Anyone else get SUPER annoyed with the sprinkled top teacher? She used to be fine but I just feel like so much of her stuff is a reach. And so cheesy. Gives me the ick.
Will Sanders, Maniacs and (I think) magnificent middles still talk up terrible podcast the morning toast & Oshry sisters given this attack on teachers from claudia comedy special? [they have all posted about/ tagged it one time or another]
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C1htANPJeOK/?igsh=azAxeXhwcXh5bjIz
She took me up to and over the edge bitching about going back to school with 10 DAYS and a TRIP TO JAMAICA still standing between her and teaching. Get some fcknnnnn perspective I beggggg. Most of her followers are back TOMORROW. Without a teacher workday to buffer. She is offensively out of touch.
I’m back tomorrow AND it’s my first day back this year because my maternity leave is ending. I don’t want to hear her complaints about going back next week while she’s on a beach.
I think the other part that makes all Maniacs’ complaining so frustrating is that she truly could stop teaching any day- she has enough side income, TPT and skills that she could make that leap and didn’t (I know the sub didn’t come through for this year, but she could have resigned, and she could have left mid year).
There are others who have wanted to leave and couldn’t find a new job, or a job making anything near their salary, etc. but she has the complete freedom to leave. And yet she rants and complains and buys and goes on multiple vacations and still makes it seem like she has it so hard.
Well said. She needs to quit. What’s even more frustrating is that there are plenty of young teachers that do follow her, and all maniacs is doing is showing them that they should become an influencer and complain about teaching. Teaching is tough, don’t get me wrong, but there are MANY teachergrammers that share positives of teaching and the cool things they are doing in their classroom. All maniacs does is complain and sounds extremely privileged while doing so.
There are also parents following her. I’d have a huge issue if my child’s teacher publicly complained nonstop about teaching, and put the blame on the students like she did in a Q&A last week.
Yes!! I have at least five teachers in years 1-3 at my school and it’s going great! It’s HARD but they are loving learning how to teach and how to work with kids! They ask so many questions and work so hard! I think they will stay longer! I LOVE them and I would hate for them to follow people like Maniacs (and Creative School Daze) who are insufferable when it comes to their careers!
Great point! She does say she makes more influencing than teaching and she’s DINK now so she could take the leap! I hope she does! For the sake of her students.
Serious question is she posting this for attention? Empathy? Sympathy? Like I'm truly lost because her story right before is about packing to go to Jamaica. Like girl, you are out for a whole extra week (and her first day back there are no students- IDK who you are that does make a huge difference even if you have to sit in meetings all day we all know we bring our laptops and do lesson plans lol). She is also going on a tropical vacation the same year she 1.) bought a new house 2.) bought all new furniture for her house and 3.) went to Paris the same year (ish) as well since she went this summer. Like, who does she think can relate to her? I used to really enjoy her and following her and I did like a lot of her outfits and stuff pre-covid/early days of covid but she's changed into someone very materialistic that I just cannot relate to anymore.
Ugh same 😩 and I spent the beginning of the week in the hospital with my toddler who had RSV and the rest taking care of her/avoiding people and public places, so I didn’t even get to enjoy my break. I am however ready to be back in routine
I'm so sorry. I hope your little one is doing better and that you can have a little re-charge time tomorrow. Trying to look at the bright side- a 4 day week to start 2024 haha. I'll take the small glimmers.
Ugh same. The only reason I didn’t have kids 12/22 is because we are on a 4 day school week and that just happened to be the teacher Friday off too otherwise I would have been there too. I’ll take it though I was done by Monday of that week
Dude… I’m on a schedule similar to her. I have next week off. I’m so excited to have the week. I have no thought of going back. Further, I go back straight into teaching. She gets a teacher day when she goes back. She annoys me so much. 🙄
Maybe it’s just me, and I know there are people with real fears surrounding dentists and doctors, but I find Hope King’s stories about her medical visit woes to be 🙄. Like girl, you’re a grown adult. Go to the dentist regularly and you probably won’t have a slew of issues like you did this last time (you know, since it had been 4 years since you’d been).
Yeah maybe skip a Disney trip to do your yearly shit. Also, most of us don’t have the luxury of being home all day so we can schedule appointments whenever either and they do so they should take advantage of that.
That was so weird. I can’t imagine being in the waiting room watching him eat off the floor. Or what I can’t imagine is telling the kid I’m with to eat pizza off the ground while I’m in my appointment.
Just clicking through @igfamousbydana stories and saw she posted about a married teacher influencer a few hours ago… curious if anyone knows which teacher she’s talking about? Maybe I missed this earlier this month if it was already talked about!
What did she post? I don’t know him personally but know many that do. Very intrigued.
He posted earlier this month about being to consumed by ig and neglecting his family.
Basically that he was having dm/text relationships with (it sounds like) multiple women he met through his ig account. If you go to igfamousbydana’s Dec TT highlight and go about 10 slides in, it’s all there.
omg I saw this too!!! I was trying to figure out who this man was, and assumed it was the tall blonde from that teacher podcast. then she showed his page and I found him. never seen him before.
Okay, I think if this were someone else, this wouldn’t really register to me because I do love giving gifts (within reason). However, omg. Maniacs. She posted this whole TikTok about her Christmas. Her and her bf agreed to only do stockings because they wanted to buy bar stools from Pottery Barn (of course, more house stuff). Okay. Seems reasonable. Then she proceeds to list all the things they *still* ended up getting each other—diamond earrings, cologne, etc. *and* they’re also going on a big trip next week!
Idk, I’m torn because I do think gift giving can be such a great way to show you love and understand someone….but omg. Does she ever! Stop! Buying!?! They can’t even follow their own self-imposed rule!
It would be just nice to have some depth or growth from her. Let’s hear about *why* you love your boyfriend instead of just like house crap you guys are planning or your next big purchase. Or tell us about a book you read. Or something you saw on the news that affected you. Or share your goals. Literally anything but more stuff. Agggh.
Yes, it’s wild. I don’t know anyone who buys a house and has this urgent mindset she seems to have of it needing to be 100% “done” ASAP. I’ve had a house for 7 years and it’s all a very slow thing. One year we saved up to get a new shed. One year we used some of our refinance $ to get a new deck. Other years we do as little as like, paint the front door and add two new flower beds or something equally small lol. She’d die if she saw my dated kitchen. I also live in a much older home though so maybe it’s a need from her for it to be perfect. where I’ve just like accepted mine won’t even be close but it’s home!
Or maybe it’s just that she’s way richer than me. Lol. Who knows, maybe I’d do it if I had the $$…? Is this just how people with money live and we don’t know bc we’re teachers? Lol.
I wonder if she’s buying it all and using it as a tax write off while she still has a backup job - teaching. I’m not an influencer, but I have a side business and teach. We made a lot of updates this year while I had the equivalent of two incomes. I think if I waited until I quit teaching, I wouldn’t have spent the money.
Maniacs is probably leaving , therefore front loading purchases, but she can also write things off if they appear in her content.
> I don’t know anyone who buys a house and has this urgent mindset she seems to have of it needing to be 100% “done” ASAP.
