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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — As Pete Hall kicked off a four-day unit on gambling prevention in April, he asked his high school health class what comes to mind when they hear “sports betting.” Fantasy football. Money. Socially engaging. Power. Control. Students typed on their laptops as Hall read their answers aloud. “Adrenaline. Excitement. That sounds like […] The post Schools doubling down on education to protect boys from gambling problems appeared first on The Hechinger Report .
In James Bell’s math class at Chapman High School, sophomores are trying to pinpoint exactly where two lines cross. The students in this rural Kansas high school already solved for that meeting point in previous lessons, using graphs and other techniques. But this recent lesson shows them how to use a matrix — a box […] The post Blending algebra and geometry: An approach to high school math slowly gains favor appeared first on The Hechinger Report .
BENZONIA, Mich. — Maggie Bacon is seeking men. On a recent Friday, she attached flyers about an upcoming education and training fair to more than 500 pizza boxes, one of the ways she’s tried to persuade men in this northern Michigan town to enroll in college, a certificate program or even just a single course. […] The post Advertising, training fairs, free tuition: How one state is trying to get more men into college appeared first on The Hechinger Report .
When Imperial Valley College launched a new program training students to become plant operators and technicians in the emerging lithium industry, Corban Dillon enrolled in the inaugural class. He’d spent the first part of his career working for his family’s courier business in this part of southeastern California, but it faltered after the pandemic and […] The post In California’s ‘Lithium Valley,’ students are training for jobs that haven’t yet materialized appeared first on The Hechinger Report .
This story was copublished and supported by the journalism nonprofit the Economic Hardship Reporting Project. MILWAUKEE — When a doctor told Domininck Tompkins that her 1-year-old’s lead level was too high, she immediately suspected her child was being poisoned at their home, a poorly maintained rental with chipping paint. A few weeks later, when her […] The post How children became this city’s lead detectors appeared first on The Hechinger Report .
Nine research sessions disappeared from the agenda of one of the nation’s most important early childhood education conferences less than a week before it was set to begin after an unprecedented intervention by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the conference sponsor. The removals affected almost a fifth of the 48 sessions at […] The post HHS removes nearly one-fifth of sessions from early childhood research conference appeared first on The Hechinger Report .
Imagine a student who starts taking college courses while still in high school through a dual-enrollment program. By the time they arrive on campus as a first-year student, they already have credits completed. They are the first in their family to attend a four-year institution. Focused. Capable. Working part-time to help support things at home. […] The post OPINION: The real college crisis isn’t enrollment. It’s completion, and it’s time to start asking why appeared first on The Hechinger Report .
For generations, we’ve been told that higher education is the surest path to a better life. But too many students don’t feel that way, and often with good reason: They are graduating with mountains of debt and few career prospects. Last summer, Congress wisely ushered in a new era of accountability in higher education when […] The post OPINION: Congress needs to face the ugly truth about cosmetology schools that don’t pay off appeared first on The Hechinger Report .
As young sisters growing up in Las Vegas, we didn’t have the language to define our fascination with science. For Angel, it was an early obsession with questions about health and fairness: Why do some people get sick and others don’t? Why do some communities struggle more than others? Why isn’t there always a solution? […] The post STUDENT VOICES: We were STEM-obsessed siblings as children. It shaped our pathway to Princeton and careers appeared first on The Hechinger Report .
This story was published by The 19th and reprinted with permission. Tucked in New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s sprawling universal childcare plan is a little-talked-about milestone: In September, the city will open what appears to be the first free daycare for municipal workers in the country. The center, called The Little Apple, is a pilot program […] The post Under Mamdani, New York will be the first to open a free child care center for city workers appeared first on The Hechinger Report .
