Ruby Granger #35 Hello, it's Flu-bee!

[ghostly_prince]

It is kinda weird that there are other people listed as "Assistants" while Ruby is only listed as "English" like she's a regular teacher.

That's what I thought as well! And isn't she only part time? Bit odd they have her under academic staff instead of assistant or something especially since she's part time with no relevant experience but who knows what her actual job title is.

I'm waiting for her to update her LinkedIn

 

[opal73]

I hope it's not just going to be her in that classroom. If her role is assistant, she's being supervised by the actual English teacher, correct? I have a feeling her role is something more like an after school tutor and it's not really anything (especially since she's only there 3 days a week)

 

[ghostly_prince]

She should really think about stepping away from social media, especially if she gets into a graduate program.

How can any academic take her seriously when she posts videos of herself prancing around her parents garden or cosplaying Jo March?

Her social media influencer title will only damage her potential career as an academic or just a profesional who can't be taken seriously.

She would never have been able to secure a teaching job at any other school that wasn't the one she went too. It was simply a who you know situation as someone pointed out.

 

[Deeznutslol]

If she thinks being a good student means you're automatically a good teacher, she's in for a surprise. Does she even know how to make a lesson plan? Classroom management? First aid, mental health awareness? What about supporting students with learning needs? Explaining something in different words/ using a variety of resources? Does she even know what UDL is? What about students who have English as their second language? Students with dyslexia? An once of humility (what if someone asks her what "brine" is lmao)? Does she have an adaptable personality? Is she personable and fun?

She's none of these things. She's not a teacher- she's a disaster. And she's doing a disservice to her students who are gonna think English lit is some boring, stuffy subject that has no relation to the real world and reading is a lame hobby reserved for pretentious people like her.

Such good points, especially about kids with extra needs or disabilities. I don’t get how this is even allowed tbh.

 

[ammie]

As someone who disliked school because teachers claimed I wasn't paying attention or didn't care enough when I was struggling with mental health issues I would rather eat sand than have a teacher like Ruby especially after she said she doesn't understand why people don't try in school. She seems like the kind of person to be like it's so easy when you say you don't understand something. I ended up mentoring and running study sessions during my BSc and MSc degrees because I don't learn in a traditional sense and turns out people just like me don't benefit from learning the way schools teach it yet Ruby who benefitted from the typical school format will not be able to help students in that way. I can imagine a kid struggling to learn and her being like use my productivity planner x

 

[VallegGirl]

This is, of course, all my opinion (just in case you're lurking Rubes) but it is beyond my comprehension how private schools can employ 'academic staff' who have no teaching qualification. If getting a degree at a Russell group uni and having gone to a private school is the only qualification you need to teach then sign me up. Why would a parent pay good money to an educational establishment to be taught/academically supported by some unqualified unskilled no mark like Ruby is beyond me? I'm sorry I can't recall who orginally raised the issue regarding Ruby's lack of skill or qualification supporting pupils with learning differences or mental health difficulties but what an excellent well made point you made. I can't see Ruby dealing with any health issue or learning difference either. I cannot imagine her being able to differentiate the curriculum to encompass a range of learning styles or needs. I can't see her being able to pick up on struggles and start to problem solve as to what might be causing a struggle. Not only hasn't she the qualification she also lacks life experience to do so. In relation to different needs (health or learning) she seems incapable of dealing with her own issues let alone those of others. Can imagine if a pupil started her periods while with Ruby? Ruby looks like she'd run away all of a fluster and hide in the loo. Can you imagine if a pupil was rude to her she'd probably run to a teacher and tell tales. I think if the pupils get hold of tattle she'll be crucified. Just my opinion Rubes - don't come for me!

 

[DrinaM]

I agree with all of the above posts that express concern about her being a teacher alone in a classroom with impressionable, vulnerable kids. I am almost 100% certain that her 'traditional job' won't last long. She'll have a nervous breakdown of some sort. If Oxford accepts her into the Masters, she won't cope with the workload of study and her job. If Oxford rejects her, she'll freak out and have to deal with the rejection. Also, I'm sure it won't be long until her students find her social media content and hop on this forum to fill us in.

 

[hart301]

This is just a question about the Russell Group. (I'm not from the UK) Is there any quantitative factor between a normal degree vs a Russell Group degree? Is it like say, an Ivy League school (Harvard, Dartmouth, Brown, for a US comparison) where it's just prestigious?

I know in the US private schools hire a lot of non-qualified individuals, but they are also usually very well-established in their field (an ex-professor or a researcher if the school isn't religious) I just don't understand why she was hired (and then put on a full-time staff list?) if she's fresh out of college?

 

[cheemstur]

500% sure she's definitely going to get bullied for her Jo March cosplay and 'frolicking on the fields' gimmicks when her students find out about her social media presence. Teenagers can be a handful, too. Did she ever think any of this through? Lol

 

[gisellejoly]

I agree with all of the above posts that express concern about her being a teacher alone in a classroom with impressionable, vulnerable kids. I am almost 100% certain that her 'traditional job' won't last long. She'll have a nervous breakdown of some sort. If Oxford accepts her into the Masters, she won't cope with the workload of study and her job. If Oxford rejects her, she'll freak out and have to deal with the rejection. Also, I'm sure it won't be long until her students find her social media content and hop on this forum to fill us in.

There’s no way she’s planning on keeping this job if she gets into oxford. She wouldn’t have time or the transportation, plus I’m guessing she only applied to teach to have a job on her Oxford application. She’s probably doing maternity cover or something that’s finishing in the summer anyway.

