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Student's attitudes towards you..

by Wondering

Dec 8, 2011

I was student teaching to get Spanish certification.. but I dropped out. I did that because I got a 2 page note saying I was a total f*cking b*tch, the kids would swear at me when I asked them to get out a piece of paper, when I asked How are you in Spanish they'd say "bad because of you, b*tch", etc. (The teacher was no help, the principal made it worse by doing things like telling me NO ONE could know about my letter and complaining I told the university, and the university was only marginally helpful.) I was in middle school.

So I taught in Ecuador as a gap job.. but I couldn't get a work visa so I left after 3 months. There I had students of all ages (from 3 to 19) and almost every sngle student adored me!! When I left I was mildly bruised from large boys picking me up to hug me, students who caused me constant headaches and had failed wrote glowing evulations of me, parents begged the school to get me the visa somehow because their kids were distraught, teachers told me ...See More

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Sara On 12/08/11, Wondering wrote:

It's not that simple as to say Middle Schoolers collectively decide they love or hate you and to compare American kids to Ecuadorian kids makes little sense.

I can't say how or why things work in Ecuador and I can't help you piece together what went wrong in your U.S. school without knowing more but...See More

Dec 9, 2011

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Sympathetic I actually think it's quite common for teachers to experience a wide range of reactions from middle schoolers. Throughout the years, I've had students who haved loved me and students who have hated me. Some flip back and forth. I've worked in several different schools and have also noticed that, taking into account the school culture and mores, my ...See More

Dec 11, 2011

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Sue I had a kid that I constantly was on her case about misbehavior. The next year I was on campus and this girl runs up and hugs me. I have worked in middle school as a sub. The kids can love me one time hate me the next. I will student teach middle school in the spring. I know one of the kids in the class. Lets just say I think it may be an interesti...See MoreI had a kid that I constantly was on her case about misbehavior. The next year I was on campus and this girl runs up and hugs me. I have worked in middle school as a sub. The kids can love me one time hate me the next. I will student teach middle school in the spring. I know one of the kids in the class. Lets just say I think it may be an interesting experience. It could go either way.

On 12/08/11, Wondering wrote: > I was student teaching to get Spanish certification.. but I > dropped out. I did that because I got a 2 page note saying > I was a total f*cking b*tch, the kids would swear at me > when I asked them to get out a piece of paper, when I asked > How are you in Spanish they'd say "bad because of you, > b*tch", etc. (The teacher was no help, the principal made > it worse by doing things like telling me NO ONE could know > about my letter and complaining I told the university, and > the university was only marginally helpful.) I was in > middle school. > > So I taught in Ecuador as a gap job.. but I couldn't get a > work visa so I left after 3 months. There I had students of > all ages (from 3 to 19) and almost every sngle student > adored me!! When I left I was mildly bruised from large > boys picking me up to hug me, students who caused me > constant headaches and had failed wrote glowing evulations > of me, parents begged the school to get me the visa somehow > because their kids were distraught, teachers told me their > students were crying because I was leaving (in their > classes classes) etc. But I wasn't in any way a super > teacher! It did help that I was teaching English to > Hispanics and I know Spanish, but I had severe classroom > managentment issues-- as in chairs flying out of windows. > That type of behavior is the norm in this school, but the > principal also told me that my disipline needed to be > greatly improved. > > Here's my question :).. > Do students--especially middle schoolers-- collectively > decide that they either love or hate you? > I am wondering if one year being worshipped but the next > year being constantly sworn at is the norm in teaching > secondary age students. > > Thanks!

Dec 14, 2011

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