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Miserable week although it was only 4 days

by New Teacher

Sep 9, 2011

Hi everyone, and hello Fanny! Thank you for your responses. I wanted to give you an update on this week. It was only 4 days because of Labor day but it felt like 10.

I have one class with six students that are very disruptive. I have written all of them up. They came back with a vengence and almost started a riot in my class. I told them to leave my class and they would come back in every 5 minutes. I tried to tell one student he could not come back in without a pass and tried to close the door and he physically would not allow me to close my classroom door. I have been told "F-- you"-- " I don't want to be in your damn class!!" "F--ck this sh--T" and you are a mean teacher. One student enjoys seeing me mad and upset and hurt. She smiles and yelled at me five times or more "YOU ARE A MEAN TEACHER!! " These kids constantly come back to my room although I tell them to go to the office. There are no hall monitors in the basement of this school. The students are all liars. They c...See More

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old teacher hysically sick, huh! Get out of this school. Why do you not understand that this is not a safe place for you?

Get out while you can!

Get a medical leave, if necessary, before your health-physical and mental- is severely damaged. Do you not realize that you are not safe in this environment where you are hated by violent racists? ...See Morehysically sick, huh! Get out of this school. Why do you not understand that this is not a safe place for you?

Get out while you can!

Get a medical leave, if necessary, before your health-physical and mental- is severely damaged. Do you not realize that you are not safe in this environment where you are hated by violent racists?

On 9/09/11, New Teacher wrote: > Hi everyone, and hello Fanny! Thank you for your responses. > I wanted to give you an update on this week. It was only 4 > days because of Labor day but it felt like 10. > > I have one class with six students that are very > disruptive. I have written all of them up. They came back > with a vengence and almost started a riot in my class. I > told them to leave my class and they would come back in > every 5 minutes. I tried to tell one student he could not > come back in without a pass and tried to close the door and > he physically would not allow me to close my classroom > door. I have been told "F-- you"-- " I don't want to be in > your damn class!!" "F--ck this sh--T" and you are a mean > teacher. One student enjoys seeing me mad and upset and > hurt. She smiles and yelled at me five times or more "YOU > ARE A MEAN TEACHER!! " These kids constantly come back to > my room although I tell them to go to the office. There are > no hall monitors in the basement of this school. The > students are all liars. They challenge me. When I tried to > move the loud ones, one guy stood up from his chair and > wanted to fight me saying "WHY SHOULD I MOVE? DAMN!!! WHY > THE HELL SHOULD I MOVE?" AFter telling him several times to > move he did not. I feel physically sick working here. I > feel that these students have mental problems, aggression > and behavioral problems and have racial hate towards me. > The students from this inner city TITLE I school normally > get sent to an alternative school but they are so backed up > and won't accept any new students. These students make me > physically sick, so I am not doing so well right now.

Sep 10, 2011

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been there I have been in New Teacher's situation as a rookie teacher and it was awful. The administrators' attitude is that you are "letting" the students behave that way and you are "not teaching them to respect you"; therefore the horrible behavior is all your fault. I got poor evaluations for classroom manaagement, was put on a PIP (professiofnal improvem...See MoreI have been in New Teacher's situation as a rookie teacher and it was awful. The administrators' attitude is that you are "letting" the students behave that way and you are "not teaching them to respect you"; therefore the horrible behavior is all your fault. I got poor evaluations for classroom manaagement, was put on a PIP (professiofnal improvement Plan) but still got no mentoring, and I was nonrenewed at the end of the school year. Interesting how so much of the "school reform" efforts focus on firing "incompetent" teachers from low-performing schools. I was not an incompetent teacher and neither is New Teacher. These kids are a product of social and family problems, and teachers are being made the scapegoats.

