to think this picture speaks a thousand words.

[M1nniedriver]

I saw this picture posted by a friend on facebook. I think it explains a lot of the issues faced by teachers today

That's been doing the rounds for a while!

Sorry - that sounded rude

There is a lot some truth in it too!

its probably been on the go since 2011

I do think there is a lot of truth in it.

When da started reception I took his PE kit in. He brought it out at the end of the day and when j asked if he got changed he said no as he didn't have a kit.

I said to him 'that's your Pe kit'

So I mentioned it to the teacher the next day and took the kit back in. And said 'I think ds forgot he had it but it's back on his peg' she looked terrified. You could see he visibly relax when it was clear I wasn't upset, just letting her know it was there for next time.

I felt so sorry for her because she obviously expected me to go ape shit.

Really made me wonder what teachers have to deal with.

I wasn't sure the picture of the cowering child portrayed a "golden age"!

Obviously going in and shouting at the teacher is not on either though.

Can't speak as to whether it is true. Our head certainly seemed to have had a hard time with certain parents.

That was my DM and DF's attitude. Teacher is always right. Even, this being the 1970s, the racist, sexist ones. The mean ones, the incompetent ones.

I'm not sure that the current system is better but the old one wasn't perfect.

Far from perfect I would say. I've heard horror stories from my oarents and uncles about some of the mean power hungry arses that taught them and had free reign with the cane

I just read some of the AIBU 'Johnny got a sanction, he has been upset all weekend, he says it was unfair he is such a good boy usually, his teacher was BU' threads in here and think . It's okay for a child to be upset if they got in trouble, that's how they learn!! Seems teachers daren't even suggest some children were just being brats and needed a punishment. All children, even Johnny, can be naughty. It's what they do and it's okay, just as it should be okay for a teacher to di something about it.

I've certainly seen threads on here saying "I think the teacher isn't any good and little Johnny has only gone up one sublevel since the start of the year, who do I complain to?"

But these days it's more likely to be the head berating the teacher for poor grades, with no kid in sight.

I remember the 80s, getting the cane, the dap and the buckle

This cartoon says nothing more or less than shit attitude of some parents - neither helpful to children, nor teachers. In fact, 'not helpful' doesn't go far enough - 'damaging' is probably more accurate. Hopefully most people operate on a reasonable middle ground that's supportive to both.

I don't think either picture is right, but I do believe that the teachers get one hell of a hard time with children nowadays.
I left school in 07, so 9 years ago now, and even then myself and many others in my year group were shits to deal with, and from my understanding its just gotten worse and worse.

I do believe teachers and parents should provide a united front where the children are concerned, half of the reason I ran amock at school was because I knew if the teachers called home my parents would say, oh no. Betty wouldn't do that. Not our Betty.
From that point onwards I didn't behave, why would I?

I will definitely be providing the teachers with all the support that I can to make sure their job isn't made difficult by my DD