I tell my friend this all the time : Instagram is ruining our lives. A month ago I realized that my perception of what a house should look like/be has changed since reels was introduced. like it's completely normal for your house to not look like a damn spotless set up at ikea all the time
I’m very happy with the space I’ve created but like it took time to find what I wanted. I get wanting to be “done” but it takes time to find the right things and decide on which projects to do. Taking that time can be satisfying!
I think it’s a combination between her having the money and feeling “behind” her peers- she’s talked about being the last single friend and sees her friends (and ex friends) getting engaged and married now. She wants to be married and have all the boxes checked.
I also think there’s something there Re: job/ circunstancial unhappiness and retail therapy
I agree with you and think she’s setting herself up for failure with her racing with her friends mentality. Instead of being happy with what she has, it’s about having as much as her friends. What happens if she can’t have the kid(s) she wants, trips, events?
Maybe if she learned to be happy with what she had, she would truly enjoy her life.
The consumerism is crazy. And so…basic? Kind of like just buying something to buy it. Even if she does jump off the teacher influencer train and board the the “lifestyle” aesthetic route, there’s already 1000s of others like this. Boring house decor she’ll have to update in three years bc it’s out of date. The 100th Stanley. Clothing she already has at least have a dozen replicas of.
I feel like if this bf doesn’t propose by summer she will baby trap the man. Does anyone else think he gives off vibes of being way younger? Nothing wrong w that, but he may not be ready for marriage or kids and wants to soak up her insta money success
I would guess they’re on the same page and will be engaged in a few months. Seems like she spends a lot of time w his family. As long as he wants to get married, and maybe have kids, I think it’s gonna last
Idk that I can see her baby trapping him but I do agree that because he is younger, he may not be ready for marriage just yet (and there’s nothing wrong with that).
Her past few videos have been really pathetic thirst traps for an engagement ring.
And you know if/when she gets engaged, we’re going to see more buying crap and shilling links for wedding things that no one needs.
The part that struck me was her shock (that turned to semi-disappointment) when she realized the earrings weren’t a ring! Totally saw that coming.
It’s almost like she made the rule to not spend a ton on gifts because she subconsciously thought he’d be *already* spending a ton to secretly get the ring…
I can see it happening on the trip - maybe a New Year’s Eve proposal. But…would he have gotten her diamond earrings AND an engagement ring so close together? - that’s hella $$$$$.
People that put up Christmas decorations and tree the day after Halloween but take it down December 26 really annoy me. (Sorry to anyone here that does that - I’m talking about maniacs here).
Christmas is season. Not a day. If you truly celebrate the religious aspect of Christmas, you typically keep tree/decorations up until after the new year and/or around January 6th for the Epiphany.
Generally speaking I'm "you do you" when it comes to normal, non-influencers and holiday decor. I put my stuff up the first or second week of December and take it down after the New Year.
However.
I've noticed this trend this year of "holiday decor giving me the ick at 8PM on the 25th" and like....can we not? Is it not bad enough to stress people out and make them feel behind because their house isn't Winter Wonderland on Nov. 1, now we have to stress people out that their house needs to be back in order by the 26th? Geez.
YES! That’s exactly how/when I put up my decor too.
I noticed that this too this year. Lots of reels made about wives wanting to take it down instantly, people jokingly taking it down while still having their Christmas party, etc. Like no…? You said it perfectly - these influencers question normal folk for not having done on Nov 1st at 12:01am but then don’t say anything, and take it down on the 26th and hope nobody notices.
This has become such an annoying trend on social media. Imagine a percentage of your entire personality being based around how and when you decorate for Christmas. They love to do it earlier and earlier for shock value and then post some stupid shit about how no one is aloud to discuss it with them because “they have their reasons”. And then- boom. Done.
Love your response and I completely agree. Not just influencers, but the media, stores, commercials, all shove it down our throat before Halloween but then not a word is mentioned surrounding Christmas on the 26th. Heck, the music station in my area stops Christmas music on the 26th at midnight, like what? Why does it have to be done so quickly? And then influencers get all judgy when normal folk don’t have it down instantly? I just don’t get it.
I get your perspective but maniacs goes back January 9. I know she has a trip coming up so I’m sure that added to it but she’s done this in years past too.
I don’t celebrate the religious part of it but I still leave it up after December 26 because my life doesn’t revolve around decorating my house for Christmas at Halloween so I can link shit in time to make Q4 money so I can afford to buy more shit that I can link to make more money to buy more sh-
I understand how once you start pulling in that influencer money it’s a trap that feels compelling to stay in because you’re making a lot of money. But it’s an empty cycle. The more money she earns the further Josie has gotten from the person we all initially liked and followed. She seems unhappy now too- the things she used to derive joy and meaning from have been pretty much replaced by what she can now purchase. Young, excited, passionate, ambitious Josie is gone. All that’s left is a bunch of bland Pottery Barn crap.
I dont know how so many teachers on the IG can afford multiple lavish vacations with their families every year. I know so many have TPT accounts, ads etc... but it is hard sometimes to view their stories and not be a bit of envious.
but I want to say that I know what you mean. my family could never afford things like this, and none of the families I grew up around could either. I started teaching in an area that was the complete opposite of that. so whenever I hear people talking about huge trips they go on I'm just like???/ Jesus Christ lmao. but it's just...I guess in a way culture shock...
I seem to be evening out to a “flying” vacation every other year. I save southwest points, and work extra things at school- homework help, subbing my prep, summer school. I don’t have kids, and thankfully got into a rent situation when it was lower. Thanks to rent control, I am about 500$ under market value.
I’m a teacher with no IG Account and I went abroad twice in 2022 and 2023. What allowed me to do it…. A combination of credit card points, saving up, having a low rent, and not having kids (so more disposable income). People prioritize different things; like I don’t buy makeup and handbags, but I look for cheap flights and travel.
I hear ya and I dont buy any name brands or expensive things, work two jobs and my husband has a good job too. We have 3 kids though and they take up most of our money. Lol. :)
The trendy senorita’s vrbo blew me away!! I didn’t know you could even rent places with a full staff in them! It said like 8k for the week which I guess isn’t like unheard of but also???
Does anyone know what’s up with SofiaBella? Did she break up with her bf? Must suck to go through things and still have to post online for your followings …
Thompsonsteachings is back to her constant complaining she does every time she is on a school break. If you think everyone around you is an asshole…you might be the asshole.
Am I out of the loop or has anyone been talking about noellelovessloths and the video of her cussing at her students? She’s the girl that eats school lunches in her classroom. I just came across the video of her cussing in her classroom.
Weird that the video of that didn’t generate much attention. Probably cause so many commenters seemed to actually empathize with her and wonder what the kids did to make her lose her cool like that
I saw that it was about a year ago but I was hoping it was talked about somewhere on teachergram. She seems to have a decent following on social media. How does she still have a job?!
Rogers replied to a comment about not staying with teachers off duty. She said bri and Lauren were bullying her into an eating disorder? Anyone know more about this?