On 9/09/11, New Teacher wrote: > Hi everyone, and hello Fanny! Thank you for your responses. > I wanted to give you an update on this week. It was only 4 > days because of Labor day but it felt like 10. > > I have one class with six students that are very > disruptive. I have written all of them up. They came back > with a vengence and almost started a riot in my class. I > told them to leave my class and they would come back in > every 5 minutes. I tried to tell one student he could not > come back in without a pass and tried to close the door and > he physically would not allow me to close my classroom > door. I have been told "F-- you"-- " I don't want to be in > your damn class!!" "F--ck this sh--T" and you are a mean > teacher. One student enjoys seeing me mad and upset and > hurt. She smiles and yelled at me five times or more "YOU > ARE A MEAN TEACHER!! " These kids constantly come back to > my room although I tell them to go to the office. There are > no hall monitors in the basement of this school. The > students are all liars. They challenge me. When I tried to > move the loud ones, one guy stood up from his chair and > wanted to fight me saying "WHY SHOULD I MOVE? DAMN!!! WHY > THE HELL SHOULD I MOVE?" AFter telling him several times to > move he did not. I feel physically sick working here. I > feel that these students have mental problems, aggression > and behavioral problems and have racial hate towards me. > The students from this inner city TITLE I school normally > get sent to an alternative school but they are so backed up > and won't accept any new students. These students make me > physically sick, so I am not doing so well right now.

Sep 10, 2011

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Fanny Phoenix to old teacher Dear old teacher,

I think just like you.

Where do you teach?

Please write back :-)

Yours, Fanny

Sep 10, 2011

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David Ginsburg I too experienced similar challenges as a new teacher in Chicago. I encourage you to visit my Ed Week blog where I write about those challenges and, more important, how I overcame them. Here are a few posts you might want to start with:

Owning and Overcoming Classroom Woes [link removed]

Replacing Classroom Chaos With Control [lin...See MoreI too experienced similar challenges as a new teacher in Chicago. I encourage you to visit my Ed Week blog where I write about those challenges and, more important, how I overcame them. Here are a few posts you might want to start with:

Owning and Overcoming Classroom Woes [link removed]

Replacing Classroom Chaos With Control [link removed]

Success Comes From the HEART [link removed]

On 9/10/11, been there wrote: > I have been in New Teacher's situation as a rookie teacher and > it was awful. The administrators' attitude is that you > are "letting" the students behave that way and you are "not > teaching them to respect you"; therefore the horrible behavior > is all your fault. I got poor evaluations for classroom > manaagement, was put on a PIP (professiofnal improvement Plan) > but still got no mentoring, and I was nonrenewed at the end of > the school year. > Interesting how so much of the "school reform" efforts focus > on firing "incompetent" teachers from low-performing schools. > I was not an incompetent teacher and neither is New Teacher. > These kids are a product of social and family problems, and > teachers are being made the scapegoats. > > > > On 9/09/11, New Teacher wrote: >> Hi everyone, and hello Fanny! Thank you for your responses. >> I wanted to give you an update on this week. It was only 4 >> days because of Labor day but it felt like 10. >> >> I have one class with six students that are very >> disruptive. I have written all of them up. They came back >> with a vengence and almost started a riot in my class. I >> told them to leave my class and they would come back in >> every 5 minutes. I tried to tell one student he could not >> come back in without a pass and tried to close the door and >> he physically would not allow me to close my classroom >> door. I have been told "F-- you"-- " I don't want to be in >> your damn class!!" "F--ck this sh--T" and you are a mean >> teacher. One student enjoys seeing me mad and upset and >> hurt. She smiles and yelled at me five times or more "YOU >> ARE A MEAN TEACHER!! " These kids constantly come back to >> my room although I tell them to go to the office. There are >> no hall monitors in the basement of this school. The >> students are all liars. They challenge me. When I tried to >> move the loud ones, one guy stood up from his chair and >> wanted to fight me saying "WHY SHOULD I MOVE? DAMN!!! WHY >> THE HELL SHOULD I MOVE?" AFter telling him several times to >> move he did not. I feel physically sick working here. I >> feel that these students have mental problems, aggression >> and behavioral problems and have racial hate towards me. >> The students from this inner city TITLE I school normally >> get sent to an alternative school but they are so backed up >> and won't accept any new students. These students make me >> physically sick, so I am not doing so well right now.

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I have been thinking about you .---Old Teacher On 9/09/11, New Teacher wrote: > Hi everyone, and hello Fanny! Thank you for your responses. > I wanted to give you an update on this week. It was only 4 > days because of Labor day but it felt like 10. > > I have one class with six students that are very > disruptive. I have written all of them up. They came back > with a veng...See More

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