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NeuroNeptunian
I'm at work right now at my job working with kids with learning disabilities and disciplinary issues.
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[Old Memory]
Thats a good job to do. The school system horribly failed me and I wish the educational department wasnt so fucked up.
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NeuroNeptunian
As it stands, my school is severely understaffed so ensuring the needs of every student are being met is extremely difficult considering that I am working MY position and two other open (but not funded for hire) positions because the last two people quit.
Honestly, I think that there would be far fewer teachers if, instead of just working regular ed with general population students, people trying to become teachers had to work in my position at this school with these students for the period of time that they would intern at the regular school (which I have done). I am often forced to work with substitute teachers who aren't familiar with this environment and I often have to take charge of their classes because they can't handle it.
The staff of my school system holds a lot of bitterness toward regular ed teachers for these reasons... We find that they see our school system as a sorting bin to just shove misbehaved students into rather than showing some damned dedication to their practice and trying harder. In my opinion, if a prospective teacher can not or will not handle the job we do here, then they have no business teaching regular ed.
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[Old Memory]
Ill bet it is tough. I couldnt handle that many kids at once regardless what the class is. I attempted being a piano teacher and had trouble with just one person at a time.
I was gifted and special ed at the same time and I didnt fit into any classes so I spent my school years being sent to different schools each year even though i never moved.
I went to summer schools, after schools, private schools, public schools, home schools, etc and none of them wanted me there. I can see how some was my fault because I was always causing trouble, but the schools didnt want to deal with difficult kids and all would rather they go somewhere else. I dont feel like any school ever invested much effort into me and I was mostly ignored all the way into my early 20's in classes with 15-16 year old kids. I think my educational experience was not very good and if I were to have a kid I have no idea what I would to prevent that.Comment Hidden ( show )-
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NeuroNeptunian
Behavior is a big thing that we have to pay attention to when taking a student into our class. We will tolerate a fair amount of bullshit but there comes a point where we have to remove students for the safety of other students and so that we can continue instruction.
Currently, I, personally, am trying to get a group of students expelled. They are ganging up and shit-talking two 13 year old female students while those two students are just trying to do their work, they will throw shit at myself and other students and when instructed to cease their behavior, they will tease ME and laugh at me, sometimes making racial remarks. They also have threatened violence toward other students. THAT'S the kind of stuff we expel students for, or at least try to, anyway. We may be a school to accommodate juvenile offenders but their behavior inhibits myself and other staff members from being able to teach and well, it's plain fucked up for the other students to have to deal with.
Most, if not all, of our students have counselors that they see I think maybe once a week? But honestly, what it comes down to is the student. There just isn't enough time in the day to tailor lessons to meet the interests of each individual student and we do try. We can only try as hard as the student is willing to and some students see that and endure the bullshit that they don't want to do although sometimes the process of getting them there is a pain in the ass. Students like that make the job worth it though.
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[Old Memory]
I can see it from the staffs side better now that I am grown up, but I do think about what could be done to help kids with behavioral and learning problems. I hate to think that some kids are just fucked to begin with.
In school I wasnt too violent, although there were a few moments. I was definately a severe disruption to the classroom and other students. I damaged school properity, was disruptive and got horrible grades. Looking back I really dont know what a good solution would have been. I understand I caused a lot of it myself, but I was still a kid. I do still have many of my reports that were sent home that my parents kept and many of them are hilarious. I think I will make a book of my childhood someday. It has its funny moments, but also may give some insight from someone who lived that experience.Comment Hidden ( show )
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Holzman_67
we're having a VIP sale, so all our gold members that have supported us for several decades can come in and have first pick of our massive library for very cheap. Then it will go on sale to the general public for a couple of weeks, a few surviving video stores have expressed interest in some of our movies as backup copies of their own.
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They usually try and sell em real cheap. Like for a buck or something, just to get something back
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charli.m
I've finished up with one client, four more weeks with the other two. Then I have three or four months off, with an almost three month holiday before I find new clients.
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Ellenna
Yes, part-time casual on an adult sex line, which I log onto from home. I'm logged on right now
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Ellenna
It's very erratic: I'm paid 60c a minute for time actually on calls (only recently increased from 50c a minute) but I never know how many calls I'm going to get in a given shift. A couple of times I've made around $400 a fortnight, but usually it's between $200 & $300. That's Australian $ by the way
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Ligit job. I ran a small wedding business in Hawaii (which is what I was talking about last night when I said worked with The Vital Statistics Office as part of my business). I sold it, and moved to FL where I could afford to live modestly off the interest on what I have saved from both running and selling the business. But I also work part time here and there, or volunteer, because I am too young to do absolutely nothing. That's why I said "semi" retired.
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loopoo
I just started a new job, I used to work in retail, I'm now working in insurance
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Cuntsiclestick
I work at Target. It's one of the "low volume" locations, so it can get pretty boring.
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omghahahawasbanned
Oh? I know you don't care to tell where, but cheer up, you are with me, beautiful.
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Cuntsiclestick
Actually, it's an iPod. A very messed up iPod with a cracked screen that goes white when I don't have my room heater on. It makes me question my sanity and ask: why am I even here→? Why are you here←? Why is he here↑? Why is she here↓? Why is anything here?! Do I even exist? Do you exist? Do these words that come out when I type exist? Am I a human? Am I a parakeet? Do I like eating seeds and fruits? Why won't you let me out of my cage? I just want to fly around the room and sing Moonlight Densetsu! WHY WON'T YOU LET ME DO THAT? WHY?!
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[Old Memory]
Not always, depends on the wage negotiation. Wait a sec, what am I telling you for, you brought it up. You know what I mean, what do you charge?
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gummy_jr
I'm working... ON THIS DICK!
but seriously though I'm working... In retail and its hell sometimes.
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