UO Thursday

sldp123

Let's hear 'em!

whiska

Saying "We didn't spend a bunch of money on a wedding because we wanted to save up for x, y, z" and expecting some kind of clap on the back for financial prudence is just as tacky as, "We spent $30,000 for our wedding. Swans, ice sculptures, private castle: the whole nine yards."  

I see this a lot and I'm just like,  ?

princesslockness

My UO is pretty narrow, but oh well.

I think if a substitute doesn't take care of a problem while they are here, I as the regular teacher shouldn't have to. It turns into a big 'he said - she said' and is a major PITA. 

I understand that it is my job to make sure my students behave, but if the sub can't handle students, then they should be a sub. Also at my school we have forms that the sub can fill out, and the student will get an automatic detention/suspension depending on how badly they behaved, yet we haven't had one turned in all year.

picklesplease

My UO:

I hate most teenagers. I love my job. I love what I teach, but I'm tired of being disrespected on a daily basis. My students from my classes that I teach are pretty cool, for the most part, but I'm sitting in study hall to get some extra pay and these kids are so disrespectful. I do not get paid enough to be called a "cold bitch" for asking them to be respectful of their classmates.

princesslockness

BerkeBaby said:

My UO:

I hate most teenagers. I love my job. I love what I teach, but I'm tired of being disrespected on a daily basis. My students from my classes that I teach are pretty cool, for the most part, but I'm sitting in study hall to get some extra pay and these kids are so disrespectful. I do not get paid enough to be called a "cold bitch" for asking them to be respectful of their classmates.

Or being told to 'Shut the F**k up' because I won't let someone call their mom 5 times in one class.

tentoeturbo

Some kids just aren't built for traditional university education. We should stop touting 4 year degrees as the only way to get ahead in life. Kids need to be exposed to more hands on options in high school (fabrication, cosmetology, cooking, etc) and then be encouraged and supported to go to trade school, get apprenticeships, etc (if that suits their needs/strengths). I'm in no way advocating that people shouldn't have access to a university education, just that there are so many other options.

vintageandrea90

tentoeturbo said:

Some kids just aren't built for traditional university education. We should stop touting 4 year degrees as the only way to get ahead in life. Kids need to be exposed to more hands on options in high school (fabrication, cosmetology, cooking, etc) and then be encouraged and supported to go to trade school, get apprenticeships, etc (if that suits their needs/strengths). I'm in no way advocating that people shouldn't have access to a university education, just that there are so many other options.

THIS. So many degrees and programs out there don't even lead to a reliable job, or a job at all. A lot of parents seem to push their kids into university because it's just what's expected. How many real life skills aren't even taught in school???

sarah0985

Kate08Young said:

BerkeBaby said:

My UO:

I hate most teenagers. I love my job. I love what I teach, but I'm tired of being disrespected on a daily basis. My students from my classes that I teach are pretty cool, for the most part, but I'm sitting in study hall to get some extra pay and these kids are so disrespectful. I do not get paid enough to be called a "cold bitch" for asking them to be respectful of their classmates.

Or being told to 'Shut the F**k up' because I won't let someone call their mom 5 times in one class.

Oh god. Thank god I teach the babies. I can handle 4 year olds that act like 4 year olds but not 16 year olds that act like 4 year olds. Have a lot of respect for you ladies. 

princesslockness

tentoeturbo said:

Some kids just aren't built for traditional university education. We should stop touting 4 year degrees as the only way to get ahead in life. Kids need to be exposed to more hands on options in high school (fabrication, cosmetology, cooking, etc) and then be encouraged and supported to go to trade school, get apprenticeships, etc (if that suits their needs/strengths). I'm in no way advocating that people shouldn't have access to a university education, just that there are so many other options.

YES!! I graduated high school as a certified welder, and made close to $5K that first summer after high school. But I was seriously pushed into a 4 year degree. Don't get me wrong, I love teaching, but I would be soo much better off stress/financially/job availability wise if I had just stuck to welding.

picklesplease

tentoeturbo said:

Some kids just aren't built for traditional university education. We should stop touting 4 year degrees as the only way to get ahead in life. Kids need to be exposed to more hands on options in high school (fabrication, cosmetology, cooking, etc) and then be encouraged and supported to go to trade school, get apprenticeships, etc (if that suits their needs/strengths). I'm in no way advocating that people shouldn't have access to a university education, just that there are so many other options.