This is just a question about the Russell Group. (I'm not from the UK) Is there any quantitative factor between a normal degree vs a Russell Group degree? Is it like say, an Ivy League school (Harvard, Dartmouth, Brown, for a US comparison) where it's just prestigious?

I know in the US private schools hire a lot of non-qualified individuals, but they are also usually very well-established in their field (an ex-professor or a researcher if the school isn't religious) I just don't understand why she was hired (and then put on a full-time staff list?) if she's fresh out of college?

The Russell group is just a group of good, universities with high research outputs. I wouldn’t say it’s as exclusive as the Ivy League. Some of them are very prestigious (Oxford for example) and others less so, but they’re all well respected institutions.

It’s important to note that Ruby is only going to be working part time. The vast majority of qualified teachers need to earn a living and don’t want to work part time hours in a school in the countryside, they need a real job… A local graduate like Ruby is pretty much the ideal person to fill this role. There’s also a teacher shortage at the moment so it’s not uncommon at all for unqualified graduates to work in schools on a contractual/temp basis. (If I remember correctly, Holly Gabrielle also interviewed to teach straight after graduating uni)

 

[hart301]

There’s no way she’s planning on keeping this job if she gets into oxford. She wouldn’t have time or the transportation, plus I’m guessing she only applied to teach to have a job on her Oxford application. She’s probably doing maternity cover or something that’s finishing in the summer anyway.

The Russell group is just a group of good, universities with high research outputs. I wouldn’t say it’s as exclusive as the Ivy League. Some of them are very prestigious (Oxford for example) and others less so, but they’re all well respected institutions.

It’s important to note that Ruby is only going to be working part time. The vast majority of qualified teachers need to earn a living and don’t want to work part time hours in a school in the countryside, they need a real job… A local graduate like Ruby is pretty much the ideal person to fill this role. There’s also a teacher shortage at the moment so it’s not uncommon at all for unqualified graduates to work in schools on a contractual/temp basis. (If I remember correctly, Holly Gabrielle also interviewed to teach straight after graduating uni)

Makes sense. I knew Exeter was no Oxford (not that it matters, a degree is a degree) so I am glad this was clarified!
It def makes sense that she’s doing either subbing or helping out, I don’t really think she will want to be a teacher when she starts teaching though.

 

[emmer_moans]

500% sure she's definitely going to get bullied for her Jo March cosplay and 'frolicking on the fields' gimmicks when her students find out about her social media presence. Teenagers can be a handful, too. Did she ever think any of this through? Lol

Kids are brutal, especially with access to social media. This will end in tears. When I was at school like 15 years ago, lids were filming teachers in class or finding their facebooks and laughing at their profile etc then. I imagine it is worse now. My class often had teachers in tears, one had a breakdown and one stormed out. Maybe she will get lucky and be given a breakout group to sit with, of the best behaved or girls like her? Maybe she won't have a full class and instead be more of a tutor with smaller groups?

 

[DrinaM]

Kids are brutal, especially with access to social media. This will end in tears. When I was at school like 15 years ago, lids were filming teachers in class or finding their facebooks and laughing at their profile etc then. I imagine it is worse now. My class often had teachers in tears, one had a breakdown and one stormed out. Maybe she will get lucky and be given a breakout group to sit with, of the best behaved or girls like her? Maybe she won't have a full class and instead be more of a tutor with smaller groups?

Yes. They are brutal. I think I may have mentioned somewhere here that I taught Legal Studies to Seniors in Australia (16-17 year olds). I have a PhD in Law, and undergrad in Arts (English lit/Media) with 0 training in teaching kids in a classroom. I was subbing around 2 days a week for a full school term. The most challenging part of the whole thing was the behaviour management. I could see that wrecking her. Especially if they found her socials.

 

[rubysdeadfly]

500% sure she's definitely going to get bullied for her Jo March cosplay and 'frolicking on the fields' gimmicks when her students find out about her social media presence. Teenagers can be a handful, too. Did she ever think any of this through? Lol

If any of my teachers were on YouTube running in fields of wheat and reading poetry mid walk they’d have the absolute tit ripped out of them

 

[laynelo_]

All I can imagine is mummykins dropping her off at work school in the mornings so embarrassing for a grown woman to be acting like her

 

[ammie]

This is just a question about the Russell Group. (I'm not from the UK) Is there any quantitative factor between a normal degree vs a Russell Group degree? Is it like say, an Ivy League school (Harvard, Dartmouth, Brown, for a US comparison) where it's just prestigious?

I know in the US private schools hire a lot of non-qualified individuals, but they are also usually very well-established in their field (an ex-professor or a researcher if the school isn't religious) I just don't understand why she was hired (and then put on a full-time staff list?) if she's fresh out of college?

In all honesty not really, I went to a non Russell Group university because my A Level grades were average at best but I did my BSc and got a high 2:1 and then did an MSc and just missed a distinction. However, through networking and voluntary work I managed to secure a job in research which got me an authorship on a top molecular biology paper. Even my BSc university would attend conferences and meet with Russell Group universities to discuss research. I really don't understand the gap between them since a lot of work is collaborative now but then again I am in STEM so it might be different for the Humanities guys haha

 

[SharyBobbins]

Uh oh, Cathy cosplay

 

[xoxoxo13]

Uh oh, Cathy cosplay

WHY DID SHE DISCOVER WUTHERING HEIGHTS WHY

 

[emmer_moans]

Ruby is trying to light a candle outside in the wind 🫣

 

[rubysdeadfly]

Ruby step away from my girl Cathy!