As it stands, my school is severely understaffed so ensuring the needs of every student are being met is extremely difficult considering that I am working MY position and two other open (but not funded for hire) positions because the last two people quit.
Honestly, I think that there would be far fewer teachers if, instead of just working regular ed with general population students, people trying to become teachers had to work in my position at this school with these students for the period of time that they would intern at the regular school (which I have done). I am often forced to work with substitute teachers who aren't familiar with this environment and I often have to take charge of their classes because they can't handle it.
The staff of my school system holds a lot of bitterness toward regular ed teachers for these reasons... We find that they see our school system as a sorting bin to just shove misbehaved students into rather than showing some damned dedication to their practice and trying harder. In my opinion, if a prospective teacher can not or will not handle the job we do here, then they have no business teaching regular ed.
Ill bet it is tough. I couldnt handle that many kids at once regardless what the class is. I attempted being a piano teacher and had trouble with just one person at a time.
I was gifted and special ed at the same time and I didnt fit into any classes so I spent my school years being sent to different schools each year even though i never moved.
I went to summer schools, after schools, private schools, public schools, home schools, etc and none of them wanted me there. I can see how some was my fault because I was always causing trouble, but the schools didnt want to deal with difficult kids and all would rather they go somewhere else. I dont feel like any school ever invested much effort into me and I was mostly ignored all the way into my early 20's in classes with 15-16 year old kids. I think my educational experience was not very good and if I were to have a kid I have no idea what I would to prevent that.
Behavior is a big thing that we have to pay attention to when taking a student into our class. We will tolerate a fair amount of bullshit but there comes a point where we have to remove students for the safety of other students and so that we can continue instruction.
Currently, I, personally, am trying to get a group of students expelled. They are ganging up and shit-talking two 13 year old female students while those two students are just trying to do their work, they will throw shit at myself and other students and when instructed to cease their behavior, they will tease ME and laugh at me, sometimes making racial remarks. They also have threatened violence toward other students. THAT'S the kind of stuff we expel students for, or at least try to, anyway. We may be a school to accommodate juvenile offenders but their behavior inhibits myself and other staff members from being able to teach and well, it's plain fucked up for the other students to have to deal with.
Most, if not all, of our students have counselors that they see I think maybe once a week? But honestly, what it comes down to is the student. There just isn't enough time in the day to tailor lessons to meet the interests of each individual student and we do try. We can only try as hard as the student is willing to and some students see that and endure the bullshit that they don't want to do although sometimes the process of getting them there is a pain in the ass. Students like that make the job worth it though.
I can see it from the staffs side better now that I am grown up, but I do think about what could be done to help kids with behavioral and learning problems. I hate to think that some kids are just fucked to begin with.
In school I wasnt too violent, although there were a few moments. I was definately a severe disruption to the classroom and other students. I damaged school properity, was disruptive and got horrible grades. Looking back I really dont know what a good solution would have been. I understand I caused a lot of it myself, but I was still a kid. I do still have many of my reports that were sent home that my parents kept and many of them are hilarious. I think I will make a book of my childhood someday. It has its funny moments, but also may give some insight from someone who lived that experience.
Lol I was a horrible kid too, man. I was probably worse than you, I was a disruption AND seriously violent. That's part of the reason why I do this job.
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Thats a good job to do. The school system horribly failed me and I wish the educational department wasnt so fucked up.
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As it stands, my school is severely understaffed so ensuring the needs of every student are being met is extremely difficult considering that I am working MY position and two other open (but not funded for hire) positions because the last two people quit.
Honestly, I think that there would be far fewer teachers if, instead of just working regular ed with general population students, people trying to become teachers had to work in my position at this school with these students for the period of time that they would intern at the regular school (which I have done). I am often forced to work with substitute teachers who aren't familiar with this environment and I often have to take charge of their classes because they can't handle it.
The staff of my school system holds a lot of bitterness toward regular ed teachers for these reasons... We find that they see our school system as a sorting bin to just shove misbehaved students into rather than showing some damned dedication to their practice and trying harder. In my opinion, if a prospective teacher can not or will not handle the job we do here, then they have no business teaching regular ed.
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Ill bet it is tough. I couldnt handle that many kids at once regardless what the class is. I attempted being a piano teacher and had trouble with just one person at a time.
I was gifted and special ed at the same time and I didnt fit into any classes so I spent my school years being sent to different schools each year even though i never moved.
I went to summer schools, after schools, private schools, public schools, home schools, etc and none of them wanted me there. I can see how some was my fault because I was always causing trouble, but the schools didnt want to deal with difficult kids and all would rather they go somewhere else. I dont feel like any school ever invested much effort into me and I was mostly ignored all the way into my early 20's in classes with 15-16 year old kids. I think my educational experience was not very good and if I were to have a kid I have no idea what I would to prevent that.
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Behavior is a big thing that we have to pay attention to when taking a student into our class. We will tolerate a fair amount of bullshit but there comes a point where we have to remove students for the safety of other students and so that we can continue instruction.
Currently, I, personally, am trying to get a group of students expelled. They are ganging up and shit-talking two 13 year old female students while those two students are just trying to do their work, they will throw shit at myself and other students and when instructed to cease their behavior, they will tease ME and laugh at me, sometimes making racial remarks. They also have threatened violence toward other students. THAT'S the kind of stuff we expel students for, or at least try to, anyway. We may be a school to accommodate juvenile offenders but their behavior inhibits myself and other staff members from being able to teach and well, it's plain fucked up for the other students to have to deal with.
Most, if not all, of our students have counselors that they see I think maybe once a week? But honestly, what it comes down to is the student. There just isn't enough time in the day to tailor lessons to meet the interests of each individual student and we do try. We can only try as hard as the student is willing to and some students see that and endure the bullshit that they don't want to do although sometimes the process of getting them there is a pain in the ass. Students like that make the job worth it though.
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I can see it from the staffs side better now that I am grown up, but I do think about what could be done to help kids with behavioral and learning problems. I hate to think that some kids are just fucked to begin with.
In school I wasnt too violent, although there were a few moments. I was definately a severe disruption to the classroom and other students. I damaged school properity, was disruptive and got horrible grades. Looking back I really dont know what a good solution would have been. I understand I caused a lot of it myself, but I was still a kid. I do still have many of my reports that were sent home that my parents kept and many of them are hilarious. I think I will make a book of my childhood someday. It has its funny moments, but also may give some insight from someone who lived that experience.
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Lol I was a horrible kid too, man. I was probably worse than you, I was a disruption AND seriously violent. That's part of the reason why I do this job.
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If I move to my dads rental house in California, I will hire you as my new psychiatrist.