Random conversations

[MisterEclectic]

Couldn't agree more @Mizmazzle. I grew up poor and charged into this profession with a helluva lot of passion and positive intentions. Came in with a MA in History, some decent writing skills, years of customer service experience that hardened me a bit to the bullshit, but I still just can't deal with the continual onslaught of unrealistic expectations, micromanagement, and cacophony of mental noise that goes along with this profession. So much needs to change, but those of us who are here in the trenches are rarely asked, and the ones who do speak the loudest are often the dreaded "yes men" that seem so frequently to be first in line for promotions to administration.

[Mizmazzle]

@MisterEclectic it’s funny you refer to it as being in the “trenches.” That’s exactly the word I use to describe the classroom. I’ve been at my current school for 10 years. It’s going to break my heart to go somewhere else. I truly love the community. I just need to find some inspiration.

[Tago Mago]

@goosehd

[MisterEclectic]

@Mizmazzle I hope you find that, my dude. Most students are wonderful human beings, and it's incredibly rewarding to build relationships with them and see them grow. I will miss that.

[Mizmazzle]

@Tago-Mago favorite Simpsons scene ever!!! Ive even mimicked this for my students in the past when I’ve told them how sweet it must have been to paddle the kids back in the day!!

[Mizmazzle]

@MisterEclectic the relationships with students are the absolute, number one thing I love!! It’s what makes the job so incredible.

[Luijim78]

@Oaktavia yes in recent years it has happened often, the family-student-teacher relationship has changed a lot... being a teacher today is really very difficult and dangerous unfortunately

[Luijim78]

@Matt he broke his hand by slamming the door in his face, but this is only the latest, some time ago a stabbing outside the school, before that they filmed while they shot a teacher in the classroom with a pellet gun...

[goosehd]

@AdamJ said in Project RE:LOVE & The Outlet:

We caught a pricing error over the weekend, incase you noticed and thought it was unusually high for a pair of RELOVE jeans, it was an error and not us charging through the nose

@AdamJ …but some antiques with patina gain value over time. Could start calling them the IH classic editions

[goosehd]

Wasn’t it a year or two ago that someone was selling dirty, faux patina, paint splattered jeans for ridiculous amounts of money? One of the fashion brands?

[goosehd]

Balanciaga $3190 CAD

[Kasi]

Eh… sick horrible jeans

[EdH]

@goosehd Fools and their money... I'll never understand "high fashion". I get that it's supposed to be more art than function, but then I just get into the same philistinistic mode that I do with modern art...

[Sir_Cuffs-a-Lot]

@goosehd but are they selvedge?

[goosehd]

@Sir_Cuffs-a-Lot salvaged?

[Sir_Cuffs-a-Lot]

@goosehd

[WhiskeySandwich]

@goosehd i've done better work with my angle grinder and oil drain pan.

Let me know if you'd like a custom pair, I'll cut you a deal.

[goosehd]

@WhiskeySandwich Appreciate the offer, but I've made a pair or two over the years.

[Kasi]

Texas chainsaw.. cut them up

In the horror movie

[A Former User]

They literally ripp you off