This week, my daughter (a sophomore in high school) will be bidding adieu to her French teacher, who is is retiring. Daughter is artistic and has decided to make a card for Madame but is looking for inspiration.
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posted by kbar1
on May 20, 2013 -
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How and how quickly can I progress from being a trainee teacher this September to helping to run a school as part of its leadership team?
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posted by monster max
on May 8, 2013 -
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I want to know what typical ideas of typical teachers the public has.
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posted by b33j
on Apr 9, 2013 -
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I want to offer super-cheap ($10 to free) Shakespeare tickets to educators and their students in the NYC area. I'm interested in contacting both high school and college teachers. Would they likely welcome this or consider it spam? Is there some kind of message board or other resource I can use to contact these folks.
posted by grumblebee
on Mar 26, 2013 -
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You just retired from being a high school English teacher and are now about to embark on a long mutiple country voyage on a boat with your husband. What would be an awesome gift for you from a former student, assuming space on the boat is limited?
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posted by steve.wdc
on Dec 13, 2012 -
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How do I tell my instructor that I would like to see him socially after the class is over without sounding like a stalker? You would think being direct would be the simple answer, but I am feeling socially awkward about the whole thing and need some advice.
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posted by evilcupcakes
on Dec 7, 2012 -
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How would you compare a career in social work with elementary school teaching? Given that underlying values overlap so much, how might you decide which would spark more passion, happiness, and success? (Not that any career is perfect.)
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posted by elephantsvanish
on Nov 22, 2012 -
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I'm considering taking singing lessons to increase overall confidence, voice volume and projection, and get some musical fix. Recommendations for a private singing teacher in Seattle?
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posted by E3
on Oct 30, 2012 -
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I'm looking for the name and author of a story I read in the early 1960s about a family of migrant workers in the US or Canada. They live in their truck. The young daughter is the central character.
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posted by mareli
on Oct 24, 2012 -
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My employment contract has the following line in it "Employees are expected to devote their whole time service to the work". Can anyone explain what "whole time service" means in respect to employment? I'm a teacher in the UK.
posted by Morsey
on Oct 9, 2012 -
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What qualifications do I need to teach humanities, beyond the normal education teachery qualifications? Victoria, Australia, to be specific. I am a Spanish/English methods teacher, but would love some more advice on applying for all those English/Humanities jobs out there.
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posted by titanium_geek
on Oct 4, 2012 -
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Please recommend me classic children's literature to read aloud to five-year-olds.
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posted by schmoo
on Sep 15, 2012 -
32 answers
Can you help me find a ukulele choir or group in Maryland, specifically Montgomery or Frederick Counties?
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posted by OrangeDisk
on Jun 20, 2012 -
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My younger brother has just finished tenth grade. His math teacher was a martinet. His math teacher next year might turn out to be one too. How can I help my brother cope with this kind of instructor?
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posted by Nomyte
on Jun 13, 2012 -
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Teacher Appreciation Lunch. What goes with submarine sandwiches, potato chips, and pasta salad?
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posted by Fairchild
on May 2, 2012 -
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Calling all teachers, camp counselors, parents, educators, and others with related experiences: share your best call-and-response attention-getters! Most of mine have grown stale and I want to mix it up.
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posted by ORthey
on Apr 21, 2012 -
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How to talk to my daughter's piano teach about stopping our lesson with her. Truth is, we need a better teacher. But we have used her for about four years. I worry about hurting her feelings by being honest with her. Need help approaching the piano teacher.
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posted by akomom
on Feb 2, 2012 -
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I'm looking for a fully online MA program in TESOL or a related field like Applied Linguistics, that is NOT meant for K-12 public school teaching, with the aim of professionalizing myself as an English tutor. I found the New School's program
here, that would certainly cover all my bases, but I simply wouldn't be able to afford the cost. Can you help me find other options?
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posted by StrikeTheViol
on Jan 9, 2012 -
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Giftfilter: Teachers, tell me what gifts you most like to receive from your (elementary school) students at Christmas and the end of the year.
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posted by looli
on Dec 12, 2011 -
21 answers
Recommendations for stories about the mentor/protege dynamic that are sexy. Bonus points if both parties are female.
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posted by divabat
on Dec 2, 2011 -
8 answers
How does one become a public speaking teacher? Is this an actual job? I am in the UK but worldly advice welcome?
posted by parmanparman
on Nov 27, 2011 -
11 answers
I am a teacher who travels to a different school each day of the week (sometimes two). Help me find the perfect folding cart / luggage cart / hand truck system to haul all of my crap around!
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posted by rossination
on Nov 3, 2011 -
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What's the quickest and cheapest way for a new high school science teacher to get 40 matching scientific calculators? The school is inner-city with a high poverty rate and limited resources. Are there donation programs available for this sort of thing, or are there retailers with discount programs?
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posted by beandip
on Oct 28, 2011 -
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My 10 yr old daughter loves arts. She likes to do all kinds of crafts. She also like to draw and paint. She has been taking drawing lessons. But the problem is that she doesn't like her drawing teacher. She told me that she does not want to spend time learning sketching, drawing still life. She found trying to draw people very frustrating. She said that she wants to just learn painting. She enjoys playing with colors and patterns. So I decide to look around for more suitable teachers. But without much knowledge of on this subject myself, I want to know if there are teachers who would teach kids painting without trying to build basic drawing skills. How to talk to art teachers to see if they can work well with my daughter. Will a better teach be able to motivate her into practicing drawing with less frustration? Thanks
posted by akomom
on Oct 16, 2011 -
13 answers
How to approach a public school substitute teacher that may have something against my niece? My niece needs to improve her grade, and I don't know the best way - long -
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posted by needlegrrl
on Sep 15, 2011 -
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One of my university students is being physically, mentally and emotionally abused by their parents and has asked me for help. What can/should I do as their teacher?
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posted by anonymous
on Sep 15, 2011 -
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The lead teacher in my 8-month old's daycare class is leaving and my wife and I want to get her something special.
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posted by photovox
on Sep 1, 2011 -
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Hi,
I will be going to a teacher associate job interview next week. This is where I will be sort of like a teacher's aide. Do any of you have great comments or responses that will impress the interviewer?
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posted by lynnie-the-pooh
on Jul 27, 2011 -
12 answers
Looking for an application for a small school that can manage a few specific tasks. Does this software exist?
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posted by archimago
on Jun 14, 2011 -
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Leave it to us to cause a kerfuffle just before the elementary school spring concert this Friday! My daughter, who's seven and in first grade, is in tears because we, her parents, asked her to modify a movement in her performance and the teacher's response was for her to just do as she's instructed (as reported by our daughter and taken with a grain of salt) because "I'm the one that's teaching here."
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posted by peagood
on May 3, 2011 -
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Why is it legal for teachers to treat kids in a way that you could never treat adults in a workplace? And if a parent wants to think about addressing this archaic situation in terms of the system (rather than just moving one's child to another class, for example) how would one even start to think about doing this?
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posted by Tylwyth Teg
on Apr 21, 2011 -
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My government has made severe cuts in education, due to that and the fact I'm only in my 2nd year of teaching the probability that I would be laid off is very high. I have a sociology degree and an education degree, but I'm struggling any job that asks for either.
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posted by bluehermit
on Apr 19, 2011 -
11 answers
Where can someone who cares about children, especially those who are disadvantaged orwith special needs find a job outside of the classroom?
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posted by stormygrey
on Apr 8, 2011 -
5 answers
Private music teachers! What are your experiences offering group lessons? Trying to make more money on a per-hour basis.
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posted by agnielson
on Mar 3, 2011 -
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