That tweet summarizes today. It was a rough day. In one of my co-taught classes, there is one student who has a blatant disregard for rules, directions, and human decency. Sure, I teach a bunch of teenagers with large egos and attitude problems. I only teach one who has no sense of respect for any other human being.
There is minimal support from his vice principal, and I am at the point where I no longer feel comfortable having him in our class. Sure, I have only taught about 400 students so far in my life, but this is still the only one who has made me truly question my profession. There have been rough days where I think for a few seconds "is it worth it?", but today is the only day where I am genuinely not sure.
The one kid may ruin this career for me. I know I should not get worked up over one student and instead focus on all of the positives - but I feel harassed and uncomfortable. That sort of behavior should have a zero tolerance from administration. ::sigh::
I guess I will just have to see how this pans out...
Sometimes you have to go through this only to make sure it will never happen again in future years. I had my fair share of students like this in the early years. They are definitely testing you, and it says much more about them then it does about you. Something must be going on in that student's life that makes him/her act out. I found that the less worked up I showed on the outside, the better the student would be...not sure what's going on for you, but sometimes taking a step back to breathe is better...and know that it is not forever. That for every student like that, there are 20 that are wonderful. The great thing about teaching is that each year is a fresh start. Good luck to you, and know that you are not alone!
ReplyDeleteThank you for your note. We have a student who is posting pictures of his teachers (and other students) on Snapchat with inappropriate comments. Administration is treating it like it is no big deal, but some of the other students (as well as myself) are feeling very uncomfortable having him in the room. He is facing no consequences and will likely continue.
DeleteWow that is surprising that Admin is not doing anything about it. Can you take his phone away during class? That should not be tolerated! I'm sorry :(
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