students
By ansarisafety
@ansarisafety (64)
Kuwait
6 responses
@cyclonewriter (2168)
• United States
28 Feb 07
I do not think that is true in all situations. As a high school teacher, I would say I get respect from about 95% of my students. However, key to that is that I give respect and demand that every person (adult or student) in my classroom give respect. I think it is important to realize that there will always be those few students and adults that won't show respect, but we should not lose sight of the many that are respectful. This was a great topic started, I am excited to hear other responses.
@mrsbrian (1949)
• United States
28 Feb 07
ok you demand respect, but what happens if you dont get it as a teacher what can you do to a child who chooses to be disrespectfull to you, when half the time the parents are the same, where is it you teach that you get such a high response from the kids?
@cyclonewriter (2168)
• United States
28 Feb 07
I teach at the high school level in a Special Education classroom of kids with learning disabilities and emotional/behavioral difficulties. There are times, students, and parents that are not respectful. That behavior is unwelcome in my room. They are asked to leave. Of course, they are always invited back at a time when they can show respect. Some do, some don't come back. I run a very fair, consistent room and we have a lot of fun. I start day one with this conversation. I also call every parent within the first week and ask them to sign a paper saying they understand the expectation. Respect is big for me because if they can learn that one skill, it opens a lot of doors for them as they transition into the world. I truly have few problems and when I do, the response is the same each time. I am sure for some, it is just easier not to have to listen to me and therefore they aren't disrespectful and for others, well, I would like to think that they find it worth their while.
@mipen2006 (5528)
• Australia
6 Mar 07
I'm a teacher and I think my relationship with my students is excellent. I make a point in the first lesson to let my students know that they can approach me with any problem, and I'll always try to answer any question, even if they're not related to lessons, and that the atmosphere in my class should always be friendly.
@mrbranan (1012)
• United States
6 Mar 07
I don't know what the law is in your state but in mine if you have emotional or behavior problem there is only a certian amout of time you can be sent home and they know it. When I want to school if you did something wrong you were punished. It's not like that now. The bad thing is the kids know there is nothing you can do about it and most are not worried about you calling thier parents. Parents don't seem to help like they use to either.
@mrsbrian (1949)
• United States
28 Feb 07
it all starts at home, if the parents dont teach respect than how are they to have any?,respecting others begins
at an early age but it has to be taught. i dont believe in hitting as it only teaches its ok to hit, but there are so many other ways to handle things,also the kids know that the teacher has no control anymore as they cant paddle,but i think there should be enough respect taught at home that the child will be well behaved in public
@catcai (1056)
• Philippines
2 Mar 07
hello ansa- welcome to myLot!
i have come across that situation once when i worked as an assistant teacher, and what's bad about it is- i was teaching little kids like 5- yrs old and theyre disrespectful already! they dont know how to say please and to address their teachers properly, its like they werent taught manners at home! well i think 1 reason for this is the home treatment of the kid- if at home he is treated just like the adult- you know, he's not taught what and what not to do since his parents probably doesnt care what he does- he gets the notion that he could do whatever he wants. Another reason could be is that the teacher may be too strict or either too friendly- with the latter ive seen this happen more in teenage students, since teachers tend to be too close to the students, the students feel that their teacher becomes a part of their "clique" so therefore- the teacher i just treated as a clique and not as teacher that is to be respected.
