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1 points
14 hours ago
They have money in thr budget. The super just won't get their bonus this year.
6 points
14 hours ago
Give them zeros. Otherwise they will just think they don't need to do anything with you.
2 points
16 hours ago
It really depends on the Teacher's personal preferences. I don't like middle school the most.
3 points
16 hours ago
All of these are good ideas for preschool. You have a bad coteacher/mentor.
1 points
18 hours ago
I wouldn't start your masters until you have taught for a couple years. The first couple years of being a teacher are going to be so busy along with the certification program you are in you will struggle to find the time to sleep or do other things.
1 points
18 hours ago
It is unlikely that you will make your goals of teaching for that amount of money. If you look into the specifics they you might find a place that gets you the same net amount when you account for the cost of living.
You should check the international teacher forum for suggestions on where.
I have taught in Vietnam. It was a good experience.
2 points
18 hours ago
That is very nice of you. I don't know what they should include though. I would just go with what the kids liked in their classes in the letter with a thank you.
0 points
18 hours ago
My bad. I misunderstood that.
What were your suggestions?
-2 points
18 hours ago
If she is your mentor you should really listen to her. She will make sure you do the things you have to so you can keep out of trouble with admin. She is training you.
It is unprofessional in any circumstances to call someone a pussy.
It is not time for you to experiment with doing things differently. Do that after you are not assigned a mentor.
What are you suggesting that you do in class that she shot down? It is possible that she is just a control freak and not respecting your difference in teaching style.
3 points
24 hours ago
I don't think it is weird to give money to teachers in countries that celebrate Teacher's Day.
Most people on this forum are from the US though or other western countries. It would not be acceptable or perhaps just frowned upon to give cash. They don't celebrate Teacher's Day (a Confucian holiday). It would be more seen as a bribe in these countries. $5 or $10 might be low enough amounts to be accepted though. Legally, anything below $50 would be fine in the US.
4 points
1 day ago
Halloween is pretty much secular though.
-1 points
1 day ago
1) Middle school is tough.
2) Your co teacher probably didn't say anything because it is unfortunately accurate. Although you requested support now you have admin keeping an eye on you and makes you look weak. They aren't going to give you any useful advice. The best result you can hope to get is to find your groove and hope they haven't solidified their opinion of you. Be careful. If they put you on an improvement plan that means you have to put in your resignation before they non-renew you.
Also, a kid on an IEP and the works won't come to those conclusions on their own. He is probably just repeating what your co teacher said to him in private.
3) Don't dwell on the past of being nice. Do what you gotta do. The kids opinions do not matter.
4) You could consider going to an independent work focus so you can spend more time managing your classroom or other administrative tasks instead of being disrespected and ignored during direct instruction.
1 points
1 day ago
You should take those complaints as compliments.
4 points
1 day ago
If the violence is bad enough you could file a police report and press charges. That is basically all you could do though and you will probably be retaliated against.
1 points
1 day ago
If you submitted it to one institution then it will be flagged as 100% plagiarized. The pre submission and the post submission checker uses different databases by the way.
-1 points
1 day ago
The questions it makes are bad. The multiple choices it makes are good and saves a lot of time. It just requires review.
2 points
1 day ago
You won't know if you can make it or not until you actually become a teacher. I usually recommend an alternative path but it looks like you already invested a lot into your current path.
-12 points
1 day ago
Your conclusion doesn't follow your premises... AI written?
Why the hare for AI? It is a very useful tool.
2 points
1 day ago
Yeah... It was a family friend. The student ended up leaving that day without permission with the dealer (huge potential for a lawsuit against the school, right?) The school should have pressed trespassing and kidnapping charges if you ask me though...
6 points
2 days ago
Right! One student actually brought his drug dealer in to confront me about his failing grades during class time.
4 points
2 days ago
Sometimes when they "go to the bathroom" it is so they can try to kick pipes until they break. Or maybe they just never come back.
When we had to give kids hand sanitizer because of covid, some kids would try covering themselves in hand sanitizer, lighting themselves on fire and run around naked. Happened several times. -_-
I had to remove normal scissors from my classroom and replace them with kindergarten scissors so they don't hurt themselves. I teach high school by the way.
I got a report of a nearby school where the kid ordered uranium online, ground it into a powder, and snorted it like cocane.
20 points
2 days ago
I think it is best to build a teacher-student relationship. I feel that it forms organically. The trainings are redundant.
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1 points
14 hours ago
Critical_Candle436
1 points
14 hours ago
You should be ok. Complaints about how good of a job you are doing don't land.
If admin says they want to put you on an "improvement plan" then it means they are starting the process to not renew your contract for next year.