Taught second grade again today

"Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)" (bman76-4) 03/29/2019 at 15:00 • Filed to: None

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Part of the lesson was for kids to design/draw/write abot their own donut. Day was a little wild because there was a substitute teacher running the class. Actual exchange I had:

One girl drew a triangle donut, so I asked the class what was special about triangles?

Different kid- “They’re the Illuminati”

Me-“no... but they are the strongest shape”

Substitute teacher outta nowhere- “that’s because they point upwards at the point towards...

*big pause* (I can tell he really really wants to say God)

...the sky, which signifies strength”

Me- “STRUCTURALLY... they’re the strongest shape structurally...”

I’m surrounded by children and the dumbest thing said was by an adult.

( Also didn’t help that the regular teacher didn’t warn the sub about the behavior disorder SPED kid in the class. Apparently a chair had already been thrown across the room before I got there and I still had to deal with him wandering around talking  throughout my lesson. I do not envy teachers)

OPPOsaurus WRX > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 03/29/2019 at 15:07

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my daughter’s tea cher had to physically remove a kid from the class cuz he threw a chair at one of the girls. Some of these first graders are ANIMALS

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 03/29/2019 at 15:07

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Not to be “that guy” but, the USA is so fucked if that is what the education system is coming to.

jimz > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 03/29/2019 at 15:10

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the right has been relentlessly pounding the drum about how teachers are little more than public-union-protected leeches which means no one wants to see them paid appropriately for how important their job is. 

vondon302 > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 03/29/2019 at 15:20

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My wife’s a teacher. Not in Detroit but she has Detroit kids.(school of choice and whatnot) You are so correct at this point I’m pretty sure they want us dumb. It’s a good day if no blood is spilled and this is 9th grade. She's got six years to go but I already told her to get out. 

fintail > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 03/29/2019 at 15:21

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Look up Betsy DeVos.  These are the good old days.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > fintail 03/29/2019 at 15:23

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Oh, I am well aware of her and her brother.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > vondon302 03/29/2019 at 15:24

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really sad

fintail > fintail 03/29/2019 at 15:26

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Everything wrong with the USA is summed up in those two .

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 03/29/2019 at 15:38

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Yup....we do not have it easy sometimes.....t rust me...

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 03/29/2019 at 16:05

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My mom and sister are  both elementary school teachers. It’s a thankless job that deserves so much more respect than it gets.

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 03/29/2019 at 16:10

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Eh, this was just an odd experience. Substitute told me before class that he had never taught in an actual position, and wanted to start a private preschool in a church.

As for SPED kids, I’m personally not a fan of “least restrictive environment” as I find it ends up restricting the learning of the other kids in the class. Then again, I’m not a teacher and I don’t have any training/education in elementary education.

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > jimz 03/29/2019 at 16:10

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Exactly, couldn’t have said it better myself.

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > fintail 03/29/2019 at 16:11

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You’re not wrong... they’re both  absolute trash.

Spamfeller Loves Nazi Clicks > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 03/29/2019 at 16:48

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Are you kidding me? The fact that the kid even knows what the fuck a donut is is a miracle these days.

But hey! If you want a REAL education for your kid, just send them to one of those charter schools your tax dollars are now paying for (by robbing the public system.) Well, except those charter schools aren’t required to accept your kid, aren’t required to teach to any standards, are allowed to teach your kid that Jesus rode dinosaurs...

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 03/29/2019 at 18:05

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Mom was an elementary teacher for 44 years and both my brother and I are teachers as well....I’m trained for Jr. High and High School, but experience has told me I vastly prefer Elementary...