Went to the snow Monday afternoon w/the child of a friend because she's 16 and has never "seen snow in person". We had a GREAT time! She went sledding, threw snowballs, and built snow people.

But the air quality from the recent fires left us both with raw throats and feeling ill the next day.

I'm TRYING to stay away from political arguments on this app but THIS I have to call out. I'll return to personal and educational content when history stops repeating itself.

Each year, I have 180-186 students across 5 classes (2-3 preps). Total prep time per week in 4.5 hrs. Even IF I did nothing but grade during prep, it is impossible to get all the grading done, much less lesson planning, email parents, attend IEP/504 meetings, use the restroom, etc.

Thank you veterans!