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Can't seem to find it now. That place was interesting. I remember posting here in high school back in 2000. Idk what made me think of it all of a sudden.

How many of you started posting here in the early 2000's or sooner?

Good to see some older folks here. Honestly, I dont know why I still post here. I really shouldn't. Thinking about making a legacy account of my old user name.

Getting to old for this site though.

14 for me

That's my old contribution page, I submitted the first version of that Iceman FAQ in November of 2000. Lol idk if I can update them, or if they are too old.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com./user.php?db=.6.user=Silent_J/contributions

I remember I had been reading the things people posted on the boards months before that though. I think about all that has changed in the past 20 years, sometimes it seems like forever, sometime it seems like only yesterday. I wonder if gamefaqs will still be here when I'm gone, or if it will just randomly disappear one day?

funny how people clicked on this topic and didnt answer the question

thats normal for bars / clubs

Zodd3224 posted...

I'm afraid their dick may be bigger than mine

feel for an adam's apple

Nina Hartley
Bret Hart
Goldust
Shane Douglas
Bob Dole
Ozzy

got that song in my head

SquantoZ posted...

My wife won't let me hit on other girls

do it at work

TheGoldenEel posted...

tc are you single again

i seem to remember you making topics to give advice because you had successfully found a woman

Pretty sure your advice was also to make sure you find someone unattractive because youre insecure about other men looking at your woman

Lol hey it's the GoldeneEel, how you been man?

No, still married. And my advice was go for the ones with meat on their bones because they are usually more friendly (usually) in real life. The skinny ones are usually very annoying, with few exceptions.

No_U_L7 posted...

It cracks me up whenever CE thinks its qualified to give girl advice. The terrible advice they end up giving is hilarious

Lol do what you want to do. But I have experience and am married so no skin off my ass.

haha

CyricZ posted...

Wow it's like every woman TC meets is rude as fuck.

What are the odds.

online fuck yeah they are

Drug_Smoker posted...

Because I am black and don't want to get hung.

i thought girls loved black guys. you guys basically get a free pass.

dr_strangelove posted...

it is NO picnic for women, either. I only date women who can put liquid eyeliner on properly. direct quote from guy.

Well that guy is in for a rude awakening, because women online are outnumbered.

BobanMarjanovic posted...

They be like "take me to a restaurant" and I say how bout you just make me dinner instead and they reply I can't I live with my parents

Oh hell no don't take them to dinner until they are your girlfriend. A lot of them will take advantage. Instead, take them for coffee.

EnragedSlith posted...

"Less attractive women should treat me like a king for even bothering to pay attention to them, grumble grumble. So rude, rabble rabble."

Honestly, they should. It's annoying as fuck when you see how the online girls look and you think, "Ok, maybe they will be nicer because they aren't as attractive." But then they are rude as fuck. And that's fucking annoying because I didn't really want to talk to them in the first place, just figured they were having trouble meeting people too since they were on the site.

So fuck that, might as well just talk to the cute ones in real life. I'd rather a hot girl be rude to me than an ugly / average one.

Lol you will be surprised at the responses you get

Honestly, just don't try so hard. It's not that great. If it happens it happens. If I see a cute girl at the store and I want to talk to her, just say, "Hi, how are you doing today?" And just see how she responds. If she talks to me she talks to me. If not, no big deal.

Got this idea from another topic. Seriously, what's the big deal? They're people. If they're rude, call them a bitch or tell them fuck you and move on. If they are nice, nothing to worry about. Just tell her that her boyfriend is a lucky man if she says she has a boyfriend.... or ask if she's ever had more than one boyfriend if you want to do something different

why people do online dating?

for fucks sake, just talk to girls. what are you so afraid of?

water. ima po mexican.

Lots of ugly to average looking women with entitled attitudes that expect you to chase them down and jump through hoops.

If that's what you're into then fine, but it really is a waste of time.

well she would have to be pretty hot for it to be worth it.

That would explain a lot.

CyricZ posted...

Also I'm dating a single mom AMA

Is she hot and is it worth it

How long do you think they will stay open?

With as lawsuit happy as people are now, not predicting it to last long at all. It will probably go to remote learning within two months.

topic topic

Yeah, some dogs are pacifists

I would date a single mom, but nothing serious. Some of them are good at fucking.

