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.
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I am grading a test right now. For one of my short answer questions, a child replied: "I don't remember so you can take a point off if need be." I mean, thanks for your permission I guess. She got a B, so it's all good, but it made me chuckle. I also once had a student put "Bacon" down in place of "Boron" once. EDIT: Good friend teaches history. These are real answers: Q: What was the name of the organization that helped smuggle slaves out of the south to the north so they could be free? A: The KKK Q: Who killed Abraham Lincoln? A: Jimmy Carter submitted by /u/BikerJedi [link] [comments]
I’ve been at this school for four years. I went on maternity leave last year from December- April. Found out I was pregnant again in May. Would need maternity leave again. Went in to sign my contract and was told I’d be placed on a performance improvement plan from now until November. I have NEVER had a bad observation or been told of any changes I need to make. My coworkers think it’s because I’m pregnant again. Feeling very low and don’t know what to do. submitted by /u/bml274 [link] [comments]
This is something I have been mulling over for a while. Society has changed. Education is now a customer service product and we are expected to deliver what the parents and society want: well educated, well mannered, well rounded emotionally stable people. What I think has been lost is that public schools are a free *public service*. Citizens were once grateful for the equalizing opportunities free public access to quality education granted. Instead the public feels we are supposed to do everything for children and society. Everyday you hear something like schools should teach kids how to change tires and make budgets. Schools need to teach kids to regulate their emotions. Schools need to teach kids cursive. You also hear from the when school is over it is family time and if schools can’t do their job during their workday it’s their problem, or my kid don’t act like that at home. If kids aren’t fed at home, aren’t properly clothed or have access to books, teachers are expected to step
11th grade ela teacher here. submitted by /u/Technical-Vanilla-47 [link] [comments]
I graduated from college about a year and 4 months ago. I got my degree in secondary education with minors in earth science and meteorology. I live in a highly competitive area for teaching jobs so I’ve only interviewed for a few jobs but never got any offers for full time work. Last school year I did land a 3 months ago long term sub position. I really enjoyed my students, the staff, and the school culture at that school. Since I didn’t find any jobs for the upcoming year I called the school and decided to go back as a building sub, which I am very excited about! Earlier this week, I found an opening for a full time job teaching high school environmental science. I thought why not just apply and interview to see if this could be an opportunity for me. They offered me the job but at a school district that would be a one hour commute away from where I live. The pay is additional $100 a day, but I’d be starting the school year the following week with an empty classroom, no curriculum, no
Yesterday during a fire drill we noticed that our pal the praying mantis that resides right outside the classroom door, was laying an egg sack. Now the class wants to have a baby shower for the proud mama mantis. Any fun ideas? submitted by /u/headed-up-north [link] [comments]
Public education in America has been getting worse for a while. That much isn't really debated. The issue of expulsions and discipline is. From what I gather, opponents of expulsions are generally against them because the outcomes for the student are much worse. I don't dispute that. Getting expelled is probably stressful and embarrassing. It puts a lot of stress on families who are already struggling. However, the tradeoff to not expelling students is beginning to cause serious issues. Parents have noticed that extremely violent students are allowed in the classroom with seemingly no solutions or consequences. The research says that students can't be expelled, local, state, and federal policies prevent it, and so schools don't expel anymore. I think public schools have painted themselves into a corner. We refuse to make a serious tradeoff. Do we allow violent students in the classroom or do we prioritize the learning of everyone else. In a perfect world every district has an alternati
I literally can’t believe I’m typing this. I made a post earlier about how I haven’t gotten my rosters or schedule in the first week, but deleted it because we were told it would be done by Monday. Well, it’s now been two weeks into the school year and we STILL don’t have our schedule. We’re doing rotations with a single grade, but the times are fucked and the rotations are random. Some 8th graders haven’t had math in two weeks, some 7th haven’t had English, etc. I’m just… blown away. How can this even happen?? Charter schools suck but this is such a new low. Edit: still not allowed to print and still no curriculum. I literally started sending packets to be printed by the front office that’s just pages from the book lol. Such a waste of paper but if you’re not going to provide what’s needed then I’ll do it myself submitted by /u/peppermintcrowz [link] [comments]
