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MissMaam
Board:
The VENT
08-24-2020, 01:46 AM
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20
Not a fan of bitmoji classrooms
Posted By
MissMaam
Bitmoji
I've made several for myself and others. I find them a great stress reliever to make. I do agree that some are overdone. I am not a fan of the hidden clickable links and clutter. I basically use mine...
Board:
Sixth Grade
06-03-2019, 04:54 PM
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0
Wit and Wisdom Grade 6
Posted By
MissMaam
Wit and Wisdom Grade 6
Does anyone teach the Wit and Wisdom curriculum? I will be teaching it at the 5th grade and 6th grade level and I wanted to know if anyone has any experience with it. I'd like to know what to expect....
Board:
Fifth Grade
06-03-2019, 04:50 PM
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0
Wit and Wisdom
Posted By
MissMaam
Wit and Wisdom
Does anyone teach the Wit and Wisdom curriculum? I will be teaching it next year and I was wondering if anyone knows anything about it. Thanks.
Board:
The VENT
01-17-2019, 11:53 AM
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6
Switch to Special Ed
Posted By
MissMaam
Think About It
I am certified in both gen ed and special ed. I have taught both, and I can tell you that based on my own experience, gen ed is so much better in many ways. I had a gen ed colleague ask me what the...
Board:
The VENT
10-05-2018, 01:44 AM
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7
Going from a soild 3 to 1's and 2's
Posted By
MissMaam
I Agree
with Greyhound Girl. I have taught gen ed and special ed. I've had great evaluations in both. However, one year I had an administrator walk through my resource classroom (that included the students...
Board:
BusyBoard
09-05-2018, 01:52 AM
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43
Posters
Posted By
MissMaam
Thank you
These are great!
Board:
BusyBoard
09-05-2018, 01:48 AM
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43
Posters
Posted By
MissMaam
Thank you
For making and sharing these. They're beautiful!
Board:
The VENT
06-15-2018, 03:19 PM
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7
Prayers?
Posted By
MissMaam
I know how it feels
I had a terrible experience too. Completely toxic environment in which people tried to make me feel insignificant too. It took a toll on me mentally and physically. Now that school is over I am...
Board:
The VENT
06-15-2018, 03:06 PM
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18
Medical crisis, school and feeling overwhelmed....
Posted By
MissMaam
Crystalina
I'm sorry you're going through so much. The unknown is always scary. Take things as they come and try not to process everything at once. Remember to try to take some time for self-care. You can't...
Board:
The VENT
06-14-2018, 01:28 PM
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16
Once placed on improvement plan, there's no way out?
Posted By
MissMaam
Midwestread
Thanks for your post. It makes me so very sad that those of us who are charged with, and accept the challenge of, developing our future leaders are treated so poorly.
I have never been put on an...
Board:
The VENT
05-14-2018, 05:35 PM
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13
Making it to interviews
Posted By
MissMaam
I agree
With those who say take sick or personal leave. You have to do what needs to be done if you ever want to get a new job. I've done it several times. Good luck!
Board:
The VENT
05-06-2018, 04:34 PM
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19
Why did this have to happen?
Posted By
MissMaam
Condolences
I am so sorry for your loss. Prayers for you and your family.
Board:
The VENT
05-05-2018, 03:54 AM
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5
I can't stand the crunching!
Posted By
MissMaam
Zia and desert flower
🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂
Board:
The VENT
05-05-2018, 03:51 AM
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5
frustrated
Posted By
MissMaam
Greyhound Girl
🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂
Board:
The VENT
05-05-2018, 03:32 AM
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16
Subbing has me nervous about getting a full time job.
Posted By
MissMaam
Relationships with students
I agree with ElizabethJoy. It is much easier to manage your own class. Relationships are the key. Sounds like you're doing great since you're getting called. Hang in there! 😊
Board:
The VENT
05-05-2018, 03:27 AM
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10
Keep getting passed over/ ignored please help
Posted By
MissMaam
Networking
First, let me say I am sorry you are experiencing this. Next, can you ask your union rep what is going on? In my district there is a strict process for interviewing when teachers want to transfer....
Board:
The VENT
05-03-2018, 04:32 PM
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13
What did teaching used to be like?
Posted By
MissMaam
Big Differences
I was a parapro for nearly 15 years before I was a teacher, but have been teaching for nearly 20 years. Kids are very different these days...so are the parents. Students were much more respectful...
Board:
The VENT
04-30-2018, 02:33 AM
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12
Monday morning meetings
Posted By
MissMaam
Most meetings...
Could be email instead of meetings imho. Meeting for the sake of meeting is so pointless. I was at a school that used to do the same thing as yours. Drove me nuts and made it tough to get my day...
Board:
The VENT
04-25-2018, 06:50 PM
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14
I give up
Posted By
MissMaam
Yes?
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Board:
The VENT
04-21-2018, 04:26 PM
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21
Help loud colleague
Posted By
MissMaam
I Could Have Written
this! The person who teaches across the hall from me is painfully loud. I have asked if she could lower her voice. That didn't work. She won't shut her door. I shut mine and I can still hear her!!...
Board:
The VENT
04-11-2018, 05:01 PM
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24
Single teachers
Posted By
MissMaam
The Trunch
I agree 100%!!! Now that I am an older teacher, I am so much wiser. I worked myself into exhaustion and nobody appreciated any of the extra things I spent my precious time doing. It makes me sad when...
Board:
The VENT
04-03-2018, 01:45 PM
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15
Can not push myself, I think I’m done
Posted By
MissMaam
WGReading, this is an excellent reply to the OP....
WGReading, this is an excellent reply to the OP. :)
Board:
The VENT
04-02-2018, 05:09 PM
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15
Can not push myself, I think I’m done
Posted By
MissMaam
Awww...
I'm so very sorry you're feeling this way. In my experience, when things aren't going well, it helps to take one day at a time. Celebrate small successes, such as rocking your evaluation :) Try not...
Board:
Special Education
03-31-2018, 01:23 PM
Replies:
13
Do you get pulled to sub?
Posted By
MissMaam
More Common These Days, Unfortunately
Where I am, it has become quite common for any staff to be pulled to sub. I've had friends tell me that they have even had to give up their plan time to sub! I think it just depends on where you are,...
Board:
The VENT
03-26-2018, 04:49 PM
Replies:
23
Why Do Teachers Leave the Profession?
Posted By
MissMaam
Interesting Comments
Thank you all for your responses. It is always nice to hear others' perspectives. Someone commented that I should have observed why teachers leave. Lol! Of course I've seen many teachers come and go,...
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