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Third year teaching and we’re a week in with no schedule. We’ve been doing a rotation with the different grades (middle school) which isn’t the worst for me because I typically teach all of 7th grade, but my coworkers who teach advanced classes are losing their minds. This weird schedule also means I’m seeing two groups for 45 minutes, but then one group for 3 hours? (Due to lunch) How does a principal not have a schedule written up for the whole first week?? And we’re being told it may not be done by Monday too! Like this seems crazy. The students are frustrated, the parents are pissed and tell us so in car line, and I had at least one coworker quit this week. I’m crossing my fingers and hoping I don’t have any classes that have to take their science test this year because if I do and they miss out on a week and a half of instruction I might just cry EDIT: I completely forgot to include the kicker. None of us have curriculum. And we’re not allowed to print. And they don’t have their s
I’m in a title one school with probably the worst test scores I’ve ever seen. The first week of school we had walkthroughs with a bunch of people and every teacher got told they’re doing something wrong. I didn’t have my learning targets posted and I’m not doing enough anchor charts for my first graders. It’s my first year so I feel like I’m already failing! I know they’ve learned this week but it’s not visible for admin so I’m going to “play the game” and make their learning as visible as possible. Our curriculum is terrible some of it isn’t developmentally appropriate and barely aligned with anything but we have to read it word for word. Is this what it’s like to be a teacher? Why can’t I just do what my kids need? This all feels so performative. Our handwriting curriculum is the most stupid thing ever and the things I have to say almost sound sexual! Sometimes I try not to laugh. submitted by /u/ravenclaw188 [link] [comments]
I’ve been a LPN for 8 years and in December I obtained my RN. I was hired for a new grad residency in an ICU. I was excited so excited , but it’s turned into a nightmare. My first day (also the entire week) I was precepted by a young nurse that in my opinion shouldn’t have been a preceptor. My first day I introduced myself and I let her know my experience, and I also identified what I thought were my weaker areas. I feel like they were weaponized against me, and I was purposefully put in situations that would make me look incompetent/ stupid. One of the areas was vents. I was doing something for a patient when she said that she would be right back. I didn’t think much of it until she wasn’t right back. The patient needed to be suctioned frequently, and I had to grab her I was inexperienced with intubated patients. The family was upset and after they left the room, we went to give the patient a bath. She smirked as she was exiting the room and said “Start the bath. You think you can han
I do a calculator contract with my students that needs signed by their parents, and seeing how I only got about half back after the third day, I sent the document out directly via email to the students and parents who didn’t complete it. I introduced myself, stated what we covered for the week and the idea behind the contract. I also included the phrase “I would appreciate if you found some time over the weekend to sign this…” Here’s a bit of one rude email I got back: “you're telling me what you would appreciate as if I ignored the request. For this to be the 1st message received from you instead of a proper introduction, I don't appreciate it.” My co-worker said they could see how they took offense at the word appreciate… When dafuq did this conversationally polite phrase acquire a negative connotation? submitted by /u/Motorpsycho11 [link] [comments]
Amazing how hard I’m being downvoted within minutes. Don’t dare disrupt the basement dwelling keyboard warrior’s fantasy world! submitted by /u/Br135han [link] [comments]
I am looking for unhinged answers only. submitted by /u/Ecbrad5 [link] [comments]
For me it was removing bugs from ears. I have never had to do this, but I feel like we spent a considerable amount of time on this. At least it’s a cool party trick up my sleeve should the opportunity present itself submitted by /u/miss-swait [link] [comments]
I’m a teacher, and also a mom, so I’m in local mom groups. A student’s mom posted a very long, “anonymous” post about a very specific situation that happened with her child already this year. We are only in the first week. This child has already lied to her mother about me, including that I yelled at her and that someone pushed her in the face and I told her she was lying. I wasn’t even aware someone pushed her in the face. What sad is that this was a child whose behavior has been fantastic so far. An incident happened right before the weekend where if this was an older child, there would’ve been misconduct forms filled out regarding the child’s behavior. But with the younger grades, they told us to use our discretion. Maybe they don’t understand what they did, but we explained it to them and we say don’t do that again. The child was giving me dirty. Looks the whole time I was telling her this, and only when I said she would have to move her clip down did the waterworks start. And they
