#being a teacher

[another-goblin]

After 2.2, many people noticed that the first part of Ratio's "Doctor's Advice" isn't just a vague encouragement (to think about it, that would have been a bit out of character for him); it actually foreshadows certain revelations about the Dreamworld we only discover in 2.2.

It can't be a coincedence that the words "Death" and "Dormancy", capitalized and placed in quotation marks, are the exact words used to refer to that "Death "meme when we discover the truth about it.

It's safe to assume that he knows more about the Dreamworld than he lets on, and that note is partly a hint to Aventurine about what's going on. And it probably helped, judging by the fact that Aventurine somehow ended up in Dreamflux Reef after that.

So first, that really reminded me of what he did on Herta station. He basically slips into his teacher mode: "I'll make sure nobody dies. I won't disrespect your cognitive abilities by just telling you what's going on. I'll just direct you towards the truth because I know you are smart enough to ultimately get there by yourself"

And secondly, if that's true, if he really knows a lot about the Dreamworld, that would finally explain why the IPC sent him as a technical consultant.

The question is, what's in it for him.

At first glance, he doesn't have a horse in that race. I don't think he gives a damn about the IPC's claim on Penacony. He doesn't strike me as a fan of the IPC in general (his philosophy is "people should have access to education," and money never factors into it).

And they can't directly order him to go; the IPC bosses are not his bosses. The Intelligentsia Guild is affiliated with the IPC and probably sponsored by it, but they are not the same. (I had a little theory about the IPC financing his educational projects. So theoretically, they could use it as leverage. But it's an unsopported speculation on my part)

One of his goals could have been to study the Dreamworld, but I don't think that's the case because he could have just visited it as a tourist for that purpose at any time.

So, why would he agree to go on that mission, taking his valuable time away from teaching and potentially risking his life and reputation (by getting involved with the IPC's shady affairs)?

He's only there to help Aventurine. Currently, that's the only explanation.

[enderon]

Still thinking about how my favored post-canon route for Doofenshmirtz is getting to keep his teaching position from Doof 101, both cause I want a world where Phineas and Ferb could theoretically get him as a science teacher and they all become mutually obsessed with each other (I'm a 'Doof and the boys get along really well' truther'), but also cause, as a teacher myself, I want someone unhinged and with no filter to be in the position to teach kids the real shit and not give a flying fuck what parents say. Mind, the way I view it, OWCA keep pulling strings behind the scenes to keep him in the job so he doesn't go back to evil, and he uses this solid job security to get onto parents who otherwise don't parent their kids (the 'My baby would bever' parents) or who insist its the schools job to parent their kids when they're on campus.

[deepwaterwritingprompts]

Ask Day!

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Send me asks about anything: writing, reading, the blog, prompts, stuff you like, stuff I like, me, my writing, weird dreams you've had, pie, etc

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- L

[mynameisakissi]

[quinnyyyleft]

“I mean, Jesus could walk on water, why can’t we?” - A kid at work

[detectivecarisi-1]

Senators Daughter Update!

I pinky promise i am going to finish this work. it just may take a little longer than expected.

as many of you know , i am a teacher in the real world. unfortunately , i am dealing with pressing charges on a parent who ✨threatened to kill me✨ because their kid failed a test.

this is taking a lot of my time and emotional capacity , so i haven’t had the energy to write. hopefully when this gets moving i’ll be able to write more. thank you so much for sticking around. it means more than you know.

dave york and the senators daughter will fuck. i assure you.

[seza-and-her-exo-obsession]

Why am I a teacher?

Because I occasionally have kids label shit on their iPad as ‘Library Assment,’ put .com.au at the end of their name on their work for no real reason and their explanation for why you should eat healthy is because ‘it makes you not dead.’

Being a teacher is sometimes an absolute hoot.

[call-me-a-fag-i-fucking-dare-you]

And teachers

And editors

writers and artists everywhere all the time

[laughingblue12]

I Hope You Dance...

When you walk to the front of the classroom and take up the big pencil in front of a group of young teens and twelve-year-olds, there is a strong pressure to learn how to sing and dance. That, of course, is a metaphor. I was always too arthritic and clunky in my movements to literally dance. But I looked out over a sea of bored and malevolence-filled eyes, slack and sometimes drooling mouths…

[agoddamnrayofsunshine]

Aftg being set in university is objectively hilarious can you IMAGINE being in a group project with Andrew fucking Minyard

[katanahatake]

Before my current job (subbing for schools and working an after school program) I was working a 9-5 at a desk job doing data entry. My hands would hurt so much by the time I got home I could not hold anything and laid in bed for the rest of the day. It got so bad the pain did not stop until Sunday night. Now I am with kids from 7am-6pm most days, and now I sit in a dark room with no sound for most nights and get so overwhelmed if my dogs so much as woolf quietly. Am I even able to make a living at this point and still live.

[kitamars]

various trad doodles i made while i was supposed to be paying attention in class

[thedman0310]

[hamsternamedmarinette]

Don't ask how it got into his room

[timethehobo]

Just a young, talented Watcher meeting a friendly little wisp.

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Vibes based grading system.

(for @epistemologys, who wanted some post-canon, teacher WWX)