Being LGBT is one of the most controversial topics in the world. And at school, it can be particularly challenging. We all remember the taunts and teases. I think it was the worst insult you could throw at someone, especially a boy. However, times have changed. Same sex marriage is legal in a lot of countries. On the other hand, conservative ideas are growing in popularity. Maybe in some schools, the gender that someone is dating is as relevant as that person's hair color. And maybe in other schools, the attitudes from decades ago are pretty much the same. What is the case in your school? submitted by /u/PsychicMeditation [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]
How do these educators who clearly have zero management or people skills keep getting admin positions? During this teacher return week my admins have: told a teacher "You should get Depends" when they expressed worries after an emergency surgery. Not communicated to our grade level team how teacher switching in a departmentalized grade (rather than student switching) is going to work. This is especially egregious because the new teachers were not informed of this when hired. We have received zero modeling, zero resources, and absolutely no money to purchase any extra teaching tools to support this teacher switch. The newest admin taught a sibling of mine over 30 years ago and his first words to me were "Oh your parents didn't like me". Like what? unprofessional much? One simply just told me to not forget to submit my leave after I emailed to inform them that the doctor at urgent care needed to run a whole bunch of tests. (school stress related of course) This is all just during the fir
Been doing this for awhile but this year I've got the toughest kid I've encountered. He's extremely adhd and vocal. Won't stop moving and won't stop talking. He starts at a regular desk. A little bit into the day he gets antsy and i move him to a table in the back where he can wiggle more. Talking never stops. In fact today he started singing. He has an iep which suggests preferential seating. Did that. Says I should give him legos. Im not buying those so he uses an old bag of Jenga blocks. Worked great until one flew past my head. Says he should have a fidget toy which mom won't provide and I'm not paying for. I got a few others in that class so the whole situation is tough. Im documenting everything. Ive talked to mom. He's talked to mom during class. Im going to keep working at it but I would like some advice (other than telling mom that there are medicines these days.) submitted by /u/DuckterDoom [link] [comments]
One of my co-workers was going through some stuff that was left behind in her new classroom and found that the previous teacher had left a bunch of boxes of cornbread stuffing. They looked something like this. What are some weird, seemingly random things you or your co-workers have found tucked away? submitted by /u/Explorer_of__History [link] [comments]
Hi all! I wish I had discovered this sub before now, but oh well! I am a new teacher who just got on a sub list for the fall (yay!). I was wondering if any current teachers or subs had any tips on how to be the best sub around? Things that make you want to request the same sub again/ get you calls? I was also considering making 'business cards' as I have seen other subs do that, but I'd like them to be fun/unique. I am super excited to embark on this new journey! submitted by /u/twentysomething03 [link] [comments]
My admin suspended him for half a day. I asked about getting him an IEP or behavioral plan and they were dismissive and unhelpful. It’s my first year! I don’t know how I’m going to make it through the year. When I called admin to report the incident he grabbed the phone cord and pulled it. He tried to rip up the letter that was going home with him. He climbs the wall in my classroom. Last year he would hit and bite students. I don’t know what to do. He doesn’t have an iep and requires zero support besides the counselor sometimes talking to him. HELP. How am I supposed to teach when a child is throwing scissors AT children? The two children in the line of fire dodged luckily. I feel like I’m in hell to be honest. I’m new to this state and new to teaching and I just sat in bed and cried last night. submitted by /u/ravenclaw188 [link] [comments]
I found out I was pregnant this summer and after the joy wore off the “holy crap how am I going to do this,” sunk in. Here’s the main concern: last year I did all four NBCT components and, naturally, burned through a ton of my leave (I’m carrying over three days 😬). My due date is March, which means tons of unpaid leave (my state does not offer paid maternity leave), but it also means tons of appointments before I even deliver. I’m trying to schedule appointments after work, but it’s been really difficult so far, so I’m really worried about using up all my leave and going negative. I’m hoping my admin will be flexible and let me go to some of them during my planning (we have 84 min blocks) which mine leads right into our hour-long lunch block/study hall time. That gives me an almost three hour chunk of time I could leave and come back during without putting anything in anyone else. Have any of you been in a similar situation? How was your admin? How did you handle it if they were not u
Not even a full week with students and my admin think that doing pop-in (informal) observations was a smart idea. Yeah, that’s not going to raise or MAINTAIN staff morale. submitted by /u/HumanAd5350 [link] [comments]
I really want to do my best by these kids. But how am I supposed to do that when they've literally scheduled meetings during my every planning blocks this week (all 5 of them "planning" for different content areas)? I am at the point where I can't give what I don't have, and it's only week 1. It's very demoralizing. submitted by /u/Low_Cookie5076 [link] [comments]
