Why is it okay for students to "flip out," but not teachers?

I obviously know the answer to this question.  But honestly, teachers have to put up with that kind of stuff EVERY day.  There's no excuse for this guy's behavior, but I can see how it could happen.  Teaching is a high-stress, isolated job, with little to no direction or support from peers or administrators.

Private schools, even Christian ones, aren't what they're cracked up to be, either.  Many schools accept anyone who is willing to pay tuition.  There are undisciplined, out-of-control, exceedingly low students whereever you teach.  That's the reality of it.

On the other hand, it's probably one of the most rewarding fields you can go into.  I just sent my second graders off to third grade on Wednesday.  It was a challenging year.  I had several students with behavior difficulties, one of which was just diagnosed with a "pervasive developmental disorder" which is very similar to autism.  It took ALL year to get a diagnosis, along with days and days of behaviors which disrupted the teaching and learning process.  Nonetheless, I absolutely adore my kiddos, and I can't wait to see them again next year.  They grew by leaps and bounds this year.  They're amazing!

Go for it, KFC.

1. They are supposed to be adults.
2. They are in positions of Authority.

Ummmm...okay...did you read further than the first line?

Duh?  but of course, I *am* the resident idiot.

I've had my share of "bad" teachers over the years with three kids going all thru school but I do feel awful sorry for teachers generally today dealing with society's kids.  Disciplne has run amok in many households and the teachers have to deal with the effects.  Considering they have these undisciplined darlings sometimes for 7-8 hours a day I can understand when a teacher reaches her/his limit. 

Seems like they should have a padded room somewhere on school grounds where a teacher can go and let off some steam during the lunch hour....instead of in the classroom. 

Ummm - did you state it in the remainder of your soliloquy?

Okay. So there's this thing called a rhetorical question, right? It's when you ask a question that either a)has no answer or b)the answer is so readily apparent that elucidating said answer is an exercise in redundancy and drudgery.

That's what Marcie did. She posed a rhetorical question.

I guess it's not your fault you're too foolish to know what those are.

Considering the headaches my 5 year old has been handing out to his Pre-k teachers, I feel sorry for any elementary teacher who will get him. LOL. I have to admit it is a bit due to the lack of discipline we have not provided. I am, however, currently working on it and hoping to have some decent results before the next school years arrives.





The problem here is that MarcieMoo (sorry, can't help laughing everytime I see the Moo part in your name) was still questioning the question even though she claims to know the answer. In other words, she knew the answer but was not satisfied with it so in reality her question was never really answered. This would lead some, including me, to wanna answer the "rhetorical question" since it would seem she did not have answer, or at least one she was satisfied with.

i'm not a teacher, but i have spent plenty of time in the classroom on all levels of academia. i know that if a teacher doesn't earn respect by day two or three, then that teacher is in for a long semester.

even when i like one of my professors, if she can't establish a sensible system of boundaries, i'm not going to respect her.

some issues professors aren't trained to solve - and they shouldn't try. that's why schools supply principles and guidance counselors (or that's the way things work, ideally).

if you want to be a teacher, kfc, i'd guess you need to come to terms with the difference between discipline and respect.

it sounds like the teacher who lost his marbles was so fixated on discipline that he lost all connection with respect - his respect for his students, and the students' respect for him.

taboo