Can I live in a student house as a non student?

Hello!

I’m 23M, and just finished my studies in Melbourne and am over in Manchester for 6 months to get to know the city and also take some time to write my masters thesis proposal for when I go back to Aus to study. I am in the process of taking over the lease of a for 6 months from a previous tenant.

I don’t think this place is technically student accomodation (at least not associated with any particular uni) but it is a house of uni students. All was going pretty well until the agency asked for student ID/registration, which I am unable to provide as I am not currently a student (maybe also should be noted I am a British citizen!)

This system is new to me and I’m not quite sure how to go about this! Should I just come clean right off the bat and tell them I’m not a student and maybe appeal that I am doing my own independent study? Is there perhaps a way to imply that I am a student here without providing necessary documentation?

Submitted February 19, 2026 at 04:27AM by Ecstatic-Tadpole-956 https://ift.tt/g80r5fJ

Career Move Suggestions?

I am currently in my 5th year in the classroom, and I’m trying to figure out my next move regarding my career trajectory and what I want to do. The majority of my teaching experience is in ESOL via sheltered content ELA and in Title I Schools.

I’m thinking about exploring curriculum instruction and development, with an emphasis on ESOL/ELA, as I’ve noticed that the ELA curricula we use often provide little support/guidance for working with this population of learners.

What advice would you give someone interested in this area? I should also mention I already have my EDs in ESOL, and I’m in the GA if that helps.

Thanks!

Submitted February 19, 2026 at 01:11AM by True_Ad_5157 https://ift.tt/dOyRYg4

Causes of friction in Education?

I've recently come across the four curricular viewpoints by Schiro (and I'm sure others):

Scholar Academic- Learning to learn things

Student Cantered- Learning to teach kids what they want to learn

Social Efficiency- Teaching so students can get jobs

Social Reconstruction- making students aware of problems in the world, and shaping students into caring citizens.

It seems a lot of friction in education is due to conflicts in ideologies between various stakeholders (teachers, students, administrators, government, parents, media, etc.)

Am I out to lunch with this perspective?

Submitted February 18, 2026 at 09:03PM by pretendperson1776 https://ift.tt/aXkIhvn

Bad at school no matter what

I am so bad at school and I don't know why. Throughout middle school and high school I've always put effort into school and received below average grades. Sophomore year it was worse as I started failing and not caring about school. Junior year I decided to actually put in effort and would study for hours for minimal results, just short of passing. I'm in college for engineering now and still, just short of passing. I'm incredibly passionate about what I study but it seems no matter what I'm always a C student. Tried so many different strategies over the years none seem to work. Practice problems, tutors, practice tests, get good sleep, eat healthy, not stressed and still nothing. I have ADHD but I'm getting it treated and still see no results in my grades. I ask questions, understand the topics, practice over and over and no matter what there is something in the exam i didn't go over or something I forgot or some other thing and still Cs across the board. Am I just cursed with a brain not for school?

Submitted February 18, 2026 at 03:00PM by Final_Anteater_119 https://ift.tt/YiZLWVn

Ed.D. program help?

Hello all! I'm contemplating seeking my doctorate degree in education, but 1) don't have the funds, and 2) am unsure if the program I want to pursue. I also am not in any hurry due to life circumstances, but would like to have a clear goal of what it is I want to work towards.

I have my bachelor's in elementary Ed (psych minor) then masters in education in literacy (focus in ESOL). I want to focus on inclusive education, but not just in SPED. I want to help drive social changes and boost marginalized voices in education. I want to address systemic issues in education in a positive way. I just don't know what that degree would be or look like. Can anyone help? Thanks in advance!

Submitted February 18, 2026 at 05:52AM by aeillnoratu https://ift.tt/6EZPRj4

Drawing + typing apps. At a loss :)

Hiya, I'm assuming more posts like this exist, but since I'm very particular, I thought I'd make my own.

I'm a biomed major. Lots of typing + drawing. I'm looking for something to take notes on that both support writing and drawing. I, however, think I'm a bit too picky and can't find anything good.

VERY IMPORTANT: need to be able to work in same document on iPad and Windows.

What I've tried:

1. Goodnotes: my go to, but the update ruined a lot. Furthermore, typing is limited: no multi level lists, styles ... overall like the drawing aspect. Hate the typing. Also girlfriend can't read handwriting so reciting is hard + handwriting everything is time consuming.

2. Word: love the typing + styles. My go to for typing, but drawing is a pain. Especially when things shift and stuff. A mix of word typing and goodnotes writing is what I'm looking for.

3. OneNote: Word is better in typing aspect and more versatile.

What I want:

1. Word for typing: multi-level lists, premade styles, easy ...

2. Drawing: hold to make straight line, lasso tool. Just good drawing like goodnotes.

3. Cross-Platform cloud.

4. Nice UI. Easy to navigate

I just can't seem to find the right place for it.

Right now it's keeping me from being productive and borderline making me panic because I just can't get it to work out for me.

Kindly leave your suggestions below :)

Submitted February 18, 2026 at 05:07AM by Defiant-Fish-2979 https://ift.tt/N4lmoLv

News Literacy courses in public schools: part 1 - Which party spreads more fake news?

Hey guys. I recently started a two part series on the importance of teaching News Literacy in public schools, and in the first part, I wanted to hop out of the echo chamber and see what the data actually said about which party spreads more misinformation.

Not surprisingly, Republicans are lying their fucking asses off compared to Democrats. It's not that Democrats don't spread misinformation either, but they seem to do it way less frequently than Republicans.

What really annoys me though is how there is even a debate on the threat of misinformation in America. For example, Duncan Watts is one of the biggest voices in this regard, even getting published in Nature. He basically makes the point that only a small % of the total content consumed on social media is misinformation, around 1%, so we shouldn't obsess over a problem that isn't there.

The massive flaw in this argument though is how narrow his definition of misinformation is. For example, InfoWars, Real Raw News. The sites that you would have to be a monkey to not see through. However, if you include mainstream media in that definition, then the reach of misinformation is massive. Particularly Fox News. Put them in the equation, and the reach of misinformation in America on a daily basis jumps from 1% to at least 30%.

Curious to know your thoughts on this. Thanks.

Submitted February 17, 2026 at 07:05AM by holmess2013 https://ift.tt/USHqDJF