As I enter my 8th year, I am looking for new ways to eat well and save time during the school year. I typically do a bunch of cooking on the weekend to avoid being in the kitchen Monday-Friday. I gravitate towards foods that are healthy/filling, but won’t slow me down or make me feel bloated while I am teaching. I am also in the gym 2-4 days a week. So, what are you eating for lunch? Do you meal prep, and if so what do you like to make?? Best breakfasts?? Favorite places to shop?? (And please: Nothing spicy because I will shamelessly detonate a poop tornado in the staff restroom!) submitted by /u/New-Bite-1635 [link] [comments]
I'm currently in my final year at uni training to become a music teacher, and I have public Instagram and TikTok accounts where I post covers of the music I'm learning at the time. Some of the pupils from my placement school have found my accounts and have started liking, following and commenting on my posts. I don't mind them seeing the content (it is public after all) but I'm wondering what the best way to handle interactions with them is while still maintaining professionalism. I feel a bit awkward when they comment because I don't want to completely ignore them, but replying with something as simple as "thanks!" also feels a little unprofessional given that they're pupils, and I wouldn't want to accidentally cross any boundaries or get myself into trouble over social media contact. Would it be more appropriate to just like their comment rather than reply to it? Or should I avoid interacting with their comments altogether? Am I massively overthinking this? What's your thoughts and w
So... let me start off with my background. My career started as a professional athlete but due to numerous injuries my career was cut short. All I was given was a partial contract payout, some memorabilia, and a hand shake. With no where to go and being in my 20s I sat at home for a few months mostly eating my emotions, until a former teammate offered me a role within his company. Thus began a 10+ year career within corporate, where I climbed to a director role very quickly. I had everything; money, traveled everywhere, an assistant, saw the world, rubbed elbows with big shots, had personal relationships with some celebrities, got invited and flown out to random parties and events without ever spending a dime of my own money...life was great!...or so I thought. My health deteriorated, I was always gone, the stress of numbers having to be met ate away at me, and constantly having to come up with a new strategy constantly got annoying. Then one day it happened, I decided I was done. I wa
It’s my first week of teaching 1st grade(first year) and I feel like i’ve got nothing figured out. I feel like all I do is yell, none of my kids will listen to me, and I feel so embarrassed when admin visits my classroom because I feel like they see it and think wow how did we hire this teacher. I’m more tired than i’ve ever been in my life. I love my class but they are wearing me out. I just feel so discouraged and like i’m failing at my job. I want to do better. submitted by /u/No-Scholar-2983 [link] [comments]
Why do we expect students who have been in a self-contained classroom being taught a heavily modified curriculum to be able to succeed in a general education classroom with 30 students and no additional support? I got a new student today. Nice student. Very polite and excited to be in my classroom. The issue is, this student cannot read. They can write, but only if they are copying what is on the board or another paper. It takes them a couple minutes to write sentences that are 5-10 words. This student comes from our self-contained classroom. Academically no one expects this student to achieve anything close to a high school education. Any grade I give this student will be a lie. This student cannot obtain mastery of my standards. submitted by /u/Pricklypearl [link] [comments]
My principal is obsessed with all things Marzano this year. submitted by /u/helpme7500 [link] [comments]
North Carolina asking teachers to step up to foster In short, an overwhelmed foster system is looking for help and noticing teachers would be a good fit, being good with kids and all, for short-term placements. It's even advocated for by a teacher. Now, good foster care is important, and those who open the homes are angels who want to make a difference. I fully encourage good people to consider fostering. And they're right: teachers are kind of a natural fit. And the focus is on short-term situations. Yet, something about this initiative rubs me the wrong way: we need more foster homes and teachers are selfless people who are in it for the kids. Let's target them in a campaign! I don't know. Again, fostering is a good thing. But why is this about the teachers? submitted by /u/CaptainEmmy [link] [comments]
Most of us became teachers for similar reasons, the "aha" moments, the creativity, the relationship building... Whether you have taught for a short while or 25+ years, what things have changed? Has anything stayed the same? What was your favorite year teaching, and why? Please mention your years teaching if you respond! submitted by /u/North_Intention8398 [link] [comments]
I got a total of $500 to spend on my classroom this year! It's from two different pots of money. As an interventionist, I come up with fun ways to use random instructional materials. Anyways, I got an email asking me to justify certain materials like.... construction paper/graph sketch pad for a dysgraphia student/clip magnets for word cards and other things. Ok. So, I'll send an email justifying these things that cost maybe $50 total. Sure. Then I get an email saying the graph paper and magnets are rejected? Like, those were like maybe $20 total. But like, what the hell? We get an email from the sup telling us not to share Amazon wish lists because of how it looks to the public, but yet there's numerous items that's been disproved in years past, like kleenex, feminine products, snacks/candy for prizes, hell, I had to even justify fidgets and receive an extensive approval process (I finally had to say it was on a student's 504 in order for it to get a reluctant "fine.") I don't need an
