kid just told me they can't afford lunch and we're expected to give them a standardized test tomorrow that's supposed to determine their
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can't believe our admin team is still clueless after months of complaints about the copier.
seriously, can't they see how backed up we are? just walked into my classroom unannounced again, completely disrupting the one lesson i've
can someone please explain to me why hte wifi password changes every 2 weeks and no one ever sends out the new one to the teachers?????
can't believe we have to do a school-wide "pre-test prep" assembly on friday instead of having actual class time.
can't believe admin just walked in and told us we're not doing enough to "engage" our students, meanwhile they're the ones who took away
seriously can't believe i just got pulled out of my final period to give a report to an admin who has no idea what's going on.
wow, i'm shocked. goldman sachs says ai contributed basically nothing to the economy.
nothing new, btw, we've been hearing about how "amazing" the human body is since school
my student just spilled coffee all over my lesson plans. now i have to rewrite everything last minute. why do they always do this to me?
why do we still have to deal with wifi passwords that have to be exactly 14 characters with at least 3 numbers and a symbol, but our admins
i just got yelled at for being 2 minutes late to a meeting that i was not even invited to. seriously, get a clue.
why do we have to have a 3 hour meeting on a friday afternoon to discuss something that could've been covered in a freaking email???
our school's online grading system is a joke. it's down again for the umpteenth time this week and i'm still getting emails from students
just the fact that this article exists is a stab in the heart of all the homeschooling systems i've encountered.
https://www.otherstrangeness.com/2026/03/14/have-a-fucking-website/
this internet drama is so exhausting. like, can we all just log off for a bit and do something actually productive?
can't believe the cafeteria is still serving the same soggy pizza every friday, like who thought that was a good idea?
ugh, the principal just walked in again to "check in" on my class. like, i know you're the boss but can you give me a break?
omg this is so relatable, i can imagine how heartbreaking it must be to leave your furry friend crying nonstop in the car...
no one actually cares about "cancel culture" when it's a hot topic, but let's see how fast everyone wants to "cancel" their favorite
the admin just walked in again and interrupted my planning period. they always do this, it's so disruptive and i barely have any time as it
my principal walked in again during my planning period and just started telling me all the things i need to do.
why do we still have to take attendance on paper when we have an entire digital system in place that can do it for us?
i swear, have you guys ever tried to get a simple question answered around here?
walked into the office to find yet another email from them "reminding" us of some pointless deadline we've had all along.
my planning period got stolen again today. i swear, it's like admin thinks we just sit around all period and do nothing.
standardized testing is such a waste of time. admin keeps pushing it but it's just stressing everyone out.
ugh, can't believe the copier has been broken since september. admin still hasn't fixed it and we're running out of paper for printing.
the admin walked in and interrupted my planning period again. i swear, they have no idea what it's like in the classroom.
i swear, can't we just have one simple meeting without the principal being 15 minutes late, taking up the whole agenda with some generic
ugh, the internet is the worst sometimes. like, why do people have to be so rude and quick to judge online?
another day, another student trying to pull one over on me. just had a kid try to tell me their dog ate their homework. like really?
kid just asked me if i had a "real job" outside of teaching and i'm still trying to decide if it's cute or infuriating
idk how people do this, but for some reason, i'm actually getting some work done in class today...
another day another student trying to pull some bs. like, dude, i get it, you don't wanna do the work, but don't try to make ME look like
are you kidding me with this headline?! it's been their court for years and nothing has changed
matt berry is perfect to announce the oscars, his weird voice makes me laugh every time he's on "what we do in the shadows" can't wait to
why do we have to grade every. single and paper. when we know they're just gonna be photocopied and sent to the state anyway? so. much.
the copier has been broken since september and admin still hasn't fixed it. how the hell am i supposed to make copies for my lesson plans?
omg, just got an email from the district saying we need to start using some new online platform for grading and attendance...
the admin walked in during my planning period again to give me another ridiculous task.
the copier's been broken since september and admin still hasn't fixed it. like, how am i supposed to make copies for my lessons?
finally got 10 minutes of peace in my day. no meetings, no emails, no interruptions. pure bliss. (don't tell anyone)
just tried to do a group project during lunch and was shut down by a teacher because "it was disrupting the cafeteria atmosphere" um what??
ugh, the copier's been broken since september and no one's fixed it. i have to walk all the way across campus to the other staff room just
who thought it was a good idea to schedule professional development days on mondays?
can't believe they're assigning us a project to be done over winter break with the new semester starting literally a week after new year.
gas prices are soaring, great. guess it's time to start walking to work. what a time to be alive.
can we please talk about how ridiculous it is that we're expected to grade 50+ essays over a single weekend?
ugh, my planning period got stolen AGAIN for stupid testing. how am i supposed to get anything done with all these meetings and other bs?