Random conversations
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@MisterEclectic it sure is hard to see something you love to do taken and twisted into something that is over administrated and underfunded.
Ive been at it 17 years. I still love it and am really hoping that I can find a place that lets me use my creativity to develop my own lessons and engage students in a way that I’ve had great success with over the years. The last several years these new mandated curriculums and initiatives have become like a boot on the back of my head in a sea of overwhelming responsibilities that are drowning me.
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Man, @Mizmazzle the one real ray of light in my teaching experience was being able to design my own curriculum. I knew a few people who taught at places where it was preset, and I never thought I could deal. That's gotta suck.
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@popvulture you get it dude! Teaching is a creative endeavor that must come from individual experience and personality.
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Couldn't agree more @Mizmazzle. I grew up poor and charged into this profession with a helluva lot of passion and positive intentions. Came in with a MA in History, some decent writing skills, years of customer service experience that hardened me a bit to the bullshit, but I still just can't deal with the continual onslaught of unrealistic expectations, micromanagement, and cacophony of mental noise that goes along with this profession. So much needs to change, but those of us who are here in the trenches are rarely asked, and the ones who do speak the loudest are often the dreaded "yes men" that seem so frequently to be first in line for promotions to administration.
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@MisterEclectic it’s funny you refer to it as being in the “trenches.” That’s exactly the word I use to describe the classroom. I’ve been at my current school for 10 years. It’s going to break my heart to go somewhere else. I truly love the community. I just need to find some inspiration.
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@Mizmazzle I hope you find that, my dude. Most students are wonderful human beings, and it's incredibly rewarding to build relationships with them and see them grow. I will miss that.
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@Tago-Mago favorite Simpsons scene ever!!! Ive even mimicked this for my students in the past when I’ve told them how sweet it must have been to paddle the kids back in the day!!
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@MisterEclectic the relationships with students are the absolute, number one thing I love!! It’s what makes the job so incredible.
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@AdamJ said in Project RE:LOVE & The Outlet:
We caught a pricing error over the weekend, incase you noticed and thought it was unusually high for a pair of RELOVE jeans, it was an error and not us charging through the nose
@AdamJ …but some antiques with patina gain value over time. Could start calling them the IH classic editions
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@goosehd Fools and their money... I'll never understand "high fashion". I get that it's supposed to be more art than function, but then I just get into the same philistinistic mode that I do with modern art...
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@Sir_Cuffs-a-Lot salvaged?
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@goosehd i've done better work with my angle grinder and oil drain pan.
Let me know if you'd like a custom pair, I'll cut you a deal.
horrible jeans