Women in Education & Teaching

Hey everyone! I just started my current position and I'm wondering how long everyone here has been teaching? Do you feel like your career is rewarding?

What do you do to unwind after work? I love my houseplant hobby and it helps me unwind. What are others ways you fight burnout?

I love my job, but the hardest part is when a child leaves. Two families are leaving the school this year and it's hard seeing those kids knowing I have to say goodbye soon . How do you smooth the… more

I have always been so OCD about having the top of my students' desks clean. I'll admit that I kind of freak out over messes. This grading period, I am struggling with kids breaking pencils, wr… more

With so much negativity and ire going around, I am thinking about starting a Postitvity Campaign at school. Everyone is edgy and irritable. So here is what I think I will do. We have 18 days left at s… more

So after missing two days of school this week, getting a B12 Shot, drinking tons of DripDrop, and getting a lot of rest, I have felt so much better today. I've been trying to make sure I'm ge… more

The end of the school year rumors have started! We have 21 days left of this year. Hearing that this person or that person is not coming back, or so-and-so is getting promoted to an admin role, etc. W… more

Day two out of school. And I am herringbone that the EA all the girls have a crush on was my sub. We shall see if anything got finished. The last time he subbed for my friend, the had a dance party! … more

I have a student who has been hateful at me since 6th grade.This grading period she has really ramped up with her hate & mockery. Today a teacher brought her to my room, she said abrubtly, "Don'… more

I get so frustrated when I hear kids popping such horrible language. Sometimes they get in trouble and at other times it gets brushed off. Where do people draw the line at what's okay and what… more

I am seriously applying for some online college teaching as a supplement income source Just not sure where to even start searching for opportunities. Does anyone one here teach college level?

The end is in sight! We are down to 26 days left of this school year. Teachers are wiped out, students are on the edgy of totally going bonkers, admin is frustrated, parents are impatient. This list c… more

Between book studies, extra-pay/extra duty, tutoring, and my volunteer responsibilities, I'm wiped! I need to find a side gig that pays more with less hours. What do you do to supplement your pa… more

I'm interested in boosting my skills and resume through professional development. I have some free time during the school day, but unfortunately, there's no school budget for PD. Does anyone h… more

This is my first time posting here, so I hope I'm doing this right. After 10 years of teaching, I've made the difficult decision that I won't be back next year, and I'm not sure the be… more

My heart is sad . Two former students were in a motorized bike accident the other day. They ran into an ambulance that was headed to another incident. One of the girls was killed and the other is in c… more

Thinking about assessments... I rely pretty heavily on Google Forms for quick quizzes and collecting info because it's so easy to auto-grade and get data. But I'm starting to wonder if there&#… more

Alas, it has started. The kids saying, can we go to gym and play, do we have to work, choir class is watching a movie, you mean we have an actual assignment, you expect too much, etc. Hey, we still h… more

I am seeing so many people drinking energy drinks lately. Maybe I am just more aware of them because I have started enjoying one in the early afternoon. I do not just down it, I savor it and sip off o… more

I absolutely love the longer daylight hours especially if it nice enough to be outside. Sadly it is windy, cloudy, and still chilly. I just want to go to bed and get warm, but it is still to light to… more

Hi all! My beautiful home desk/office was originally my lesson planning haven before I had kids. Now it's buried under their toys! I'm tempted to plan at school for some quiet, but I'd rat… more

FINALLY!!!! a nice warm Springy day! Working in the yard, listening to my music, seeing the neighborhood families outside, and hearing the sound of birds chirping. Such a beautiful day! How is your Saturday treat… more

Today was the first day since the beginning of the new grading period, that I was able to allow my students a few minutes of reward time. Even my worst class was "locked in". Thankful for a … more

Happy Friday, y'all. Do you use Canva? If you do, they just releases a whole new group of Tools, suites, sheets, AI Generated Tools including Ai Image and Canva Code!!! You have to click the enve… more

🎉 Weekly Wins! 🎉

What's one challenge you overcame this week that you're proud of?

We are starting a program called Ripple Effects. Of course it is SEL! I have to admit that I am impressed. There are videos covering every topic imaginable from pimples to breakups. We are just sampl… more

I've been teaching for ten years, and I'm feeling so discouraged about the financial aspect. I love my job, but it's getting harder and harder to justify staying when I'm barely scrapi… more

Just for fun I had to share. This made me laugh, and I needed a food laugh, today. This is just about how I feel toward the 38 days of school that are left in this year. Make me smile, now! What makes you smil… more

I never realized there are so many different Learning Management Systems (LMS). There's Moodle, Blackboard, D2L Brightspace, Canvas, and Google Classroom to name just a few. We use Canvas, and I l… more

Need to vent... what a week! TGIF! I teach in a 2-year-old Montessori classroom, where we typically have 2 teachers for 8 toddlers, but for weeks it's been just me. The director said it'll be … more

I brought my computer to the hospital to work on some school stuff since I am not at home to do stuff around the house. Problem is finding a place in the ER room to setup my laptop and book. I'm… more

Great way to end my Spring Break! My husband had to go to the hospital today because of numbness and tingling on his right side. Doctors are doing CT Scans and an MRI to make sure he is not having a s… more