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@teachthemx3 If you are single, can you afford to do this?

I calculated what I’d be giving up if I leave public school: roughly $830,000 over my lifetime, assuming I retire at 65 and live to 80. This is why so many teachers stay once they’ve put in 10 years. The financial handcuffs are real. But money doesn't buy happiness, so I'm choosing to exit the insanity. About 35 more school days left until my next adventure begins.

@Le077ne @TheMattViera 🎯 In some of the roughest schools, especially.

@TheMattViera Ok so go substitute in a public middle or high school —then let’s talk

My friend is a teacher Owns a home Has ~$300k invested Makes $117k per year Works 9 months per year Home by 5:00pm each day Does whatever she wants on weekends Travels outside the States each summer Will retire with a pension & health coverage Teaching careers are underrated

@TheMattViera This is not the norm, esp. within the last decade. Your friend must have been fortunate to have worked in the same state/district for at least 30 years, is married, and is at the highest tier of the district's salary scale. Teaching has become more of a dysfunctional gig economy.

@falselytruely @FixingEducation And carrots - those make particularly "durable" projectiles.🙄

@FixingEducation My kids HAVE to take fruit. So in the middle school lunchroom every child has an unwanted projectile/figit toy art project. The teachers spend an inordinate amount of time policing fruit-related behavior of the children who HAVE to take the fruit.

I swear 75% of my students are running on Hot Cheetos, Takis, and 3–5 energy drinks a day. That’s not just a bad habit, it’s a real problem. Poor nutrition in childhood doesn’t just affect the body, it impacts brain development, focus, and long-term health.🧠

@FixingEducation Like this hasn't been happening for decades already? Students used to down Red Bull and bring cafeteria ramen to class after mid-morning break.

@eastbaycitizen @JohnJHarwood Soooo, at the local level (in one of the more affluent areas of the SF Bay), y'all knew of ES's multipke "dalliances", but did not investigate further, or expose such egregious actions, during his time in local office? What held y'all back, and why?

I’ve covered Eric Swawell since he was a member of the Dublin City Council. Shortly after being elected to Congress in 2013, his behavior towards women was known by all levels of our local government and the Alameda County Democratic Party.

@kurtbardella @KamalaHarris Harris was not a strong VP, and she would not make a good governor. If she wants to remain in politics, she'd be better off running for Senator or a different role.

I'll never understand why @KamalaHarris didn't take the win.

@AnslemSerr56220 @AdamSchefter @toddarcher Hope you aren't a Raiders fan as well - that's much worse.

@AdamSchefter @toddarcher Being a cowboys fan has to be the most embarrassing frustrating pathetic and sad thing of my existence smh my cowboys are never in the news for anything other than controversy and drama

Cowboys safety Markquese Bell was arrested and charged with possession of a controlled substance and marijuana on Friday, according to Collin County jail records. Story via @toddarcher: espn.com/nfl/story/_/id…

@xx_Millhouse @mrwilson0312 @AdamSchefter @toddarcher 🎯 Texas is a completely different culture of its own, especially with its governor and his yes-men.

@Askmsdel @mrwilson0312 @AdamSchefter @toddarcher Im in Ohio which is red and weed is legal here. But Texas is different tho lol

@NexusStratify @DrBradJohnson @EdChatIE Many of us in the US understand this all too well. Been happening for decades. Yet, the media are finally re-starting the topic of how student behavior is a major factor of Ts leaving for other, non-abusive careers.

@DrBradJohnson "breaking up fights; being cursed at, threatened...assaulted" - exactly this, and do you know what happened? Nothing, because I had to go teach my next class. I called in sick the next day though. Then, lo & behold, my contract wasn't renewed for the following year! @EdChatIE

We don’t have a classroom management problem. We have an emotional regulation crisis that teachers are being asked to handle. Somehow, “classroom management” has turned into: • de-escalating trauma • supporting anxiety and depression • calming panic attacks • breaking up fights • being cursed at, threatened, and even assaulted • being the counselor, social worker, and crisis team And at the same time… we remove the very things that actually help: • recess • movement • art • play • connection Teachers aren’t trained for this. And they shouldn’t have to be. Classroom management was never meant to do all of this. It’s about: relationships rules routines responsibility That’s it. It was never designed to replace what families, communities, and systems failed to provide. And until we stop offloading every societal failure onto schools, teachers will keep drowning under expectations no human can meet.

@JenBeOneB1 @DrBradJohnson And those factors will never address when HS students literally (covertly) break their student desks and yell out obscenities and threats like s*xually assaulting you - and the only "deterrent" is to have security put 'em on the golf carts for an office time out.

@DrBradJohnson You have to love the job, love teaching and learning and love kids to be a good teacher. It also helps to like parents and be able to interact with people from all walks of life. And - have knowledge, and know how to impart it. And lead by example. You need to have energy.

@mrwilson0312 @AdamSchefter @toddarcher Remember - TX is still a red state.

@AdamSchefter @toddarcher How are athletes still getting charged with marijuana??? Im glad i live in NJ where theres stores you can purchase it

@JeremyBWhite We really have a bunch of crappy candidates. Might as well vote for this dark horse.

People declaring Tom Steyer the next governor of California need to cool their jets

@AdamSchefter Assuming the Moore doesn't retire, which teams would be strong fits for him?

More about the Indianapolis Colts and Kenny Moore II agreeing to seek a trade to find the veteran cornerback a new team: espn.com/nfl/story/_/id…

@latsondheimer It's been that way for a long time. The only price relief🙄 to attend a game in a major sports city like SF is to take BART or other public transportation.

There comes a point where the price of admission, price of parking, price of food becomes too much in the sports experience. I don’t know how it is in small towns but it’s reaching a point of no return for many in Los Angeles. Problem.

@BarryNSmith79 @edudissenter Yet to see admin/other top school leader activey punish Ss who regularly yell, "I'm going to r#&e you/find where you live and sh@nk you, B!+c#!" Try to recover from that daily, yet being too drained to keep contacting parents/writing up the defiance - trauma.

Schools have denied there’s a major behaviour issue in many many schools. Vast majority. For decades. Schools/trusts refuse to acknowledge the truth. It’s pr poison. That impacts upon careers. PR prevails because school/trust leaders protecting huge salaries. Understandable.

@Zachthewriter @TheAthletic 😬 Absolutely - a real SB dynasty!😬

@TheAthletic Luckily he corrected that mistake with Josh McDaniels and everything has been wonderful since.

Mark Davis spent six years and 15 flights chasing the only man he believed could save the Raiders: Jon Gruden. A decade after Al Davis famously traded him away, the mission to bring the wunderkind home was finally complete.

@anenglishteachr 😬 "BBS" was our staff secret code whenever we'd chat with staff about how our classes were going.

@Askmsdel BBS is a new one! describes it so well

Question for the veteran teachers: I've been teaching for just about 9 years now and something I see with most of my students is that they don't read instructions before they ask for help / clarification and they need to have EVERYTHING explained to them, even the most simple things I basically can't assume they'll figure anything out (even simple instructions) and have to hold their hands through just about everything Is this more prevalent now compared to, lets say 20 years ago, or has it always been this way?

@BradHambrick How'd you find the statistics?

17% of population struggles with addiction 46% with abusive loved one or addict 50-70% of marriages impacted by pornography or adultery 25% struggle with depression or anxiety 7% experience post-traumatic stress Does your church have a ministry to meet these needs? You can.