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austinmc86 · Joined: 23 Feb 2010

No joke.

They had to take a test today, and afterward I wrote the correct answers on the board... well, after I did this a student wanted his paper back but i refused.... well, he took his mechanical pencil and sliced me with it..... leaving a huge scratch on my arm..... what is wrong with these kids? Is this normal? Anyone else been attacked my pencils? I just hope that I can't get any diseases as a result.... who knows where that pencil has been.

And I thought the day before was bad when I have a test and the students crumpled the paper and throw it away.

These kids are crazy

whatever · Joined: 11 Jun 2006 Location: Korea: More fun than jail.

Have his ass sent home immediately and demand a note of apology before he returns to your classroom, however basic. Do not back down from this demand...

A kid who would do that to you would definitely do it to a classmate, in which case someone could get really hurt, you could be blamed, or both.

Young FRANKenstein · Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2010 7:58 am Post subject:

Well, did he slice you, scratch you, or stab you?

furtakk · Joined: 02 Jun 2009

austinmc86 · Joined: 23 Feb 2010

Julius · Joined: 27 Jul 2006

Stab him back. That will restore the classes respect and fear for you.

Morticae · Joined: 06 May 2010

Caffeinated · Joined: 11 Feb 2010

That student (and his peers) needed to know AT THAT MOMENT that what he did was wrong. But since the moment has passed, make the injury look really bad by bandaging it up to the extreme and tell everyone, including the homeroom teacher, your supervisor and the VP and the principal. Show up in the morning at homeroom and demand an apology in front of the HRT. You have to show to the student that this was a serious offense and he needs to apologize to you.

dave72 · Joined: 31 Jan 2007

Look, you're in Korea now. This is how things are done. It's not like back home. Get used to being stabbed.

madoka · Joined: 27 Mar 2008

Frankly, I'd go ballistic on that kid. Bring his parents in and have them apologize for their demon child. Get a written letter of apology from them too. Get them to agree to send him to get counseling for his anger management issues. I'd pretty much do things that would cause the student and his family embarrassment and shame so that he learns from this lesson. Assault/battery in the U.S. is grounds for expulsion and IMHO, that should be the case in every school.

whatever · Joined: 11 Jun 2006 Location: Korea: More fun than jail.

Troglodyte · Joined: 06 Dec 2009

Steve_Rogers2008 · Joined: 22 Mar 2010

I tried to do that trick..... but no one took me up on it after the first kid got pricked... Crying or Very sad

another thing to do is have a spray bottle, like the ones you use for plants. Add a little bleach to the water, and keep it by your desk.

The next time one of the lil' pricks gets too close, give 'em a spritz. or three. it works on dogs and cats, just think of the possibilities! Very Happy

oskinny1 · Joined: 10 Nov 2006 Location: Right behind you!

carleverson · Joined: 04 Dec 2009

What do people expect?

The OP probably has no experience / training in childhood education. He / she has no idea of how to keep control of his classroom or his / her students.

Add to the fact that he / she is a foreigner who can't speak the local language and problems like this are bound to come up.

Teaching kids in a foreign country isn't all peachy sometimes.