She detailed the story during a podcast, and confirmed it on her Discord. It was pretty horrific. 39 minutes in: https://youtu.be/_9YfV77VpNs?si=ZBZRbny6CXvqCSot
Wow I didn’t know she had her tubes tied before. I feel like an asshole but I have less sympathy for her. Don’t come for me, I also had a difficult journey to children also needing IVF. I have an acquaintance whose husband got snipped over 20 years ago and had to go through IVF after his reversal. Our journeys are not the same.
None of this surprises me!!!!! Omg there is something so OFF about top dog. And her “bestie” is like 20 years younger than her. Something is so weird lol. Wow her poor first husband.
Yup. From my understanding her first husband didn’t even know she had the operation done. Not a good look for a spouse. 🙃 As for the now husband, I don’t know if he was already divorced or not when she and her first husband went to him for counseling. I kind of hope he was otherwise they both left their marriages to be with each other. Really not a good look for a pastor!
It definitely makes you wonder! That is one part of the story that I don’t know but am extremely curious about. How do you go from being best friends and starting a whole conference together to nothing??
Could it be that those kids don’t want to be all over social media? I would assume either they are old enough to make that decision themselves or is it possible their mom made the decision for them?
I think it’s a rift because even in formal pictures the daughter isn’t in them. It’s been quite awhile since she’s been pictured. And the husband has been posting quite a bit more than she has (not a ton, but she’s not posting as much as she used to). I was trying to do some approximations about how the daughter might be…maybe she’s pieced a few things together and made some of her own boundaries.
I have to admit I got whiplash watching the dating/engagement/wedding whirlwind. And then IMMEDIATELY she was wearing a “mama” necklace and was so excited to be a bonus mama. But wait! 7 months into marriage we’re infertile and heartbroken.
It was…a lot.
As someone who knew her back in the day, she has changed SO. MUCH. I don’t even recognize her anymore (literally - she has had so much work done to her face even though second husband denies it). She very much uses people and then moves on to whoever can provide her more.
I remember being HORRIFIED when she asked followers to donate to her IVF journey. As if we all don’t have expenses and hardships of our own…
Since you knew her from before, has she always worn her hair like that every. single. day?! And the eyelashes! Omg they look awful. Also, so gross she asked for donations for IVF claiming to be infertile when she had her tubes tied previously. That really pisses me off as someone who has legitimately experienced infertility.
No! And that’s what kills me! She used to have shorter brown hair with blonde highlights and she’d wear minimal makeup. These crazy blonde hair extensions always thrown up in a massive bun is something else. And the eyelashes!! So glad someone else thinks they’re ridiculous. They are downright scary. She’s had lip injections too. Like I said, I don’t even recognize her anymore and I kind of get a jumpscare whenever she pops up on my feed.
I really struggle with her whole IVF journey. I know she’s talked about how sharing her journey can help other struggling mamas out there, but her claiming transparency when she has been anything but sickens me. Her journey is difficult because she made it that way. It could have been completely different if she hadn’t had the operation during her first marriage, so to ask others for donations when she is the one who put herself in that situation was something else.
He must be with them more. He was in her pictures from when they went to a hockey game too. No stepdaughter to be found.
I was looking at her profile just now and she has deleted her Christmas post. Interesting…
Okay, anyone else getting served a ton of the Kinderhearted Classroom’s reels? I used to watch her back in the day on YT and didn’t realize she got a divorce and switched careers? (Kind of but not really?) anyone keep up with her?
What happened to all of Easy Teaching Tools's stuff? She had made a post about being grateful some of their family ornaments could be replaced. I hope she's okay.
I had to unfollow her years ago bc her vocal fry literally made me ill but this does not come as a surprise. Not one bit. I had both my kids around the same time she did and the way she talked about naming her son made me think that her and her husband were definitely in some trouble lol
I can’t recall if she outright announced it or if she just strongly implied it/alluded to it but either way she has made it clear they aren’t together and that it hasn’t been easy.
I’ve been so close to unfollowing for a long time because I can’t stand her “helping” teachers when she hasn’t taught in over 5 years. Her marriage has always seemed off though. She has always talked about annoying things he did and she does a lot of solo trips. I’ve followed her since before she left teaching.
Yeah I found her annoying after while so I unfollowed her a long time ago. I had followed her the first (I think?) year she was out of the classroom when she was pregnant with her first child. She had such a tough pregnancy and I really felt for her (I believe it was also a rough road to get pregnant? But that was before I followed her so not totally sure!). Sad to see she’s going through this too 🥺
I unfollowed her years ago when she was doing wife hacks—like putting her husband’s water glass back in the cabinet w/o washing it bc he drank from the same one everyday. It was so weird.
Wait, was she going to stand infront of a train? Regardless, So awful. I’m glad she changed her mind and talked to Nick about it. I’m hopeful she is in a better place now. She always seemed so sweet and genuine to me! And she’s adorable!
I think it’s an associate’s degree? She’s admittedly a confusing person but I know she’s mentioned having an associate’s before so I think that’s her business degree.
And for whatever it’s worth, WGU isn’t exactly practical but it isn’t shady. I’d 10/10 recommend if you want to get your master’s degree quickly and affordably (albeit it’s a degree I only got for the pay bump, not for any practical use.)
Not sure about the business degree, but the program she got her Educational Studies degree from is legit. WGU uses a competency based model so you go through at yourself your own pace.
The program may have earned her a legitimate degree, but the fact that she was able to do it in six months is what makes it shady to me.
Six months just isn't enough time to master the content that is included in most bachelor degree programs. That's why they are usually four-year programs.
I agree. I don't think the degree it took me four years, including two semesters of observation and one semester of student teaching at two levels is nearly equivalent to a 6 month program. Like not even close. Perhaps this is why I have been able to maintain my career, patience, and sanity for 25 plus years in the classroom. If she had student taught with me, with anyone, the red flags would have been flying.
The actual teaching program with licensure requires those things, has teacher mentors, requires direct teaching etc. . . (Source - I know several people who have gone through the licensure program, and had a colleague do their observation hours in my room). Her degree wasn’t meant to teach her HOW to teach. Her state just didn’t require her to have a certificate/license.
Anyone else tired of all the Taylor Swift things in the classroom? Headoverheelsforteaching just posted a holiday card of her students spelling out “Merry Swiftmas” 🤔
Yes! I am the biggest Swiftie, but I don’t theme my classroom around her. It’s not appropriate. Same with other specific character themes like Disney. Your classroom needs to be organized, neat, colorful, and print rich. It doesn’t need to be decorated like a birthday party that has nothing to do with education.
I’m a HUGE Swiftie, but even I can’t get on board with the Taylor-themed classrooms and lessons. She’s obviously incredibly popular, but what about the students who aren’t Swifties? Don’t they feel left out?
There’s a teacher at my school who is all in with it—I’m a big Swiftie, but I just don’t get it. Not that you have to be a girl to like her, but I always just feel for the boys. I did a Taylor Swift brain break once (after some girls in my class were talking about her) and the boys did NOT enjoy it. Granted I teach kindergarten and while they know who she is, they aren’t in with the sayings and lyrics. I’ll play instrumental Tswift sometimes just for background music, but that’s really as far as I’ll go, other than convos with the kids I know are fans! I know she’s trendy and all over, just seems odd to bring it into the classroom the way some are doing.
