tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post6625023876746138111..comments2024-03-26T17:55:50.539-04:00Comments on Cranky old man: SCHOOL DISCIPLINEjoehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-34339404445100934462013-04-11T20:38:00.256-04:002013-04-11T20:38:00.256-04:00Back in the day, my sixth grade teacher yanked a m...Back in the day, my sixth grade teacher yanked a mouthy girl out of her desk by the hair. Well, not all the way. Mrs. Mac just kept lifting her up while her legs hit the bottom of the one-piece flip-top desk. I suppose her arm got tired, because she stopped, and Mouthy behaved for a week or two.<br /><br />There were no hard feelings. Mouthy knew she deserved it. She was not scarred for life, and was, in fact, relieved that she avoided a trip to the principal's office. She did not hold a grudge. Mrs. Mac got her desired result for a short time. Today, Mrs. Mac would be doing hard time, and Mouthy would be headed for a life of crime.Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13025832536749983018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-5604958870361665562013-04-11T18:51:42.811-04:002013-04-11T18:51:42.811-04:00If I was ever going to teach, I would teach Kinder...If I was ever going to teach, I would teach Kindergarten or 1st grade. They are still sweet at that age. I volunteer in my son's Kindergarten class once a week, and the teacher has complete control of that classroom. Those who behave get a yellow "pass" to pick from the prize box at the end of the week. To NOT pick from the prize box...well, that would be a shame. They ALL act well and do their best in class so that they won't be left out from picking from the prize box. <br /><br />Katrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04446770591516588794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-78688713357897126052013-04-11T17:35:36.344-04:002013-04-11T17:35:36.344-04:00It's sad that what you say is true. Teachers d...It's sad that what you say is true. Teachers don't get any respect/ I taught for a dozen years at the college level but I had leverage since students were paying for their classes.stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-67085234741437214702013-04-11T16:57:14.781-04:002013-04-11T16:57:14.781-04:00There was a stabbing at my daughter;s primary scho...There was a stabbing at my daughter;s primary school.<br />She was bullied for 6 months.<br />One child took an entire class into "no work" hostage for a whole year, as the teachers had no way of preventing his behaviour.<br />The Principal would often take the very naughty boys out for a hot chocolate and a chat, if they got sent to the office too many times.<br /><br />Discipline now resides entirely upon the parents instilling respect while the children are young enough to be impresionable. And they are expected to do this without any sort of parenting or discipline training.<br /><br />It won't last. This generation of children will be the law changers at some point and they will kick up a fuss when THEIR children misbehave, because they have been taught to consider themselves the centre of the world.<br /><br />Except mine, of course. ;-)<br />Eccentricesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350166822047688150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-41160148259467050692013-04-11T16:56:51.263-04:002013-04-11T16:56:51.263-04:00I agree with you. In my day, which really wasn'...I agree with you. In my day, which really wasn't that long ago. In high school I was spanked many times. I think I would have liked the"Thrower" teacher. Bad Word Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05946586696660086018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-81360298610335324802013-04-11T14:35:05.404-04:002013-04-11T14:35:05.404-04:00I remember the fear of bringing home a note from t...I remember the fear of bringing home a note from the teacher--our parents would punish us even more!! The teacher was NEVER wrong.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-55069575060720419162013-04-11T14:31:38.123-04:002013-04-11T14:31:38.123-04:00Some teachers just have the ability to command res...Some teachers just have the ability to command respect and attention, just by walking in the room. Others, not so much. I remember the swats in school and how being called in to the principals office for anything bad, meant you did not want to go home that night and get it again even worse. <br /><br />Now if you get suspended it just means you get to stay home, surfing the web and playing WoW or other such 'games'. <br /><br />It's not punishment at all, it's a flippin vacation!One Bad Pixiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04139395145674594659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-68734481335388825562013-04-11T12:26:48.831-04:002013-04-11T12:26:48.831-04:00I remember those days! I had a business teacher in...I remember those days! I had a business teacher in high school, Mrs. Whitman, who would stand in front of the class and purse her lips and we would all quiet down. She had us all at the stern-look- on-her-very-wrinkled face.Cindy Keen Reyndershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538914807361602296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-59026303694527328722013-04-11T11:50:13.093-04:002013-04-11T11:50:13.093-04:00i don't know how they come out alive each day,...i don't know how they come out alive each day, actually. so very sad.TexWisGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641962051044162710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-75631424177027909732013-04-11T11:11:14.141-04:002013-04-11T11:11:14.141-04:00I'm gonna stick my neck out here and say that ...I'm gonna stick my neck out here and say that it isn't only in school now. <br />This has come over into everyday society.<br />Miscreants can't even be kept in jail because there isn't any room.<br />There are no longer any consequences for misdeeds unless they are serious felonies.<br /><br />(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-29748646474156269732013-04-11T10:12:00.978-04:002013-04-11T10:12:00.978-04:00Another home run Big Joe. You darn right we respe...Another home run Big Joe. You darn right we respected our teachers! The options to NOT respecting them were too scary to think about.<br /><br />I remember early in one school year I went to "meet the teacher night" with my daughter. I discreetly told her that if "E" didn't behave to just let me know and I'd have a "come to Jesus meeting" with her. The next day she told the other teachers that we were very religious and would get Jesus involved if "E" acted up. ;)<br /><br />SLowandslowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08608734222483888884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-65021725659142906862013-04-11T09:28:41.510-04:002013-04-11T09:28:41.510-04:00Wow, isn't that the truth. I don't even l...Wow, isn't that the truth. I don't even like walking in the high schools anymore. They just feel, evil. I had a few teachers like you. Not to mention the vice principle. Yikes<br />Dazee Dreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08323163539682131873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-28368280036883800172013-04-11T09:04:27.027-04:002013-04-11T09:04:27.027-04:00I checked my granddaughter's chat's with a...I checked my granddaughter's chat's with a friend. They bragged about texting during class. My granddaughter's cell phone went back to the phone store. They even paid me for it.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834682329952369721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-49506928545173084602013-04-11T07:53:27.723-04:002013-04-11T07:53:27.723-04:00I remember the days when the lads were cained at s...I remember the days when the lads were cained at school for mis-behaving. I also remember our maths teacher that had a small cricket bat and he used to smack girls and boys equally on the behind when necessary (Now that I think about it, he was probably a bit of a perv but at the time seemed innocent enough).<br />You are not allowed to touch kids here is South Africa anymore - I assume it is very much the same throughout the rest of the world.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09693170090426983457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-6381611652921101482013-04-11T07:36:10.148-04:002013-04-11T07:36:10.148-04:00Twenty years ago, I taught in a school where disci...Twenty years ago, I taught in a school where discipline was a joke, but I was the queen of my classroom and therefore did okay. We got a new shop teacher one year - a huge man. He came into my classroom after school one day and went on a rant about the discipline. He said, "We are toothless tigers in a zoo full of animals. We can go around roaring, but the other animals know we have no teeth." It has gone downhill even more in the 20 years since. Bag Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01885412195900280096noreply@blogger.com