Ok I’m done. See you in eight months
I just caught my boss in a recording saying our contracts are different because we are foreign. I’m sure I can use that somehow
Sorry I keep forgetting this account exists
Fail everyone
He just looks like a badly photoshopped potato
So true. There’s not gonna be any innovation for a long time now
We really ought to make being a billionaire a thing of the past.
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It’s another year of overwork and no time for writing. I need a creative outlet so maybe I’ll start the Benrik diary again
Last week in Japan it was barely double digits. Now it’s almost 30’C.
Terrible news considering everyone in America is now a woman
A busy couple of days getting the students started on a presentation and an essay. I used the example of the dire wolf to explain how important it is to define terms in detail. How is a dire wolf different from a modern gray wolf?
Not up to scratch today because of lack of sleep and various issues but managed some ok lessons about how we do assignments on this course. I have them writing summaries and opinion paragraphs on news reports.
2nd lesson ended a bit weak since we ran out of time but they realised the main point—that there’s just no good solution at the moment. So we weren’t able to think of solutions but at least they are aware of the difficulties for both sides. Hopefully they will keep this in mind.
Just had a positive first lesson about the use of AI in schools. I led the students to think about the effects of relying on it too much. And then asked them what would happen if that AI failed. Then related that to their HS careers. And asked them how they think we should use AI in class
Anyone in education know of any attempt at guidelines for use of AI in schools? Mostly regarding how to fairly grade for teachers and rules for students
26/6/23: AH acts surprised he can’t have his half holiday on event days like he hasn’t already been told every term. He argued with the supe and so the supe gave us all a blanket statement about the issue that was clearly only for AH benefit. He def has an illegal side job at that time #MACoW
A lot of incidents happening in the following term but I didn’t record them then as I correctly thought it was futile but boy did shit happen. Namelu AH complained and harassed anyone that even gave feedback on his work. He then used this to complain to the union and make the school scared #MACoW
4th April 2923: Asshole (AH) jumps on the new hires and starts hissing in their ear about how terrible the other teachers are and trying to get them on his side #MACoW
I’m gonna start posting all the stupid things my asshole coworker has done because I started recording events thinking the school might care and do something about it but they are just waiting out his temp contract despite all the harm he’s doing to teachers and students in the meantime #MACoW
Life is just shit sometimes and there is no way to avoid it. I find out my Dad had cancer and in three weeks he died just last week. Now my partners father just learned he has cancer.
This about sums it up. But throw the world in there too
How do I go home and smile for my kids now?
The basketball was so depressing yesterday. After playing well and winning on Saturday, Sunday was a shit show. Hanaryz let the ball slip too many times and the bias ref ignoring some blatant fouls from Shibuya killed their will to live. Kyoto lost by over 30 points
There’s a guy at our work who washes his hand all the time and uses alcohol sanitizer after. His hands must be like the world of Mad Max for germs.
Have you any idea how good a cup of tea is after teaching 6 hours solid?
So my contract says I work a maximum of 18 hours class time. I started the year at 15 hours. Co worker gets hospitalised I take 10 of their hours cos I’m the only person who can. 25 hours. Then student needs outside class time. Another 4 hours. I am now doing 11 hours over my contracted limit.
Chuck Norris?
Work gives me ten extra hours and then takes away two and expect me to be happy? Doesn’t take a maths teacher to work out why
I’m fed up of Japanese “lessons” for kids. Take my son to do basketball as a beginner and they don’t teach him how to play. So they just start a match and he has no idea. Gets really embarrassed when he has the ball. Take fighter to cram school. They don’t teach anything just mark your book. Stupid
