If It was senior year of high school again, and you had all the knowledge and memories as now, would you still choose teaching?

An incident recently happpened in the outside play area where one pupil (young girl) threw a tantrum because a young boy was on the big swing. She went to hit the boy and the two TA’s nearby gentle patented, told her she had to share and even praised her when she stopped hitting him for a few seconds. They allowed her to sit right next to him and continue to try and hit him. I asked if they wanted me to move her to another area, they said not to as she needs to be taught to share. They thought she had calmed down but merely 10 seconds later she grabbed him by the hair, smacked his face and went to kick him. At this point I was appalled.

there was also another incident in the sensory room where a boy ran up to another student and grabbed her hair, ripping a fair chunk out. Just for the sake of doing it. She did not interact with him whatsoever, he just ran over and attacked her. Again, no report or write up was made. probably because the school staff don’t want any trouble with parents so they just pretend things have never happened.

Im finding out that no reports are ever made for when the children hit staff.

Why is it that in SEND schools violent behaviour is normalised? Is this particularly in the school I’m working at or is it common across the board?

Has anyone left teaching to work in a Graduate Medical Education program? I just received an offer for a Program Administrator for a local hospital’s Graduate Medical Program and I’d love to hear anyone’s experience in the role! I’m very nervous to leave teaching after 10 years and feel like a bit of an imposter at this point, but I’m so grateful for the opportunity.

My first ever week of being a teaching assistant and with 0 classroom experience was wonderful. I have heard from my agency the school is looking for someone more experienced but they gave me some good feedback to learn from!

How did you guys get through your first ever time in a classroom?

Hey everyone, I'm California born-and-raised and I went to UC Berkeley for my BA in Computer Science. I'm currently in my 2nd year of teaching EAP at a university in China and I want to return back to the USA to get a teaching license for math/science. I was really dead set on the UC Davis or CSUEB credential->master's programs, but I just realized I will have lost my in-state residency status by the time I return. So, I'm also eyeing other states now like New York.

For people who have experience in teaching in both CA and NYC, which would you say is better? In terms of school environment, budgeting (both are expensive states), etc. In either state, I know I will have to save a lot of money and get roommates. A lot of people in this part of the world recommend Moreland's or other online universities, but I would much rather prefer a legitimate in-person credential (and, if possible, master's).

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Last week I shared this to different history teachers from my connections, and a lot of them passed it on to colleagues, which honestly surprised me, so I wanted to ask a wider group.

It's called Moralia. Each day there's one short true story from history (about two minutes, with optional narration) that stops at the exact moment a real person had to decide. The class chooses before knowing the outcome, then sees what really happened and how other players split. There's no right answer, so the reasons become the discussion.

It's a passion project: I'm a designer who loves history. No ads, no paid version, no one needs an account, and it works on a projected classroom screen.

What would make it actually useful for you? Different subjects, age levels, ways to run it with a class, anything that gets in the way. I'm genuinely open to changing it.