jdadam

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

You're spot on with the reinforcement idea. For early elementary kids, maybe 10 min worth of work. Don't grade it. It's a practice activity, not a test.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Right?! I barely trust some of my colleagues to do their day job reliably let alone manage a firearm in a high pressure scenario.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Our school (who wasn't actually considering it) said the insurance company would drop our coverage if we allowed armed teachers on pemesis. Honestly, I think I'd quit if I knew someone on staff was concealed carrying. We deal with a lot of shot, but the last thing I want between me and a troubled kid is a gun.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 months ago

"You really think you can tell me what I can do with my body?"

REPUBLICAN PARTY has entered the chat...

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

Can confirm. My daughter loves to play co op with me or her friends.

[–] [email protected] 99 points 8 months ago (3 children)

As a teacher, just a letter or card saying how they impacted you is enough.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I work in a public school. The older teachers are the ones that don't even look at the sender address. "Oh, this email that sort of looks like its from an employee says to blindly open this file that I would realize is clearly fake if I took more than two seconds to look at it? I'm on it!"

Our union negotiator didn't understand different sheets in Excel files. Had a document he wanted to share out on sheet one. For some reason on sheet two he had every union employee's name, birth date, social security number, address, etc. in plain text. Emailed to the entire school district. I caught it immediately and made them aware. The frantic emails to my friend the IT guy were hilarious. "I NEED YOU TO GO INTO EVERYONE'S EMAIL AND DELETE THE MESSAGE I JUST SENT." Then when it was explained that you can't just take it back, another frantic district email "DO NOT OPEN MY PREVIOUS EMAIL. JUST DELETE." Again, not understanding that unless they empty their trash, its still recoverable for 30 days.

[–] [email protected] 34 points 9 months ago (6 children)

Privacy.com is literally the digital equivalent of what you were talking about. As for bank services, I don't know that I have heard of any personally.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Apparently Iowa Democrats are doing a mail in preference card. Results will be announced in February.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

Did a double take when it said Iowa didn't require it. I missed that it was written in 2015.

[–] [email protected] 84 points 10 months ago

His daughter said he tried to talk the shooter down while protecting others. Chokes me up as a fellow Iowa teacher. I identify with that so much. Never met him, but I respect the hell out of him.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 10 months ago (5 children)

As a teacher, this is our daily ritual. They think we indoctrinate students, but by law we have to say this every morning. If students want to abstain, they just sit quietly. When asked if I can demonstrate that as a teacher, the school lawyers said I have that right, but they can't defend me if a parent complains...

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