Turn it down if it’s the LTS thing that is making you feel uncomfortable. But don’t turn it down because of extra planning and meetings and extra...
Can you sign a contract for the LTS position and the permanent position now to guarantee the permanent job?
Don’t buy a house together unless you are becoming spouses. A house ties you both together in a legal way so if either of you wants or needs to...
I don’t organise anything for them. I tell them it’s their notes, their work so it’s their responsibility. They are teenagers and are old enough...
These are research type assessments or practicals I’m helping them with. At that moment in time, they are learning how to write reports, answer...
I teach Grade 9 to a bunch of unmotivated students who really couldn’t give a rats behind to what their grades are. This is how I try to motivate...
In any relationship we have to pick our battles. I don’t think letting the small stuff slide may necessarily lead to bigger more serious stuff....
I love review game zone. I can set the questions for kids to review and they play a game while answering questions. They are all into it.
I get my students to write down key ideas or definitions and examples only. I try hard not to bog them with excessive notes. Examples are a key to...
Perhaps something to think about if a situation like this happens again is not to email when you have to break out-of-the-norm bad news like...
If I were to Intervene, I’d just speak to the teacher (and make it clear that you are saying this as a parent, not a colleague) and say that you...
At the end of the day it’s the classroom teacher who is in charge of the class. A good principal doesn’t do the day to day discipline and...
Its a problem even here in Australia. I went to get my second MMR vaccination a month ago after a student had the measles. I’m not too fond of...
I’m so sorry to hear about your situation. I had to endure pain, acid, limited foods and limited quantity of foods - for 3+ years before the...
Sunday is a day of relaxation and doing a whole lot of nothing. I don’t have a ritual per say but like others I don’t generally dread work. There...
I’d take the new job! To me the pros far outweigh the cons. In fact the cons are not really anything that would be a dealbreaker, generally...
Yeah I find I don’t have time for long conversations but I can slip in short conversations when waiting for the next bell or before class starts....
Wow! I can’t believe the stories I’m hearing. The worst I’ve had was a student saying “Fxxx off” under their breath or as they are being sent out...
Any chance he can go to a buddy class that preferably has engaged and motivated students who won’t give him the attention he craves when he is...
Detention could be a ‘safe haven’ for him, especially if he feels his home life is rubbish (seeing as his mum doesn’t seem to care too much), then...
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