybe a journalist or something office related maybe. But tbh I’m a big curser. My friend wanted to be an art teacher for example, but said he couldn’t because he’s a big swearer I know some teachers may curse a lot outside, but I doubt those who say f this or that every other sentence would do well as a teacher lol. But I appreciate any input. I feel Hs teachers may get away with it a bit more if it’s like ass or damn. Sorry: thought I clicked wrong flair, thought it said American non-teacher. submitted by /u/SanLeandrosFinest [link] [comments]
I work in a large comprehensive high school, 9th-12th. There is a subset of teachers, with varying levels of experience, who say they don't want to teach 9th grade. Some say it explicitly or just name the courses they prefer to teach and omit the freshman level classes. I think it affects the staff culture. We can't all pick what we want to teach. Other teachers who show the competence and skill set at teaching 9th grade become shoehorned. 9th grade teachers do everything they can to prepare students for the rigor of upper grades and don't always get the acknowledgement. Admin intentionally assign certain teachers all upper level classes because they know that teacher can't manage a 9th grade class and they have no plans to help that teacher improve their classroom management. I wish my admin addressed this a little bit, because we are a public school and we are here to teach every student. submitted by /u/fuzzeslecrdf [link] [comments]
Seriously, my classroom management is fine now at my fourth year teaching, but why is the default of a child usually just straight up being a mean asshole to people in school? For instance, they immediately disrespect any substitute as soon as I'm gone. If a teacher isn't just a firm, uncompromising asshole to begin with, they run all over then. I know they're testing boundaries, but why are they straight up disrespectful and callous towards people? Is this a new thing, or have children always done this dumb shit? When I think about it often, it genuinely makes me feel less hopeful for the future. submitted by /u/horror_cheese [link] [comments]
I'm entering my second year teaching High School Math/SPED, and I have a particular para assigned to 3 of my classes. I had him in one class the previous year, but he doesn't do anything. He typically sits behind a desk on his phone the entire time, and sometimes bothers the students (which I've had to talk to him about). In last year's class, my coteacher running the class wasn't not very organized and rarely had a lesson prepared. I've heard great things about what paras can bring to a class, but I've never seen it in action. And now that I have this guy in half of my classes, I don't know how to incorporate him into my lesson planning. What's expected of him, and what can I have him do to support the class instead of sitting on his phone the whole time? submitted by /u/Ms_Riley_Guprz [link] [comments]
I teach second and fourth grade at a private school and I have the same students I had last year. So I know the parents really well. I already have a parent calling me and complaining about the amount of school supplies that I’m asking them to get. The parent says that having them get crayons is too babyish. I asked them for three packages of 24 count crayons. He also thinks that three glue sticks is too excessive. As well as three packages of colored pencils. Is this too excessive for a year? Did I go overboard with my school supply list amounts? Obviously there’s more items that I have on the school supply list such as pencils and erasers and scissors, etc., but these are the three things that he complained about. Is fourth grade too old to use crayons? Edit: somebody posted on here that crayons are $.50 each. So I went to walmart.com and saw that Crayola crayons are $.50 each on the website and colored pencils aren’t much more. So three packages of colored pencils and three boxes of
HS Math teacher, year 29…when I started at my current school (5 years ago), our teacher workroom/lounge upstairs in my building (where my classroom is) had 2 smaller copiers, a Riso (high-speed copier for large amounts of copies), and a networked printer. One of the small copiers died that year. It’s still in the workroom to this day, but doesn’t work. Okay, no problem. Still have the others. Last year, the remaining small copiers got networked, so it can run print/copy jobs straight from our laptops. Cool. Then this year started… Riso’s gone. Networked printer’s gone. So 10 teachers are sharing a copier that also has to act as a printer. Mixed floor of Math and Social Studies… Being “encouraged” by admin to do more paper/pencil work do students don’t use Google/AI to cheat, so running 100 copies of every worksheet we do. I have a personal printer, but district tech office has disabled teachers’ ability to install them, so I put in a tech ticket for someone to come install it (a week a
I am an high school teacher in quebec. I was was a elementary school teacher for 10 years, but I decided to go back to my first love, high school! I have a situation where I want to get advice. I am a suburb mom with 3 children and sometimes, at night, I like to smoke pot in my backyard when the children are sleeping. But yesterday I learned that I was going to be teaching my neigbour's daughter. I am afraid that they know I smoke pot and what would they think of me as their daughter's teacher! submitted by /u/Possible_Science166 [link] [comments]
First week of school. 34-40 kids crammed into classes and an ever-changing roster, some without desks. First time kids are to retrieve their partially graded packets from a stack. Of course, there’s utter chaos finding their packet and getting settled. New AP comes in and asks why I don’t have bins for them. 🙄 Good idea. Let me create a dedicated bin for each of my 275 high school students when we’re on top of each other and I can’t even get desks or copy paper for the shared printer. For the love of dog, go be useful elsewhere. submitted by /u/3xtiandogs [link] [comments]