The reason men dont want to date them is because they still try to act entitled even though they are bringing baggage with them

Staged

pistachio12 posted...

I would maybe say you're the main problem in teaching if this is how you continue to respond to criticism. For nay potential future teachers looking at this, teaching is a job that requires you be able to deal with criticism. People will be in and out of your classroom all the time watching what you're doing. Some will know what good teaching is, others will be clueless. Get ready to hear people's opinions on what you could be doing better.

And I got my first job because I met three different teachers from that school in one of my classes. It is still the best teaching job I have had. I worked 5 years with 20 other math teachers that were bright, young and driven by their work. We all collaborated with each other and worked towards a positive goal. Is my situation universal? Definitely not. Anyone who is telling you that it's impossible is lying though.

Just saw this.

Oh ok, so you got your first job because you knew someone? Or like you said, 3 different people. So like I said, politics.

But there's a difference between criticism and people blatantly trying to throw you under the bus and saying you are "attacking" them. I actually accepted criticism pretty well and bent over backwards to do everything I was asked. But when a teacher who works right across the hall from you is constantly accusing you of trying to pick fights with her after you've told her you don't want drama and just want to do your job, then yeah that's a problem. It doesn't matter how you respond to criticism, you can try and try to correct whatever it is they say is wrong, but if they don't like you, they will just come up with something else.

Heh, and for any potential teachers reading this, watch out. People like this are liars. They only talk about the positive aspects of teaching so that it can sound glamorous, but they won't talk about the dirty parts or how corrupt it really is. Maybe my words aren't the most popular, but it's the truth. It's a popularity contest.

I'm not going to listen to this any more. I know what I saw and I know I'm a hell of a worker.

pistachio12 posted...

I had to look up YAG as we call them curriculum maps. I teach high school math. The course overview was determined by the department before I got there. We were never required to write lesson plans. (This is all from my first school.)

I struggled with discipline for the first two years. We also had different vice principals for each high school grade. Some were great with dealing with their students, others made secret background deals without the teachers. That certainly is an example of shitty politics.

But for those that we could make a difference, I would follow a certain set of steps. Set few but clear expectations at the beginning of the year. Hold the students accountable from the very beginning with no exceptions. When you see a transgression in class, stop class until it is fixed. If a student repeats behavior and won't correct themselves, pull them out and have a conversation. If they continue more, kick them out.

We had to log our parent contact with the vice principals office. This was mostly for meetings but could also be done for emails if you wanted to log them.

I had a mix of classes. I would teach 2 lower level math classes that was either 50% English language learners or 50% students on an IEP. My other three classes were higher level classes which usually had about 1 or 2 students on IEPs for each.

I don't know who that is and I'm not going to look him up.

Wow, never required to write lesson plans? Must have been nice. Can't tell you how many hours and hours I spent on those.

If principals making "secret background deals" was your biggest problem, you were in a great district because it means your staff was good. Also, lol at holding kids accountable and kicking them out... that's a cute idea, I wish my admins would have allowed that, especially the kicking out part.

Lol and he claims to be a teacher but doesn't know who one of the most influential and well known teachers of all time is. You shouldn't have to look him up, he is very famous and you should have heard about him at SOME point, especially if you did it for 10 years.

All I needed to know. We're done.

pistachio12 posted...

This is a great list. And to add some things:

1) If you're training to be a teacher, you may be taking courses with other current teachers at the same time. Network and get to know about the schools in your area. If you find people that have a similar mindset on education, they may even be able to help you get a job.

2) Don't jump at the money. Inner-city schools usually pay the best but unfortunately lack the stability and support structure of other types of schools. You'd be better off teaching outside the city first and moving in when you're more experienced if you really wanted to do that.

Now the shit part of the second case is that lian forgiveness for federal loans almost certainly forces new teachers to take roles in those inner city jobs where they will most likely burn out after 5 years or even before they get their loan forgiveness.

^ People like this are the main problem in teaching, they like to bullshit people. Yeah I bet that networking really came in handy when it came to keeping your job... heh, networking that's what they are calling it now. I always heard it referred to as sucking up.

