Anonymous
12/25/2023 05:45
Subject: Teachers what is the worst thing you have to deal with?
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"Overstimulated by technology. Bodies are toxic from cheap foods containing heavy metals, carcinogenic dyes, and stripped of nutrients in processing plants. Lack of consequences at home and school due to parents not parenting. TikTok trends influencing behaviors of older students. Lack of creative/imaginative play outside. Too much sugar. Poorly regulated and over-prescribed medications. Lack of self-esteem. Blue light on devices interrupting sleep cycles. Absentee parents, some of whom are working 2 jobs to put food on the table in this economy and letting older siblings or neighbors raise their kids. Assuming the teacher will teach things parents used to be in charge of teaching. Everyone getting a trophy for participating, and therefore not understanding loss or setbacks. Lack of coping skills in general. Hyperfocus on “compassion” over “contribution” to society. Believing they own everything or that materials and resources are in unlimited supply and can be destroyed and replaced (stop getting your kid a new iPhone every time they break their screen!!). No focused instruction on manners or general ethics at home, even at young ages. Parent/adult burnout and children who need constant attention. I could go on and on… it’s everyone’s fault for constantly making excuses for these “poor kids who grew up in a pandemic,” coddling and condoning poor behavior, keeping kids comfortable all the time, and always passing the blame to someone else. Everyone wants someone else to step up and make the changes but when somebody tries to and it makes kids uncomfortable, they chastise that person for it! Everyone wants the change but nobody wants to do what’s necessary for it to happen! "
"Overstimulated by technology. Bodies are toxic from cheap foods containing heavy metals, carcinogenic dyes, and stripped of nutrients in processing plants. Lack of consequences at home and school due to parents not parenting. TikTok trends influencing behaviors of older students. Lack of creative/imaginative play outside. Too much sugar. Poorly regulated and over-prescribed medications. Lack of self-esteem. Blue light on devices interrupting sleep cycles. Absentee parents, some of whom are working 2 jobs to put food on the table in this economy and letting older siblings or neighbors raise their kids. Assuming the teacher will teach things parents used to be in charge of teaching. Everyone getting a trophy for participating, and therefore not understanding loss or setbacks. Lack of coping skills in general. Hyperfocus on “compassion” over “contribution” to society. Believing they own everything or that materials and resources are in unlimited supply and can be destroyed and replaced (stop getting your kid a new iPhone every time they break their screen!!). No focused instruction on manners or general ethics at home, even at young ages. Parent/adult burnout and children who need constant attention. I could go on and on… it’s everyone’s fault for constantly making excuses for these “poor kids who grew up in a pandemic,” coddling and condoning poor behavior, keeping kids comfortable all the time, and always passing the blame to someone else. Everyone wants someone else to step up and make the changes but when somebody tries to and it makes kids uncomfortable, they chastise that person for it! Everyone wants the change but nobody wants to do what’s necessary for it to happen! "
Anonymous
12/25/2023 00:40
Subject: Teachers what is the worst thing you have to deal with?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Not a teacher, but fcps hs teacher BIL says "the parents."
+100
Parents who think their child's behavioral issues aren't related to parenting (and lack of consequences/repercussions).
-APS
It's probably a combination of things but if that many kids are acting up in school, maybe what is going on at school isn't working and teachers need to rethink their strategies.
Teacher here. Personally, I would LOVE to rethink our strategies. I would love to hold students personally responsible for their actions. I would like to see real consequences for disrespectful behavior (screaming and cursing at teachers, throwing objects in the classroom, lying, cheating, stealing, using drugs at school). School boards, administrators, and some parents will tell me that it’s MY fault if the kids do any of these things. I’m not engaging enough. I’m not friendly enough. I didn’t make my course content accessible enough.
It wasn’t like this when I started teaching over twenty years ago. This era of no accountability is hurting a generation of students.
Anonymous
12/25/2023 00:30
Subject: Teachers what is the worst thing you have to deal with?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Not a teacher, but fcps hs teacher BIL says "the parents."
+100
Parents who think their child's behavioral issues aren't related to parenting (and lack of consequences/repercussions).
