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

My Year 10s were awful today too or at least a handful of the girls were; maybe it's something in the blood?!

Having said that, I'd spent lunchtime breaking up two fights in the dinner hall and ate my lunch standing up whilst eyeballing the ones I'd dragged out, so I probably wasn't up to my usual diffusion methods and when Year 10 were vile, I couldn't be bothered to humour them and move on, like I normally would. Instead I told them I wouldn't stand for it and they didn't like it. Eventually all bar one of them came round and did some work but it was totally draining getting them to that stage.

Friday tomorrow!! I have the worst pupil again tomorrow for a different subject. I'm tempted to stick her in a corner to mull it over, whilst the others do practical work. Or is that just vindictive?!

And IS it a full moon? it certainly felt like one.

Lots of sympathy from here too.

Our yr10s are really hard work this year. The bottom set is OK, but need a lot of support; behaviour in the middle sets is generally atrocious; top sets are rude and arrogant (with no real justification for being so).

I've actually had a super day (for once), but it's a tough time of year. I don't know about you but we have a ski trip out (7 members of staff), plus lots of staff illness, which means a lot of cover/supply staff in; and it has a negative impact on the students (understandably) if they have more than one cover lesson in a day.

I have 3, count them 3, wonderful, sixth form classes! Bright, hardworking, motivated and they laugh at my jokes.

What more can you ask for?

I'm a TA & earlier in the week I had a day where I just seemed to attract 'issues' ! Every class I went into seemed to kicko ff in some way....I did wonder if it was me !

(maybe it was the full moon....)

Oh & the year 7s are so cheeky & rude!

don't have any other lower school, except a middle set year 7, who are fine, but trying to push the boundaries a little. Had to move a girl today, who is refusing to work, which was a lttle

year 9 are my achilles heel. They drive me potty, i find myself all stressed out before the lesson even begins! I stupidly volunteered them as my threshold class (being observed with them a week tomorrow >)

Am V lucky this year because my only year 10 class, while being a near bottom set, are very nice kids (on the whole(. Mind you they have their moment. Best thing is that I hav then just before break and just before lunch, so I can keep them n if they go off the deep end

I also have support with them

Last year 2 of my yr 10s sat under a desk for 30 minutes, before I gave in and got someone to help me. I do feel like I have failed when I have to report them. It makes me feel really down so I sympathise.

I share your at Yr 10s. They are my worst class and I have them lessons 1 & 2 on Mondays. At least I get it over and done with.

Sympathy, and hugs coming your way.

Can you place the more trying ones with a sixth form class? Somewhere where ther is no 'crowd' to play to?

We do this quite a bit.

Kid who wouldn't stop meeding round on computer, next time, one warning, and then a text book lesson while the rest of the class use the computers?

It all gets so old doesn't it?

The bit that gets me is NT 14 year olds who will not lesten for the 3 minutes you will take to explain the practical, they then spend the rest of the time whinging that 'I don't know what to do!'

Sympathy, sympathy!

oh FB, sorry to hear this ...I haven't taught secondary for years, but remember the feeling well. One particular little charmer was the reason for a spending spree on new clothes, I was so pissed off angry that I had to cheer myself up. And you are coping with a non-sleeper too.

Could be around for a pint and a moan if you want an ear to bend!

yes. It is a horrible feeling.

What year 'got' you?