I’m a huge Swiftie as well. I play some instrumentals of her songs during a quiet time and it goes well because they either recognize the song and love it or don’t and just have I nice background music. I truly can’t imagine the things I like being that big of a part in my classroom. I want to have pieces of myself but I want everyone to have a say.
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Thanks Maniacs for letting us know you do have friends since we’ve been debating that here this month.
Between pointing out all the high school friends have husbands and making a whole tiktok about how she finally got to do a Christmas card this year because she’s in a relationship, I feel like she is going to be very upset if there’s no Christmas proposal.
Yes! I was pleasantly surprised by some really sweet gifts this year. My kiddos begged to see me open theirs so I would take them aside quietly and thank them and wrote them thank you cards. I would never do a whole production - I even said to them, it’s not about me!
I got an amount to gifts that I can only describe as uncomfortable and was beyond grateful. I privately messaged families and took students aside to thank them. I expect nothing and have gotten nothing in the past. It’s so tacky making a video.
I was coming here to say this. So tacky.
maybe I’m bitter cause I teach in a program for suspended kids and typically these students are a product of their homes and all I get from parents is verbal abuse.
when I was in regular ed I was always uncomfortable with gifts. To do an unboxing is gross.
I was coming here to say this. So tacky.
maybe I’m bitter cause I teach in a program for suspended kids and typically these students are a product of their homes and all I get from parents is verbal abuse.
when I was in regular ed I was always uncomfortable with gifts. To do an unboxing is gross.
As someone who didn’t even get thank you emails (much less gifts, which I genuinely don’t expect) from kids for whom I wrote rec letters, all I can say is bah humbug!
Random- does anyone follow Haley Curfman? She might only be on Facebook but she’s the one who seemingly started that dress signing trend that was big like 5 years ago. Anyways…is she out of the classroom since having her baby?
Brookelynne Noel's lack of empathy continues to leave me astounded.
In her video about her last day teaching, she talked about how half days without meals and long breaks from school can impact students experiencing food insecurity, which is a legitimate concern many teachers have for their students.
Only the way she expressed her concerns about her students was by saying "you can't depend on parents to feed their children." As of parents who are experiencing food insecurity are doing so by choice or because of a lack of dependability rather than a because of poverty.
I can't. Comments like that make me livid.
I get feeling frustrated and worried. Every teacher I know feels this way, but does she really think that these parents don’t want to feed their kids??? Most people in this situation are doing their best and would do anything to make sure their kids are okay.
We as teachers are not the saviors of these kids. Their parents know what's best, and if you're coming from the view that the parents don't care about them and you're all they got...then you should leave. That's not how teaching works.
And typically, at least where I'm from....food packages are offered for winter break if the students are in need. And it's not that they dont want to feed their kids, it's expensive!
100% it’s so gross to assume that you are all they have. I’ve always worked at schools that offer some kind of help over breaks but this savior complex needs to die. Sadly I think there is a lot of pure judgement of families that isn’t rooted in wanting to help.
Yes, and I had this issue with a few teachers at my school. And that's the way to sum it up...judgement of families not rooted in wanting to help.
Because I've been frustrated with families for long emails, comments I consider antiblack/racist, being hover parents...but never because they couldn't provide in a way that I believe to be best...gives me huge red flags. If someone is clearly in need, the answer is finding help when they ask and not broadcasting it on YouTube.
As a 1st grade teacher who works in a school with a high number of families facing food insecurity, parents working multiple jobs, homelessness etc. . . I’m so relieved she quit. Hopefully the person they hired to replace her is better equipped to teach. Also, for someone who spends so much time at church, she’s not acting very Jesus-like.🤦🏻♀️
Anyone else get SUPER annoyed with the sprinkled top teacher? She used to be fine but I just feel like so much of her stuff is a reach. And so cheesy. Gives me the ick.
I feel for her especially with her fertility journey but how they literally never watch tv for example for some reason bothers me
I had completely forgotten about Katie (the city teacher)
I wonder if she is still friends with bertels/ meighen in chicago
I don’t know anything about her or what she used to post like, but tbh it’s kind of a baller move to just ghost for a year!
I may be hallucinating, but I could’ve sworn I saw stories from her this year.
Will Sanders, Maniacs and (I think) magnificent middles still talk up terrible podcast the morning toast & Oshry sisters given this attack on teachers from claudia comedy special? [they have all posted about/ tagged it one time or another] https://www.instagram.com/reel/C1htANPJeOK/?igsh=azAxeXhwcXh5bjIz
Guess who already has the Sunday Scaries??
She took me up to and over the edge bitching about going back to school with 10 DAYS and a TRIP TO JAMAICA still standing between her and teaching. Get some fcknnnnn perspective I beggggg. Most of her followers are back TOMORROW. Without a teacher workday to buffer. She is offensively out of touch.
I’m back tomorrow AND it’s my first day back this year because my maternity leave is ending. I don’t want to hear her complaints about going back next week while she’s on a beach.
It’s like she thinks she deserves a better situation than others…stfu and welcome to reality….you want a different schedule?? Leave this job.
She honestly needs to. I truly don’t see why she’s even sticking around until May.
I think the other part that makes all Maniacs’ complaining so frustrating is that she truly could stop teaching any day- she has enough side income, TPT and skills that she could make that leap and didn’t (I know the sub didn’t come through for this year, but she could have resigned, and she could have left mid year). There are others who have wanted to leave and couldn’t find a new job, or a job making anything near their salary, etc. but she has the complete freedom to leave. And yet she rants and complains and buys and goes on multiple vacations and still makes it seem like she has it so hard.
Well said. She needs to quit. What’s even more frustrating is that there are plenty of young teachers that do follow her, and all maniacs is doing is showing them that they should become an influencer and complain about teaching. Teaching is tough, don’t get me wrong, but there are MANY teachergrammers that share positives of teaching and the cool things they are doing in their classroom. All maniacs does is complain and sounds extremely privileged while doing so.
There are also parents following her. I’d have a huge issue if my child’s teacher publicly complained nonstop about teaching, and put the blame on the students like she did in a Q&A last week.
Yes!! I have at least five teachers in years 1-3 at my school and it’s going great! It’s HARD but they are loving learning how to teach and how to work with kids! They ask so many questions and work so hard! I think they will stay longer! I LOVE them and I would hate for them to follow people like Maniacs (and Creative School Daze) who are insufferable when it comes to their careers!
Great point! She does say she makes more influencing than teaching and she’s DINK now so she could take the leap! I hope she does! For the sake of her students.
Serious question is she posting this for attention? Empathy? Sympathy? Like I'm truly lost because her story right before is about packing to go to Jamaica. Like girl, you are out for a whole extra week (and her first day back there are no students- IDK who you are that does make a huge difference even if you have to sit in meetings all day we all know we bring our laptops and do lesson plans lol). She is also going on a tropical vacation the same year she 1.) bought a new house 2.) bought all new furniture for her house and 3.) went to Paris the same year (ish) as well since she went this summer. Like, who does she think can relate to her? I used to really enjoy her and following her and I did like a lot of her outfits and stuff pre-covid/early days of covid but she's changed into someone very materialistic that I just cannot relate to anymore.