How do you deal with personal/job stress after work? Do you exercise? Journal? Therapy? Cook? Thanks in advance! submitted by /u/LandofOz39 [link] [comments]
I had a student tell me that he comes to College for his ‘downtime’ as his external work is stressful. Excuse me, we’re here to learn not just socialise. I then have students who drag their feet and hand in work way beyond their deadlines yet are punctual and have high attendance 🤯 blows my mind! Anyone else experience this? submitted by /u/No-Matter-5656 [link] [comments]
Looking for opinions from fellow teachers on a situation that's come up a couple times this year (my first year): 5 teachers took our small high school on a hike last week up a local hill. It's about a ~25 min uphill walk with some different spots for views once you get there. Two teachers led, then all students, then me, then the last two teachers. The last two teachers fell behind the group, came to a subtle trail junction, and ended up taking the wrong trail a hundred yards or so. I noticed that they weren't behind me and after waiting a couple mins went back to find them heading up the wrong way. When I got them, one teacher was very upset at being left behind and getting 'lost.' They were quite angry and talked about the safety concern of the group being too spread out. But the students were all together with the first two teachers. Help me judge: This happened before with this particular teacher several times. Students are in a tight group, they fall behind, quickly get rattled a
Curious to hear what other teachers are changing for next year to address the problems they’ve had h the past. I’m looping up with my fourth graders for next year and I’ve decided to implement some new classroom rules to address some very specific issues we had. No Owalas. They are NOT leakproof. At least once a week, some kid was knocking theirs off their desk and then the top would pop open and the entire bottle’s worth would spill out of the spout. Even Stanleys made less of a mess. No assignments on the computer that can be done with pencil and paper. These kids are too dependent on technology for everything and it becomes one more thing to manage when they want to get off task. They cannot ask for help with a task if they haven’t tried on their own first. The learned helplessness is so fucking real. Similarly, I will not answer the question “what are we doing right now,” if the answer is on the board, in written directions on their paper, part of our regular classroom routine, or
Incoming high school teacher here hoping to borrow some classroom ideas from you folks. What are some favorite classroom strategies that you use? Could be classroom management, room set up, instructional, assessment, first week activities, etc...the sky's the limit. Brownie points if it can be implemented at the high school level submitted by /u/kdinhhh [link] [comments]
I’ve been thinking about how much knowledge about students never makes it into a cumulative file. A file can tell you grades, attendance, testing data, maybe behavior referrals. It can’t tell you things like: -who needs a little extra wait time before answering -which parent communication actually gets a response -what finally helped a reluctant reader gain confidence -who quietly avoids asking for help How much of that kind of knowledge gets lost when students move to the next grade? submitted by /u/NotesFromClass [link] [comments]
Hello all! I graduated May of 2025 planning on being a teacher the next school year. I have always dreamed of being a teacher and I remember getting made fun of growing up by my cousin’s because they told me I’d never make money that way. During my final year of student teaching, I had a really horrible time with my university to the point of extreme burnout and almost disdain for the profession. I felt I was being worked way harder than I should have, cohorts agreed, that everything we were doing in order to be in the teaching world was making us almost hate it. However, I loved my students and I loved the school I was interning at, it was probably the only thing really keeping me going. The worst part of it all was I failed the edTPA, and that made me feel like all of my time at the university wasn’t worth it, that I wasn’t meant for this job, and I should give up. I felt that I was too stupid to be a teacher and that if I did land a job as one, I’d only ruin the future generation. O
I work in sales and have for the last ten years, and before this I worked in other communications roles. Mostly in the publishing industry. I’m so completely burned out on corporate and can’t imagine doing this for another 20+ years. I have always been curious and interested in teaching (started the process of alternate route a decade ago, but did not complete because I moved out of state for awhile). I would want to go back for my masters and do that for as long as I could while also working my current job. I have family members who are in the school system and encourage me to go alternate route, but I really don’t love the idea. For context, I am in north New Jersey. I also know so many people burned out on teaching, who have been doing it their entire career. Is there any hope for someone who would want to make a career change? I know admin and bureaucracy can make the job unbearable, and honestly AI and the literacy crisis terrify me. But I also feel like if I could positively impa
All the department chairs were given the same budget for their supplies for the upcoming school year, and I got to be the bringer of great news explaining to my department how each of them has a generous $170 to pool and spend on lab supplies for an entire school year. Even better: none of the approved vendors are lab supply vendors. Guess students will be experimenting on supplies from Staples. submitted by /u/WinnowWings [link] [comments]