I posted a few days ago about wanting to install a portable AC unit in my 7th grade classroom. A unit was gifted to me by a friend. The unit is here! I installed it. Before installing it, for whatever reason while I was at PD, our admin team had a PD of their own and chose my room. They saw the AC box sitting there and didn’t say a word. FWIW - AC isn’t working at school today. Feels like a swamp in the entire building. 66 degrees is pumping right now in room 213! Take that North Carolina heat! submitted by /u/homerthebraves [link] [comments]
Hi! I’m a fairly new teacher who teaches Grade 7 Health, which includes sexual health education. Our sexual health curriculum covers topics such as puberty, safer sex, contraception, STIs, consent, gender diversity, gender-based violence, and online safety. I’ve noticed that my male students seem to be much more uncomfortable discussing sexual health and puberty than I expected. This past year I had multiple boys refuse to attend sexual health classes, even when their parents wanted them to participate. This year, about 50% of the boys tried to get out of the unit. While the girls were all fine with participating. Many were so uncomfortable that they tried to leave or avoid the class. Their parents had to speak with them to tell them they had to participate. The reactions have sometimes been extreme. One student threw a chair because he had label a diagram of a penis. Another student had to call to go home after feeling sick because we talked about what an IUD was. I expected students
My son's going into first grade this fall, and I'm increasingly understanding the frustrations that some parents have with schools and how that may carry over into some of the attitude I get from them as a teacher. I realized this morning that I haven't heard anything this summer about some before-care forms that were required last year, so after digging around for 5 minutes on the district website, I finally found them and learned they were due weeks ago. And now there will be a late fee accessed to submit them and kid's before-care will be delayed by at least two weeks while my paperwork is processed. Yes, I know I dropped the ball and could have taken the initiative to find and submit these papers weeks ago. But I'm feeling really annoyed that I never received a single reminder about these forms, when I received daily emails all year asking me to give money, time, supplies, etc. to the school. Sometimes I was literally getting 2-3 emails PER DAY. My husband took off work at least a
Sorry if this is too gross for Reddit. I was a nosepicker when I was much younger, but I remember stopping in kindergarten because my friends said something about. This year, I have multiple kids that not only pick but...eat. Openly, too! No one says anything, some make faces. One kid is a studious, but awkward kid, he will pick and eat as he's answering questions for the class. Another is a new girl, but quickly got some friends with the cliquy girls, and she does it too! These two imparticular pick and eat while so often, participating in class, talking to friends, it astounds me! Several other kids will at least pause their habit or try to hide it a bit better in a crowd. I legit wonder about what the social implications are that have this habit being more and more common. submitted by /u/GremLegend [link] [comments]
It is the first week of school and I don’t want to ruffle feathers, but this is very bizarre. I got handed a 504 and was told to deal with it, but I am nervous that he might do something in my class and I don’t have the training to recognize the warning signs. It is also a large class with 42 students in a small room. submitted by /u/One-Context7569 [link] [comments]
I’ll start. Suckle. To sixth graders. 💀 submitted by /u/brishi0014 [link] [comments]
Did anybody else’s admin and district staff become ChatGPT premium subscribers this summer? I swear every. single. thing. created by both my admin and the district employees (superintendent, HR, etc.) all are AI. It’s truly so infuriating, especially since these people are making well more than double my salary and there’s nothing revolutionary about what’s being presented. Their brains could easily do it. submitted by /u/bubblyblueberry [link] [comments]
We have 105 students in the grade, and 20 of them are SPED (many more have 504s). One has a Down syndrome and he’s very low-functioning; he has to be walked from class to class. Another is a little higher but she cannot read or write, and is very limited in her speech too. I have a co-teacher for half the class length, but he spends all his time just helping those two lowest functioning students (they’re in different classes), while the other 8 sped kids are on their own (I do help them whenever I can). We also have a boy who doesn’t speak a lick of English. Everything has to be translated, otherwise he’ll be throwing fits out of boredom. Last year, we had three students like this. Is this normal?? Please tell me I’m not crazy for thinking there should be more sense to this whole “inclusion” model… submitted by /u/ArcherUnleashed [link] [comments]