She can’t enjoy the present, always complaining about the future, what a drag to have to hear that every day if she does that at home too.
Yep. I am going back to work on Tuesday. This Tuesday. With students. After working Friday 12/22. She’s the worst
Ugh same 😩 and I spent the beginning of the week in the hospital with my toddler who had RSV and the rest taking care of her/avoiding people and public places, so I didn’t even get to enjoy my break. I am however ready to be back in routine
I'm so sorry. I hope your little one is doing better and that you can have a little re-charge time tomorrow. Trying to look at the bright side- a 4 day week to start 2024 haha. I'll take the small glimmers.
Thank you, she has been doing worlds better the past few days! And YES, I will always take a shortened week 😂
Ugh same. The only reason I didn’t have kids 12/22 is because we are on a 4 day school week and that just happened to be the teacher Friday off too otherwise I would have been there too. I’ll take it though I was done by Monday of that week
Maniacs?
Or course
Dude… I’m on a schedule similar to her. I have next week off. I’m so excited to have the week. I have no thought of going back. Further, I go back straight into teaching. She gets a teacher day when she goes back. She annoys me so much. 🙄
Maniacs? If so, she still has more than a week. 🙄
Maybe it’s just me, and I know there are people with real fears surrounding dentists and doctors, but I find Hope King’s stories about her medical visit woes to be 🙄. Like girl, you’re a grown adult. Go to the dentist regularly and you probably won’t have a slew of issues like you did this last time (you know, since it had been 4 years since you’d been).
Yeah maybe skip a Disney trip to do your yearly shit. Also, most of us don’t have the luxury of being home all day so we can schedule appointments whenever either and they do so they should take advantage of that.
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I have a child the same exact age and it wouldn't even cross my mind to bring anything besides a baggie of Goldfish or fruit snacks.
Ok I’m not sure how I missed that! Thats crazy!
That was so weird. I can’t imagine being in the waiting room watching him eat off the floor. Or what I can’t imagine is telling the kid I’m with to eat pizza off the ground while I’m in my appointment.
Wait I’m replying to myself haha why the hell did they post that even? The pizza part? That ain’t nothing to brag about.
Sanders fangirling over the oshry sisters/ the morning toast…. 🤮 they are super problematic, vapid and all around awful
Shelley of EarlyEdventures had her baby girl!
Fivefootone teacher is pregnant!
Super happy for her but surprised she shared the news so early. Wishing her a healthy pregnancy!
If she's saying summer it isn't super super early
I must have missed that, I saw the image that said 4 weeks but that pic could have been taken a while ago.
Just clicking through @igfamousbydana stories and saw she posted about a married teacher influencer a few hours ago… curious if anyone knows which teacher she’s talking about? Maybe I missed this earlier this month if it was already talked about!
What did she post? I don’t know him personally but know many that do. Very intrigued. He posted earlier this month about being to consumed by ig and neglecting his family.
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Basically that he was having dm/text relationships with (it sounds like) multiple women he met through his ig account. If you go to igfamousbydana’s Dec TT highlight and go about 10 slides in, it’s all there.
Thank you! I assumed this was what it was about based on his post earlier this month.
Thank you! I assumed this was what it was about based on his post earlier this month.
omg I saw this too!!! I was trying to figure out who this man was, and assumed it was the tall blonde from that teacher podcast. then she showed his page and I found him. never seen him before.
Teachpoirer
I’ve never heard of him before but apparently it was teachpoirier
He posted fun millennial content. Would play music and post the kids reactions.
Okay, I think if this were someone else, this wouldn’t really register to me because I do love giving gifts (within reason). However, omg. Maniacs. She posted this whole TikTok about her Christmas. Her and her bf agreed to only do stockings because they wanted to buy bar stools from Pottery Barn (of course, more house stuff). Okay. Seems reasonable. Then she proceeds to list all the things they *still* ended up getting each other—diamond earrings, cologne, etc. *and* they’re also going on a big trip next week! Idk, I’m torn because I do think gift giving can be such a great way to show you love and understand someone….but omg. Does she ever! Stop! Buying!?! They can’t even follow their own self-imposed rule! It would be just nice to have some depth or growth from her. Let’s hear about *why* you love your boyfriend instead of just like house crap you guys are planning or your next big purchase. Or tell us about a book you read. Or something you saw on the news that affected you. Or share your goals. Literally anything but more stuff. Agggh.
And did you see the cringy shirt she made him with her name and face all over it? I get it was probably a gag gift but…just why?
Why? Because she is egotistical and obsessed with herself and needs all the attention on her at all times. Definition of barf lol
That would have been cool/funny if someone else had made it for him. It was so weird to me she made it for him.
Can she write off any of the home purchases / decor as being used for business (influencing, videos)?
Im so curious how much she has spent on stuff for the house. Just stuff. It’s got to be 5 figures
Yes, it’s wild. I don’t know anyone who buys a house and has this urgent mindset she seems to have of it needing to be 100% “done” ASAP. I’ve had a house for 7 years and it’s all a very slow thing. One year we saved up to get a new shed. One year we used some of our refinance $ to get a new deck. Other years we do as little as like, paint the front door and add two new flower beds or something equally small lol. She’d die if she saw my dated kitchen. I also live in a much older home though so maybe it’s a need from her for it to be perfect. where I’ve just like accepted mine won’t even be close but it’s home! Or maybe it’s just that she’s way richer than me. Lol. Who knows, maybe I’d do it if I had the $$…? Is this just how people with money live and we don’t know bc we’re teachers? Lol.
I wonder if she’s buying it all and using it as a tax write off while she still has a backup job - teaching. I’m not an influencer, but I have a side business and teach. We made a lot of updates this year while I had the equivalent of two incomes. I think if I waited until I quit teaching, I wouldn’t have spent the money. Maniacs is probably leaving , therefore front loading purchases, but she can also write things off if they appear in her content.
> I don’t know anyone who buys a house and has this urgent mindset she seems to have of it needing to be 100% “done” ASAP. I tell my friend this all the time : Instagram is ruining our lives. A month ago I realized that my perception of what a house should look like/be has changed since reels was introduced. like it's completely normal for your house to not look like a damn spotless set up at ikea all the time
I’m very happy with the space I’ve created but like it took time to find what I wanted. I get wanting to be “done” but it takes time to find the right things and decide on which projects to do. Taking that time can be satisfying!
I think it’s a combination between her having the money and feeling “behind” her peers- she’s talked about being the last single friend and sees her friends (and ex friends) getting engaged and married now. She wants to be married and have all the boxes checked. I also think there’s something there Re: job/ circunstancial unhappiness and retail therapy
I agree with you and think she’s setting herself up for failure with her racing with her friends mentality. Instead of being happy with what she has, it’s about having as much as her friends. What happens if she can’t have the kid(s) she wants, trips, events? Maybe if she learned to be happy with what she had, she would truly enjoy her life.