I’ve worked under 7 principals. Only really liked 1. The one principal i liked was very demanding but he never asked of us what he wouldn’t do himself. He worked hard and he even knew my content and the nuances. He was very structured but you could debate with him and sometimes he would concede the point and admit you were right. On the negative side, my “bad principals” run gamete. I had a narcissistic sexual harasser where the job was his playground. I had a lot of weird principals who were just liars and incompetent. For example, I had one principal tell me about a delivery of books. I stated I had no storage, she said to put it my closet. I said I had no closet. For the rest of the year that was a fight. I had no closet. It was weird. She came to my room to tell me where my closet was and when there wasn’t one she blamed me and the janitor somehow. And I really didn’t want to fight her but she kept escalating this closet thing. If you ever saw the Simpsons episode where Mr. Burns i
Title is honestly worded poorly but I’m just annoyed. So the last day in our division is just a scheduled cleaning day. No students. Just staff cleaning our rooms. Moving schools? Guess what you can go to your new school and clean there once you’re done cleaning here. Leaving the division or going to the sub list? That sucks but hey clean this school before ya go! Don’t you DARE leave though. My principal made that one clear. You stay bell to bell and you clean this damn building! Thank god my class did a shitty job cleaning today so I can use my whole day pretending I’m cleaning before I bounce. Off to a new school in a new division and I couldn’t happier! submitted by /u/lilbitch6699 [link] [comments]
Congrats to everyone finishing up their school years btw!! So this was my first year teaching, in a hellish middle school in a hellish district that I am very happy to report I will not be going back to next year. Yesterday was my last day of school and I decided I would take a few days to a week to unwind before I start prepping to teach at my new school in the fall. And god, am I bored. I worked out, cleaned, read about 100 pages of my book, went out, got my first massage ever, went to the store, went to a cafe, read some more, went for a walk, came home, made dinner, scrolled on my phone, and it’s now 8 pm and I am BORED. I genuinely don’t know what to do with myself. It’s not for a lack of hobbies or social circles , I have both, and intend to engage with them over this break, but I just feel like I have nothing to do and everything I am doing isn’t satisfying me. Is this a normal post school year teacher thing? Am I just still wound up from the year? For what it’s worth during the
Last year I posted about feeling burnt out, unappreciated, and being the recipient of an Eff U transfer. I cried, I ate all the pints of ice cream, I posted on Reddit… then I went into self-rescuing princess mode and redid my resume, started applying and interviewing. One job dismissed me out of hand. Several others apparently already had a candidate in mind. Another knew what they had in front of them, and hired me after only one interview!! Just finished my first year and am invited back for another! I’m actually looking forward to September! (After I go to the beach a few times, of course!) it was a wild scary ride, giving up the protections of tenure and taking a pay cut, but absolutely worth it. Tenure or seniority doesn’t have to be golden handcuffs. Find a district that sees your worth. No job is worth the cost of your health. I did it, you probably can, too. DM if you need a pep talk. submitted by /u/Leucotheasveils [link] [comments]
I'm a regular sub with lots of long term experience. As I continue into my 5th year, I'm starting to really lose the rose glasses that I saw the youth through my years. Im the type of sub who gets letters all the time from students, especially towards the end of a long term placement. I usually have received positive responses from the schools I've worked at and got preferred in multiple schools. So I hope I'm doing this job "right" as best as I can. I don't wanna trauma dump about the small minute incidents that are forming this opinion within me. But there's been so so many instances of blatant first world problems, false allegations (he said this to the class!) and retaliation from students whenever they get a grade they don't like, I am wearing out. I've noticed this issue across the board for almost every grade level, while retaliation isn't too much an issue with elementary, those kids do display alot of traits typical to spoiled children. Seriously teachers, how do y'all cope wi
Teach for America dismissed me today because I missed more than 2 days of Practicum due to my seizure disorder. Mind you, I tried to come in multiple times last week and they sent me home each time. I feel like it was because of liability (they didn’t want to be responsible for me if I had a seizure) but either way. they dismissed me today and I was wondering if anyone has had a similar experience. submitted by /u/PuzzleheadedOne9036 [link] [comments]
HS Science teacher thinking about what I want to focus on improving next year. I feel skilled and ready to respond to real instances of behavioral infractions/cursing/threats, but am feeling lacking in responses to low-level negative comments - for example, about others being stupid, annoying, "slow" or "not locked in," or not wanting to be paired with certain students. Anything that is below the level of being overtly offensive, but still really important to get rid of in order to promote positive culture. I know the teacher community must have some zinger comebacks - please share your wisdom! Two more days of school here in NYC :) submitted by /u/sunbearluvr [link] [comments]