Hello, I am a first year middle school teacher teaching at a private school. Generally the kids are very pleasant, but I have ran into my first conflict of the year regarding my notebook requirement for class with a student and their parent. For my class, I am requiring students to get a composition colored notebook that represents the period they’re in. I am teaching 6 sections of Spanish with 70+ students overall and assigned colors to each class so it’s more of an efficient way to organize them for grading or in case things get misplaced by students. We are also having a notebook system for our class and every student having the same notebook helps move this structure more efficiently. I thought it would be all fine, but then I get an email. It is from both parent and student saying that I am stripping away their autonomy by taking away their aesthetic choices. Which goes against out school’s values. And that it would be a lot less obtrusive if I just made the rules to be that they
This might fall of deaf ears and I feel silly complaining about being a male in this Era, but it is so hard sometimes to be a male teacher in an industry that is predominately female. I'm one of 2 men in my department of 10 and all the ladies are best friends, sharing their lives with each other, bonding everyday while I'm left out of the socializing. I'll probably delete this post tomorrow, but just felt compelled to post this tonight. Ladies, if you have male coworkers, maybe try to reach out to them and invite them into your circle. Cause let me tell you, it can be quite lonely for a guy in this profession. It's very lonely being an adult male in general in America, but tonight I just felt it compounded even more so. Showing some kindness and reaching out to a guy can do incredible wonders to his self esteem. Men rarely get compliments and so the few we receive are so impactful. You ladies have a lot of power over us, and sometimes it really hurts to not be invited to lunches, not h
Sorry for the odd and sad title but… As someone that’s taught for close to the last decade, and as someone who never thought I’d stay in education past my first year. I never thought I’d be so conflicted by my career choice. I started teaching as a segue to another career, it was only supposed to be a gap year job. But I started to love it. Before I knew it, it’s been 8 going on 9 years next spring and I don’t know when I’m getting out. I teach high schoolers, and the sad part about teaching is that I get to build rapport and positive relations with them. I get to see them learn, grow, and then move on. They were teenagers that couldn’t care less about school but then one day they walk the stage and graduate. If I’m fortunate I’ll be invited to see them live their lives and find out what they want to do. I’ve had several senior classes come and go now, and I miss them all. But I hope they are all enjoying their lives outside of our school. I teach at a small school where I saw them eve
Said to me as I was crying while I waited for backup because I had multiple students running around the classroom, hitting me, and throwing things at me. School year’s going great so far! 🙃 submitted by /u/outoftheclasscloset [link] [comments]
I can't brag about it to anyone at the school, because they'll start checking them, and I lose my income. submitted by /u/sineofthetimes [link] [comments]
Hello. I had to make my first mandated report as a second-year teacher. I called the hotline indicated on our training, but feel sick like I did something wrong. I answered the best of my ability and was open and honest, but I feel like I failed in some regard. Is this normal or did I do something wrong? I have never felt the pressure of this job more than right now. submitted by /u/Electrical-Body9784 [link] [comments]
Saw the post about no student schedules and felt like adding. 8 days of school done (middle school) and our bells are not correct. Start time and bell schedule have changed. Control over when bells happen has apparently been farmed out to a 3rd party. We change classes by announcement. Bells still ring like they did last year. 8 days, so far. Shoot me now. submitted by /u/BlueberryPuzzled9739 [link] [comments]
We hear it all of the time: public school is in decline. I don't see it. As a teach, our pay is in decline. That one I'll give you. The money going into public education is in decline when we look at it and understand the basics of inflation. Certainly that is true. In part it is true because politicians and those controlling the funds keep shouting that the money is not producing the outcomes, that schools are failing. Teachers are failing. Teachers, however, are not failing. The whole of the job has changed, true, but that does not equate to failure. We have students in school today that would have been institutionalized before 1990. We have a far more diverse population. We have a completely different spectrum of socio-economics. We have a vastly larger number of students in two income homes with no one at home when the kids get there or even in the mornings. The language shift nationally is vast. Our clientele is completely different. We are also teaching more and more complex thin
