#im afraid to go outside

[constant-state-of-self-discovery]

Anybody know an equal alternative to anxiety meds for someone who just found out it would change their fucking life but can't afford fuck-all much less a dr appt or prescription????

[terristre]

I know request says closed but I just wanted to tell you that we’ll finally be getting the Glorious Masquerade event this month. Any thought pookie? You excited?

I AM COUNTING DOWN THE DAYS til i can bully this man 💥🥊

[aropride]

im going to start sobbing audibly

[lexosaurus]

Hello! Very random and no worries if that's not your intention for the blog, but I love reading about your teacher experience and insights! Take this ask more so as encouragement to write more about it if you feel like it, because I'm going to start teaching soon (and yes, many people I've met have warned me about both its miracles and horrors lol) and it's really helpful to hear others' experiences :)

Thanks for the ask! Honestly I'm just a first year, so I don't have a tonnnn of advice to give. But here's a few general first year tips from one to a future another:

1 — No matter what, having a good department team is ESSENTIAL. You're going to be relying on them a lot your first year for help, advice, curriculum stuff, behavioral management stuff, etc. Talk to them, get to know them, have lunch with them, share issues/seek advice from them. You're going to encounter situations that your degree did not prepare you for (likely, in the first week lol. For me, it was Day 1) and having people around to help you judgement free is going to be crucial. I was super lucky that my department team and all the teachers from other departments that I work closely with are really amazing, easy to work with, etc.

2 — You're also going to want a good relationship with the "other" departments. The library staff, tech staff, sped department, guidance, janitors, etc. They're all lovely people, so don't be afraid to pop in to introduce yourself on the first week!

3 — Crazy things are going to happen. Like....all the time. Don't bring them home with you. As soon as you exit the doors, shake it off. All your students made it on the bus to their parents alive, so it's fine. Your job is done for the day. I've been going to the gym a lot right from school, and it's been really helpful to prevent myself from taking anything home with me so to speak.

4 — Document, document, document. Did something happen? Document it, email a copy to whoever's applicable: admin, guidance, sped, BCBA, etc. "Hello, just emailing a summary of what happened today" is not an uncommon email for me to send out. If an IEP isn't working, well at the next IEP meeting it shows they have 10 emails in the last month from you about little Timmy's hourly verbal threats and attempted physical violence to his classmates, so maybe the BCBA needs to do some data collection to adjust his BIP, or they need to give him a 1-1, or give him more resource intervention, etc.

5 — This isn't so much of advice, more like reassurance. The small moments when it clicks for a student and they get something, and then the confidence and excitement shows, it's really the best. That's probably why I've fallen so in love with working where I did. The other day, after weeks of struggling to help this student with Downs with his math, I tried a totally different approach based off a few example problems I saw in a math intervention workbook and hOLY HELL IT WORKED. It totally clicked for him, and the kid was so excited to do a problem out on the board for the class. It was amazing. Another student with an LD who I've been helping heavily school aced a quiz in one of her classes and legit ran into the room to show me. Cue me literally jumping out of my chair to high-five her, and her calling her parents to deliver the good news. Like, little things like that are really really special, and they're going to mean so much to you. And I hope you get to experience LOTS of them too!

[piplupod]

if i have caught a flu bug on the roadtrip bc my family refuses to wear masks then i am going to start tearing this house apart piece by piece. it may just be exhaustion and hunger, but I am feeling so incredibly sick rn. brb going to go dig a deep pit and jump in it to never be seen again

[s-ccaam-era-crepe]

holy shit this phobia is going to ruin my life

[gloriousvermin]

I have until Friday to fix my grades.

At least a C in every class.

I have 3 F's and 2 D's

[lokh]

?? i liked a tweet but it vanished and isnt showing up in my liked tweets was i blocked 😭😭😭

[opens-up-4-nobody]

What if I cut together all the terror scenes that go together? One big video of echoed scenes.

[alchemylive]

i love to have tendencies

[girlspecimen]

MAYBE I CAN FORGIVE MYSELF!!!! FUCK!!!!!!! (drops to my knees and lets the rain cover me)

[post-modern-prometheus]

“the things israel has done to palestine does not justify hamas’ actions”

SO YOU AGREE. VIOLENCE DOES NOT JUSTIFY MORE VIOLENCE.

[lighthouseas]

if you make being a "commie" your entire personality and talk extensively about the incoming Revolution wherein all of the ultra wealthy are guillotined to death, you are annoying. can i just eat my lunch please. what's your favorite flavor of ice cream.

[brashtea]

no matter what room of the house im in i can hear the neighbors dog barking non stop for hours

[piplupod]

pretty sure i just got a spider bite while trying to fall asleep 🧍

[raiponces]

everyone in hs and even middle school used to say that i was gonna be the first one to get married but look at me now !!! 27 and never had a boyfriend before fdsgihjgkfdg