I am curious about your side hustles as a teacher? Do you work outside your teaching profession? Have you built something on the side? Did you quit teaching to work on something else? I am just curious to hear your stories. No Ai post. I do not want to sell anything. I am genuinely curious about your experiences and interests. Would really appreciate your answers. submitted by /u/Plus-Improvement-355 [link] [comments]
Background: our school system used to pay people for working ball games (not coaches, as we have a separate contract supplement, but ticket-takers, etc.) Recently they implemented flex time, where instead of being paid in $$$ teachers can substitute time working after school (games, chaperoning dances, etc.) for some of the post-planning days. But the amount of days allotted for flex time is far exceeded by the number of hours we are asked to work. Meeting an hour after school? Just log it as your flex time. Graduation practice after all the flex time's already been turned in for the year? Flex time! Summer planning day? Flex time! Is this becoming a widespread thing, or is it just a local problem (no, we are not a union state.) submitted by /u/JosephMeach [link] [comments]
How do you feel when you really want to do something during the day in summer, yet come to realize that nobody else is off? So, you usually go to a lot of places by yourself. Or is this just me? 😂 submitted by /u/Inner-Bear-4042 [link] [comments]
A recent op-ed in the NY Times summarizes how declining test scores has created calls to restore No Child Left Behind, a 2.0 version of accountability. The author, who was also the architect of NCLB, argues that this is a silly path forward and addresses why the federal policy she worked so hard on was a failure. But she also recognizes the calls for more accountability. Like all education pundits, she offers no actual solutions, which in this case may be good, as her fingerprints are all over the original NCLB. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/22/opinion/schools-testing-accountability.html I don’t know what’s worse, the idea of breaking down the Department of Education like McMahaon is doing, or restoring NCLB. Is it possible to do as the author claims, where the federal government plays an accountability role in the summative results of the education system (civil rights, funding, access) while also leaving the formative missions to the states? I’ll post a picture of the article in th
I’m a recent college graduate and I just got a job for 8th grade ELA. I’m super excited to teach this grade because I know that students start tackling more complex texts at this age. The thing is that I don’t have any experience with middle schoolers. I’ve been a substitute teacher for high school classrooms and had a handful of 9th grade classes, which I didn’t mind even though they were chaotic. Every time that I mention I’m going to be teaching 8th grade, someone has a negative opinion about it. A lot of people have called me “brave”, which feels very backhanded. It’s been making me very nervous going into the school year because I’ve never taught this grade before. Middle school teachers, why do you work in middle school? What do you like about teaching this age group? submitted by /u/slusheemachinebroke [link] [comments]
I’m going to try to condense a lot of information into a short post, so please bear with me! I am a preschool teacher and my school only has half days on Friday. My sister is going into fifth grade and her school has just announced that they are moving to a four day school week, meaning she has Fridays off. I went to the same K-12 school as she does, and I thought very little of the curriculum and academics there. It’s a very small, private school, and neither the school nor the teachers have to follow the same guidelines as public schools. As a result, the school hires under qualified teachers, chooses poorly designed or substandard curriculums (sometimes opting to use materials meant for second or third graders for the older students simply because it’s what they have), and they opt out of standardized testing. I have several family members that are the same age as my sister, and the school I teach at has a school age program in place for before/after school care and during the summe
Am I the only one who thinks teaching is actually being pretty active? We have quite a strict dress code at our school so my clothing options are quite limited. Between writing on the top of the whiteboard, squatting down to talk to students at their desks, and speed walking/ running across campus on my prep period, I feel like I am almost always on the move. Standard slacks pinch my waist, and woven jackets restrict my shoulders real bad. Plus, my classroom is freezing in the morning and hot in the afternoon. I recently got a comfy brami on a whim, which stretches like athletic wear but has a matte finish that can get past the dress code easily. I want to completely overhaul my closet to be this kind of stealth activewear, from my jacket, to the tops to bottom, even ideally shoes that look like dress shoes but are comfortable for all day wear. Does anyone have recommendations for brands or specific fabrics for clothes that actually breathe, don't trap sweat, and that you can move free
