Teachers

I went to college for my education and spent tens of thousands of dollars to become a teacher. And this last weekend I took a really hard science of reading test so that I could continue teaching. But...

With all of this anti bullying focus, why is it that the admins love being the biggest bullies kids have to deal with? For example, for whatever reason, the admin decided they didn't want the students...

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 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 ...

4 more days to retirement! Anyone else retiring this year? I did not plan to retire but when you look at the numbers, there’s no reason not to retire if you meet the formula. I had been going to retir...

I don't know about all of you but it seems to me that most kids just want to become professional athletes now or even just college athletes. It is hard teaching them some subjects as they don't see th...

For any teachers that have worked in the private/charter school systems and the public school systems(I have worked both), would you consider the private/charter schools to be easier behaviorally, alo...

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 ...

Can someone tell me why I thought it was a good idea to teach summer school? I'm back in the classroom tomorrow, and I'm hating my life right now.

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...

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...

So embarrassing but the other day I was trying to get a group of friends to pay attention to something I wanted to say and I accidentally said "Eyes on me" 😅😂 does your teacher speak ever leak into ...

Nearly every time a student complains that my class is the only class they're failing, I check and see something like “77 absences”. (Often I also see several other classes they're also failing, but k...

We’re passing kids who don’t come to school and can’t read. This is 140 students that are in 8th grade. 5% I’ve never met. 10% I’ve met met a few times, they come to school, do some drugs, sell some ...

How do you stay on top of good habits during the summer? I already find myself staying up way too late since I know I don't have to get up early the next day.

Now that I'm home for the summer, I've been confronted with the exciting yet overwhelming prospect of completing a massive to-do list of home improvement projects. Now that I finally have some spare t...

I had a moment where I looked around my room during independent work time and realized it was completely silent. Every single kid was locked into their screens, completely zoned out, and it felt a bit...

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 ...

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 ...

I asked to teach a higher level class, but someone who is not even tenured got it over me. I’m so disappointed. I thought I had out my time in.