This is my first time teaching first grade (ages six to seven). I need to have a plan for how to handle indoor recesses. If they can't play outside due to bad weather, what should they do instead? The previous teacher whose classroom I inherited used puzzles, but most of these puzzles are now missing pieces. Any suggestions for entertaining age-appropriate indoor activities would be greatly appreciated. submitted by /u/mugenhunt [link] [comments]
I have a few. For example: -Fish Fridays -Smells. All the smells! -Entering the soiled hold before the bins have been taken and replaced with empty bins. I suppose all of these fall under “smells”! There are so many more… submitted by /u/Clean-Mycologist-298 [link] [comments]
SO MANY ridiculous posts from patients, other workers, etc lately making complaints against nurses. Some of them are obviously just mentally ill, but others are actually kinda funny. They aren’t allowed in this sub and get deleted (Rule #2). Should we making a sub entitled Nursing Complaints? 😂🤔 submitted by /u/No_Knowledge4718 [link] [comments]
The title is a joke. I'm actually really impressed by my gifted kids, but a little nervous about how seriously many of them take their academics because, in all my years of teaching, I may have only ever had a handful of kids who cared; now I have entire classes of kids who care. Day 1: Almost every kid brought a pencil to class. I only had 3 kids who didn't bring a pencil to class. I'm used to having almost half the class need a pencil. Day 2: I tell the kids they can talk to their partner while making their name tags because it is a more art-based assignment. Almost none of them take the opportunity to talk. They're just focused. In my old classes that weren't gifted, if I said they could talk, I'd have to stay vigilant to make sure no one was being too loud or overdoing it. Day 3: Kids are already emailing me about assignments, making sure they turned it in, asking why it's marked late. Meanwhile, it was just an assignment meant to take up time on the first couple of days of school,
I have a CA credential but currently teach in another state. I intend to move back to CA in the future. At my first job experience in my new state I’m experiencing a toxic work environment. My boss (not the principal) has arguments with a lot of people, expects loyalty, and for me to perform duties outside of my scope of work. I gave some pushback at the beginning and I have a feeling she wants to get rid of me. The question is, if she dismisses me, will a future CA district find out via me having to admit it on Edjoin or some kind of background check and I will be filtered out of job opportunities? How easy/hard was to find a job after being dismissed or not invited back? submitted by /u/Mardylorean [link] [comments]
If you work at the district office, what do you do 40 hours a week, 5 days a week? I’m not trying to disrespect anyone who works for the district office, just genuinely curious what you guys do in your office all day every day, year round? submitted by /u/Puzzled-Bonus5470 [link] [comments]
I spent years silently fuming during inane, insipid presentations when there was actual work to be done in my classroom. But over the last year I calmed down. It started when I looked at my new salary agreement. And I thought, that's how much they're paying me to sit through meetings. That's what they think is a good use of my time and their money, which I finally realized is funny. Because when they do stuff like have me look at a slideshow about district goals while they read it out loud to me (written in English, my first language), they are saying that the powerpoint is more important that the work on my desk. That's what the district is prioritizing, so who even cares? And all that real work on my desk? If I don't get to it, I don't get to it. No biggie. According to the district, it was less important that those icebreakers and gallery walks anyhow. So, short on time after a morning meeting? Instead of grading those papers, just toss the assignment in the trash. Instead of preppi
I'm recently teaching 8th grade. For some reason, most parents would bug me to do something about the missing books/wallets/etc of their children (this year) Mind you, they are literally teenagers who should know their responsibilities with their own stuff. I can't help but to feel frustrated with parents who can't help but to pamper their children. This time, a student complained that she lost her wallet during a gathering, I told her to look back again and ask the custodians if it was surrendered. Look's like she didn't found it. Her mother messaged me and urged me to find it for her. It was two weeks ago. Literally the most stressing parent this year. Always asking for more, like I'm their personal assistant or nanny. I'm trying to help them to the extent I can though, it just bugs me this time. submitted by /u/Solid-Reveal-663 [link] [comments]