I am going into my fourth year teaching. I have usually avoided homework in years past. However, I am teaching a new class and feel for content purposes (US History) I will need to do some homework. Not saying every night but at least one assignment a week. I have a feeling the class will be filled with students who failed US history in 9th grade. I don't want to make it an easy class and I want them to actually learn as opposed to making a cake class. Just looking for insights on what to do. submitted by /u/futurehistorianjames [link] [comments]
Hello, My wife has been a middle and high school Spanish teacher at a private school for over a decade. We are looking for classes available online (and preferably less expensive than National) to help her get her credential. She is required to take unspecified classes in the following areas: - "Course in Developing English Language Skills, including Reading" - "Complete a 2 semester unit (or 3 quarter unit) course in the provisions and principles of the U.S. Constitution at a regionally accredited college or university" - "Complete foundational computer education course work which includes general and specialized skills in the use of computers in educational settings" If anyone can share courses that worked for them, it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. submitted by /u/salaciouscrumbSD [link] [comments]
I was at school around mid 90s to mid 00s. Now I’m a teacher at high school, I want to know if things have always been this way? Have there always been handfuls of kids not having a pen or pencil in class? I don’t remember it being normal but also it could have been because I was with a group who loves stationary and I just didn’t experience it with people around me. Every lesson there’s at least 5 kids minimum who need a pen or pencil submitted by /u/Throwrafizzylemon [link] [comments]
So I've been through many jobs, such as working in a restaurant, warehouse work, working in movie theaters, working in commercial gyms, housekeeping, but I decided to make a career change to have an actual career, but I wanted to choose something in which I knew I'd be giving back, and be able to be a positive light to children, especially the ones that have none of that at home. I was never a scholar, dropped out of college 5x before actually completing it, and didn't really have any motivation to do anything else for myself because I didn't care about a career at all. I could really care less about the money I make. As long as I had enough to go down to the pub or something. But this, this profession doesn't seem like some mindless drone job. It seems like it would really give me some purpose. Because I feel like these kids need inspiration. They need a story off the beaten path. Hope I can churn out a solid career simply for the passion. So here's to hoping I'm in my dream professio
This is a fundamentally bad piece of software, where every function seems designed to keep users inside a walled garden environment. Lack of basic functionality, nonexistent support, and the UI is a joke. Bottom line - If I was a marketing guy at a company with 60 mil in revenue a year I would probably do whatever I could to get a moderator in this subreddit. Hi guys, hope you're working late ;) I'm gonna decompile all your stuff and feed it into Fable. submitted by /u/Mental-Midnight-5875 [link] [comments]
Hey, y’all just finished my 1st year of teaching after I finished student teaching last year. Didn’t have to go through a job search at all last year bc one of our teachers took a year of leave and they hired me 2 weeks before I finished student teaching. Had an amazing year this year in 6th & 7th social science. I got rookie teacher of the year and great letters of rec from my admin and mentor teacher. But now the job hunt has been brutal. My school wanted to keep me bad but they don’t have space in the department with the tenured teacher coming back, and nobody is leaving any time soon. My principal told me that if I didn’t have a position next year she’d have me there every week subbing, and that’s not a bad gig especially when you’re 27 years old living at home bc LA is impossible to find a house. But it’s just so hard when 170+ people applied for a job in the nearby district and I couldn’t even get an interview. This was the best year ever, and I seriously love the job but so far
I know I’m not everyone’s cup of tea as a teacher. But every once in a while I’ll just get a kid who goes all out for me and there’s a really great mentor-mentee bond that happens. For me, it’s the kid from a broken home who’s a little reactionary and gotten in trouble in the past but realizes they’re smart and that they want more for themselves. And you see the wheels turning. You see them starting to do the right things. You see them make different choices and then you see their excitement when those choices pay off. I don’t know if there’s a thing where maybe we see ourselves in each other or what it is, but those kids make me feel like a teacher. The pay and the politics are awful. However, it’s those bonds that keep me in it. So, do you have a type of kid you’re just really good at teaching? And why do you think that is. submitted by /u/ChucoTeacher [link] [comments]
With early starts how does everyone fit in a workout? I used to be up at 5-6am and workout before leaving house around 7.20am But now, even if get up at 5.30am, it takes me around an hour for my brain to wake up and then by the time I finish my shower it's only a few mins before I need to go to work After work, I'm home around 5pm, rest for an hour, then go do something until 8pm. My old school.had 2 hour lunches so it was easy to.fit a workout in. My new place has a gym in the school but only a 50min lunch break. So by the time I change clothes and get to.the gym I have maybe 30-40mins which seems rushed submitted by /u/Puzzleheaded-Link803 [link] [comments]