I teach Secondary Social Studies. For years I've used short, relevant history videos to fill extra class time, help with transitions between activities, or just enrich learning. But the last few years, I seen Social Studies AI Slop videos become so prevalent on YouTube and other sites that I only use videos that are at least 3-5 years old. Anything posted within the last few years I don't even bother. Kids can tell right away and it just becomes a distraction. I've created my own library of downloaded clips so it doesn't affect me now. But is anyone else noticing this? I'm so sick of AI. What a waste of the technology. submitted by /u/tideintx [link] [comments]
We had our first day of school today and at the end of the day, we found out that a student passed away. They weren’t my student, but they were in the class next door to me and I would go in there and help in their room often if they needed it (I work in a sped school). I saw them every day in the hallway. I'm not sure how to handle this, nor do I know what to do with myself. No one prepares you for this kind of grief. If anyone has any experience with this, please let me know. I had a good first day today, and then I got hit with this news and now I don’t know how I’m supposed to function. submitted by /u/sleepy-worrier [link] [comments]
My sister passed away at 34 two weeks ago on Wednesday August 5th, the day before the first day of school for students. It was extremely unexpected, and the circumstances of her passing and our relationship at the time are quite traumatic for me. I’m on FMLA leave until September 1st, but I’m starting to feel guilty for taking that much time off. I haven’t even met my students yet. But I wanted to give myself time until after her memorial (which is August 29th) since she did not want a funeral. I’ve been feeling okay for the last few days, but then listened to some voicemails she left me, and I’m very much not okay. Idk I’m just going through it right now and I’m worried my coworkers are judging me for taking this much time off. submitted by /u/Halloqween [link] [comments]
Summer is a wonderful, blissful thing as a teacher. 2-3 months of freedom and relaxation after 10 months of hell. We get a few months to feel like a human being again after acting as teaching robots the rest of the year. And the general public oh so often points to summer as a perk and a reason we should be thankful for our jobs. But they don’t see the full picture. We. Are. Not. Paid. For. Summer. Most US teaching contracts are for 10 months, not 12. We can distribute our pay over summer (and many districts are now making this required which is a whole other tangent), but by distributing our pay over summer, we’re being paid less. We need to start showing our actual 12 month salaries, not our 10 month salaries. We are being paid thousands, if not tens of thousands, dollars less than our published contracts, because of summer. We should also stop talking about summer as “vacation” and instead as an “unpaid furlough”. Because that’s what it is! Our job is waiting for us in the fall, but
Arguing over how/whether we could include grammar conventions in the performance scale for a writing standard because the committee that’s spent 3+ years completely upending our high school curriculum didn’t think to include any grammar standards as targets for our junior/senior writing courses. We roll these courses out next week. submitted by /u/Baruch_S [link] [comments]
I had a bit of a rough day today. Some of it was due to being saddled with ~30 middle schoolers, but the main reason was that the teacher badly underplanned for today. The school was on a block period system and for each 90-minute period, the students were given... a two-page worksheet. Most finished it in under 30 minutes. I tried to have the students work on iReady and IXL, but some of them didn't have laptops yet, plus do you really expect middle schoolers to diligently work on their laptops for 60 minutes? To be fair, I understand that as a substitute, I should have something ready to go in case the sub plan is insufficient. But today was the most egregious I have ever seen, to the point that I would be reluctant to sub for this teacher again. Anyway, suggestions on activities I could do in such a situation? EDIT: For those suggesting that the teacher was probably sick and lacked the energy to do anything more, this absence was planned over a month ago. Also, thank you for all your
I had my first day as a first year teacher today, and I left like I have absolutely no handle on my class. I went into the day knowing that the first few weeks are supposed to be about explicitly teaching routines, procedures, and expectations, and I genuinely thought I was doing that. But the class was just SO disruptive. I felt like I was constantly stopping, redirecting, waiting for them to stop talking, reminding them of the voice level, etc. It felt like nothing I said actually stuck. What really got in my head was that other teachers would come into the room to help and suddenly the kids would be perfect, which made me feel like the problem was me and that they just don’t see me as someone they need to listen to. There were parts of the day that went better than others, and I already know some things I need to change tomorrow. I’m going to go back over our classroom expectations first thing, explicitly introduce consequences, practice routines again, and have WAY more structure w
I’m mostly just curious if anyone has any stories. I’ve never met anyone who did so submitted by /u/TallCryptographer106 [link] [comments]