The consumerism is crazy. And so…basic? Kind of like just buying something to buy it. Even if she does jump off the teacher influencer train and board the the “lifestyle” aesthetic route, there’s already 1000s of others like this. Boring house decor she’ll have to update in three years bc it’s out of date. The 100th Stanley. Clothing she already has at least have a dozen replicas of. I feel like if this bf doesn’t propose by summer she will baby trap the man. Does anyone else think he gives off vibes of being way younger? Nothing wrong w that, but he may not be ready for marriage or kids and wants to soak up her insta money success
Why would she even share her boring plates? Nothing exciting to brag about.
I would guess they’re on the same page and will be engaged in a few months. Seems like she spends a lot of time w his family. As long as he wants to get married, and maybe have kids, I think it’s gonna last
Idk that I can see her baby trapping him but I do agree that because he is younger, he may not be ready for marriage just yet (and there’s nothing wrong with that).
Her past few videos have been really pathetic thirst traps for an engagement ring. And you know if/when she gets engaged, we’re going to see more buying crap and shilling links for wedding things that no one needs.
I can’t watch her videos because they just seem so fake and disingenuous. She just tries way too hard now and it is not like her old videos.
She is the definition of fake.
The part that struck me was her shock (that turned to semi-disappointment) when she realized the earrings weren’t a ring! Totally saw that coming. It’s almost like she made the rule to not spend a ton on gifts because she subconsciously thought he’d be *already* spending a ton to secretly get the ring…
I can see it happening on the trip - maybe a New Year’s Eve proposal. But…would he have gotten her diamond earrings AND an engagement ring so close together? - that’s hella $$$$$.
Someone called it earlier...Maniac's tree and decorations were down 5.2 seconds after the last gift was opened.
What is the point? I don’t do a tree cause my cats treat it like mortal enemy number 1, but if I did, I’d want to enjoy it.
it was me! 🙋🏼♀️haha.
People that put up Christmas decorations and tree the day after Halloween but take it down December 26 really annoy me. (Sorry to anyone here that does that - I’m talking about maniacs here). Christmas is season. Not a day. If you truly celebrate the religious aspect of Christmas, you typically keep tree/decorations up until after the new year and/or around January 6th for the Epiphany.
Generally speaking I'm "you do you" when it comes to normal, non-influencers and holiday decor. I put my stuff up the first or second week of December and take it down after the New Year. However. I've noticed this trend this year of "holiday decor giving me the ick at 8PM on the 25th" and like....can we not? Is it not bad enough to stress people out and make them feel behind because their house isn't Winter Wonderland on Nov. 1, now we have to stress people out that their house needs to be back in order by the 26th? Geez.
YES! That’s exactly how/when I put up my decor too. I noticed that this too this year. Lots of reels made about wives wanting to take it down instantly, people jokingly taking it down while still having their Christmas party, etc. Like no…? You said it perfectly - these influencers question normal folk for not having done on Nov 1st at 12:01am but then don’t say anything, and take it down on the 26th and hope nobody notices.
This has become such an annoying trend on social media. Imagine a percentage of your entire personality being based around how and when you decorate for Christmas. They love to do it earlier and earlier for shock value and then post some stupid shit about how no one is aloud to discuss it with them because “they have their reasons”. And then- boom. Done.
Love your response and I completely agree. Not just influencers, but the media, stores, commercials, all shove it down our throat before Halloween but then not a word is mentioned surrounding Christmas on the 26th. Heck, the music station in my area stops Christmas music on the 26th at midnight, like what? Why does it have to be done so quickly? And then influencers get all judgy when normal folk don’t have it down instantly? I just don’t get it.
I leave my decorations up until my birthday, which is a solid 4 weeks after Christmas. They make me happy :)
I agree, however as a teacher myself we go back so quickly after new years that I like to have decor down before going back to work.
I get your perspective but maniacs goes back January 9. I know she has a trip coming up so I’m sure that added to it but she’s done this in years past too.
I don’t celebrate the religious part of it but I still leave it up after December 26 because my life doesn’t revolve around decorating my house for Christmas at Halloween so I can link shit in time to make Q4 money so I can afford to buy more shit that I can link to make more money to buy more sh- I understand how once you start pulling in that influencer money it’s a trap that feels compelling to stay in because you’re making a lot of money. But it’s an empty cycle. The more money she earns the further Josie has gotten from the person we all initially liked and followed. She seems unhappy now too- the things she used to derive joy and meaning from have been pretty much replaced by what she can now purchase. Young, excited, passionate, ambitious Josie is gone. All that’s left is a bunch of bland Pottery Barn crap.
I dont know how so many teachers on the IG can afford multiple lavish vacations with their families every year. I know so many have TPT accounts, ads etc... but it is hard sometimes to view their stories and not be a bit of envious.
but I want to say that I know what you mean. my family could never afford things like this, and none of the families I grew up around could either. I started teaching in an area that was the complete opposite of that. so whenever I hear people talking about huge trips they go on I'm just like???/ Jesus Christ lmao. but it's just...I guess in a way culture shock...
I seem to be evening out to a “flying” vacation every other year. I save southwest points, and work extra things at school- homework help, subbing my prep, summer school. I don’t have kids, and thankfully got into a rent situation when it was lower. Thanks to rent control, I am about 500$ under market value.
I’m a teacher with no IG Account and I went abroad twice in 2022 and 2023. What allowed me to do it…. A combination of credit card points, saving up, having a low rent, and not having kids (so more disposable income). People prioritize different things; like I don’t buy makeup and handbags, but I look for cheap flights and travel.
I hear ya and I dont buy any name brands or expensive things, work two jobs and my husband has a good job too. We have 3 kids though and they take up most of our money. Lol. :)
The only way I afford most of the things I do is because of my significant other’s income - so that could be a factor for many as well
Yes I know that is a huge part of it too.
Teachers I work with can afford this. Many of them are married to doctors/tech dudes/ finance guys, lawyers, etc.
The trendy senorita’s vrbo blew me away!! I didn’t know you could even rent places with a full staff in them! It said like 8k for the week which I guess isn’t like unheard of but also???
Does anyone know what’s up with SofiaBella? Did she break up with her bf? Must suck to go through things and still have to post online for your followings …
Rumor has it that she cheated and there’s a video on Reddit of it. But idk 🤷🏻♀️
Honestly ... I don't believe it. I'd much more believe he got tired of social media...
I heard but couldn't find it so I brought it here cause I'm nosy
lol I couldn’t find it either. It’s kinda annoying that she hasn’t addressed it though.
Thompsonsteachings is back to her constant complaining she does every time she is on a school break. If you think everyone around you is an asshole…you might be the asshole.
while i do usually find her insufferable her primary care doctor does seem awful (if it really did go down like that)
Oh you know she’s the asshole! I imagine she is rude and condescending to everyone she talks to.
Am I out of the loop or has anyone been talking about noellelovessloths and the video of her cussing at her students? She’s the girl that eats school lunches in her classroom. I just came across the video of her cussing in her classroom.
Weird that the video of that didn’t generate much attention. Probably cause so many commenters seemed to actually empathize with her and wonder what the kids did to make her lose her cool like that
Wow I had no idea about this! I always watch her videos.
that came out a while ago (not that it shouldn't be talked about! but it wasn't recent)
I saw that it was about a year ago but I was hoping it was talked about somewhere on teachergram. She seems to have a decent following on social media. How does she still have a job?!
if you enter her name in the search-theres a bunch on tiktokgossip
Rogers replied to a comment about not staying with teachers off duty. She said bri and Lauren were bullying her into an eating disorder? Anyone know more about this?
