I am a 75 year old high school receptionist in a private high school where I taught for 15 years. A student--6'5" star football player, an 18 year old senior, with braces got in my face when I asked him to go where he belonged and said "What you going to do? What you going to do?" I reacted immediately to what felt was a threat to my safety by hitt...See MoreI am a 75 year old high school receptionist in a private high school where I taught for 15 years. A student--6'5" star football player, an 18 year old senior, with braces got in my face when I asked him to go where he belonged and said "What you going to do? What you going to do?" I reacted immediately to what felt was a threat to my safety by hitting him the jaw. I am suspended for the rest of the year. Nothing has happened to the student. There are two female students who said I stepped on his foot which is not true. I know about the laws for touching children. Every morning I open the building between 7:30 am and 7:45 am. Generally there are no other staff members in the building or office. Classes begin at 8 am As far as I know there was no one in the office which was dark. I feel violated and fearful. In all my years of teaching or working in the office have I ever felt this way. No one cares about the school staff when they find themselves in this situation. We are not allowed to defend ourselves. No student should be allowed to disrespect any one and get away with it.
I believe that school administrators are afraid to stand up for their teachers and staff and will not support them when they (the teachers and staff) are in a situation such as this. Teachers, school staff and even students need to be protected in these situations. We, the school staff. are always in the wrong no matter what the circumstances are. There was a time when school staff and administrators would back up their teachers and other staff members and they were respected by students and parents.
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As a biology teacher, I know that bio-pharmaceutical industry is now in its infancy. We are in urgent need of a great number of researchers with professional knowledge and technical skills in diseases to join the industry and engage in new drug developmen, but how to be an excellent researcher in developing new drugs?
I am a preservice teacher in an MAT program working towards licensure in secondary social studies. I am also working part- time as an elementary instructional assistant.
I have a chronic autoimmune disease (Sjogren's - related to lupus and RA), and dyautonomia (POTS). I love to teach but find that the energy demands lead to increased pain, inflammation, and fatigue. I want to make this work but also don't want to wreck my health completely.
Is there anyone else here who is dealing with this sort of illness? If so, how do you make it work? Have you been able to find a balance that keeps you healthy (enough)? Are you in the classroom or have you found another type of position (resource teacher, etc) that works better for you? Any info would be much appreciated!
It looks as though folks don't post here much currently. I generally don't post, but thought I should reply. I don't have experience with your particular issues, but a family member has MS. In researching possible ways to help, they found out about low dose naltrexone. It is not a traditional treatment, but I hope you will look into it and see if it might be of help. If you do a search for low dose naltrexone, you will find quite a bit of information. A place to start might be LDN research Trust
Good luck. On 3/03/15, Nicole wrote: > Hi everyone, > > This is my first time posting here. > > I am a preservice teacher in an MAT program working towards > licensure in secondary social studies. I am also working part- > time as an elementary instructional assistant. > > I have a chronic autoimmune disease (Sjogren's - related to > lupus and RA), and dyautonomia (POTS). I love to teach but > find that the energy demands lead to increased pain, > inflammation, and fatigue. I want to make this work but also > don't want to wreck my health completely. > > Is there anyone else here who is dealing with this sort of > illness? If so, how do you make it work? Have you been able to > find a balance that keeps you healthy (enough)? Are you in the > classroom or have you found another type of position > (resource teacher, etc) that works better for you? Any info > would be much appreciated! > > Thanks in advance.
Thanks for your response! I appreciate your advice. Unfortunately, MS drugs are usually not the same drugs used to treat my condition. However, more treatments are being developed.
What does your family member with MS do for a living? Has it affected his or her work at all?
My question is not so much about treatments, but about work strategies. As you know, work can make a big difference in your health and teaching even more so. If anyone has experience in this area, I would love to hear about it.
Warm thanks,
Nicole
On 3/03/15, TinaJo wrote: > Hi, Nicole. > > It looks as though folks don't post here much currently. I > generally don't post, but thought I should reply. I don't have > experience with your particular > issues, but a family member has MS. In researching > possible ways to help, they found out about low dose > naltrexone. It is not a traditional treatment, but I hope you > will look into it and see if it might be of help. If you do a > search for low dose naltrexone, you will find quite a bit of > information. A place to start might be LDN research Trust > > Good luck. > On 3/03/15, Nicole wrote: >> Hi everyone, >> >> This is my first time posting here. >> >> I am a preservice teacher in an MAT program working > towards >> licensure in secondary social studies. I am also working > part- >> time as an elementary instructional assistant. >> >> I have a chronic autoimmune disease (Sjogren's - related > to >> lupus and RA), and dyautonomia (POTS). I love to teach > but >> find that the energy demands lead to increased pain, >> inflammation, and fatigue. I want to make this work but > also >> don't want to wreck my health completely. >> >> Is there anyone else here who is dealing with this sort of >> illness? If so, how do you make it work? Have you been > able to >> find a balance that keeps you healthy (enough)? Are you > in the >> classroom or have you found another type of position >> (resource teacher, etc) that works better for you? Any > info >> would be much appreciated! >> >> Thanks in advance.
Welcome to the Healthy Teachers Chatboard. This chatboard is for teachers to discuss diet and exercise, and methods for teachers to achieve and maintain harmony and mental and emotional health.
I'm just wondering how u...See MoreOn 6/12/11, starrshine wrote: > I usually walk my dogs for an hour in the a.m. and 30-40 minutes in > the p.m. I went to a senior health fair last year and purchased ski > walking poles. These have really helped tone my arms and upped the > activity level of my walks. I love them
starrshine,
I'm just wondering how using ski walking poles tones your arms and ups the activity level? Is it the weight of the poles themselves and thus when you naturally swing your arms you are lifting more than simply the weight of your arms or am I missing some other advantage?
Mix tog...See MoreI love a crunchy goodness of homemade granola sprinkled on my raisin bran every morning. I bake up a batch every 3 weeks, or so, and usually share some with a friend.
This is the recipe: 4 cups old fashion oatmeal 1 cup rough-chopped pecans 1 cup sunflower seeds 1 cup sliced almonds 1/4 cup 1/3 cup canola oil 1/2 cup honey
Mix together in a large bowl, spread on parchment-lined cookie sheets (I use 2). Bake at 320 for 12-14 minutes.
Thanks for all t...See MoreOn 6/10/11, Heather Berkley wrote: > On 6/10/11, Ariel wrote: >> I've hear great things about Zumba from a coworker and really >> want to try it sometime. The CDs sound like a good option. > I've been going to Zumba classes for a while. It's a great workout > and you can really see a difference!! >
Thanks for all the comments. I heard about getting scratched CDs when they were ordered directly from the Zumba website. I'll check out QVC and other websites to see about ordering.
Zumba classes ar...See MoreOn 6/10/11, Heather Berkley wrote: > On 6/10/11, Ariel wrote: >> I've hear great things about Zumba from a coworker and really >> want to try it sometime. The CDs sound like a good option. > I've been going to Zumba classes for a while. It's a great workout > and you can really see a difference!! >
Zumba classes are offered at the Curves I attend. Thinking about joining in. Thanks for the info.