New teaching boundaries for me. First, I am a science educator. I am not responsible for teaching your kid to regulate emotions. I am not responsible for making sure they get a career. I am not a reading teacher. I am not a therapist. I am most responsible for picking up the slack of society..

Trying out Planta Nubo initial impressions are this game is fucking obtuse as hell. Euro gamers let me teach you 18xx it’s way easier.

Watched Tron Ares, which a bunch of people were whining about online. It was fine. I have found that there are just way too many people on the internet that just want to be pissed about something.

Been working on the Perfect Grade Unleashed RX-78. Got the main body finally together. Moving onto the next big phase.

I'm sorry, I just don't see the rationale for not having a zero as a possible assignment. Some argue that an automatic 59% no matter what. Nope, just don't see the logic in that. I think it's another push kids along, keep them on track thing.

Tommy Johansson is just amazingly talented. For a dude with no formal training, his voice is amazing. I also lost count of how many instruments the guy can play. He has his own band and does Youtube videos. www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRJJ...

Look, I love technology, and yes, I do use AI for a few things. However, the research is detailed for education. All tech needs to be removed and banned from schools. No laptops for every kid, no outside tech can even be brought to school. Everything back to paper and pencil.

I am a science teacher. I cant stand it when an English teacher says "We are all reading teachers." No. No I am not. I know how to read. I have never had even a little bit of training on how to teach reading. I am completely unqualified as a reading teacher.

Played the new version of Nippon last night and loved it. The changes that were made were great. I now have the three best Whats Your Game games in my opinion. Its just sad the upgraded Maderia fell apart.

I have been doing some solo TTRPG stuff lately using Ironsworn system. Just got Sundered Isle. Which is pirate swashbuckling stuff. Just found this in the rule book and smiled.

This is facinating. Also very much reflecting what Ive been seeing in my studets. I have actually worked to start removing most tech from my classroom. Its a struggle. The funny part is the kids actually realy like it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=OE8A...

Hard truth. If you decide to take your kid out of school for a week to go on a cruise because its cheaper it is your and your child's responsibility to get caught up not the teachers. Don't like it take a cruise on school break times.

I seriously debate whether I should find a way to get out of teaching. If things don't change in the continued lowering of the bar and getting screens out of kids faces Im not sure how many more years are left before kids are literally unteachable and incapable of problem solving.

Died while attempting suicide........................I find this unlikely for some reason.

hmmm Saw something about 40k buttholes freaking out about a female Space Marine or something. If I ever get into it all my Space Marines will be female and painted pink or something just to piss these people off.

I hold an unpopular opinion in education. Students should not move one until they meet the requirements. The whole we cant hold them back for social reasons is just leading to dumber lazier thinkers.

I have bin doing some solo RPG stuff. Tried Ironsworn and liked it. Got this in the mail.

OK Disney advice for future Star Wars. Let the makers of Mandeloriane make the Star Wars for all ages. Let the makers of Andor do the adult Star Wars. Dont get involved other than that.

So because Im a herd and care I was on Youtube and in my recommended feed there was a video thumbnail of ICE agents doing their crap and next to it Star Wars Storm Troopers. The lack of difference between those two shot was telling.

I actually do find it amusing that I currently teach Physics, Chemistry, and Physical Science and I am a major in Biology so like everything but what I meant to school for. It's fine honestly I feel more of a generalist after this many years. Just funny.

Watching Season 2 of Andor. Im going to be honest I didnt much care for his character in Rogue One but hes grown on me in this series. Also its amazing how good this is when the new trilogy was such a cock up. Its hard to believe both came from Disney.

Modern education people=Students should use technology for like everything. Start introducing using AI too. My room=teacher we were asked to reflect on when we used tech in our classes and I couldnt remember when we did in your class. Me: like three weeks ago for five minutes.

Had this one sitting on standby while I finished another one. Got it as a present months ago. Now it’s time to dig in.

Kit is from Gundam Wing Endless Waltz. It’s interesting though overall I dislike what Gundam always do to movie mechs. Too over the top.

Like many school districts mine is having financial issues. I got curious and looked what the head coach of a football team gets extra beyond their salary in my state and its enough to pay for one or one and half more teachers. That is so damn gross. Seriously disgusting.

