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Secondary teachers, do you ever have shite day with horrid kids and then blame yourself?

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fizzbuzz · 24/01/2008 18:47

. Totally fed up with difficult pupils....

Been teaching 12 years, but they seem to get worse and worse,now blaming myself

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Lucycat · 25/01/2008 17:53

ahhh back in the day when you could get rid of 'vile boys' and they didn't just get chucked back you on appeal

nice to know you were so popular!

fizzbuzz · 25/01/2008 17:50

It was a few years ago.

Vile boy was excluded, and later permanently excluded. Strange girl in classroom was also permanently excluded as this was the last straw in a huge line of incidents.

Now I think you must all think I can't control my classes!!! But vile boy was exceptionally vile, for everyone, not just me. He apparently enjoyed my subject best , but because I wouldn't let him do what he wanted he would misbehave...Whenever I sent him to withdrawal room he would always reappear back in classroom, after lutking on corridor for a bit. Wasn't I a lucky girl?

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Lucycat · 25/01/2008 17:35

oh god fizzbuzz - that is awful! I bet vile boy was back in school pretty sharpish though was he?

It must be the time of year, even my delightful Year 9 today were silly, wouldn't listen and I had to stare down one girl until she looked down at the desk for talking while I was. Year 8 just need to grow up.

btw I went on a trip to Martinmere wildfowl centre with my dd2's class (Reception) on Monday and they were an utter joy, keen, they listened, asked pertinent questions -why can't my year 8 be like that?

fizzbuzz · 25/01/2008 12:31

That was the worst thing in 12 years, it isn't normally like that!!!!!

AND, it wouldn't have been the problem it was if there were other members of staff present, but it was only me trying to deal with everything, and was just impossible on your own.

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DITDOT · 25/01/2008 12:14

I am reading horrified! I think I teach same subjects as you and can't believe they would behave in such a way in lessons that must students love. I think I am in a bubble where I teach! Why does it always happen on a Friday?! I really feel for you as practical subjects are hard at the best of times without all this happening.

fizzbuzz · 25/01/2008 09:55

He didn't just wrap it round, he mummified him........

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fizzbuzz · 25/01/2008 09:33

You can hear my worst ever thing that took place, in 12 years.

Friday afternoon (lovely)Y10 class p4. Strange girl appears in class I kick her out, and write incident report. bell rings for next (last lesson)

I go to phone Y10 office about strange girl in previous lesson. Go back to my room. 2 Y10's hiding in there, won't come out, strange girl has threatened them and they are too scared. Go back to phone Y10 office..........Meanwhile vile Y7 class (last thing on Friday) lining up outside classreeom, with vilest boy in whole school.

Return to classroom. All lowlifes in entire school have mysteriously arrived to view "fight" in my , between hiding Y10s, and strange girl as mentioned earlier(spreads like wildfire) Finally get rid of them, and get girls out of room. (All other staff on trip so only me) Return to Y7 lining up outside room who have in fact, not been lining up but running wild whilst I sort out above probs ON MY OWN. Vile boy has discoverd 8ft plank of wood in corridor and is running up and down corridor with it. Wrest it off him, and get them in class ..little did I know....

Do register..., vile boy not there...some sniggering in class Vile boy under table, making stupid noises. Am so fed up with everything leave him there to get rest of class started...giving him no attention you understand.

Go to help someone, vile boy gets phone out and does happy slapping thing. Turn away to write note about him before sending him out, Whilst I am doing this, he takes masking tape off my desk, and wraps it round and round another innocent pupil, essentially tying his arms to him. In desperation, I kick him outside.....he sets off the fire alarm.

All this happened in about 5 minutes, but it felt like hours and hours. Still look back in horror at that time, although very funny now, was awful when it was happening

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Asgoodas · 24/01/2008 21:51

Any funny stories to cheer us up before an exhausting Friday?

janeite · 24/01/2008 21:48

No, they usually wait until Yr 11 to start that! Cue: Yr 11 boy, jumping on the dinner lady's back and asking for a piggy back - wtf!!!

I still love my job though; on a more positive note, Yr 8 were gorgeous today and even Year 9 were almost sane!

Asgoodas · 24/01/2008 21:46

A Year 7 boy ate his pencil yesterday. We now call him Ralph.
I get called mum at least twice a day. And more worryingly....... sir. Long hair check. Big boobs check. No stubble - check.
Skirt on - check.

fizzbuzz · 24/01/2008 21:40

They are just so bizarre...

A y8 was making chicken noises the other day and pretending he was an ostrich Why? Is this normal for y8?

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tigermoth · 24/01/2008 21:36

I admire all you secondary teachers - you have so many challenges. I am truly in awe of you

Asgoodas · 24/01/2008 21:14

I don't know about anyone else but I am sick of moaning at them. I am not their mother but seem to nag at the front some days. I wouldn't do any other job though

fizzbuzz · 24/01/2008 21:03

Alas, feel like I have had no successes today....am sure they all just ran riot

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Asgoodas · 24/01/2008 20:51

I work in a rough school - tough kids. Year 10 boy today 'oh Fuck.' (I was over the other side of the room, so 'couldn't' hear - I have ears like a bat) Then said to friend I forgot, I can't swear in this lesson' Whoohoo success

fizzbuzz · 24/01/2008 20:44

I would like a "rate your pupil" website in that cyber staffroom

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Blandmum · 24/01/2008 20:30

Last week, Start of the lesson, ets go over your HW'.

'You didn't give me the sheet miss'

'Yes I did'
'you didn't'
'i did, look, I even stuck it in your book for you!'

'What does X mean miss?'
'Look it up in the book'
'what page is it on?'

fizzbuzz · 24/01/2008 20:24

Why are they so awful?

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chocolateshoes · 24/01/2008 20:18

My worse class are my yr8s who are a nightmare & I alsways have them period 6 by which time they have accumalated so much baggage they just cannot focus!

Asgoodas · 24/01/2008 20:16

Is it just me or has this been a very long week? I have Year 10 tomorrow - double lesson at the end of the day.

fizzbuzz · 24/01/2008 20:15

God, some of them are even too lazy to fetch paper, sitting their bleating "where is it?....can't see it...etc"

And as for losing their work, or even better accusing me of losing their work.

I never touch their work apart from marking it, they put it in the box, they take it out. If it is lost it's their fault, and I always mysteriously find it lying around the room somewhere, despite the fact they put it in the box apparently (imagine all this in whiney voice with lots of hair tossing (girls)and staring at the floor (boys)

What really annoys me, is I teach some fantastic kids in these classes, but never seem to get to spend any time with them

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chocolateshoes · 24/01/2008 20:11

Glad to know I'm not the only one. Am shattered having just been Ofsteded this week. Thank God its over!

janeite · 24/01/2008 20:11

Oh a cyber staffroom sounds lovely - I'll get the biscuits out.

Pink wafer anyone?
Fig roll?

Dart board set up in the corner for target practice?

Blandmum · 24/01/2008 20:09

OIn general I'm finding the girls more tiresome than the boys.

And the galling thing is that you are trying your damndest to help them to get some qualifications, and they can't be arsed to do anything for themselves.

fizzbuzz · 24/01/2008 20:08

Reidmylips...not nice... threshold observation

However if it is a member of SMT, they may behave. I had a recent observation with a deputy head with a (very nice) Y8, and was told they were too quiet.......Perhaps he should have been in the Y10 lesson from hell.

Could we have a sort of cyber staffroom on here, like the childminders do?

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