I teach 8th grade and my classroom smells like ass right now.

"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura) 12/18/2018 at 15:36 • Filed to: None

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That is all.

OPPOsaurus WRX > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 12/18/2018 at 15:45

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Did you have a visit from shopteacher?

i had like 6 bowls of chili on sunday afternoon, this has been me since then :

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 12/18/2018 at 15:46

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welp you know what they say

never work with kids or animals

lone_liberal > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 12/18/2018 at 15:46

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You mean a classroom full of 8th graders doesn’t always smell like ass?

My X-type is too a real Jaguar > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 12/18/2018 at 15:47

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Axe body spray?

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 12/18/2018 at 15:49

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That’s consistent with 13-14 year old children. My son has to shower at least once a day to not stink too bad.

TheRevanchist > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 12/18/2018 at 15:51

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The circle of life...

BeaterGT > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 12/18/2018 at 15:54

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Always felt bad for the teachers that taught a class right after the kids got out of PE. What a smorgasbord of smells.

Klaus Schmoll > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 12/18/2018 at 16:05

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We had construction going on outside my classroom windows. You couldn’t even crack them open during less ons to let in at least a bit of fresh air. At some point you could taste the sweat on your tongue. Not smell it, actually taste it.

MoCamino > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 12/18/2018 at 16:11

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Admittedly, it’s been nearly three and a half decades since I spent any appreciable amount of time in an eighth grade classroom. But to the best of my recollection, butt-stank was pretty much a constant state of affairs.

I have the utmost respect and gratitude for anyone that has chosen education as their profession, especially that of middle school children. I also question whether most of them should be treated for some sort of masochism-related psychiatric disorder.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Klaus Schmoll 12/18/2018 at 16:13

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TMI, Yo.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > BeaterGT 12/18/2018 at 16:14

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At least my room has AC.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 12/18/2018 at 16:14

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Once a week, whether he needs it or not.

jimz > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 12/18/2018 at 16:14

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it’s a good thing I’m not a teacher, if I had to spend an entire workday surrounded by middle-schoolers I’d be running out to my car between every class to take a good slug of Sailor Jerry’s .

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > lone_liberal 12/18/2018 at 16:14

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It probably does, but I’m inured. Today, it was bad. Probably one kid didn’t wipe.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > My X-type is too a real Jaguar 12/18/2018 at 16:15

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Even worse, IMHO.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > MoCamino 12/18/2018 at 16:15

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No, just give me four months off each year and I’m good.

MoCamino > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 12/18/2018 at 16:26

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That’s certainly a plus.   I always figured most teachers got stuck with either teaching some sort of summer school or doing continuing education classes of their own during the summer. If you really do get the majority of the summer off....more time for rallycross. :)

ttyymmnn > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 12/18/2018 at 16:40

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What is better: Ass or Axe?

ttyymmnn > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 12/18/2018 at 16:41

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I have to wheedle and cajole to get my 13-y-os to take a shower, and then once they get in, I can’t get them out. Fifteen minutes later, “It’s time to get out NOW.” “Okay, I just need to wash and do my hair.”

ttyymmnn > BeaterGT 12/18/2018 at 16:42

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When I was in middle school (junior high school), our school had no AC. Neither did the high school. We would come back to class from PE dripping with sweat, then sit in an 80-degree classroom and reek. 

ttyymmnn > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 12/18/2018 at 16:43

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Blair and Maury had no AC.

BeaterGT > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 12/18/2018 at 16:43

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Now that’s l uxury!

BeaterGT > ttyymmnn 12/18/2018 at 16:45

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Oh yea, swamp-everything. Mix in some Axe, cheap cologne, cheap perfume... I’m surprised our teachers’ eyes didn’t water.

loki03xlh > My X-type is too a real Jaguar 12/18/2018 at 16:54

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The wall of Axe in a junior high hallway is horrible.

ttyymmnn > BeaterGT 12/18/2018 at 16:54

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I’ve always said, thank god for firefighters, ambulance drivers, police, soldiers and middle school teachers. They all do a job that I could never do myself. 