EDIT

Btw the part about inner city schools is BS. Yes they suck, but worst of all are the ones in small towns that are just close enough to a big city to be in the same region. Politics there are horrible because everyone knows everyone, also, the parents there are usually more ghetto because the town is smaller and they are poorer and as a result, expect the school to be run like a daycare. In other words, they dont want their kids to be educated, they just want a free place to drop them during the day.

pistachio12 posted...

I am and have been for 10 years.

Lol so you're just going to say that without saying which subject? Did you guys have a YAG and what kind of tools did you use for lesson planning?

But I tell it like it is. I'm not fake and I don't bullshit. I'm not going to try and talk it up like a lot of teachers will.

That's probably why I didn't do well in teaching. They want a puppet a lot of times and that's not me.

Alteres posted...

Those were awful videos.

You didn't watch them.

Watched a couple minutes, thought it was funny how they talked about kids and parents. Ha, that's the easy part of teaching. Point was, lots of teachers leave.

Kastrada posted...

Depends on where you live. I felt my union had my back.

A lot of single teachers I worked with had rent, student loans, insurance, etc....to pay for. The married ones were the only ones I knew that didn't have since they had a two-income household.

The union cant do much to save your job. Also, they need the principal's consent to be in a meeting involving them and you.

The pay isn't THAT bad. I survived off of two jobs before I was a teacher and made less than I did as a teacher. Not really necessary unless your debt is horrible.

Kastrada posted...

The older teachers get so jaded but I love them.

And for anyone thinking of getting into teaching, theses are the MOST important people to know when starting out, in ascending order.

3. The Institution - The teacher who has been there the longest. Usually the oldest teacher, most likely a coach of some sort. Get in good with them and they can protect you from the bullying/pressure from other teachers. They also may have insight on students and their home life due to just being there so long.

2. The Secretarial/Administration Staff - They pretty much run the place. The whole school would fall apart without them. They can warn you about any upcoming changes, incoming staff, gauge the temperature of the principal or any higher ups before a meeting.

1. The Custodial Staff/Maintenance Workers - By far the most important people in the school for a teacher. Way way way underappreciated. You treat them well and they will bend over backwards to help you out. I always got our staff Christmas cookies and or coffee for their little break area. And if I ever needed the room cleaned? Extra tissues, extra trash runs, waxed floors, light bulbs, air freshers, watered plants, or anything else? That was taken care of so fucking quickly. I used to have one of the cleanest and most efficient rooms in my school for the sheer fact that I remember and treated them like the rest of my co-workers.

Not really necessary. Just get along with the boss, and pay attention to who they are friends with. None of these people mentioned above can help you if the boss and their friends don't like you. But yeah, older teachers are good to get along with since they are usually in with everyone in charge (including HR). The problem though, is if they decide they have a problem with you for ANY reason (which can be as small as test scores, the way you teach your lessons, the content of your lessons), you are screwed.

Lots of fakeness too. People pretending to love people, love teaching, be friends with the boss when everyone is looking, then they change completely when no one is around. Those are usually the ones that throw people under the bus.

Kastrada posted...

When I was teaching in America, I was working a lot. Summer school doesn't do much for you at all pay wise. It was a negligible payout, not worth the time and effort. The only people who did it were the young teachers who needed the experience.

Most teachers have to get side jobs in the summers. Lawn mowing services ares popular as well as driver's education teachers. The ones that don't work, the only ones that don't work, during the summer are married with kids. So while their spouse continues their job, they will be a stay-at-home parent during that time.

That was pretty standard for the Midwest at least. I'm currently teaching in South Korea so I only get two weeks of Summer vacation this year. <_<

Single people dont really need to work during summer

Lots of racism and sexism in teaching too

GentlemanGamer posted...

they have won higher wages for teachers in many parts of the country over the last few years, and I know this as just a casual news observer and not a teacher.

Eh, wages are the least of your concerns as a teacher.

parabola_master posted...

Im a middle school teacher in LA and I love my job. And after maybe 10 years (and sufficient post-grad credits), the salary schedule puts you at almost $100k. Plus we get summers off + vacations.

you must enjoy politics, there are teachers like that

Kastrada posted...

On the national level they aren't so great. The state level unions are the ones that make the most changes. And that varies state-by-state obviously. You can also have a really good union in your state but have a really shitty state government to deal with. That's how Indiana is.

I've honestly never heard any stories about a union helping a teacher.

@ ASithLord7

Texas is the best state, that's why everyone is moving here.