I’m That Teacher

Leaving the classroom has been one of the best decisions I’ve ever made, so why am I still struggling? I miss lesson planning and creating activities. However, I do NOT in ANY way, shape, or form miss the grading, the mean helicopter parents, or the apathy from students.

I can’t wait for bedtime.#TeacherTired

It’s a trip being a mom of a 21-year-old is exploring her sexuality. One week she’s dating a girl and the next she’s spending time with a boy.

I don’t have the time nor the patience for people who won’t and don’t do their job.

The school I left in May still has not hired anyone for my position nor many others across the district. Yet none of this is unique to this particular district as it’s happening everywhere. Our kids are going to suffer tremendously as a result of this teacher shortage.

Reddit has become my new obsession, especially the TikTok gossip sub.

I need a part-time work from home side hustle. Any ideas that work for you?

Packing to move ****ing sucks.

I’m supposed to move by June 30, yet I have not found a house or apartment.

I wish I had enough money to buy a house. Better yet, I wish I had good enough credit to even consider buying a house.

@saneELAteacher I included my last day and a blurb thanking them for my time here.

Accepted a new position for the upcoming school year. Which means it's time to write my first resignation letter 😅 what do I even say?

Student: My English teacher expects us read four chapters on our own at home. The audacity of that teacher. Meanwhile you waste an entire class period doing nothing.

Zoom interview tomorrow and my stomach is already in knots.

@BHS_Feierabend @Beth_NOT_Betty @MsKurt3 Ah, yes, because my kids care that I have an anonymous Twitter account. Anonymous Twitter account = terrible teacher who doesn’t give a shit about her students therefore I have no relationships w/ any of my students. By the way, I think you missed the point of my original tweet.

@That_Teachr @Beth_NOT_Betty @MsKurt3 Sounds like a plan! 😊 You’d be surprised how many of my kids are passing my class and still failing their others because they want to work for me. 😉 And because I don’t anonymously get on social media to gripe about them - that’s helps the relationship. 🥰

I’m working in a school run by the students. Absolutely no consequences for their actions. Late to class for 30th time this semester? It’s ok, do better tomorrow. A kid failing literally everyone of his classes? It’s ok, he has a job and is tired — give him partial credit.

@BHS_Feierabend @Beth_NOT_Betty @MsKurt3 I’ll try all this on Monday with the 7-8 students who are 35-45 minutes late to my class every time I have them and then choose to sleep or not to do any of the work I assign. Oh, and I’ll pass this along to the other seven teachers whose classes these kids are failing as well.

@Beth_NOT_Betty @MsKurt3 @That_Teachr I come from the classroom and completely agree with @MsKurt3. You’d be amazed how hard a kid will work when you show them genuine care, concern, and interest. It might not be the exact moment you want, but they will work for you if you work for them.

@jcsmithnv A large majority of my students do have jobs, but how many days in a row do I let them sleep & not do anything before admin steps in & holds them accountable? My complaint is that we have no administrative support & no one is holding kids accountable — they are running the show.

@418_310 Oh, no, there are way more but can’t fit them all in one tweet

@That_Teachr If tardiness and bad grades are the so called bad behaviors you are dealing with, you have it easy. Count your blessings

@HeyArchy Darn it. Why have I never thought of and tried that?! 😂

@Texx8904 Haha, right?!

@That_Teachr Welp, you probably didn’t make relationships with these kids 🤷🏻‍♀️