This title has Bananas in It

RobinEustace · Jul 12, 2019

Greeting and salutations,

I'm Rob, I'm from Canada, I'm queer. I write MG books, probably because I have two kids in that age range (8 & 10, respectively). I don't have anything published yet, but I am almost finished an MG Fantasy - it's currently sitting around 6k words and just needs 3 chapters to be finished the first draft.

I also make cartoons, I have a few shorts up and around on the net, and I have a "real job", as a public school EPA. That is, I work in elementary schools with children with special needs (ie: autism, adhd, down syndrome, etc.)

Kat M · Jul 12, 2019

Hi Rob! Welcome! I'm Kat. :hi:

Thank you for the work you do in the schools. What precisely is an EPA? Is it a therapy job, a teaching job, an aide job? I should know this; I'm a GenEd teacher . . . or maybe it's a Canadian term and I'm just being a 'Merican about it.

Congrats on being a parent AND working AND being so creative! I don't know how you folks do it.

Looking forward to seeing you around. Enjoy your time here!

MadAlice · Jul 12, 2019

Dang Gwen Stefani, but I can't "hear" the word "bananas" without my brain going b-a-n-a-n-a-s.
Anyway, welcome, thanks for the work you do, and good wishes on your book!

RobinEustace · Jul 12, 2019

Kat M said:
Hi Rob! Welcome! I'm Kat.

Thank you for the work you do in the schools. What precisely is an EPA? Is it a therapy job, a teaching job, an aide job? I should know this; I'm a GenEd teacher . . . or maybe it's a Canadian term and I'm just being a 'Merican about it.

It's basically an Aide? Sometimes its just floating in the classroom helping with whoever, whatever needs done. Sometimes assigned to a particular child, sometimes with that child in the classroom and sometimes in the learning centre room. I have my lvl 2 ECE, but my main goal was always to work in public school; I'm not a huge fan of working as a daycare teacher just because there is so much at-home prep for that, and I just don't have the time.

Kat M · Jul 12, 2019

OK, cool! In the States we'd call you a para, I think. Can I just say, we classroom teachers couldn't do it without you folks?

I hear you about prep! It's a never-ending mountain of work. :e2thud:

It's one of the reasons I write, to turn off my teacher brain.

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Kathella · Jul 12, 2019

If I'm remembering correctly, my senior quote was "Bananas are the single most radioactive food most people will ever eat." Thanks, isotope potassium-40.

Welcome to the site! I greatly admire all you teaching-oriented folks out there. I don't think I'd be well equipped for the job myself-- three tiny persons at home is already enough to rattle my nerves sometimes. What made you want to get into teaching in the first place?

RookieWriter · Jul 13, 2019

CameronJohnston · Jul 16, 2019

Welcome to AW! :welcome:

L. Y. · Jul 16, 2019

Welcome to the Water Cooler. :welcome:

Sakura_ASH · Jul 20, 2019

Welcome from another new member. I'm always glad to meet other queer writers. I often feature queer relationships in my works, though it makes me nervous to submit such works for critiques or even worse to a publisher.

RobinEustace · Aug 3, 2019

Kathella said:
What made you want to get into teaching in the first place?

Sorry for the late reply, I've been writing a lot lately! And so busy with summer things.

I've always worked with kids, ever since I was a kid, I volunteered as a counsellor at a kids camp, and had a ton of experience working with children for as long as I remember. It just seemed like a natural progression, and I don't think I really chose it specifically, it just sort of. Happened?

Working in public school is just like. My normal boring job, until I can make writing work. I have kids as well (two boys, 8yo + 10yo) and I guess I gotta feed them and such, while waiting to become rich and famous through writing? Lol.

Sage · Aug 3, 2019

I don't know why but the title of this thread makes me smile every time I see it pop up under New Posts :greenie

Robin

This title has Bananas in It

RobinEustace

Kat M

Ooh, look! String!

MadAlice

We're all mad down here

RobinEustace

Kat M

Ooh, look! String!

regdog

The Scavengers

Kathella

A Petty Dabbler

RookieWriter

CameronJohnston

Great Old One

L. Y.

Thread surfer and virtual bartender

Sakura_ASH

RobinEustace

Sage

Supreme Guessinator