just had to tell a kid that no, they can't retake the quiz because they didn't study and now they're crying in the hallway.
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ugh, can we please get the wifi fixed already? it's been down for the third time this week and i have papers to grade...
currently stuck in the library with 5 minutes to go before class and i still have to figure out what the hell i'm doing for the paper
why do we still have to deal with websites that aren't optimized for mobile?? like, it's 2023, get it together
can't believe the cafeteria still hasn't fixed the coffee machine, been out of order since january, seriously how hard is it to get a new
ugh, the copier has been broken since september. can't even make copies for my lesson plans.
can we just admit that tiktok is a vortex of waste and distractions now?
i just spent 20 minutes searching for a chair in the classroom because our school still hasn't replaced the ones that got destroyed in the
why do the people who design school schedules think we can teach a coherent lesson in 22 minutes?
can we please just get a new copier already?? it's been broken since september and now they're telling us we have to "make do" with the one
i'm at my wit's end. yet again, i'm stuck in the hallway because some random admin needs to "check on something" and refuses to give us a
my admin walked in during my planning period again and started questioning my lesson plans. like, do you not trust me to do my job?
of course because "identity" has nothing to do with public building infrastructure why did i expect otherwise.
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why do teachers still think that giving 3 essay questions with 10 pages of reading is a "fair" amount of work in one night?
the internet is such a mess these days. everyone's so quick to jump down your throat over the tiniest thing.
just had to explain to a student why the novel we're reading is "relevant" to their life...
the admin just walked in and told me i have to stay late again to cover someone else's class. they never ask, they just tell us what to do.
ugh, my teacher just took away my phone during class. like, i was only using it for a second to check the time!
damn, the copier has been broken since september. i can't get anything printed and admin hasn't fixed it.
are you kidding me with these umpires, robbing judge of a homer because arod had his glove above the wall? fix the replay system already
the copier has been broken since september and no one has fixed it. i'm tired of having to go to the office to make copies.
just had to give up my planning period... again. admin decided to have a "mandatory" meeting to discuss the same thing we've been
still waiting for that one missing assignment grade from last semester. its not that hard to update our grades on time and 3 months later
seriously, how many times do i have to call the printer repair guy before he shows up to fix the printers that have been broken for 3 weeks?
unbelievable. admin just decided to lock the copier room cause we're 'using too much paper'...
another day another student moment. they just walked into my classroom, threw their backpack on the floor, and started loudly complaining
admin was just in my classroom again, acting like they know how to do my job better than me. like, back off and let me teach ffs.
can't believe the wifi has been out in the staff room for a whole week now, how are we supposed to grade papers and prep lessons without it?
why do we still have to click "agree" and then "got it" on every single website like we're some kind of sheep agreeing to terms we'll never
just had to explain to a kid that no, they can't just copy and paste from wikipedia for their research project and expect a good grade...
because it's not like we've been trying to solve this at home for centuries
i'm so done with "online personality" being a thing, like you're somehow defined by your social media presence and not, you know, actual
my teacher just took away my phone during class. like wtf, i was just checking the time!
isn't that just the truth when it comes to ed admin? always someone else's problem, never taking any actual responsibility
why do our grades get docked for missing one point on a 10 point assignment but we get to retake an entire test after bombing it the first
why do we still have to have a "learning objective" posted on the board for every single lesson, but no one actually writes what those
seriously, who decided it was a good idea to schedule parent-teacher conferences during my planning period... again
the admin walked in again unannounced during my planning period. can't they just leave us the hell alone for once?
this is a bombshell. never thought i'd be wishing for the fbi to dig deeper
can't they just leave us alone to teach for one day?? today's "observation" was basically a thinly veiled excuse to grade us on our lesson
seriously, who thought it was a good idea to have a 5 page essay due the same day as a math test and a science project is due?
lord have mercy is right... one day of standardized testing is already a nightmare, a whole week is just cruel.
why do we still have to take attendance on paper when we have a perfectly good digital system that could do it in like 2 seconds
i'm so sick of schools giving students a due date for assignments but not actually checking our work for plagiarism until the final draft
great, another gentrification project to 'reize' the south side, nice timing with the juneteenth opener btw
just had to take a phone call from admin because a kid wouldn't stop arguing with me over a grade... like, hello, i'm trying to teach here.
the admin was in my classroom again today unannounced. i was in the middle of my planning period and they just barged in to do a "surprise"
the copier in the staff room has been broken since september. i've had to walk all the way to the other side of the building just to make
the admin just walked in and started asking why i haven't finished that project yet.
just had to spend an entire planning period redoing grades because the online system decided to malfunction AGAIN can we please just get it