So I keep to myself at work. I’m polite and helpful, but everyone knows I’m not the socializing type. I don’t engage in gossip about other coworkers and I don’t socialize with them outside of work. For that reason, I seem to get along with everyone on a surface/professional level and I like it that way. I accidentally became close with this one coworker and I’m quickly regretting it. This coworker has an issue with everyone and wants me to know about it. She’ll come to my desk and start whispering about someone sitting a few feet away. Never has anything positive to say about anyone or anything. Always in some drama with other nurses or techs. My issue is, because I’m more cordial with her at work than I am with others, people are starting to see us as a unit. I’m receiving the cold shoulder from people she’s antagonized, and that’s not the type of work environment I want to exist in. I’m really struggling with how to separate myself from her without creating drama. As a people-pleaser
I teach high school kids and they are strongly addic-I mean attached to their phones. My state has a cell phone ban in school from start to end, which is great, but I don't think my students got the memo. Thus the birth of Phone Jail. I see a phone I take it! It goes in little bank bag pouches that the students lock themselves with the key and they hold on to the pouch until the end of the class period and then they can unlock the phone jail and get the P R E C I O U S!!!!! I have to do this for my seniors that are taking a college level government class....tsk...tsk The kids that get their phones yoinked from them started asking me what are to do without their phone if they were finished with their work? I told them to be bored. Stare at the wall, look out the window or watch the hands on the clock tick by. I also told them that, if they have free time, they can work on other school work....I have copies of coloring papers they can color with. I have puzzles they can put together or w
These 3 capsules came out of these 2 packages, somehow. I peeled them and dumped them into a pill cup. As I was handing the cup to the patient I looked inside and there were 3 capsules instead of the expected 2. I was so confused, I took them out in the hallway to get my phone and take a picture to confirm I was not hallucinating. It was 2am when this happened. I tried to fit 2 of them in the blister pack and they really had to be squished to fit so it makes NO sense to me how this could have happened! Anyone ever experienced this? submitted by /u/Beginning_Fun_3913 [link] [comments]
Nursing school covers a lot of the clinical side but almost every nurse I have talked to says the real lessons came later, usually the hard way. For me it was realizing charting takes way longer than school ever let on and it eats into time you thought you had for patients. Wondering what it was for you, could be something clinical, a time management issue, or just getting through a rough shift. What is the one thing you wish someone had told you before you learned it on your own. submitted by /u/Diligent_Bridge_1674 [link] [comments]
I’m just randomly eating lunch in the middle of a chaotic shift and thinking about how grateful I am to be a nurse. I just got my heart smashed and I don’t even care because I’m too busy being a nurse. I had a night off and fell apart, but every night that I’m at work, I don’t even remember that I’m sad. I’m too busy making sure every person I take care of is as comfortable and healing as can be. There’s a whole lot of actionable steps I can take towards that, and every little step makes a difference. And when I’m not busy with all the things I have to do, I’m too busy yapping with my coworkers and they’re so funny. So yeah, I’m gonna pick up another shift 🤷🏻♀️ submitted by /u/ladytenacity [link] [comments]
Let me just preface this post and say, I have absolute respect for every single nursing students and I admire those who truly is in it because for passion and see themselves getting in the industry to find a fulfilling life career. This past week, I had a chance to partake in an an event that lets current team members meet and greet all the students that had their clinical in our facility who are interested in applying or have applied to our new grad program. Our facility decided to do it with the intent to truly get to know candidates, get feedback on what they think would be supportive during their transition from being a student to licensed nurses, as we have seen an influx of new grads burnout within the first year. We pride ourselves on being supportive to the new generation and we don’t condone the “eat your young” attitude in our floors. BUT! Oh my lawd, I was appalled by how majority of these participants are truly not prepared to practice bedside. They can’t answer simple ques
