#ask obt

[ask-obt]

Akio was brooding for quite a while.

Akio: It's kinda weird because my personality is more like Inigo/Laslow Fire Emblem. My brooding is supposed to be a dark secret part of me that I kept under wraps for da plot.

but I did have mommy issues... and daddy issues

[offbeatteacher]

I have a student who was totally rude, lazy and a waste of space last year. Never submitted any work, and he was about to be kicked out. This year, he's completely changed himself. I'm so proud of him, and I've praised him a lot. The only issue is now... I think he's in love with me. How do I shoot him down without making him revert to his previous ways? I genuinely praise all my students, but... I'm scared I've led him on and don't know how to back out of it :( I really care for his future :(

I am proud that this student has made gains and has turned his attitude around.

In the case of your worries, it’s important to have positive relationships with students, but the clarity of your role as a teacher needs to be made. Boundaries are incredibly important on both ends and students need to understand those boundaries; especially for your sake, as you are the adult in the classroom.

I am not certain of what grade your are teaching, but perhaps an #educhum could help shed some light on this topic in the case of older students?

[ask-obt]

What did the team get for chrimbus?

// I have accrued many items for my children! let's see what we got in the bag here...

For Rune I got her an ice stone because I like Ninetails a lot and I want her to evolve.

Next we have Dielle! Because I need more time to think of a gift for Malachi. I got her some Frank's RedHot Sauce because it is my hot sauce of choice when I eat it with milk.

Now for Malachi, I got him an entire volume of encyclopedias, so he can always know everything at all times. It has a dinosaur on it because dinosaurs are cool.

Inigo gets a collectable vinyl My Little Pony figure of Luna, who is best pony. It's a vinyl figure so it still has the "cool" factor in his collection. But he'll probably be slightly bummed her hair isn't brushable.

Yohann isn't a part of the main team but I'm including him anyway. He gets these swimsuits from a Forever 21 and Taco Bell collab. He won't understand what the reference is but that's ok.

And for you, dear reader... you get my love <3