the message intended there was a biblical one. But, and to the point, over 30% of the students in two classes throw away the worksheets I give them, then complain about their grades. They throw things and trash the classroom if I'm not right on top of them every moment. I can't throw them out of class unless they are physically violent, and sometimes not even then.
I was intending to make a point about God's patience exceeding mine, which of course it does, but there's another point, that is perhaps more appropos: I'm not good enough at discipline to truely teach effectively here, and I don't think anyone is. The longest tenure of a teacher on this faculty is two years; same for every staff member...no one can last. The system is broken, and has been, and we are fixing it.
I do see the positive in the students (I find it hard to think of them as kids; young neo-adults is more accurate) but I find it incredibly difficult to find time to work with it.
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I was intending to make a point about God's patience exceeding mine, which of course it does, but there's another point, that is perhaps more appropos: I'm not good enough at discipline to truely teach effectively here, and I don't think anyone is. The longest tenure of a teacher on this faculty is two years; same for every staff member...no one can last. The system is broken, and has been, and we are fixing it.
I do see the positive in the students (I find it hard to think of them as kids; young neo-adults is more accurate) but I find it incredibly difficult to find time to work with it.