So, today I had my first Karen of the school year show up at the main office. She wanted to speak to the entire administration team, but we told her that wasn't possible at this time. So she settled on me and the assistant principal. She went on a 5-minute long rant about how her kid was bullied and hated by his teachers at his last school. And she expects us to keep our teachers in line and make sure that they like and respect her son. Apparently, the reason he got bad grades and in trouble so often was because the teachers just hated him for no legitimate reason. At least that's what his mom says. If this is what I'm dealing with the week before school, I can't wait to see what fun and exciting things pop up once the year begins officially. submitted by /u/Disgruntled_Veteran [link] [comments]
I am 11 days into my teaching career. I teach 5th grade general education and it feels like no matter what the behavior is it is treated like it's normal every day things and I should be okay with addressing it and going about my business. The only time I actually got support was when a student literally threatened to hurt me on day 8 because I told her she couldn't drink Gatorade in class. I've been told to "shut the fuck up," for telling them to walk single file in the hallway. I was called a "fucking bitch" for saying good morning. A student eloped after telling another one "shut the fuck up before I slap your bitch ass," because she told him to not throw things at her (indoor recess, literally happened before I could step in and address the throwing), the eloping student said he "was going to come back into my fucking classroom." I was told to communicate these problems with their parents. I did. They don't care. One told me she would talk to her son about his behaviors and then pr
I started the school year last week with two students who just turned 4 the week of, one turning 4 at the end of this month, and many of them turned 4 over the summer with the other half turning 5 between end of September and December. I think it’s a combination of age, the iPad, and not being told no. I know TK is to prepare them for the school environment and I should expect this, but it seems over the top this year. I have kids in diapers, throwing themselves on the ground and screaming at the top of their lungs when they don’t get their way. Some don’t even care when I speak to them sternly. Zero social skills, which of course they will learn with me, but in the previous years they had SOME from going to the library and park. It seems more like a daycare than a classroom. I know it will get better, but this group seems way too young and the age gap too big. I have some really good kids, but I don’t even notice them because the young ones and their behaviors are taking all of my att
Second year HS teacher here and I’m at a total loss of how kids find humor these days Last year and this year, kids I don’t even have have been majorly disrespectful to me and my room. Now it’s not like they trash it, but if the door is propped open to stay open or closed but able to open, these kids will either push it closed or open it and let go then run. Also last year, a student yelled a very certain racial slur in the hallway just for the fun of it and when I told him to watch his language, his response was “ shut TF up word ” then ran. In another instance, I had a note on my door that said meeting in progress do not disturb, and then these two kids pounded as hard as they could on the door and then ran. I caught one of them and his response was “ I did nothing wrong. Take it up with discipline they won’t do anything.” Today, during lunch when my door was closed and the lights off, these five (different) kids pounded on the door then ran. I didn’t pursue them, because I know they
I'm a relatively new ESL teacher, working in a public school with students aged 15+. This is only my second year, but I'm already struggling with the workload. I feel like I'm drowning in papers, tasks, and screen time - and slowly starting to lose myself in the process. Lesson planning alone is incredibly time-consuming. Simply following the coursebook page by page often feels too uninteresting for many of my students, so I experiment with different activities, materials, and ways of presenting the content. It works and usually increases engagement, but it's not very efficient in the long run. Creating materials tailored to a particular group's needs takes time, and so does printing worksheets - sometimes up to 80-90 copies a week. And that's only the planning. There are also emails, reports, tests to create, student writing to grade, and endless administrative tasks. I spend so much time staring at a screen that it honestly doesn't feel healthy anymore. We hear a lot about student bu
All of our boards have to be the same, with the standard and objective changed everyday. Our school didn’t meet its goal for kids passing our state test. And they’re convinced this is the magic fix, instead of chronic absenteeism. submitted by /u/Emergency-Pepper3537 [link] [comments]
Education Department Tells Schools Race Can’t Factor Into Student Discipline The DOE just issued a "Dear Colleague" letter officially ending disparate-impact liability for school discipline, instructing schools to evaluate behavior based on individual actions rather than statistical demographic outcomes. For context, the policy rolls back guidance from previous administrations where districts felt pressured to alter disciplinary actions if suspension or referral rates showed racial disparities. Many educators have privately complained that trying to balance these statistical metrics made everyday classroom management nearly impossible. Critics are calling it a rollback of civil rights oversight that ignores systemic realities. But on the ground, a lot of teachers have felt like their professional judgment was constantly being second-guessed by a spreadsheet. For all the teachers, Did the old "disparate-impact" rules actually help fix equity issues, or did they mostly just tie teachers'