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The Complaining and Bitching Thread

Discussion in 'General Discussions' started by ASU2003, Jan 14, 2013.

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  1. snowy

    snowy so kawaii Staff Member

    I'm just grateful that I'm not like my husband. He sees the world in math.
     
    snowy, Apr 16, 2014
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  2. Chris Noyb

    Chris Noyb Get in, buckle up, hang on, & be quiet.

    Location:
    Large City, TX
    I hope that he doesn't stop to calculate angles, depth, volume, thrust, etc. during sex ;).
     
    Chris Noyb, Apr 16, 2014
    #5442
  3. Stan

    Stan Resident Dumbass

    Location:
    Colorado
    I'm guilty of that. 13 years of engineering school will do that.

    I look at buildings and bridges in terms of stress and strain. Casinos are probability homework and cooking is a combination of chemistry, thermodynamics, and altitude calculations.
     
    Stan, Apr 16, 2014
    #5443
  4. Borla

    Borla Moderator Staff Member

    Good catch, I got distracted partway through posting that. I meant 'replace' instead of 'fix'. :p
     
    Borla, Apr 16, 2014
    #5444
  5. snowy

    snowy so kawaii Staff Member

    That's pretty much it in a nutshell.
     
    snowy, Apr 16, 2014
    #5445
  6. Japchae

    Japchae Very Tilted

    I'm glad I think of everything in psychology terms, not math.
     
    Japchae, Apr 16, 2014
    #5446
  7. RedSneaker

    RedSneaker Very Tilted

    Even out of this line of work for many years, I still find myself doing the same. Not as much as I used to, but I doubt it will ever go away completely.
     
    RedSneaker, Apr 16, 2014
    #5447
  8. Cayvmann

    Cayvmann Very Tilted

    Location:
    Central North Carolina
    I don't think, it makes my head hurt...
     
    Cayvmann, Apr 16, 2014
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  9. snowy

    snowy so kawaii Staff Member

    I hate when people have an opinion about my profession that is completely ridiculous.

    "Oh, I decided I didn't want to be a teacher because they give you the textbook and tell you what to teach and how to teach it."

    Really? Cause I've never had that happen. I've been told, "Oh, you need to cover Romeo and Juliet" but literally no one told me how I had to do it. Additionally, I had to track down my own books. There was no textbook.

    The few times I did have a textbook, nobody cared if I used it.

    I can understand not wanting to be a teacher because you can't tolerate snot-nosed idiots, but hey, the profession is about bullshit tolerance if nothing else.
     
    snowy, Apr 16, 2014
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  10. grumpyolddude

    grumpyolddude Very Tilted

    Location:
    Metro Detroit, Michigan, USA
    I have mad respect for teachers. I watched three older sisters through long careers. My gripe was always with school administrators. So many have their heads firmly planted up their asses. They are the ones that drove is to our decision to homeschool. And my sisters endorsed that decision. Our kids have turned out great.
     
    grumpyolddude, Apr 16, 2014
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  11. redravin

    redravin Cynical Optimist Donor

    Location:
    North
    I have to say that you have a little more flexibility teaching Romeo and Juliet than the math teachers.
    The freaking connected math books (more like booklets) required that you be at a certain point at a certain time of the year even if your kids weren't able to figure out the work.
    Jadzia hated those things.
    She liked some of the work problems and that was about it.
    She would make her own tests and lessons but write fake lesson plans to match the books.
    When she would be evaluated she would adapt the day to fit the book.
    It's an awful thing to have to do but it's how a good teacher handles bad curriculum.
     
    redravin, Apr 16, 2014
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  12. Plan9

    Plan9 Rock 'n Roll

    Location:
    Earth
    The dog doesn't judge the family.

    It's why he's the dog.

    /JUDGING
     
    Plan9, Apr 16, 2014
    #5452
  13. snowy

    snowy so kawaii Staff Member

    That's definitely true. Most of the math teachers where I'm teaching mix and match resources, and don't rely entirely on the textbook.
     
    snowy, Apr 16, 2014
    #5453
  14. Fangirl

    Fangirl Very Tilted

    Location:
    Arizona
    Ditto.
    It's impossible to stop.
     
    Last edited: Apr 17, 2014
    Fangirl, Apr 17, 2014
    #5454
  15. GeneticShift

    GeneticShift Show me your everything is okay face.

    Location:
    The land of drugs, violence, and 8 Mile Road
    I have something stuck in my tooth.
     
    GeneticShift, Apr 17, 2014
    #5455
  16. ZombieSquirrel

    ZombieSquirrel Brrrrrrrains

    Location:
    Oregon by way of "Oh-hi-ya"
    At a work luncheon I was at the table with my annoying coworker AND, by chance, the keynote speaker.

    The speaker was having a really interesting conversation with the gentleman sitting next to me. The bitch kept interrupting them passing bread or coffee or just being loud and disruptive. The gentleman next to me was visibly annoyed.

    She is so damn rude. I didn't have scissors, but I did have a butter knife. Unfortunately, I also had witnesses.
     
    ZombieSquirrel, Apr 17, 2014
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  17. RedSneaker

    RedSneaker Very Tilted

    Something's got to give with my work set up. Two steps forward, enormous leap back isn't working for me.
    I need a hero!
     
    RedSneaker, Apr 17, 2014
    #5457
  18. ZombieSquirrel

    ZombieSquirrel Brrrrrrrains

    Location:
    Oregon by way of "Oh-hi-ya"
    Seriously....fist to the face. I need that to happen.
     
    ZombieSquirrel, Apr 17, 2014
    #5458
  19. snowy

    snowy so kawaii Staff Member

    I'm getting tired of explaining the tax differences between Washington and Oregon to people. $400 a month is a pretty good chunk of change to lose to income tax.
     
    snowy, Apr 17, 2014
    #5459
  20. Chris Noyb

    Chris Noyb Get in, buckle up, hang on, & be quiet.

    Location:
    Large City, TX
    Meh. Food isn't that important :p .
     
    Chris Noyb, Apr 17, 2014
    #5460
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