Hey fellow California teachers! I’m positing because I’ve been anxious and I’m wondering if anyone else feels the same way… prop 3 was brought up in our union meeting the other day and as a 2nd year probationary teacher in California, I’m not going to lie I’m really worried about what will happen if prop 3 is not passed. Is anyone else worried about this or just anxious in general about layoffs? submitted by /u/Beep_boop3000 [link] [comments]
As a new department chair, I was required to go to a district orientation to do official evaluations for teachers in my department (on a Friday afternoon, no less...but that's a rant for later). The thing is, new APs are also at this training to observe their teachers, so I'm sitting next to a new math AP from one of the more well off schools in my district. At the end of the training, she's bemoaning the fact that 2 teachers in her department will be using their PPL this school year. Both are dads (not with each other, mind you). The first one is coming up and she starts talking about how their baby is SIX MONTHS OLD and it's ridiculous that he's taking it at all instead of the baby going to daycare. The cherry on top was when she said the other dad is taking PPL in the spring but mom is a SAHM, so they're just "gonna be chilling" at home...WITH THEIR FOUR OTHER KIDS. This was literally in the same training session where they said teacher support is the #1 way to keep good people in t
I saw a post earlier about how a hospital is cutting the ICU unit differential (awful). However, I’ve never heard of a unit differential before. I work in an “everything” ICU (I’m talking CT surg, neuro, level 1 trauma, medical) and I’m curious if other ICU nurses or nurses working in specialties that require extra training get any kind of differential for doing so? submitted by /u/blobbin3 [link] [comments]
What tips do you have that increase your quality of life in the classroom? Here's mine as I go into my 5th year. Scooter wheels on your desk chair feels as nice as a new pair of shoes. Premium pens. I use the OHTO GS02. I have many of them each with their own color refills. A premium writing experience is also similar to the feeling of new shoes. 2b. A proper writing pad to pair with your premium pens. A standing desk with a barstool desk chair (with the scooter wheels obviously). Lord over the children. If we are at eye level things get too comfortable. You need to appear big and maintain high ground to keep them in check. Plants. We are humans on earth. Put life in your room. Refillable white board markers. A kid recently broke open an expo and showed me what was inside. Basically nothing. White board markers are a scam. Get the ones you can refill and fight big marker. They also don't start drying out instantly. You get the juicer ink every time you uncap all the way till she's cook
How do you feel about instructional coaches? Gotta be the most condescending position ever. I find them useless. It wouldn't be a problem if they gave the job to much older seasoned teachers but the admin ass kissers who flee the classroom seem to get these positions. I literally dread meeting with them and they seem to be used by schools to micromanage and annoy teachers. Use the money and put them back in the classrooms or as interventionists. Oops many of them couldn't cut it in the classroom. submitted by /u/CartoonistCrafty950 [link] [comments]
Click-bait-y title, but a genuine question lol. This sub tends to include a lot of more experienced teachers who are past the bright-eyed and bushy-tailed stage, so I’m interested to see if anyone can enlighten me—why do so many teachers seems to hate collaborating with others? They don’t want to plan together. They avoid sharing data with others unless forced. No talk of professional development (the good kind, not the grin-and-hear-it kind). Why? submitted by /u/RaspberryHats21 [link] [comments]
and yes I was paired submitted by /u/Old-Bowler4150 [link] [comments]
I don’t know who needs a feel-good story, but here goes: I‘m a new nurse, not new to healthcare, in a critical care unit with a few other new grad RNs on orientation. Last week, a resident came through and asked one of the new nurses what her patient’s urine output had been that day. She gave a perfectly acceptable response, “Let me look that up for you.” Y’all, this guy started lecturing her HARD. Him: You want to be a nurse, right? Her: I am a nurse. Him: Oh, OK, sorry, you are a nurse. If you’re going to be a nurse, you need to…blah, blah, blah. (as if he went to nursing school, not medical school, and is going to teach her how to do her job. Preceptor: EXCUSE me, don’t talk to my orientee like that. Resident starts listing all the reasons he needs to. Preceptor: No, if you have a problem, talk to me. Resident gives a little more lip and then leaves. 30 minutes later…unit manager comes to the unit. Preceptor tells her what went down. Manager: He did WHAT?!? Oh, no. He better not be
