I think one thing non teachers don’t get is the mental toll all of this takes. Of course we don’t do this for the money, but lack of funding chips away at us in so many more ways. We have to do so much more with so much less. Right now I am struggling hard with my cotaught classes. I am working so hard for them and my…

Oh, this administration is SO concerned about kids. . .  Why don't they fucking fund public education??  Look at the state of our schools.  Get a clue.

Remember when a field trip was a privilege?  You got that "you are representing our school and you had better be on your best behavior" speech because if you fucked around your ass was getting punished at school AND at home?  And they didn't take kids who were problematic on campus because why let them take their shit…

Runny yolk eggs over loose pintos (made with jalapenos).  Then add a little salsa and cheese.  Put in a 400 degree oven until the cheese melts.  So good.

As a teacher, I really do despise ineffective teachers. But, there is a process to get rid of bad teachers and the person responsible is the admin. I actually served on a jury to dismiss a teacher and it can be done. The problem is that before a teacher can be fired in California the admin has to mentor the teacher…

I have been on WW for a little over a year myself.  I came to the program because my overall relationship with food and exercise was toxic, with a large thanks to watching my mom struggle with anorexia and bulemia.  For the first time in my life I am able to maintain a healthy weight and not abuse food and my body. …

No. As a Latina who is a teacher I can tell you that racist students do not get removed from your class and I still have to deal with racist parents. I was not surprised by this whole story even a little.

Any time you look/ present as white, you benefit from white privilege.  I say this as a white looking Latina.  

I am in my 22nd year of teaching. While raises pay the mortgage, more than anything I would want more support for special education and English Language Learners (our district doesn’t even have an EL department any more and we have a TON of English Learners, we are in SO Cal!). I also really wish there was better and…

I was going to ask if you were talking about the district I teach in and then realized you could have been talking about any school district.

The biggest issue, as I see it, is that a lot of this training could be rolled into high school.  Not everyone is going to college and we need to get some vocational classes back in high schools.  The average age of a mechanic is 50ish years old.  Coincidentally there are very few high schools that still offer auto…

I wish!! Do you know that in California, I have to have my fingerprints run through the FBI database in order to get my teaching credential, which is reasonable. But I have to pay the $100+ to get my fingerprints processed.  Don't they do that shit for free for criminals???  

Now all I want for Christmas is for the families of my Russian students to invite me over for New Year’s. Years ago a student was trying to hook me up with her uncle and her reason she thought I would like him is because he always had vodka in his freezer. I thought “what kind of woman do you think I am? And how could…

I am in my 22nd year of teaching and there are rough days.  Really rough days.  But never have I had the desire to cut a kids hair and rough day or not, I am not singing the national anthem.  I kind of feel sorry for her but I really feel sorry for her kids.  Ask any teacher you know socially and they will tell you we…

And does Hillary ever not look annoyed with him?

Agreed! She is what many women aspire to be: strong, driven, successful, beautiful, talented, humble.  

This is so minor compared to the fuckery going on in my local election.  I am in Duncan Hunter's district and hoping and praying Amaar Campaign Najaar gets elected.  That fucking crook Duncan Hunter is sending his dad to do press and blaming his wife for his own criminal activities.  And he will probably be voted in…

Don't get me wrong, I LOVE Obama.  But I wish he would do more to mentor those coming up.  He is amazing and so much smarter than most people imagine, but he just isn't interested in or able to take someone under his wing and help that person develop his leadership skills.  

OMG, do you know how excited I would be for Geoffrey Owens to work at my Trader Joe's??  My favorite grocery store and an actor from my (former) favorite show??  My head would explode.  Good on him for being enough of a real human being to realize that we all have to work.  How many out of work actors have TMZ shown…

Unpopular opinion ahead . . . Usually, kids I teach who mainly eat a lot of processed food like this are in my math class for kids who need to do a lot of catching up (I don’t like calling them low or remedial, but these kids struggle).  The kids in advanced classes usually tend to eat whole foods, fruits, vegetables,…