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > MoCamino 12/18/2018 at 17:00

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Or woodworking or helping folks with stuff.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > ttyymmnn 12/18/2018 at 17:01

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Too close to call.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > ttyymmnn 12/18/2018 at 17:02

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How well I remember. And the washing machine didn’t get the jeans clean so they always smelled and only cool people got away with wearing shorts.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > BeaterGT 12/18/2018 at 17:03

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At the same time, it’s very hard to get much fresh air in here. 6th period is about to come in. They will proclaim that the room stinks and start spraying perfumes and then I will get a nauseous headache.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > ttyymmnn 12/18/2018 at 17:04

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Just depends upon what you’re cut out for. Because tenure though, there are teachers who shouldn’t be, but are. Firefighters cops and soldiers will just wind up dead or discharged.

BeaterGT > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 12/18/2018 at 17:08

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Time to put a fan on your desk and blow that stench right back at them!

ttyymmnn > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 12/18/2018 at 17:19

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It was more of an homage to middle school teachers. Especially MS band directors. I have been to the MS band concerts. I would eat a bullet after just a couple of weeks. But there are many who absolutely love it. God bless them. 

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > BeaterGT 12/18/2018 at 17:24

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I eat beans for lunch and send float them an air biscuit once in a while.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > ttyymmnn 12/18/2018 at 17:26

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It’s just a thing you’re either cut out for or you’re not. 16 years ago when I started, if they’d locked me in a room full of 8th graders somebody would have wound up moving to Pembroke.

BeaterGT > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 12/18/2018 at 17:28

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Hahah +1 for “air food. ” The fan could come in handy there as well, just direct it at the students that can’t stay awake .

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > BeaterGT 12/18/2018 at 17:39

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There’s a level of joyful sadism in it for me at times as well. Right now, it’s cold outside. For the Bay Area, which means 59 degrees. So I let the outside air in and let them whine about it’s cold . But I reply that if Mr. Chuckerbutty isn’t cold, then it’s not cold.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > ttyymmnn 12/18/2018 at 17:44

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Seriously though: when I’m in the right frame of mind, which is most of the time, I find them quite enjoyable.

BaconSandwich is tasty. > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 12/18/2018 at 22:32

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Woodworking, eh?

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > BaconSandwich is tasty. 12/19/2018 at 08:24

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Probably wood fabricating is a more apt description of what I do. Stuff that serves a purpose. I’m in the throes right now, albeit in baby steps, of making new Shaker-style cabinet doors for my kitchen.

I’m a fan and subscriber of this guy:

https://www.youtube.com/user/JackmanCarpentry

This was a project of mine last summer:

BaconSandwich is tasty. > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 12/19/2018 at 08:42

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Neat!

I'm definitely not a woodworking master. I'm currently trying to cobble together a quick and dirty dresser for my second daughter. (Daughter number 3 is due any day now, so I'm rushing it).

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > BaconSandwich is tasty. 12/19/2018 at 09:20

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For something as complicated as a dresser, I’d probably look for something at Ikea. Or the Thrift Store, more likely. Or Craigslist.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > BaconSandwich is tasty. 12/19/2018 at 09:20

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And thanks for the compliment! I’m more about smaller projects and precision...

BaconSandwich is tasty. > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 12/19/2018 at 16:11

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It's actually not too bad. I made a dresser for our oldest daughter when daughter number two was born. They aren't super-fancy, but they are solid, and there's no particle board on them, so they should survive for a while.

BaconSandwich is tasty. > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 12/19/2018 at 16:12

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That's definitely something I need to work on - precision. Definitely not a strong suit of mine. :P

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > BaconSandwich is tasty. 12/19/2018 at 16:21

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And give it to them when they have a place of their own someday.