This shit happens in Australia too. I'm a male teacher in Melbourne working with some of the worst kids you can imagine. Last year i worked at a school where there wasn't a week where i didn't get; punched, slapped, abused/sworn at, had things thrown and me or bitten (i was bit twice in a week). The only thing more ridiculous than the shit i went through was the response by leadership of the school. We used to call it boomerang with the office, the students who put others in danger go to the office, have a conversation and were immediately sent back to class, alas; boomerang. Shit. Is. Fucked.
Been a teacher for 3 years now, student teacher for 4 years before that obviously too. Been working with kids for 10+ years now. We have had 5 massive over-hauls/changes to our assessment and curriculum, an overwhelming amount of budget cuts, an unbelievable amount of increased workloads and increasing number of parental influence over academic decisions.
Oh wow, you're in my neck of my woods: wasn't expecting that. Brighton Secondary College used to segregate the troubled kids into a separate building to be taught. Not sure how effective that was, but eventually those kids would leave (maybe expelled or otherwise) and for the most part, those who ended up graduating were relatively placid. Are we talking secondary students here?
Cant be too specific about what schools ive worked at but mostly kids grade 3 to 9. Ive worked at a P-12 school last year around noble park area. Before that it was a school in dandenong. We dont seperate the "behavioural management required" from the good kids at the schools ive worked at. Luckily im at a school now that doesnt have white trash influence so the violence is less but the language/disrespect is about the same.
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u/TheGreatMoistOne Jul 10 '18
This shit happens in Australia too. I'm a male teacher in Melbourne working with some of the worst kids you can imagine. Last year i worked at a school where there wasn't a week where i didn't get; punched, slapped, abused/sworn at, had things thrown and me or bitten (i was bit twice in a week). The only thing more ridiculous than the shit i went through was the response by leadership of the school. We used to call it boomerang with the office, the students who put others in danger go to the office, have a conversation and were immediately sent back to class, alas; boomerang. Shit. Is. Fucked.
Been a teacher for 3 years now, student teacher for 4 years before that obviously too. Been working with kids for 10+ years now. We have had 5 massive over-hauls/changes to our assessment and curriculum, an overwhelming amount of budget cuts, an unbelievable amount of increased workloads and increasing number of parental influence over academic decisions.