Jesus Christ! That is only 3 years older than me now!! Booze and pills . Really sad.

I have that quote up in my classroom.

I don’t know. Not a super fan, but I really like that song Georgie Porgy with Cheryl Lynn. Maybe I just really like Cheryl Lynn??

Truth! As a teacher her wardrobe in that movie is my dream wardrobe. Sadly I lack the money or body to pull that off.

He gets something like 4 weeks vacation and sick time, etc. Except, when he calls out sick he doesn’t have to give someone else directions on how to do his job or worry about who might come in and do his job, if they are even qualified. He also doesn’t have to take work home, stay late unpaid for two open houses or do…

I want the same benefits. What makes a teacher less than a mechanic??

Actually I don’t. I do not get paid for the 10 weeks I have off.

I know! This is my 22nd year in the classroom. You know what burned me up was when I realized my husband, who is a mechanic (works for a state agency), makes roughly the same as I do and he gets the same exact medical benefits, paid holidays and a pension. And the state matches what he contributes to his 401k and he…

Sixth graders can be babies with sarcasm. 7th and 8th get it. By about this time in the year the 8th graders are usually right there with me.

Thanks. I was quite the smart ass myself as a kid, so I enjoy the spirit of a sassy kid. I hope I usually have a good sense of humor about it when they get a little sassy with me.

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Seems legit.

Snappy kids are my favorite. They get my humor and often say what I want to, but can’t. Not mean stuff but they can be blunt in a funny way. Most teachers who really enjoy teaching middle school will enjoy your daughter unless they are the subject of her wrath! That can be rough.

I think every adult has their “age group”. I teach middle school and you couldn’t pay me enough to teach any grade below 5th. I worked in a second grade and thought I was going to lose my mind. Others may think I am crazy to enjoy teaching 8th grade.

As a middle school teacher, I am very aware of teenagers’ abilities to roast adults with extreme wit. It is awesome seeing these unwitting adults get their asses handed to them. That age group is underestimated by adults.

Why didn’t I think of that???

I am in my 22nd year of teaching, and I have no doubt a teacher would shoot a kid. As much as your article highlights how terrible the school system is to our students of color, it highlights the need for mental health care for teachers. Several studies coming out suggest that teachers experience levels of stress on…

For a second, let’s assume that teachers (my 22nd year in the classroom, so I know teachers and this is a big assumption) were on board with being armed. The training and practice for responsible firearms carry would be just another thing to do. Every year I have to do training in CPR, reporting abuse, blood born…

Japan actually has gun laws much more stringent than this and there are law abiding citizens who own guns, but like 1 gun death a year or something absurdly low. Tightening up on gun ownership works.

Truth.