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teach1st

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5. PS: There was one redeeming part of today's training

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Thu Aug 3, 2017, 06:40 PM

Aug 2017

I was in the back of the high school cafeteria, standing up to get away from the crowded tables, and I noticed that a teacher in the middle of the room was browsing DemocraticUnderground on her computer instead of looking at the educational standards we were supposed to be absorbing. Yay for rogue teachers!

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The travails of the beginning of the school year for a loner teacher [View all] teach1st Aug 2017 OP

and other teachers try to cram their religion down you throat nt msongs Aug 2017 #1

I've been pretty lucky about that teach1st Aug 2017 #3

I was a loner nurse Warpy Aug 2017 #2

I like the playing a role angle teach1st Aug 2017 #4

Oh, man, that's what I did at work. It really helped. Still, I love being retired!! Nay Aug 2017 #7

PS: There was one redeeming part of today's training teach1st Aug 2017 #5

I thought a number of times about teaching high school. But, Hoyt Aug 2017 #6

It sounds like you're a wonderful teacher! Rhiannon12866 Aug 2017 #8