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Should teachers shout at kids?

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Mich0027 · 13/11/2018 17:42

Genuinely interested in everyone's opinion as to whether it's acceptable for teachers to shout, angrily, at secondary age children. Actually, specifically year 7 - but am interested in general opinions ...

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StillIRise87 · 13/11/2018 17:50

I cant see a problem with it . It was quite normal when I was a child and I would rather they kept order by shouting so that the non disruptive children are able to learn. Teens are bloody hard work.

RebelWitchFace · 13/11/2018 17:49

Depends why and depends whether there was actual shouting or just firm/raised voice with a message they didn't like.

Dermymc · 13/11/2018 17:49

Occasionally yes if required.

Every day, no.

Wolfiefan · 13/11/2018 17:49

Depends. I have shouted to break up a fight etc etc. Constantly bellowing is worrying and rarely effective but I would be more concerned about what exactly was said and what the students were doing that led to the shouting rather than simply the fact that a teacher raised their voice.

RolyRocks · 13/11/2018 17:49

What’s your opinion, OP? My opinion is that context is everything.

colditz · 13/11/2018 17:48

Whilst I don't want my child to be shouted at, neither would I want him mistreated by uncontrolled and misbehaving students.

SO it depends on the context. If other methods of behaviour management have been tried, then yes, it is acceptable for a teacher to raise his or her voice in anger at an eleven year old who is still misbehaving.

Greensleeves · 13/11/2018 17:47

Ideally not, but they are human beings, so sometimes if the provocation is very great, it happens! I would only feel I needed to say something if the shouting was totally disproportionate/repeatedly aimed at the same child with no other strategies used/contained abusive language/was so constant that it was really affecting one of my children.

I'd much rather a teacher who is engaged, human and passionate, builds relationships with students and occasionally shouts than a time-serving robot who just "delivers the curriculum" and parrots out "straight to isolation!" every time a child clicks a pen or whispers to a friend. Which sadly seems to be a great many teachers in my children's school.

cindersrella · 13/11/2018 17:46

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cindersrella · 13/11/2018 17:46

If my child was misbehaving in class I wouldn't mind the teacher shouting at her. I suppose a lot depends on shouting on there face or just shouting at them?

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