I think I'm legitimately interested in this and would like more information. I'm willing to take a college course if I need to, but I can't go back and take a different program. I don't have enough money.
So I have an idea for a story, but it requires background knowledge that I don't have. The character I'm writing is a fashion stylist and a private eye. And she's got a personality kind of like Regina George from Mean Girls, only different enough to be legally distinct. Where can I research fashion styling without trying to get a degree in it?
Yes, in the earliest Batman comics, the Joker wasn't really funny. Instead, he was some guy with a white face, called the Joker because he looked like a clown. It worked for his first appearance, but I don't think that should be the Joker's only personality. I feel like the disturbingly funny clown who admires Batman a little bit should eventually show himself in the story. If he doesn't, the character becomes too generic, or at least that's my perspective. What are your thoughts?
Yeah, I don't make more than about $500 a month tutoring, and it does help with bills, but I can't rely on it as my only source of income. I thought about maybe taking a little bit and investing in looking more professional---getting a website instead of relying on Wyzant, take out some ads in the paper and advertise locally, things like that. It seems fairly straight-forward on paper, but I feel like I have some things against me.
One, I have mental health issues that have been severe enough to interfere with me holding a full-time job.
Also, I have a poor teaching track record in this town. I was hired as one of the middle school teachers and I did such a bad job that I was non-renewed. I know my classroom management skills don't affect my skills as a tutor, but can I convince my clients of that? Maybe I'm just paranoid, but I feel like there are people in this town who think I shouldn't work with kids at all due to my terrible classroom management.
Lastly, I'm just not that good with people. I can pay for an advertisement, create a website, and do the footwork to lead people to me, but I just don't have the personality to keep them.
What should I do?
Here's my pitch for how they could introduce the Koopalings in the Mario movies.
Bowser Jr. mischievously has his dad sign some paperwork, and Bowser does so without reading it. It's an adoption agreement to take in his seven friends from boarding school who were also kicked out. At first, Bowser tries to tolerate the Koopalings, but they cause too much trouble, and Bowser Jr. discovers he actually liked being an only child, so Bowser eventually annuls the adoption and kicks them out of the castle, but Bowser Jr. suggests they make them into high-ranking officers instead of exiling them completely. After all, they were his brothers and sister for a day. Bowser agrees. Thus, the Koopalings are officially introduced, and the convoluted history of are they or are they not Bowser's kids is resolved in a way that doesn't disappoint long-time fans.
What do you think?
Which TExES tests should I take? I want to be certified from K through 12 in all core subjects.
I'll go first. The Joker is LAYERED, like a cake full of other cakes layered. The cartoons made him seem like a silly clown villain with occasionally good schemes, but no, Joker's a serious Batman villain who can become almost a nightmare incarnate when he wants to.
I'm trying to become a better tutor, and I need some ideas on how to teach middle school reading comprehension for long passages. My last attempt was lackluster, and I think the student was confused.
I'm trying to become a better tutor, and I need some ideas on how to teach middle school reading comprehension for long passages. My last attempt was lackluster, and I think the student was confused.
Why do casual fans think the Joker is weak?
Joker is an S-tier Batman villain who manipulated the Justice League and almost killed Superman. He's also come very close to killing Batman and he even succeeded if we count the Emperor Joker timeline.
I'm writing some science fantasy, but I can't get past the worldbuilding stage. I've built a cool intricate world with rules that sustain all of my characters, but I can't get to the actual writing parts. I'm stuck on worldbuilding when an actual story requires things like character development, and I'm not sure my characters fit my world.
I've never really been good at teaching or classroom management. I can teach children in small groups and one-on-one, but when we get into a classroom, something changes, and I'm not really sure how to deal with all of those new faces and names. The last people I worked with noticed that, and it got so bad that they had to put another teacher in my room with me. The other teacher was mean to me, so I asked to transfer rooms. I don't understand why I can't be a good teacher. I've poured my life into this. I've gotten a bachelor's, a master's, and I was thinking about going back for a PhD. But it seems like nothing's good enough.
I've wanted to learn coding for years, and new advances in tech have honestly just made me more enthusiastic, because maybe now it's easier, but I can't teach myself anything. It's like my brain refuses to organize the steps in a way that would help me keep them in memory, regardless of how many tutorials I watch and follow along with.
What do you do when you can't teach yourself anything but you've run out of money for colleges and training camps? Nothing seems to work. Not Udemy, Coursera, YouTube, anything.
Okay, I renewed my Texas teaching certiificate and have a folder of the professional development I've taken just in case I'm audited. I think I'm okay in that area.
I would really like to be certified for other subjects besides just ELA, though. I'm thinking about taking the tests for middle grade math and science instruction.
I'm interested in becoming a homeschool tutor or supplementary teacher for homeschooling families, but I'm not exactly sure where to start looking. I like working for myself and I like working as a private teacher because it's easier to do than classroom teaching. Any ideas on how/where to find clients?
Don't get me wrong, I like my writing style and feel like I can do better than AI most of the time, but I have an entire connected universe in my head that I want to bring to life, and I don't feel like I can do that without the help of AI.
What is the proper etiquette for using AI to help you write? AI is a tool that I want to take advantage of, so yes, I use it in my writing, mostly because I have how-to books and novels that I want to finish that I probably could not finish in my lifetime without the help of AI. It makes brainstorming easier and the actual writing process less of a headache.
So, my question is, what's the proper etiquette for using AI in this capacity? Don't talk about it? Only use it for drafting? Only use it for brainstorming?
Hi Reddit,
My teacher preparation program did not cover classroom management, and my last teaching job was a disaster. I didn't know when to ask questions and when to not do so. Even though I have several years of private school "teaching" experience, I've never been responsible for classroom management until I took a job at a Texas middle school. It was a decent school, but my poor self onboarding left me not really clear on what was in the pacing guide, or even where it was. I'm not really sure how everything sort of fell apart at that job, but it did, and I resigned shortly before Covid.
I don't want to be a classroom teacher again, but I feel like this is going to affect jobs I'm more qualified for, such as tutoring and online teaching.
Hi, I'm wondering where I can take some continuing education courses online. My Texas teaching license is currently inactive and I need to get a few more hours to recertify.
The first movie was decent, honestly. It worked terrifically as a Joker Elseworlds. I can't say the same about the second movie, though. It condemned the first film--calling it a "horrible TV movie" and it eventually stopped being interesting. We get it--Arthur's a fake; he's still terribly mentally ill, evidenced by throwing away his life for a woman he barely knew. There were a lot of great ideas but the pacing and payoff were terrible. I get that Arthur was supposed to be seen as pathetic, but the movie still could have been interesting. It's like the movie punishes us for caring about Arthur.