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Teacher bullying, Administrator Bullying

by Food for thought

May 12, 2010

The list below is from a discussion on the Administrator chatboard about the unacceptable behaviors that constitute teacher bullying of students.

I replied with a little food for thought, but it was removed. They apparently didn't like the parallel between teacher bullying and administrator bullying. I think it is very telling, and a very important point.

"It sounds like the same techniques that administrators use on teachers. Is it any surprise when teachers use these same techniques on their students? Food for thought..."

The list of unacceptable behaviors: (how many of these have teachers experienced from administrators?)

Giving punitive or mean-spirited responses Withholding approval Using embarrassment Making kids keep secrets from other staff and parents Teasing to torment Public ridicule Making them feel that some retribution awaits them in the future Taking out worries/frustrations from home on students Terrorizing (creating fear to torment o...See More

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veteran teacher I don't know the thread but I sadly know the behaviors you list below. Any discussion of bullying between students should touch upon whether there are ever bullying behaviors on the part of the faculty. Sadly there can be. This is a problem that goes too little discussed.

> The list below is from a discussion on the Administrator > ...See More

May 17, 2010

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why do you keep making this claim? On 5/17/10, veteran teacher wrote: > I don't know the thread but I sadly know the behaviors you > list below. Any discussion of bullying between students > should touch upon whether there are ever bullying behaviors > on the part of the faculty. > Sadly there can be. This is a problem that goes too little > discussed. > > &g...See MoreOn 5/17/10, veteran teacher wrote: > I don't know the thread but I sadly know the behaviors you > list below. Any discussion of bullying between students > should touch upon whether there are ever bullying behaviors > on the part of the faculty. > Sadly there can be. This is a problem that goes too little > discussed. > > >> The list below is from a discussion on the Administrator >> chatboard about the unacceptable behaviors that constitute >> teacher bullying of students. >> >> I replied with a little food for thought, but it was >> removed. They apparently didn't like the parallel between >> teacher bullying and administrator bullying. I think it is >> very telling, and a very important point. >> >> "It sounds like the same techniques that administrators use >> on teachers. Is it any surprise when teachers use these same >> techniques on their students? Food for thought..." >> >> The list of unacceptable behaviors: (how many of these have >> teachers experienced from administrators?) >> >> Giving punitive or mean-spirited responses >> Withholding approval >> Using embarrassment >> Making kids keep secrets from other staff and parents >> Teasing to torment >> Public ridicule >> Making them feel that some retribution awaits them in the > future >> Taking out worries/frustrations from home on students >> Terrorizing (creating fear to torment or manipulate) >> Publicly or privately humiliating >> Purposefully attempt to attack/hurt/take away their pride, >> dignity, or >> self-respect >> Public degradation >> Manipulating the social order to foster rejection >> Threatening exclusion or revelation of personal information >> Starting malicious rumors or gossip >> Repeatedly punishing a child when other children get away >> with the >> same behavior >> Humiliating students to stop disruption >> Spiteful to students >> Deliberately or knowingly hurting students' feelings >> Putting students down to punish them >> Setting up students to be bullied >> Isolating to set or keep apart; divide or separate >> Excluding children from a group

"It sounds like the same techniques that administrators use on teachers. Is it any surprise when teachers use these same techniques on their students? Food for thought..." I disagree with your implication that administrators' use of those techniques might somehow 'justify' or 'explain' teachers using them. I don't think there is ever any justification for using these techniques. The administrators on the admin board were pretty much in agreement that the listed behaviors are unacceptable regardless of whether they're behaviors of students, teachers, administrators. Assuming the post you're referring to is the one linked below, it wasn't removed.

May 23, 2010

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