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[Threequalseven]

F$#@ teacher. F#@$ you teacher. Books on the floor. Teacher. Hand phone. Handphone teacher. Teacher F$#@.

I begin a juniors level course of seven students and one of them are on fire. I am barely keeping composure not only hearing that I am not popular, but continually hearing school-bus language thrown around my classroom of kids on essay day. Once I miraculously start my kids on their essay assignment and sit down with my thrashing kid to check his homework, take tabs on where he's at and try to help him get started on an essay, he's already throwing books on the floor, writes "f---ing" on the name line of his essay and there are black and red scribbles all over his workbook pages without a single page finished in homework. Or writing project book. Or student book. The CD case for homework and class is ripped up. Sounds like a lot of materials to look at? Try being this kid.

Is he the exception? Absolutely. I have kids that are cowing to this system all day long and are very good at it. They're winning awards and taking their grades and trudging home tired every night with a belly full of ramen and chips and doing it well enough. "Nothing special, teacher. No plans, teacher, I'm studying this weekend. No. I'm at academy on Saturday, too."

This can all look new age, incredible, prodigal even. These kids are impressive and continually performing stunts. And that's right, folks. Circus performances are the name of the game. They are mental acrobats and we are spectators in this incredible game, paying to check out the elephants that are chained to their carnies.

My heart breaks for the kid that is too angry to do his homework. He is stuck in levels that diminish what he's able to do emotionally or mentally. He is not stupid; he is forced into a class that wasn't meant for him. What is the adjective for that?

[Ginormousaurus]

What does your girlfriend have to do with what you just wrote? In fact, what did you just write?

[Threequalseven]

She wrote it under my account. End of story.

[Ginormousaurus]

Ahh...gotcha.

[some waygug-in]

My first year teaching in a kiddy hagwon, most of my students were like that.

I only had a couple classes out of 6 that were even a semblance of

normal.

I eventually learned how to deal with them, but those first 3 months were

sheer hell.

[andrewchon]

How about 'drowning'? Would that be an apt adjective?

Sounds like he wants what he wrote, however your gf mustn't give that.

I don't know what Korean boys do for cold showers.