-APS
It's probably a combination of things but if that many kids are acting up in school, maybe what is going on at school isn't working and teachers need to rethink their strategies.
+1, parents need to be accountable but sometimes teachers scapegoat parents and kids.
Parents should be held accountable and should be contacted each and every time and if a kid is misbehaving that much they should be sent home for the day.
Anonymous
12/25/2023 00:29
Subject: Teachers what is the worst thing you have to deal with?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Not a teacher, but fcps hs teacher BIL says "the parents."
+100
Parents who think their child's behavioral issues aren't related to parenting (and lack of consequences/repercussions).
-APS
It's probably a combination of things but if that many kids are acting up in school, maybe what is going on at school isn't working and teachers need to rethink their strategies.
More so admin and the school boards should rethink their strategies.
As well as teachers. Teachers choose how they run their classroom and while one size doesn't fit all they need to read the room and do what works best for the majority of the kids in the classroom.
Anonymous
12/25/2023 00:27
Subject: Teachers what is the worst thing you have to deal with?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Not a teacher, but fcps hs teacher BIL says "the parents."
+100
Parents who think their child's behavioral issues aren't related to parenting (and lack of consequences/repercussions).
-APS
It's probably a combination of things but if that many kids are acting up in school, maybe what is going on at school isn't working and teachers need to rethink their strategies.
+1, parents need to be accountable but sometimes teachers scapegoat parents and kids.
Anonymous
12/25/2023 00:24
Subject: Teachers what is the worst thing you have to deal with?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Not a teacher, but fcps hs teacher BIL says "the parents."
+100
Parents who think their child's behavioral issues aren't related to parenting (and lack of consequences/repercussions).
-APS
It's probably a combination of things but if that many kids are acting up in school, maybe what is going on at school isn't working and teachers need to rethink their strategies.
More so admin and the school boards should rethink their strategies.
Anonymous
12/25/2023 00:21
Subject: Teachers what is the worst thing you have to deal with?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Not a teacher, but fcps hs teacher BIL says "the parents."
+100
Parents who think their child's behavioral issues aren't related to parenting (and lack of consequences/repercussions).
-APS
It's probably a combination of things but if that many kids are acting up in school, maybe what is going on at school isn't working and teachers need to rethink their strategies.
Anonymous
12/25/2023 00:15
Subject: Teachers what is the worst thing you have to deal with?
The never-ending pile on of responsibilities. New initiative? Give it to the teachers to do. New mandate? Teachers.
Anonymous
12/24/2023 22:54
Subject: Re:Teachers what is the worst thing you have to deal with?
Students with serious and chronic emotional and behavioral regulation issues. But not just that, it's also the idea that teachers should be able to handle the amount and severity of disregulation and that such students either take 18-24 months to move out of Gen Ed OR never move out of Gen Ed.
Anonymous
12/24/2023 19:40
Subject: Teachers what is the worst thing you have to deal with?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Not a teacher, but fcps hs teacher BIL says "the parents."
+100
Parents who think their child's behavioral issues aren't related to parenting (and lack of consequences/repercussions).
-APS
This. Every parent conference I have boils down to lack of consequences at home.
Anonymous
12/24/2023 18:03
Subject: Teachers what is the worst thing you have to deal with?
Anonymous wrote:Not a teacher, but fcps hs teacher BIL says "the parents."
+100
Parents who think their child's behavioral issues aren't related to parenting (and lack of consequences/repercussions).
-APS
Anonymous
12/24/2023 17:50
Subject: Teachers what is the worst thing you have to deal with?
Not a teacher, but fcps hs teacher BIL says "the parents."
Anonymous
12/24/2023 17:49
Subject: Teachers what is the worst thing you have to deal with?
Student behavior with no consequences
Anonymous
12/24/2023 17:49
Subject: Teachers what is the worst thing you have to deal with?
Kids spitting on teachers. It’s disgusting.
Anonymous
12/24/2023 15:48
Subject: Teachers what is the worst thing you have to deal with?
Is it student behavior, parents, or admin which would include lack of appropriate support?
If there is something else teachers are finding difficult or impossible to deal with what is it?
If there is something else teachers are finding difficult or impossible to deal with what is it?