One of the reasons I really do love my high school. We have what are called "career academies" that allow students to pursue careers in vocational trades. One of them is for car mechanics and transportation logistics, and the other is for jobs in agriculture. We also have a career center for my district that encourages students to look at jobs like cooking, nursing, photography, electricians, and construction. It's awesome and I fully agree, not everyone is meant to go to a 4-year college.

Winnie81_Old

whiska said:

Saying "We didn't spend a bunch of money on a wedding because we wanted to save up for x, y, z" and expecting some kind of clap on the back for financial prudence is just as tacky as, "We spent $30,000 for our wedding. Swans, ice sculptures, private castle: the whole nine yards."  

I see this a lot and I'm just like,  ?

I so agree. This actually reminded me of my mom. She loves to bring up any chance she can, how little her and my dad spent on her wedding ring. She always follows it with trying to get me to compare ours side by side to whoever she is telling this story to. The thing is, I have a very modest ring, and its literally the only piece of jewelry I wear, but she likes to compare and say she would never spend that much, not that she knows how much it cost (less than $500). I feel like she brings this up because she almost always gets praise from whoever she is telling the story to. I love her, but its just something that grinds my gears.

picklesplease

Kate08Young said:

tentoeturbo said:

Some kids just aren't built for traditional university education. We should stop touting 4 year degrees as the only way to get ahead in life. Kids need to be exposed to more hands on options in high school (fabrication, cosmetology, cooking, etc) and then be encouraged and supported to go to trade school, get apprenticeships, etc (if that suits their needs/strengths). I'm in no way advocating that people shouldn't have access to a university education, just that there are so many other options.

YES!! I graduated high school as a certified welder, and made close to $5K that first summer after high school. But I was seriously pushed into a 4 year degree. Don't get me wrong, I love teaching, but I would be soo much better off stress/financially/job availability wise if I had just stuck to welding.

I am so impressed by this! I have a few ESL students are going into welding. They don't believe me when I say it is a steady job and that it pays well. I might have to share your story with them. I love this!

Dilynne

I don't like wine, coffee or bacon. Everyone thinks I'm a martian.

Winnie81_Old

My UO is that I cannot stand when someone claims a condition on social media for attention and/or sympathy. This person mentioned they have infertility because they've been trying for 4 months and can't get pregnant (this is no one here just fyi, it was on my Facebook feed this morning). Infertility is a serious and incredibly emotional diagnosis that shouldn't be casually thrown around just because you're impatient and were able to conceive the first time with your first child. The people who are responding to her post with "prayers" are really pissing me off right now. I think I'm in a negative state of mind and should probably not be on the internet today, so apologies if I post/ghost. 

Shwee25

My UO is especially unpopular in my town right now:  This snow is beautiful.  Even though I'd rather it be gone and have nice, sunny, 60 some degree spring days.. It just looks so pretty.  This is a picture I took in my backyard this morning:

20T

@BerkeBaby and @Kate08Young I have no idea how you ladies handle that! Slow clap and major props from me! My temper would never allow it!
@Winnie81 that would drive me bananas too, so if that is a UO, sign me up!

Sparty18

@Shwee25 I totally get where you're coming from.  I hate winter, hate it.  I hate snow, hate it (unless I'm skiing or it's a super big storm that makes everything close).  I make sure to let people know that I hate both of those things.  But then... sometimes... a bunch of snow falls and covers everything so beautifully and I'm just like man, this is really pretty, but I just can't admit it out loud.  

ladystinson

vintageandrea90 said:

tentoeturbo said:

Some kids just aren't built for traditional university education. We should stop touting 4 year degrees as the only way to get ahead in life. Kids need to be exposed to more hands on options in high school (fabrication, cosmetology, cooking, etc) and then be encouraged and supported to go to trade school, get apprenticeships, etc (if that suits their needs/strengths). I'm in no way advocating that people shouldn't have access to a university education, just that there are so many other options.

THIS. So many degrees and programs out there don't even lead to a reliable job, or a job at all. A lot of parents seem to push their kids into university because it's just what's expected. How many real life skills aren't even taught in school???