I switched to a new district this past year and continued using Canvas rather than their preferred Google Classroom. I had three preps, six class periods (two of which we inclusion), which resulted in eight different Google Classrooms and three different subjects. It was just too much to keep up with and my eyes would cross when would try to copy over course material. It was awful. With Canvas, I could just have three courses, and divide each student into class period. SO EASY. Unfortunately with the recent Canvas hack, I now have to switch to Google Classroom next year. Any advice on how I can deal with eight different classrooms and three different preps?!? submitted by /u/Significant-Card-401 [link] [comments]
I had an interview today for a sped position that went just awful. I couldn't even answer all the questions and I stuttered through the entire thing. I thought I was prepared but I guess not. I also I felt so unwelcome by the panel. I felt like I was written off before I was even given the chance, they were very cold and short. I got the rejection email not too long after the interview. Anyone else ever have a terrible interview? How did you bounce back? submitted by /u/Hieveryone8787 [link] [comments]
Hi I could use some advice! So before I got this job, my sister bought me concert tickets in New York in October. Now I’m stuck with a really daunting task in asking off for vacation. Honestly, as much as I WANT to go, I think I would just be stressed out and wondering if the students are falling behind on material. Again it’s my first year teaching with very little experience (still in school even but taking a year off to focus on teaching). My sisters want me to ask for at LEAST 2 days off in October for it. I would not ask for any more than 3 I feel like it’s a bad look to ask for days off before I even START my job, especially for harry styles lmao… Am I stressing for nothing? How do you guys feel when you haven’t a vacation during the school year? Is it a bad look? Or even a bad choice if I am granted the opportunity to use PD time? submitted by /u/Lumpy_Matter_3624 [link] [comments]
What day is it? What time is it? Do I want another cold beverage? submitted by /u/Tmettler5 [link] [comments]
I use google voice as a way of communicating with parents over text. A student who didn't do well in my class used their mom's phone (who I had talked to earlier this year) to text me asking me if it "was possible" to raise "my kid's" grade. Couple of things. One, I know it's the kid using their mom's phone because the way the text was written changed from one text in April to another, now. Also it called me bruh. Two, I submitted grades 3 weeks ago. And three, it is SUMMER. I'm off the clock lol. I didn't answer but now I'm wondering if I should use a different method next year if I'm going to communicate with parents. EDIT: I blocked em lol submitted by /u/smugfruitplate [link] [comments]
I've applied for 47 multiple subject jobs within a two hour radius of where I live, gotten only 5 interviews, and no offers. I got non-renewed as a first year teacher, and am only halfway through clearing my credential. I was offered a job in a completely different field, so I said you know what. whatever. There will be another job, but I can't hold out hope for a miracle while I have to get groceries. Hopefully this isn't the end of my teaching career, but life moves in mysterious ways. submitted by /u/somethingaboutorange [link] [comments]
Maybe I’m an asshole. Maybe it’s the school. I just wanted to document the year. 1) July 2025. Show up the week before the school year starts. School says everything is being reorganized and can’t set up the classroom yet, be patient. 2) The day before the school year starts the school informs me that there will be no classrooms for the history department (I’m a history teacher) and we will be floating this year. 3) August 2025. The school has an extra 45 minute period to have interventions. I’m told to give interventions in reading to the schools lowest performing students. 4) September 2025. I’m reprimanded because my Reading scores are the worst. I’m not the Reading Teacher. I’m told we’re here to support each other and I can’t just think about my content. By the way, my content is tested in my grade level. I’m not an ELAR teacher. I have been given no directives besides “teach reading”. 5) October 2025. Portables brought in. I’m told to expect to move in by next week and no more fl
I’ve been spending my entire year drawing blood out of a stone with this student. Final year of high school, on a good day we can write 2 grammatically incorrect sentences. I have done EVERYTHING to support this student. I have given them every resource in the book. I’ve provided annotations of readings, dot points structures of essay paragraphs, given them sources for assignments, class notes, arguments, cheat sheets. Anything, and I mean anything to get this student to just GRADUATE. I’ve stopped short at just doing the class for them (okay I’m using some hyperbole but we get the idea). No classwork. No homework. Somehow assignments are done (need to graduate) although sometimes a month late. Every subject is like this, and here university admissions are based on a percentile ranking so there will be no mark inflation to save this. I listen to them every day telling me about their plans to do a doctorate and become a professional in an extremely competitive field. I’ve been very hone
Real statement said to me nonchalantly by a new acquaintance at a party my brother was hosting. It's not the first time I've had an out-of-pocket moment with someone I barely know about my job - - but it's the first time I've been told my 20-year career is "irresponsible." submitted by /u/ant0519 [link] [comments]