Hey guys (idk if this is even the right place to post this), I am a new grad RN who just got a position in the OR. I've been in this position for about 2 months, and I was just wondering if anyone has any advice on how to get more acclimated to an environment like this because I honestly feel pretty lost. I've been talking to my preceptors and know that "things will just come with time" and "that because I'm so new it's ok to make mistakes and not know everything" and "not to be too hard on yourself", but I just feel lost and a beat behind everyone. I enjoy where I am and what I'm doing and know that progress isn't linear, but I feel like I'm just making too many easy mistakes and nothing feels like it's sticking even though I'm trying my hardest. Idk I'm sorry if this just has some cliché answer but I just feel super lost and unsure about everything I'm doing to the point where I'm just anxious about going to work every day. Thank you in advance for any help! submitted by /u/lol_44_ [
This is my first year teaching kindergarten, and today I got thrown up on, and, well, I would consider this a rite of passage lmao. I wasn't even angry; the only emotion was just shock and then laughter. I just found it funny for no reason haha. I certainly now have a story to tell from the first days of my first year lmao submitted by /u/merelywaves [link] [comments]
I think the universe is trying to tell us we shouldn’t have started school this week. Normally we start 2.5 weeks before Labor Day. Not a full month. This week we had to shelter for a tornado on the first day. Deal with storms and damaging winds with power flickers on the second and third day. Followed by full power failure and more storms on day four. It’s been a year so far and we’re just 4 days in. I don’t know how much more we can take already with all the daily audibles on what’s happening. Just praying this isn’t the universe’s way of telling us what the year will be like. Time to crash and decide if I can return for day 5. submitted by /u/zebramath [link] [comments]
Spotted at a hospital near you submitted by /u/Mediocre_Radish_7216 [link] [comments]
New RN — is this normal urgent care chaos? I’m a new RN working in urgent care in Maine. I actually like it for the most part, but I’m trying to figure out what’s normal vs. what might be a problem with the practice. We see a surprising amount of high-acuity patients because the closest ED is 20 miles away, but our resources are limited. For example; The other day we had a patient actively seizing and didn’t have lorazepam available. I’m also one of the only RNs, so there’s very little I can delegate because there’s no support staff and often all other nurses are tied up. I end up doing labs, autoclaving, IVs, meds, procedures, etc., while also managing my own patients. There’s also a general lack of urgency, things get done, but I often feel like I’m the only one thinking about what needs to happen next and seeing patients based upon acuity, and I cannot delegate because I’m new and no one takes me seriously (rightfully so….) but I’m the only RN and it is my responsibility to make sur
I was in a PD this week and the presenter started out with, "Don't worry! I know you're sitting here looking at me wondering if I have teaching experience. I can assure you that I do. I have been in the trenches with you. I spent one year teaching." He was talking to a group of veteran teachers. Oh. One year, huh? You pro. submitted by /u/AdventurousShock7995 [link] [comments]
I’m so tired of psychological educational theory being misrepresented by people who make more money than me, and have little literacy in the content preached and presented that I must instill in my classroom. Students do not read. They do not do homework. They do not study. Any type of high expectations that are brought into the classroom are immediately chopped down to meet students where they are. I’m not saying meeting students where they are is bad. What’s infuriating is that there is a high expectation on teachers to compensate for students who chronically do not care. We constantly are between a rock and hard place with no time provided to meet the needs of these students, and the district will come down on us. The very same district that ADVOCATED FOR THE STUDENT TO CONTINUE EVEN WHEN THEY CANNOT READ OR DO BASIC MATH. We as teachers need to stop judging each other and be THERE for each other. Recently, I’ve seen several posts on reddit where teachers are using AI to develop cou