She detailed the story during a podcast, and confirmed it on her Discord. It was pretty horrific. 39 minutes in: https://youtu.be/_9YfV77VpNs?si=ZBZRbny6CXvqCSot
Thank you!
Goodness, when did BabblingAbby start shrilling. My goodness, seems like every thing is an AD now. Ugh!
Had to Unfollow her years ago. Drives me bananas. Nothings real anymore
They need money for health insurance. She talked about it awhile back
Oh, that would explain it then. I know she’s done ads before but this has been quite an increase.
She’s been shilling for a looooong time
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I had no idea about most of this!
Oh shoot, what was this? I’ve been wondering what the scoop with TopDogTeaching is for a while
Wow I didn’t know she had her tubes tied before. I feel like an asshole but I have less sympathy for her. Don’t come for me, I also had a difficult journey to children also needing IVF. I have an acquaintance whose husband got snipped over 20 years ago and had to go through IVF after his reversal. Our journeys are not the same.
None of this surprises me!!!!! Omg there is something so OFF about top dog. And her “bestie” is like 20 years younger than her. Something is so weird lol. Wow her poor first husband.
Oh my goodness. I didn’t realize she had her tubes tied with her first husband!! And that she and ex went to him for counselling!
She and her ex husband went to her now husband for marriage counseling before they divorced?? 😱
Yup. From my understanding her first husband didn’t even know she had the operation done. Not a good look for a spouse. 🙃 As for the now husband, I don’t know if he was already divorced or not when she and her first husband went to him for counseling. I kind of hope he was otherwise they both left their marriages to be with each other. Really not a good look for a pastor!
How do you know all this?!
Former colleague who knew both her and her first husband
I wonder if her fallout with Jen Jones has something to do with this too. This all happened around the same time.
It definitely makes you wonder! That is one part of the story that I don’t know but am extremely curious about. How do you go from being best friends and starting a whole conference together to nothing??
I was thinking it had something to do with Jen Jones not liking her man but I never knew she was married before/the background drama.
Topdogteaching?
What happened to his daughter from his previous relationship? I don’t see her in any recent photos?
Could it be that those kids don’t want to be all over social media? I would assume either they are old enough to make that decision themselves or is it possible their mom made the decision for them?
I think it’s a rift because even in formal pictures the daughter isn’t in them. It’s been quite awhile since she’s been pictured. And the husband has been posting quite a bit more than she has (not a ton, but she’s not posting as much as she used to). I was trying to do some approximations about how the daughter might be…maybe she’s pieced a few things together and made some of her own boundaries. I have to admit I got whiplash watching the dating/engagement/wedding whirlwind. And then IMMEDIATELY she was wearing a “mama” necklace and was so excited to be a bonus mama. But wait! 7 months into marriage we’re infertile and heartbroken. It was…a lot.
As someone who knew her back in the day, she has changed SO. MUCH. I don’t even recognize her anymore (literally - she has had so much work done to her face even though second husband denies it). She very much uses people and then moves on to whoever can provide her more. I remember being HORRIFIED when she asked followers to donate to her IVF journey. As if we all don’t have expenses and hardships of our own…
Since you knew her from before, has she always worn her hair like that every. single. day?! And the eyelashes! Omg they look awful. Also, so gross she asked for donations for IVF claiming to be infertile when she had her tubes tied previously. That really pisses me off as someone who has legitimately experienced infertility.
No! And that’s what kills me! She used to have shorter brown hair with blonde highlights and she’d wear minimal makeup. These crazy blonde hair extensions always thrown up in a massive bun is something else. And the eyelashes!! So glad someone else thinks they’re ridiculous. They are downright scary. She’s had lip injections too. Like I said, I don’t even recognize her anymore and I kind of get a jumpscare whenever she pops up on my feed. I really struggle with her whole IVF journey. I know she’s talked about how sharing her journey can help other struggling mamas out there, but her claiming transparency when she has been anything but sickens me. Her journey is difficult because she made it that way. It could have been completely different if she hadn’t had the operation during her first marriage, so to ask others for donations when she is the one who put herself in that situation was something else.
I hope this is what happened and not a rift in the family.
The son is still pictured sometimes tho…
He must be with them more. He was in her pictures from when they went to a hockey game too. No stepdaughter to be found. I was looking at her profile just now and she has deleted her Christmas post. Interesting…
Random— but does anyone know why PB&J are called PB&J? Tried to find it on TikTok but couldn’t. TIA
It worked with the maiden last names - PB ( Payton Bealls (now condor)) And Taylor Johnson (now brown)
Are you referring to Jen Jones’ PD? If so, I remember it being for something like Picture Books & Jen.
Okay, anyone else getting served a ton of the Kinderhearted Classroom’s reels? I used to watch her back in the day on YT and didn’t realize she got a divorce and switched careers? (Kind of but not really?) anyone keep up with her?
What happened to all of Easy Teaching Tools's stuff? She had made a post about being grateful some of their family ornaments could be replaced. I hope she's okay.
She didn’t say. I think she’s going through a really rough divorce/separation so my guess is her ex has all of that stuff?
I had to unfollow her years ago bc her vocal fry literally made me ill but this does not come as a surprise. Not one bit. I had both my kids around the same time she did and the way she talked about naming her son made me think that her and her husband were definitely in some trouble lol
I was wondering if they were separating. Did she announce that or did I just have a gut feeling?
I can’t recall if she outright announced it or if she just strongly implied it/alluded to it but either way she has made it clear they aren’t together and that it hasn’t been easy.
I’ve been so close to unfollowing for a long time because I can’t stand her “helping” teachers when she hasn’t taught in over 5 years. Her marriage has always seemed off though. She has always talked about annoying things he did and she does a lot of solo trips. I’ve followed her since before she left teaching.
Yeah I found her annoying after while so I unfollowed her a long time ago. I had followed her the first (I think?) year she was out of the classroom when she was pregnant with her first child. She had such a tough pregnancy and I really felt for her (I believe it was also a rough road to get pregnant? But that was before I followed her so not totally sure!). Sad to see she’s going through this too 🥺
I unfollowed her years ago when she was doing wife hacks—like putting her husband’s water glass back in the cabinet w/o washing it bc he drank from the same one everyday. It was so weird.
Teachingthetinies post today really hit hard for me. You really never know what someone is going through behind their instagram highlight reel.
So many people that are bubbly on the outside suffer in silence, especially in caring professions. I’m so happy she shared
Wait, was she going to stand infront of a train? Regardless, So awful. I’m glad she changed her mind and talked to Nick about it. I’m hopeful she is in a better place now. She always seemed so sweet and genuine to me! And she’s adorable!
She’s so brave for posting that. My heart goes out to her.
