If kids are talking all the time, there's no learning going on. I don't think teaching is for you.
I have been thinking about getting back to journalism, but there are hundreds of layoffs in that field too. Maybe I'll write a book
Yes, but sometimes they want to be more than friends! My first principal would ask me what I was doing on the weekend. "I have a yacht. Ever been...
Well, Im not wearing a mask 100 percent of the time. How can I be heard clearly wearing a mask?? I don't want the kids eating their lunches in My...
Because Mystic Maven - her screen name - was lounging on a couch , not sitting up straight!! I had already asked her to sit up straight and she...
Classroom management very difficult. Yelling at a kid to pay attention has no effect. I can't tell if kids are following along or on some other...
I went back in 3 weeks ago to grab some materials to scan at home. Then I got an e-mail saying I was seen in the building without protective gear,...
It's worth applying for. I got it when I was substituting 2 days a week. That was 10 years ago, though.
We will need to hire an additional counselor. There will be a lot of mental health issues. Also, obesity issues. Kids are having chips, chocolate...
Tomorrow will be a better day. You're doing fine. We all make mistakes.
Why are the hair salons closed? Doesn't make sense when the pet places are open.
Just been told to stop teaching because we could be violating FAPE AND subject to lawsuits. Friday was the worst; only 8 of my 29 kids were...
This is not working! I can't control my students. One of my students was on her phone. But I couldn't take it. Another was in her pyjamas - I told...
I'm not in customer service. I get paid very little for all the work I do, OK? Sometimes I don't have the time to be courteous. They will quickly...
Yeah it's weird. I address them as you , or I might say kid.
When I started out, a teacher yelled at me in front of the class for letting 3 high schoolers use the bathroom at the same time. I said I was...
I would just ask the buggers to volunteer something about themselves, and then start the lesson. You are there to teach!
You can dismount from your high horse now. It's mostly babysitting anyway. HS , they have very little to do but watch teenagers, make sure they...
Just say No! to Giovanna wanting to show Gianna how to get to the nurse's office, ie - get out of class.
Like Pat Benator said, teaching is a battlefield. Act like you own the classroom, like you know all the material, and you will slay!
