Teachers

I recently applied to three teaching positions for which I am licensed. I have 7 years teaching, plus a Masters Degree to boot. Got interviewed for all three positions. All interviews went well. Then ...

As a teacher and recent I’ve been told time and time again to steer kids away from memorization. I’ve been discouraged to use math flash cards and we don’t even have spelling tests in my district any...

I am trying to settle a debate with a fellow teacher. When someone says they plan to arrive between 5-530, when do you anticipate they arrive?

I am a middle school (6th) teacher. I’ve noticed a lot of people in the younger generation seem to struggle a lot. I want to spend this next year making sure that my students are not turning into Cha...

t seems like a lot of schools push teachers to give students every possible chance to pass, even when they don’t turn in work, skip class, or put in very little effort. At what point is it okay to let...

I’m a teacher and talk all day. By the time the weekend comes, I want to see nobody and sit in silence. Lololol….but I’m aware this is not great for my social life! I just wanted to know that I am not...

For the third time this school year, a parent is choosing to take their child out of school during an awards ceremony since their child did not earn an award. Parents, get a grip. Your child is going ...

I’ve been dealing with a creep of a student. I already had one weird incident a few weeks ago. he was kneeling by my desk asking invasive questions about me being barefoot. I found out that this kid h...

I attended a birthday party at a splash pad/park near the school where I teach and there were soooo many students there! It was fun to see them but also awkward because I was wearing a swim suit 😂 I ...

Is it unreasonable for me to expect my students to be potty trained before they start 1st grade? I'm not talking about kids with developmental delays or other health concerns that make potty training ...

Covid really screwed this generation of students. Between all of the missed school and the nightmare that was digital learning, almost all of my students are missing some basic skill concepts, and the...

Am I crazy for being floored by this? Our new principal told us (interview committee for a 3rd grade) that she wants to hire fresh out of college teachers who are moldable. 3 experienced teachers were...

I am on summer break. I don't check my emails during my vacation time. But I decided to clean out my work mailbox of all old emails that are cluttering it. there was one with the words "Medical Emerge...

I am thinking of going on a small trip at the beginning of August right before school starts back up, but I've been seeing so many nightmare travel stories on social media with people's flights being ...

Does anyone feel that club sports (paid sports) need to go away? How do the lower income students who want to play, but can’t due to $$? Also college scouts attend more club sport gages than the high ...

Going to be turning 30 this summer and have been teaching for five years. I don't feel like a rookie anymore, but I occasionally like to reach out and ask others if they have any advice of what they w...

I am slowly going crazy over kids ability to enunciate and project their voices. Anyone else experiencing this as well? It's gotten noticeably worse for me in recent years. A kid can be 6 feet from...

My mother asked me if I had plans for the 4th of July and my stomach tied in a knot. The 4th is just around the corner, and for me, that signals that summer is coming to an end and the new school year...

I hid a prompt in my final essay instructions that had AI generate the answers it gave in the style of Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan arguing in the movie Rush Hour. Most of them didn't even read what ...

How are we all feeling now that the world has its first trillionaire? As a teacher I will feel lucky if I eventually hit millionaire 😂