The school I work at is majorly in termoile. A certain party in control in Iowa turned a budget serpluss from a different part into a defecite and now they think a great place to cut is school funding. Go figure. Got to keep those tax breaks to the wealthy.

I swear every time I use it I remember why I don't. Technology use in education just causes so many problems. Using a computer simulation instead of making copies of the damn pics and distributing them. Why would I do it instead of the computer? Because when the damn link doesn't work it ruins me.

I learned a few days ago what the cost of a motivation speaker can be. No wonder some people leave education fro that. Freaking rediculious. For that amount of money I should have been shitting gold and nfelt like I was on drugs from complete motivation. Just wow what a ripoff.

Spent Christmas break in Vegas with the family. I can say for a complete fact that if you have gone to Vegas and you didnt go to Omega Mart your trip was wasted.

hmmm nope the people still making my and other lives awful did not do the decent thing and shed their mortal coil. So I guess wait until next New Years for possible celebration. No I am not saying hurt anyone just them leaving through natural causes.

I am trying to decide if I want to watch the rest of Gundam Witch from Mercury. The sound design is great the mechs are cool but I freaking hate it when they take Gundam and make it some kind of duel martial arts compitition bullshit with children. I prefer it when it follows the original structure.

Family decided to go to Vegas for Christmas in our continuing tradition of saying to hell with Christmas. On a whim I decided to see if Pen and Teller were in town performing not really expecting it. They were and on Christmas Day so I bought tickets.

Maybe just maybe instead of makeing ADHD meds so difficult to fill we should punish the living shit out of the people who abuse them. I swear if I ever meat someone who does Im going to not react well. My family has to deal with all this bullshit and it sucks getting them filled.

Decided I need to stay away from information for a bit so I started watching Gundam Witch from Mercury. After the prologue I am super hooked. The sound design is beyond awesome.

Of course the administration of this craphole government is doing more to make my life more complicated and worse.

The utter ridiculousness of the modern student cannot be overstated. Gave open note assessment. Kid will not use notes and failed test. Given an opportunity to retake and told to use notes this time. Still does not get out notes and failed again. This is what teachers are dealing with.

Not sure what it says about me but I will always choose a female character if I have the option. My time is so limited at this stage that if the game doesn't have the option there is a good chance I wont even play it.

The essay was garbage and the grade was correctly given.

Animal holondass games. Endurance is oddly appropriate given the weather I just drove through to get home.

Played Hansa Tutonica again tonight. Still an awesome tabby but of school Euro. So much more game than so many modern ones. Tabby simple rules are the best.

One of the things I love about my new science curriculum this year. Its almost no technology. I tried to encorporate more tech the last few years because it was expected. It made everything worse. Worse turn in rates, worse engagement, worse everything.

Whenever I encounter someoen on or off line that says something about I didnt like school or school didnt work for me because I didnt get to do only what I wanted my opinion of them plumets. The point of school wasnt about you it was about society being better with educated people.

Looked at Arkwraight Anniversery Edition and the changes. This is falling into the same category that Tinners trail and Polis did. They rounded off corners so nope Ill keep the old version with actual character.

Welp been meaning to get Endurance for awhile and I love Persuasion so this was an easy yes. Check them out and order some truly unique games.

Finally played Lisboa for the first time last weekend. Out of all the Lacerda games its probably my second favorite at this stage under Vinos.

Test Retake -Student: Can you tell me exactly what I got wrong so I can fix only that. -Me: No you need to understand the answer thoroughly this is not a one little thing was wrong situation. -Student: This is unfair -translation;: Wait I have to know things?

One thing I am quikly coming to the conclusion to is that with more and more AI and the inability for young people to understand how to use that to help them rather than use it to be lazy and avoid work that computer based anything and multiday projects where they can work on it beyond.....

Watched this woman over the years do some awesome stuff. But Power Metal on a Hurdy Gurdy is a whole new level of awesome. www.youtube.com/watch?v=SasP...

I guess that is a sign of how busy my life is. I just now realized people were posting about Essen. I wonder what things in America could be destracting me from enjoying things about the things I love.

One of the things I hate about education unions in my state is teachers can refuse to join but still get the same contract as the ones in the Union. They should have to do their own negotiations and deal with whatever they get.