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it‘s one of those things you can only recommend with a million caveats (namely, are you ready to make very little money? are you okay with never being able to get your job off your mind? are you down to be the center of local and national Political Discourse and Angst?) but at the end of the day, i really do Love My Job.
i teach high school math so my highlights and bright spots are a bit different than say, an elementary art teacher, but the kids really are so funny and i love watching the growth that happens throughout the course of a high schooler’s career. not just academically but personally. so much of high school isn’t just about What you want to be but Who you want to be and i love getting to be a part of that.
anyway here is a drawing a student of mine left on his test today that made me giggle—i adore these kids and they really do make the long hard frustrating days worthwhile 🫶🏻🫶🏻
Oct 24, 2024
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listen, middle school sucks. i agree.
BUT! hear me out!!
teaching middle schoolers is a genuinely entertaining career.
i think they get such a bad rap because no one really has fond memories of being 13, which makes sense!! going from child to teen and not even really being a teen yet is difficult and confusing. not fun!
but they still have the most random childlike shenanigans that i love to be apart of.
they are little humans who shock me with an f bomb every now and then but also make me origami and paper crowns, and it gives me a reason to wake up in the morning.
Mar 5, 2025
makes me smile like a derpy frog
Feb 17, 2025
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I am a teacher and just came back from year 9 camp and honestly seeing Year 9 girls at the final night disco (lol) gather together in a circle and scream lyrics they love, whilst wearing crop tops and sweats, long hair everywhere, clutching at their hearts and each other and singing so dramatically and passionately I was like yeah, you guys are the best.
Also some of them are terrifyingly mean. They are able to shred my sense of self into ribbons with just one cunty response- but I kinda think that is great too.
Feb 2, 2024
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if you have a local coffee shop, go there and don’t drive to a starbucks or dunkin
get a library card
befriend your neighbors
get plugged into the goings on of your town or city
repeat local legends
become friendly with your favorite store’s employees
read in your local park
patronize your local artists
the way to plant roots is to stay in the same place for as long as possible! you don’t get that by driving out of town for every meal and beverage and thing you want
Aug 25, 2024
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i love having little rituals! an annual tradition! a monthly game night! a weekly date night! routine is so beautiful and human and lovely
Apr 27, 2024
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i stopped watching the H3 podcast and you know what i’m not going to do? replace it with another too long podcast.
when i get rid of a shirt i don’t need to get a new shirt.
purging is good and doesn’t need to be followed up by more consumption
Oct 23, 2024