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https://nypost.com/2025/03/27/business/bill-gates-said-ai-will-replace-doctors-teachers-within-10-years/

Story of a Colorado mother who states that her child's math teacher took her autistic mentally disabled child (17) and police refused to return the minor to her parent's care. I presume none of us can say what we would do for sure, but best guess what do you think you would do?

In my career as a teacher I started out being what I now consider to be a complete unreasonable prick. I would assign work over the vacation as well as frown upon parent/student chosen off days. I wouldn't even give any consideration to cuts of class when the student was having personal problems (think like crying in the bathroom, family crisis, had to work, didn't have child care - yes, I've had teen parents as students, etc). I still shudder when I think that I was that awful person.

Like everything else in life I lived and I learned. I now ENCOURAGE IF NOT DEMAND students to take a day off and I tell their parents explicitly "If adults can give themselves a day off why can't kids if they're not up to it?". I realized that there is nothing going on in my classroom that is more important than the lives that they live. The entire concept of giving school work over a break is so ludicrous to me now! It's called a "break" for a fucking reason (plus HW of ANY kind has ZERO discernable statistical difference in grades, retention, class satisfaction, etc).

Glossophobia - the fear of public speaking - is a common condition, affecting 30-70% of people globally. Those with glossophobia may experience various symptoms, both physical or more psychological. We're you the kid who hated presentations & class discussions?

Most of us WILL have to speak in public under very different scenarios and goals. How did you do? What needs improvement? Did you write it out word for word or just main ideas? We're there slides or aides? Did the audience participate? Questions after? Solo or as a panel? How did you prepare? How was it received?

I guess I'm so very fortunate as a teacher that I just don't even notice anymore nor care what the topic or audience is, it's just so routine now but THAT was not always the case. My practicum was initially terrifying!