Job Discussion Forums

northsew · Joined: 18 Feb 2010 Posts: 3

I just read that Peter Harvey, a teacher from Nottinghamshire, got no gaol time for bludgeoning a 14 year old boy in his class last year.
As a matter of interest, has anyone here ever 'lost it' in the classroom or with a student and if so, were there consequences?

helenl · Joined: 04 Jan 2006 Posts: 1202

The only one I know of personally was a (male) teacher hitting a college student (male) - teacher was on a plane that evening back to his home country.

He was lucky, the student didn't press charges nor did the student's family come looking for the teacher before he left.

Sadebugo · Joined: 10 May 2003 Posts: 524

veiledsentiments · Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 17644 Location: USA

In the universities, you would be gone... if you are a non-Westerner, you would be in jail. If you are a local teaching in the schools, nothing would happen.

Much depends on your institution here. Once I just picked up my papers and books and walked out of a class when the students wouldn't behave. (university) It turned into shocked silence behind me. In about 10 minutes, a delegation arrived at my office to apologize and beg me to come back. I said that I would see them at the next class session, and on my desk was an "apology card" signed by everyone in the class. At another university, another woman teacher did the same and got the same reaction and response. The sending of the "negotiators" to get me to come back is very traditional... but I suspect that this depends on the type and level of students. Not sure it would happen with a batch of unruly cadets. Laughing

VS

ummkhadija · Posted: Wed May 26, 2010 1:34 pm Post subject:

VS

Does that mean at the K-12 level, teachers physically hit the children? Do you know of any expat children that were hit by their grade school teacher?

UmmKhadija

veiledsentiments · Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 17644 Location: USA

You hear of it mainly in the public schools - especially in the smaller towns and villages. Expat kids are in the International Schools... apples and oranges...

VS

Never Ceased To Be Amazed · Posted: Wed May 26, 2010 3:33 pm Post subject:

Never met a student that wuz worth smacking... Rolling Eyes

NCTBA

veiledsentiments · Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 17644 Location: USA

How about smart alecky posters? Cool

VS

Never Ceased To Be Amazed · Posted: Thu May 27, 2010 1:40 am Post subject:

Well, there's that... Shocked

NCTBA

Cuffs · Joined: 10 Feb 2009 Posts: 77

It can be very hard to resist, though, when objects are being hurled at you from the back, the smell of a warm cheeseburger is wafting in from somewhere else, someone else is dancing on the table, another is climbing out of the window, there's a fight brewing, they all "have emergency bathroom teacher", and the book you are trying to teach to these 40 teenage vessels of pent-up lust is just plain fcking awful.

I once screamed so loud that tears came to my eyes. And I'm a guy.

veiledsentiments · Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 17644 Location: USA

I think in this situation (can't imagine... never experienced anything like it), the teacher becoming violent could turn into a riot... 1 against 40 isn't very good odds. Laughing

VS

Dedicated · Joined: 18 May 2007 Posts: 972 Location: UK

Northsew,

The teacher in question has been dismissed from his job and has to carry out community service.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/nottingham/10176802.stm