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This is the Conversation Forum for Talking Point: Schools and Violence << it's not just at school... Don't go... >> Subject: I was a teacher once... Posted Feb 3, 2003 by Depressed Black Sheep   Posting 1 Mostly it was fun. But once one of my students (10 yrs) broke my window because he was angry with me. He organied it fixed later though. I have had a dead mouse on my table and on the lamp above my head but I guess that's it. Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: I was a teacher once... Posted Feb 4, 2003 by Smudger This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 2 I can remember when I was at school, if you caused trouble you got the belt! and that was sore! It did however make you behave. Now Its totally different, the student cant be touched at all. So when they leave school they do so without any discipline, or respect for any one or any thing. Society has gone soft!! Half of them can not even read or write when they leave school, I have seen their job applications? it is a joke! Smudger. Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: I was a teacher once... Posted Feb 4, 2003 by Cakewalker This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 3 I'm grateful caning is illegal, but agree that the current situation with teachers having such limited options for punishing unruly kids is rediculous. The last thing teachers need is for kids to think they can get away with anything, but it's increasingly the case. The problem parents of problem pupils often have social workers in tow, telling them their rights, and some of these 'rights' beggar belief. It's possible, for example, for a teacher to be accused of kidnapping if they put a pupil in an afternoon detention. Some schools become 'sinks' for expelled kids because of local education authority politics and those that don't have difficulty expelling pupils. Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: I was a teacher once... Posted Feb 5, 2003 by PuzzleMage This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 4 It's hard all right. I don't think kids should get hit at school, but these days a teacher can't even restrain a kid who's trying to hit them or someone else without getting in trouble. Conversation list Most of the content on h2g2 is created by h2g2's Researchers, who are members of the public. The views expressed are theirs and unless specifically stated are not those of the BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of any external sites referenced. In the event that you consider anything on this page to be in breach of the site's House Rules, please click on the relevant button to alert our Moderation Team. Conversation list

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