tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3019828684971971203.post2369654882443650827..comments2024-03-14T02:53:31.171+00:00Comments on Tom Bennett's School Report: Would you like a tissue for that? Why teachers make terrible therapistsTom Bennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03211959016018081924noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3019828684971971203.post-3481084193611167762013-02-10T15:14:52.506+00:002013-02-10T15:14:52.506+00:00Re: All of that discipline stuff that you write ab...Re: All of that discipline stuff that you write about, it works as long as you're not the pupil who's going f***ing mental inside.<br /><br />And all that "law stuff" that you will be expected to follow as an adult works as well, even if you <b>are</b> going mental inside.<br /><br />The police will work to arrest you<br />The judge will work to sentence<br />And the jailer will work to make sure you don't escape<br /><br />Better to learn that reality in Tom's classroom than in a jail cell I say<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3019828684971971203.post-67347137756809264362013-01-29T21:56:13.534+00:002013-01-29T21:56:13.534+00:00I agree and disagree. You were never that pupil w...I agree and disagree. You were never that pupil were you? All of that discipline stuff that you write about, it works as long as you're not the pupil who's going f***ing mental inside. In the same way, you are expected to teach a class and your focus is the lesson, greater good etc, those kids are expected to sit through those lessons and learn which is equally as challenging to them as their behaviour is to you. Only you get to be the boss in this situation and control the environment; they are at your mercy. Which makes you either a god or a b*****d. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3019828684971971203.post-42948462301980614732013-01-29T21:50:39.354+00:002013-01-29T21:50:39.354+00:00Couldn't agree less. Teachers don't need t...Couldn't agree less. Teachers don't need to be therapists but do need to be aware of vast range of needs and have some idea of where to go for additional support if they are beyond your personal capability/ experience. Have seen schools/ individual teachers as havens of calm and safety for children with dangerous and chaotic lives and seen uncaring/ bullying teachers do irreparable damage.Early intervention and working with parents vital can see why secondary teachers in difficult circumstances can become cynical. Agree many schools under resourced but also true that many lack flexibility and imagination to do any better than train to conform. Not what it's all about for me. Every Child Matters not just a trite soundbite for me.Sociallymobilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01799423483889916756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3019828684971971203.post-51365968697289317682013-01-29T19:29:55.869+00:002013-01-29T19:29:55.869+00:00Absolutely agree with this. and the attitude of ma...Absolutely agree with this. and the attitude of management can make a huge difference_do they encourage a teaching majority led approach or a very individualised one which really only suits the minority of one or twocharlottehttp://lottibrown.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3019828684971971203.post-38038675551452398082013-01-29T17:37:43.509+00:002013-01-29T17:37:43.509+00:00This echoes my feelings of frustrations with how t...This echoes my feelings of frustrations with how to help students that are poorly behaved across the school. Detentions, phone calls are all fairly pointless. They need help and there's nothing I can do to resolve or even lighten the load of the issues that are no doubt at the root of their poor behaviour. @optotoxicalAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com