Yes! We need to stop looking down on trades and realize that not everyone needs a "degree" education. Becoming a trade master is a huge deal and frankly if we don't start fixing this there wont be anyone to be googled when there's a problem (plumbing/electrical/etc)

Shwee25

@Sparty18 I really do like winter/snow! But I just wish that it didn't last 6 months.  Mid-November through February I'm okay with it. Any other time I'm like.. pleeeeease just goooooo. Haha

linzrunz

@Winnie81 I'm with you!  I have been dx with PMDD (depression and anxiety connected to my cycle) (which no one IRL knows about except for my close family...and now you guys ha) and I hate seeing those "I'm so depressed" posts on Facebook.  Until you've understood the depth of what that really means, you wouldn't throw those words around so lightly.  And it's more of the ones that are mostly serious that bother me.  I can take the jokes; it's how I deal with it sometimes.  In fact, I tell DH that "the crazy is back" when I can feel it starting so he knows and can adjust how he handles my episodes.  But it's the ones that throw it around for attention, but in reality they're just really sad, not depressed.

Sparty18

@Shwee25 I have an idea of where you may live and you would have to like snow to live up there!    

juliehollz13

I 100% agree on the education thing. Not everyone NEEDS to go to college and get themselves into $60,000 of debt for a degree they will never use.

sldp123

Winnie81 said:

My UO is that I cannot stand when someone claims a condition on social media for attention and/or sympathy. This person mentioned they have infertility because they've been trying for 4 months and can't get pregnant (this is no one here just fyi, it was on my Facebook feed this morning). Infertility is a serious and incredibly emotional diagnosis that shouldn't be casually thrown around just because you're impatient and were able to conceive the first time with your first child. The people who are responding to her post with "prayers" are really pissing me off right now. I think I'm in a negative state of mind and should probably not be on the internet today, so apologies if I post/ghost. 

Depending on my frame of mind at the time I read something like this, I would probably comment with the bolded. That's really annoying.

ladystinson

BerkeBaby said:

Kate08Young said:

tentoeturbo said:

Some kids just aren't built for traditional university education. We should stop touting 4 year degrees as the only way to get ahead in life. Kids need to be exposed to more hands on options in high school (fabrication, cosmetology, cooking, etc) and then be encouraged and supported to go to trade school, get apprenticeships, etc (if that suits their needs/strengths). I'm in no way advocating that people shouldn't have access to a university education, just that there are so many other options.

YES!! I graduated high school as a certified welder, and made close to $5K that first summer after high school. But I was seriously pushed into a 4 year degree. Don't get me wrong, I love teaching, but I would be soo much better off stress/financially/job availability wise if I had just stuck to welding.

I am so impressed by this! I have a few ESL students are going into welding. They don't believe me when I say it is a steady job and that it pays well. I might have to share your story with them. I love this!

My dad is a precision welder! Granted, he started learning in his father's welding shop as a kid so he never went through formal training but its a great profession! I swear the things that man can make amaze me sometimes!

Edit: no clue why it quoted twice....

anj27

Dilynne said:

I don't like wine, coffee or bacon. Everyone thinks I'm a martian.

But do you like chocolate? 

MrsBinPA

I give mad props to all of you who are teachers.  I seriously am not built for that job.  I volunteer for Jr. Achievement in college working with inner city 3rd graders.  It was heartbreaking.

IDK that I have an UO today.  Will have to think about it more.

linzrunz

Dilynne said:

I don't like wine, coffee or bacon. Everyone thinks I'm a martian.

I don't like wine,...
I'm with you!  Wine is gross.

...coffee,...
I only like girly drinks that don't actually taste like coffee.  Regular coffee is gross.  Still mostly with you!

...or bacon.

Yep.  You're a martian.

But umm... can I have all your bacon??

princesslockness

@Dilynne I can not stand to drink wine, and I am allergic to coffee. Although I cannot LIVE without bacon.

Dilynne

anj27 said:

Dilynne said:

I don't like wine, coffee or bacon. Everyone thinks I'm a martian.

But do you like chocolate? 

Way more than I should lol

@linzrunz You'll have to arm wrestle H for it. He has tendonitis currently so you'll probably win too haha

Megzb510

I don't like wearing high heels. I can admire the shoe itself but something about my feet makes every single pair unbearable to wear. I can't do most dress shoes in general so I even paid $300 for a pair of dress flats for work (I work at a conservative bank).  

