Hey everyone! How many of you out there are banded teachers?? I would love to trade class stories as well as band stories, and hear how you deal with day to day band business as well as a classroom full of kids!

I have been teaching English as a foreign language in Portugal for the past 2 years, and I was a substitute teacher for 3 years before that. (I did it while I was completing my BS at university) I have just accepted a 7th grade Reading position in Haines City, FL and I'm looking forward to it! I'm planning on getting my reading endorsement and hopefully by next year, I'm going to enroll in a masters program for educational leadership at USF.

My band business hasn't been on track like it should be. But I'm hoping the structured schedule from the school will help me keep my eating on track. The school I'm teaching at now has weird hours since it's a private school and we teach outside of regular school hours. (I teach until 10pm every night!) and I can't wait to get away from this and into a normal schedule!

Well, I hope there are other teachers out there I would love to hear from you!

Hi Judy! I did try to get on the site Saturday, but I figured it was my computer. I'm not much for technology. I'm still trying to navigate and figure out~ getting out of the chat rooms. I'm excited to be in the support group. Thanks for getting that started!

Glad to see other teachers. I co-teach high school English. (I am a special education teacher)

I will have surgery on Nov. 5th. I have a lot of sick days accumulated. Although, I don't think I'll need it, I've taken 2 weeks off. Part of me felt guilty taking that much time off, but then 2 of my teacher friends talked me into the second week to use for myself. So I did it. I am actually looking forward to a little break.

wnt2lose - How did surgery go? Lucky you to have 2 weeks! I went back 6 days post op - which was the first day of school. I thought I was going to pass out or throw up that day -it was really hot and I was exhausted about 2hours into the day. By day 8 I was feeling great. I just had my 2nd fill today and can definitely feel the restriction. My first month was wonderful. The last few weeks were rough. The first fill seemed to do nothing. Hopefully this will get me through the next 4 weeks with a bit of a loss. I didn't lose anything between my first and second fill. OK , I lost HALF a pound! The emotional eating was getting bad. It's nearly 2 a.m. and I have insomnia, but I'm gonna try getting some sleep. Hope you are doing well.

I teach High School and im banded....I went into the cafeteria for the first time this year to eat and these cafeterias are not band friendly IMO!!!

Pam, Thanks for asking about my surgery. It has gone really well. The first few days I felt horrile. Shoulder pain, couldn't cough etc. Now, I can't believe the difference in my attitude and how I feel. I just went to my first follow-up appointment with my surgeon. I've lost 20lbs in 2 1/2 weeks!! Actually about 40 lbs from this summer when I was at my all time high weight! I know eventually the weight loss will level off, but I love the head start.

I am really glad to have this extra week. I don't think I could've made it on Monday. I travel to 3 different classrooms and I think I would've been beat by the end of the day. Plus, just getting used to my new eating schedule is an adjustment.

Hi, I am a kindergarten teacher. I was banded on Oct. 11th, on a Thursday, and went back to school on Monday. It was tough the first week, but after that, it was smooth sailing. I have had one student tell me she could tell I had lost weight. This was unprovoked!

I find that it isn't too hard to fit my eating into the schedule. I have a protein drink inthe morning at home, drink water til lunch, have lunch at school and then dinner at home. Not too bad.

Good to see this thread and read about other teachers.

Are we still here?

Hi, let's keep this thread up y'all!

I have been out of commission lately with a kidney stone and a child with the flu, been a terrible week.

I am ready to get back to work, I think my class has fallen apart without me.

Howdy!

I teach high school math in west Texas. I'll be banded about a week and a half after school gets out - I can't wait!

Maybe we could ask for a folder thing in the Special Interest Groups section so more teachers would catch sight of the thread? I'm super excited about finding it, I am sure others would be as well.

Howdy!

I teach high school math in west Texas. I'll be banded about a week and a half after school gets out - I can't wait!

Maybe we could ask for a folder thing in the Special Interest Groups section so more teachers would catch sight of the thread? I'm super excited about finding it, I am sure others would be as well.

Hi, cara! I taught middle and high school math years ago but I've been teaching at community college in Austin for the past five years. It's a better fit for me.

You picked a great time to get the surgery done! You'll have plenty of time to recuperate plus think how dramatic it will be when your faculty, staff, and former students see you in August! Since my schedule changes every semester, there are a few folks I haven't seen at all since December -- I can't wait until they see me again. I've only told a few close friends that I had the surgery, though I'll tell others if they ask.

I like the idea of our own board!

I am really glad to find a group of teachers on here. I will hopefully get to be banded the day before Spring Break. Do you think that a week is long enough for me to be out? I absolutely hate having a sub!!!!!!!

I am having my surgery on 03/07/08. I am doing it one day before springbreak. That gives me 9 days post surgery. Hopefully that will be all I need. I am a self contained special education teacher of SCD students. I do have an aide. This is good.

I am really glad to find a group of teachers on here. I will hopefully get to be banded the day before Spring Break. Do you think that a week is long enough for me to be out? I absolutely hate having a sub!!!!!!!

I had surgery on Thursday and returned to school on Tuesday. I don't teach on Fridays so I only had to cancel two days of classes (community college.) Also, I tutored on Tuesday and only had one evening class. Tutoring -- going from student to student and sitting most of the time -- is certainly easier than teaching, especially depending on the level you teach. I ended up missing my Tuesday evening class because I locked my keys in the car and couldn't get to campus in time. On Wednesday and Thursday, I sat during my some of my classes (the ones where my lessons are on PowerPoint.) i was a little weak and tired that first week. It wasn't until after the second weekend that I felt normal again.

So based on my experience, I think having the entire week of spring break, including two weekends, will be perfect and you'll be fine going back to school.

4th grade teacher here!!! I'm here in the Cold Frozen Southeastern Ohio!

I LOVE MY JOB!! I can't imagine doing anything else.. well.. some days when it's been difficult, I would like to be a dog bather. The "kids" don't talk back, and there's no homework to collect and grade.

No one knew that I had surgery over the Christmas break. I returned to work 5 days later, and felt ok.

I was a bit weak, but just said I had some kind of "stomach" bug. I didn't lie.. *giggle*

Hi,

What a great idea for a thread, I'm glad that it has made its way to the first page !

I'm finishing up my MSEd and student teaching this semester.

I was assigned to a NYC title 1 school and I LOVE it !

By May I should have certification in NY & NJ and hopefully I will find a job for the Fall.

I'm working on putting together a portfolio for job fairs and if I am lucky enough to get an interview. Does anyone have any advice?

I've told very few people in general that I am banded, but I had to tell my cooperating teacher one day after I tried to eat a Greek salad for lunch ( lettuce no longer agrees with me).