when i was in high school, i witnessed abuse from teachers and abuse towards teachers. i had a teacher quit one month into my freshman school year firsthand; while he walked out of the room, he threw a piece of chalk back in and we read on the board "the pleasure was all yours." i saw kids rip a substitute's prosthetic hand off of his wrist and throw it around the room. i had an english substitute teacher - mind you, we had **many** throughout that year, as not a single one could last through our real teacher's maternity leave - who allowed *strip grammar* in her classroom because she couldn't control us and didn't give a fuck anymore (she got fired). i had a math teacher who was super sweet and helpful year one and then next year turn super strict because his students took advantage of him left and right and put him through the emotional wringer to the point he broke down crying in class.
teachers deserve immensely more than they get. if working conditions were better for them, the worst of it could probably be mitigated. they have to bring work home, they have to play babysitter and referee for kids that aren't even theirs, get paid practically nothing with very few benefits unless they manage to adhere to the education system's standards for many years in a row; they're essential, but they don't get treated like it.
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Re: OT Thread
(Anonymous) 2022-04-08 04:09 am (UTC)(link)teachers deserve immensely more than they get. if working conditions were better for them, the worst of it could probably be mitigated. they have to bring work home, they have to play babysitter and referee for kids that aren't even theirs, get paid practically nothing with very few benefits unless they manage to adhere to the education system's standards for many years in a row; they're essential, but they don't get treated like it.