Received an email outlawing all drink cans/ restaurant cups in meetings, hallways, and classrooms except for during our personal planning period twice a week. We also had to pay if we wanted to wear jeans on Friday this year… it’s been free for over a decade😃 Does your school have any outlandish rules? I’d love to think this is not that bad🥲 submitted by /u/Thin-Rule-9342 [link] [comments]
I'm told by my students, I'm an oldhead so this goes back to the mid 80's. I was a sophomore taking chemistry. In my English class we were reading The Odyssey and we had an assignment to create/re-enact a scene sort of diorama style. The teacher suggested using action figures for the characters, so all week, action figures - Batman, He-Man, GI Joe, etc - were making appearances in every class. One kid, in my chem class, had his Batman action figure out and he was futzing around with it. Our chem teacher was a no-nonsense sort of guy with an impressive brown walrus-like mustache. After a single request to put batman away, that wasn't acted on fast enough, he walked over, grabbed it, and threw it across the room toward the trash can. Batman almost made it, almost. He hit the brim of the metal can, and broke into 6 pieces. My dumb 15 year old self thought this was the funniest thing I'd ever seen and couldn't help but laugh. I can still hear the teacher saying this in my head, "Mr. Studen
So I have brought back my "teacher's corner" to my new office. It has a soft, plush chair for teachers to sit on. It also has a mini-fridge stocked with drinks and a basket stuffed full of treats. Finally, I also have a small television set set up in there with a Fire stick and a collection of DVDs. The idea is that if a teacher comes to me for help, advices, or just to vent, that there is a nice place for them to make them feel welcomed and comfortable. In the past, this made my office a mini-breakroom for some of the staff. I liked it. submitted by /u/Disgruntled_Veteran [link] [comments]
Some context: Had a patient with inflammation in his upper respiratory tract. We contacted the primary team and they got ahold of an ENT resident to come take a look, they said compared to their scope from the day prior, it looked stable. Fast forward it’s roughly 0430 and I’m in the patients room administering IV diphenhydramine and doing our routine blood draw. About 5 minutes later it looked like he was seizing but I realized he wasn’t breathing. Called my preceptor on the vocera and started yelling help hoping someone can hear from the hallway. Ended up calling a code blue because he no had a pulse and I started compressions. Between me and my preceptor we did 4 rounds of CPR and were able to get a pulse back. For the rest of the shift it felt like it was my fault for what happened to him. I don’t know if it was the Benadryl I gave, or because I was sticking him for the blood draw, or because I wasn’t being more diligent for whatever reason. All in all, I feel like I did something
Even funnier if it’s the red one. submitted by /u/SavvyKnucklehead [link] [comments]
I’m a 3rd year teacher, and teaching has made me grow as a person. Before teaching, I hated being judged or disliked by others to the point that it would make physically sick, I was a huge people pleaser, and I was easily angered or frustrated by minor inconveniences. I also had terrible time management and would show up late to everything. During my first year teaching, I would wake up and have anxiety attacks bc I was so nervous to teach. I started going to therapy regularly after that. Going to therapy and sticking to teaching has helped me expose myself to uncertainty and stress and I’ve gradually gotten so much better at handling it in my personal life, not just my work life. And my time management has gotten better too! I’m actually showing up early to places now! It was so rough at the beginning, but I’m glad that I’ve stayed because I don’t know if I would have grown as quickly as I have. I know teaching isn’t always sunshine and rainbows and there are some serious cons to this
TLDR below. I've been a med/surg RN for almost 5 years now working on the same unit since a new grad, but I've hated it since day 1 and I have been beyond burnt out. I work nightshift weekends only, and because I signed up for the weekend contract the pay is excellent ($39/hr base + $7/hr night weekend shift diff + $10/hr weekend contract). I am single, live alone, and support myself... so this money has really helped me thrive by not having to worry about $/bills because all of it gets paid with tons left over every month. But man has this job sucked the absolute soul out of me. My anxiety seems to have gotten worse year over year, I dread going into work to the point of tears, I am a zombie on my days off despite having a consistent schedule (3 on 4 off), and I just HATE direct patient care now. We also float so much and I'm so sick of going to other units without proper training and getting shit assignments, and it doesn't help our hospital took away our float pay a few months ago.
