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None of that behaviour is acceptable - ever. You’ve got to ask why they are behaving like that? Is it something you did? Is it something you’ve allowed in the past and they are running with it again?
Or is it something that the parents are allowing at home?
A simple call or e-mail to the parents explaining the bad behaviour should, with potentially a sit down meeting with the parents and the demon child, terminate that behaviour. If it doesn’t, then you know it’s the parents. They are cultivating little buddies instead of disciplining their children, preparing them for appropriate social interaction. That’s where admin should be stepping in and informing the parents that this behaviour is under NO circumstances acceptable. The real threat of suspension should levied. If they don’t take that seriously, suspend the like fuckers. The parents then need to deal with it and that may mean taking time off from work, counselling, etc.
I sense you are down and disillusioned by some of the crap you’ve had to deal with. If the kid that cut your hair didn’t both lose his scissor privileges, and get suspended, then it’s an admin issue. They aren’t seriously supporting their staff. If other teachers are having similar issues, and the bad behaviours continue, it’s time for you to find a better school.
But don’t think of the kids as demons, think of them as possessed, possessed by fuck stick parenting. Do not give up on the kids. You’re their only hope, OB One.
Ok I normally just smile and wave and have a cup of tea. But I spent years in the trenches and I’m going to say this...unless you’ve walked a mile in a teacher’s shoes or spent a week in their classroom it’s really difficult to accurately assess how that teacher actually feels in the trenches.
Budget cuts, lack of support from administrators, and parents who are more than happy to blame everything on teachers make being in the classroom very disheartening and often demoralizing. And while it is easy to say find a better school, the reality is that in the teaching profession if you leave a school district and go somewhere else in search of that better school, you most often have to start over at the beginning salary level again. So while that suggestion seems like a good one on the surface, it’s not typically financially feasible to take a huge pay cut to start over. So teachers are often stuck where they are, doing the best that they can while getting punched in the face, called filthy disgusting names, being ripped on by excessively demanding parents who refuse to acknowledge their child’s disability and insist you give the child an A. I spent my own money for classroom supplies and begged parents to help out by sending things in as well. I went above and beyond helping families and children and my community. I’ve never given up on any kid. But eventually I had to give up teaching because education was giving up on me. Sorry for my rant. Just a passionate subject for me. I apologize if I’ve offended anyone.
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