I'm a first year teacher and just finished up with my open house. My school has a very lovely admin team and PTA which supplies us all sorts of free supplies. Despite that, we still have a supply list as we rely on donations and so teachers can have a backlog in case of additional students or damaged supplies. I teach ELA and so many parents came to open house with lovely personalized materials with their students names plastered all over them. With the structure of the class, theres really no way we can logically use them. All students are given identical journals, pencil pouches, and plain folders to lessen the focus on having expensive school supplies and now I'm not sure what to do. Their cubbies are already so small and the supplies they need is the bare necessities as everything else is communally shared. I really don't wanna get yelled at by parent by not letting their kids use their 7 different sparkly folders but it would really make me a lot of extra work having to repack stu
I have been teaching for 6 years (6 grade in a middle school in LA) and I’m 29 now and was diagnosed with depression and anxiety since 18 (had symptoms way before).Every other year I get soooo depressed. Usually it happens after a month of going back into school, I hate change. This year 2 days in and the panic started. I stated to shake and cry before the 3rd day of work. I push through for a week but everyday I feel sadder and get quieter and slower. I didn’t make it to Friday, I had an anxiety attack. I cried hysterically and even wanted to hit myself to make the thoughts of the classroom go away. I scared my mother and she took me to the Doctor Who gave me a week off, but I feel so pathetic because school just started. In the summer, I think of nothing and at work time I can’t stop thinking about everything. I don’t know what to do. I even have my sister go with me one day, but it’s hard to talk, hard to eat, hard to sleep, hard to keep living. I’ve been through the ups and downs,
I’ll try to keep this short. Yesterday, I was offered my dream job. A full time private tennis coaching gig that will match my pay and benefits for a 1 year contract. I don’t know what to do. I started teaching 24’/25’ school year as a K-12 PE teacher on a one year contract. Last year, they mid year took away the one year contract and moved me to one through the end of this year. I did not sign a new contract, they simply moved me. I never liked my job, and this was my last year regardless before leaving this specific district and moving states. I don’t know what to do. I obviously want to take the new job, but do not want to screw over my staff or students. I am the sole PE teacher at the K-12. What would you guys do? How would you navigate the decision? Thanks for all input. EDIT: A week of PD starts Monday, so school is not in session yet. submitted by /u/Theguert [link] [comments]
read my flair to see what state I live in because trust you’re going to want that context to truly feel what i was facing. was told maintenance was “coming right up” for about 2 hours (meanwhile not given any help or even a response when I begged to move my kids to a different room) ; are we shocked to hear they never showed? my children were trapped in the sauna of misery with me, and it got to us all. Tried to pull through until i almost passed out… so then I had to move them into a vacant classroom… which of course had perfectly functioning ac. here’s to hoping they fix it over the weekend bc at this rate i might melt into goo before i make it to September :( submitted by /u/vacationreader [link] [comments]
I'm having a rough week. Kid (6th grader) was misbehaving very badly today and I pulled him outside for a conversation. We talked about his behavior and how he was acting. He even has this crazy look in his eye. I told him I knew better but it looked like he was high or something. It was that bad. Is seen it before. Thought nothing of it. After school along comes mom charging in. Kid told her what I said and how I apparently accused him of being high and that all he was doing was laughing. I tried to explain his behaviors but she was having none of that. His will be just one of the many things I get to deal with on Monday submitted by /u/DuckterDoom [link] [comments]
Hey! I’m a credit recovery facilitator at an adult school. I teach high school kids during the day so it’s easier on their schedule, but they are still considered part of the adult school. I recently got this kid switched to one of my classes. He stinks really bad, I’m talking armpit smell, not any another type of stench. Students avoid sitting next to him. The issue comes when he left the class one day and I sprayed with deodorizer to get rid of the smell. While I was doing this, a student came into my classroom and laughed. She told me that she knew why I was spraying the room and proceeded to tell me that he is aware he smells. Apparently, both teachers and students have told him. Not only told him, but OFFERED HIM DEODORANT. She says he has refused every single time. I’m not sure what to do. I’m new and in adult school, so I do not have a relationship with the nurses, I don’t even have their number. I also feel like he is going to feel targeted if I put a hygiene basket in my room
Hey all! I am a licensed attorney doing legal aid work and thinking about making a career switch in a year or two. I like parts of my current role, but have always enjoyed teaching. It was the career I wanted until I was talked out of it as a teenager. Any attorneys-turned-elementary/middle/high school teachers out there? I’d love to hear about your journey!! submitted by /u/BeezKneez4784 [link] [comments]
Today, I was modeling for my kids how to annotate, and an ant wandered onto the paper as I was highlighting. "Mister! The ant!" "That's Bob the ant, he wants to learn how to read too." I drew a circle around Bob the ant. "Mister! You trapped him." Bob walks out of the circle. "Bob is free!" "Bob reads at his own pace." And then, I turned off my camera and the kids yelled bye to Bob. submitted by /u/Consistent-Row-9551 [link] [comments]