Reply to Teacher might quit

Forum Index » Schools and Education General Discussion

Reply to "Teacher might quit"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Honest question:  [b]do frustrated teachers wish that schools had more punishment options for students?[/b]

It honestly feels like the carrot isn't appealing enough, and the stick isn't punitive enough under the current system[/quote]

I've worked in multiple schools in the US and UK.  The only one that had any "options" to realistically punish/give consequences poor student behavior was an all-girls school in Boston.  The thing that made this school different from all the others is that its admin structure was so bizarre.  The headmaster and the principal were both lawyers who for some reason decided to just stop being lawyers and run a private school.

The admin at every other school where I've worked have been either clueless about the realities of student behavior and how to motivate students or scared of parents/eager to bolster their own status among parents by siding with parents over teachers at all costs.

The lawyer admin took no nonsense and supported teachers in consequences for student misbehavior.  They also refused to budge when parents complained or argued.  Neither of those lawyers is still working at the school, but it was a golden era while it lasted and the students benefited from a strong education and reinforcement of study skills/responsibility.  [/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics