Today two pupils were caught pouring bleach into their teachers drink while his back was turned. This comes after last weeks fatal stabbing of a teacher that countless media trained , PR , educational consultant types came on T.V and radio to say was a " terrible but isolated incident " How wrong they were I thought at the time. O.K todays incident was a copy cat incident, but the will was there to carry out such an act, and that's worrying . Schools have changed since my day, and children have less respect for teachers and I would go so far as to say we are all scared of today's children .
Scared to critise them negatively
Scared to punish them
Scared to even touch them or look a little to long or in the " wrong " way at them , and they know it !!!
Children have had us on the run for a generation, and as I'm now a parent its my problem as well, even if it is only with a two year old bolshy toddler. Even at this age children are cleverer , more observant , rebellious and finely tune in and ready to manipulate you . Any one who is a parent will agree. Things have changed. God knows we are needing a mindset other than a swishy washy , politically minded hogwash mantra to bring them up with and we need to restore some kind of balance to their behaviour and how they relate to us adults ! Well ,where would you start ?
Monday, May 5
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