Wife is a pre-k teacher entering year 32. She has not enjoyed the job in some time but financially it made sense to keep working. She told me this week she just can’t do it. Her new class has 2 4 year olds that are not potty trained and she was told last year it was her job to clean them up. (This is a non ESE classroom) On top of that she has a nightmare child who will need a lot of work to settle down. This precious angel has already, in 3 days, slapped my wife twice and kicked her. Instead of getting support from home they had just enough education to send in a AI generated behavior plan they insist be implemented to help the child “transition” to the classroom. This was the last straw. She meets with the retirement office Monday and plans to be gone by Labor Day. While things will be tight, her happiness and mental health is more important than suffering through another year. submitted by /u/Confident-Pen4934 [link] [comments]
I flaired this as humor, but it actually happened during my second period this morning. MS Chemistry / Physical Science teacher, for what it's worth. Today is our 8th day of class for our students. My second period is Physical Science and is comprised primarily of Sophomores, but I have a couple of Juniors and Seniors. After a week of mostly basic intro/review work I sprung a pop quiz on all of my classes. Short and sweet. 10 questions. The first 7 questions were multiple choice, followed by 2 short answer questions, 1 discussion question (basically asking their opinion on something - guaranteed correct as long as it was answered). At the end of the quiz I gave them some room for questions, comments or suggestions. Nobody offered any. I expect to have some of each Monday at inopportune times. Jump to question number 9 caused a girl to admit she was cheating. (I'm not posting this for debate over the new law. It's a matter of great controversy on most social media sites, mainly by paren
This year I’m moving into a new classroom teaching first grade. There is a restroom attached to the classroom that connects to another classroom on the other side. Last year, the classrooms were kindergarten in my room and behavioral special needs jn the other room. Anyway, children haven’t even been in the building all summer. The restroom REEKS of urine. The custodian says he tried everything to get the smell out but he thinks urine has seeped into the grout of the tile. Any advice on what to do about the smell? I thought about taking in shaving cream and doing that trick. Is that actually effective or just one of those housekeeping hack myths? submitted by /u/Mowmowbecca [link] [comments]
Hey folks, I know the question gets asked on here from time to time, but it is one of my interests in any career field. My first career was as an Army mechanic, and I spent most of the first half of my adult life in oily ACU’s. One of the reasons I am glad to be a teacher now is that I get to dress up a little bit for work. Something like this or this is how I’m typically dressed in the classroom. Coworkers have occasionally told me I’m overdoing it a little, but I’ve found high schoolers respond pretty well to it, and I spend all day trying to convince teenagers that school is important, so I think there is something to be said for dressing like I’m doing something important. That said, most people are pretty surprised when I tell them I am ideologically opposed to most dress codes. Obviously there is a lot of variance for what is practical for teachers of different grade levels or content area. I’m just curious how you guys like to dress for work. submitted by /u/Magicmechanic103 [li
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It was the 3rd day of school. I physically could not make it in this morning due to a severe panic attack. This position was nothing like I expected it to be. I sent in my resignation before students arrived. I feel horrible, but I could not do it. I have lost weight, sleep and my anxiety medication is not helping. Feeling like a failure. Edit: I am genuinely crying my eyes out reading these comments. I haven’t been able to control my breathing since this morning. I just took more anxiety medicine. I see my therapist tomorrow. Your comments are making me realize I should take care of myself. There’s just so much guilt that comes with it. I can’t help but feel the guilt. Edit: Clarification…It’s not my 3rd day as a teacher or in this position. It’s my third week at a new district. 3rd day with students back on campus. submitted by /u/enlatierrra [link] [comments]