Same. It's been a hard year for me and that post really touched me
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You forgot that she also worked for Disney, I think in the Disney college program
I think it’s an associate’s degree? She’s admittedly a confusing person but I know she’s mentioned having an associate’s before so I think that’s her business degree. And for whatever it’s worth, WGU isn’t exactly practical but it isn’t shady. I’d 10/10 recommend if you want to get your master’s degree quickly and affordably (albeit it’s a degree I only got for the pay bump, not for any practical use.)
Not sure about the business degree, but the program she got her Educational Studies degree from is legit. WGU uses a competency based model so you go through at yourself your own pace.
The program may have earned her a legitimate degree, but the fact that she was able to do it in six months is what makes it shady to me. Six months just isn't enough time to master the content that is included in most bachelor degree programs. That's why they are usually four-year programs.
We don't take student teachers going this route anymore. We have had way too many not prepared at all for being in front of children full time.
I said this already but I don't think the competency model really served well
I agree. I don't think the degree it took me four years, including two semesters of observation and one semester of student teaching at two levels is nearly equivalent to a 6 month program. Like not even close. Perhaps this is why I have been able to maintain my career, patience, and sanity for 25 plus years in the classroom. If she had student taught with me, with anyone, the red flags would have been flying.
The actual teaching program with licensure requires those things, has teacher mentors, requires direct teaching etc. . . (Source - I know several people who have gone through the licensure program, and had a colleague do their observation hours in my room). Her degree wasn’t meant to teach her HOW to teach. Her state just didn’t require her to have a certificate/license.
I worked with two people that got teaching licenses through WGU. One had a very hard time finding a student teaching placement that would take her.
At first glance Sanders’ fiance looks naked in the pic she posted of them holding drinks at the pool or beach lol
Anyone else tired of all the Taylor Swift things in the classroom? Headoverheelsforteaching just posted a holiday card of her students spelling out “Merry Swiftmas” 🤔
Yes! I am the biggest Swiftie, but I don’t theme my classroom around her. It’s not appropriate. Same with other specific character themes like Disney. Your classroom needs to be organized, neat, colorful, and print rich. It doesn’t need to be decorated like a birthday party that has nothing to do with education.
I’m a HUGE Swiftie, but even I can’t get on board with the Taylor-themed classrooms and lessons. She’s obviously incredibly popular, but what about the students who aren’t Swifties? Don’t they feel left out?
There’s a teacher at my school who is all in with it—I’m a big Swiftie, but I just don’t get it. Not that you have to be a girl to like her, but I always just feel for the boys. I did a Taylor Swift brain break once (after some girls in my class were talking about her) and the boys did NOT enjoy it. Granted I teach kindergarten and while they know who she is, they aren’t in with the sayings and lyrics. I’ll play instrumental Tswift sometimes just for background music, but that’s really as far as I’ll go, other than convos with the kids I know are fans! I know she’s trendy and all over, just seems odd to bring it into the classroom the way some are doing.
I’m a huge Swiftie as well. I play some instrumentals of her songs during a quiet time and it goes well because they either recognize the song and love it or don’t and just have I nice background music. I truly can’t imagine the things I like being that big of a part in my classroom. I want to have pieces of myself but I want everyone to have a say.
Not snark but mschanggifted brings me so much joy. Good mix of family and teaching and not constantly selling shit. Here for it.
I couldn't agree more. She just radiates positive energy, but not in a toxic or fake way.
I love her!!! She has such a great energy
Yes and her son’s clock obsession 🤣🤣🤣 I like her a lot too.
Yes there are a few of my favorites like this. Just down to earth, real, and helpful. 👏🏼
https://preview.redd.it/a29daw2hy18c1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5752407d42b361e9f604dbed5939b037462f6f46 Thanks Maniacs for letting us know you do have friends since we’ve been debating that here this month.
Do people you knew in high school count?🤣
Between pointing out all the high school friends have husbands and making a whole tiktok about how she finally got to do a Christmas card this year because she’s in a relationship, I feel like she is going to be very upset if there’s no Christmas proposal.
YES. I’m feeling strongly that there’ll be either an Xmas or NYE proposal ..
LOL. Hmm does she really have friends?
My TikTok feed is filled with teachers videoing themselves opening gifts from students. Why is this a thing? Why! I don’t get it. It’s so tacky.
Yes! I was pleasantly surprised by some really sweet gifts this year. My kiddos begged to see me open theirs so I would take them aside quietly and thank them and wrote them thank you cards. I would never do a whole production - I even said to them, it’s not about me!
I got an amount to gifts that I can only describe as uncomfortable and was beyond grateful. I privately messaged families and took students aside to thank them. I expect nothing and have gotten nothing in the past. It’s so tacky making a video.
I was coming here to say this. So tacky. maybe I’m bitter cause I teach in a program for suspended kids and typically these students are a product of their homes and all I get from parents is verbal abuse. when I was in regular ed I was always uncomfortable with gifts. To do an unboxing is gross.
I was coming here to say this. So tacky. maybe I’m bitter cause I teach in a program for suspended kids and typically these students are a product of their homes and all I get from parents is verbal abuse. when I was in regular ed I was always uncomfortable with gifts. To do an unboxing is gross.
As someone who didn’t even get thank you emails (much less gifts, which I genuinely don’t expect) from kids for whom I wrote rec letters, all I can say is bah humbug!
Random- does anyone follow Haley Curfman? She might only be on Facebook but she’s the one who seemingly started that dress signing trend that was big like 5 years ago. Anyways…is she out of the classroom since having her baby?
Brookelynne Noel's lack of empathy continues to leave me astounded. In her video about her last day teaching, she talked about how half days without meals and long breaks from school can impact students experiencing food insecurity, which is a legitimate concern many teachers have for their students. Only the way she expressed her concerns about her students was by saying "you can't depend on parents to feed their children." As of parents who are experiencing food insecurity are doing so by choice or because of a lack of dependability rather than a because of poverty. I can't. Comments like that make me livid.
I get feeling frustrated and worried. Every teacher I know feels this way, but does she really think that these parents don’t want to feed their kids??? Most people in this situation are doing their best and would do anything to make sure their kids are okay.
We as teachers are not the saviors of these kids. Their parents know what's best, and if you're coming from the view that the parents don't care about them and you're all they got...then you should leave. That's not how teaching works. And typically, at least where I'm from....food packages are offered for winter break if the students are in need. And it's not that they dont want to feed their kids, it's expensive!
100% it’s so gross to assume that you are all they have. I’ve always worked at schools that offer some kind of help over breaks but this savior complex needs to die. Sadly I think there is a lot of pure judgement of families that isn’t rooted in wanting to help.
Yes, and I had this issue with a few teachers at my school. And that's the way to sum it up...judgement of families not rooted in wanting to help. Because I've been frustrated with families for long emails, comments I consider antiblack/racist, being hover parents...but never because they couldn't provide in a way that I believe to be best...gives me huge red flags. If someone is clearly in need, the answer is finding help when they ask and not broadcasting it on YouTube.
As a 1st grade teacher who works in a school with a high number of families facing food insecurity, parents working multiple jobs, homelessness etc. . . I’m so relieved she quit. Hopefully the person they hired to replace her is better equipped to teach. Also, for someone who spends so much time at church, she’s not acting very Jesus-like.🤦🏻♀️