Aurora1973

I don't like strawberries, tomatoes, or vanilla ice cream.  There, I said it.  You can throw me out of America now

picklesplease

Aurora1973 said:

I don't like strawberries, tomatoes, or vanilla ice cream.  There, I said it.  You can throw me out of America now

But...do you like spaghetti sauce???

Dilynne

Aurora1973 said:

I don't like strawberries, tomatoes, or vanilla ice cream.  There, I said it.  You can throw me out of America now

I also don't do tomatoes. The mouth feel is gross. I will eat ketchup and spaghetti sauce though... but only if the spaghetti sauce has no meat in it because the mouth feel of ground meat is also gross.

ladystinson

Dilynne said:

Aurora1973 said:

I don't like strawberries, tomatoes, or vanilla ice cream.  There, I said it.  You can throw me out of America now

I also don't do tomatoes. The mouth feel is gross. I will eat ketchup and spaghetti sauce though... but only if the spaghetti sauce has no meat in it because the mouth feel of ground meat is also gross.

DH is the same way, he'll eat spaghetti sauce (though he's cool with meat in it) but no tomatoes or ketchup for him.

My UO, I hate the term mouth feel lol sorry @Dilynne not because of you at all! I went to culinary school and they talked about it constantly, meanwhile I'm standing there going what ever happened to calling it texture? lol

Dilynne

@ladystinson Haha you know, I never associated mouth feel with texture because I can touch tomatoes and ground meat and be fine, but I can not put it near my mouth.

ladystinson

@Dilynne I didn't know the term mouth feel until right before college (thank you food network) so until then I would always just call it texture lol who knows, to each their own

Aurora1973

BerkeBaby said:

Aurora1973 said:

I don't like strawberries, tomatoes, or vanilla ice cream.  There, I said it.  You can throw me out of America now

But...do you like spaghetti sauce???

Yes!  I love most tomato-based sauces.  I should be specific and say I don't like fresh tomatoes because cooked are totally fine.  I love ketchup, too. 

ladystinson said:

Dilynne said:

Aurora1973 said:

I don't like strawberries, tomatoes, or vanilla ice cream.  There, I said it.  You can throw me out of America now

I also don't do tomatoes. The mouth feel is gross. I will eat ketchup and spaghetti sauce though... but only if the spaghetti sauce has no meat in it because the mouth feel of ground meat is also gross.

DH is the same way, he'll eat spaghetti sauce (though he's cool with meat in it) but no tomatoes or ketchup for him.

My UO, I hate the term mouth feel lol sorry @Dilynne not because of you at all! I went to culinary school and they talked about it constantly, meanwhile I'm standing there going what ever happened to calling it texture? lol

LOL, the whole mouth feel conversation is killing me...hilarious.  I have to admit, the term sounds a bit yucky, but I now understand why it can be useful.  It's very specific!

AliciaGoose

My UO is that basketball sucks. Any and all basketball. Including NCAA. If one more person asks me who I'm rooting for or if I made my bracket, I am going to scream! I couldn't care any less than I already do. 

TheJerilu

Megzb510 said:

I don't like wearing high heels. I can admire the shoe itself but something about my feet makes every single pair unbearable to wear. I can't do most dress shoes in general so I even paid $300 for a pair of dress flats for work (I work at a conservative bank).  

@Megzb510
Meeee too.  I actually just hate wearing shoes in general.  I have moccasins under my desk at work for this reason.

loveinak

I love reading all the support for vocational training. I work in CPS with youth between the ages of 16-20 who are or have been in foster care. These youth have many grants available to help support post-secondary or trade education and most of my older youth have all taken the vocational route within the last two years. They leave the programs feeling accomplished and find themselves transitioning right in to employment. This age range is definitely a population I enjoy working with but I'll agree with @BerkeBaby and @Kate08Young- some youth can definitely be disrespectful.

My UO: I get annoyed with the "prayers" response on Facebook. I absolutely believe some people are really genuine with this response, but I feel like it's just become the go-to response and is pretty impersonal. 

FSUNole31

I don't know if anyone watches pretty little lairs, but I know with others who do this is unpopular.  I can't stand Aria and Ezra as a couple.  They are definitely my least favorite of the bunch.