It was a sighting fortunately. I haven't encountered any suckyness in my lessons yet. I also class this thread more of a parenting fail than anything else. I walked into the reception area and was signing into the school. I am not officially a member of staff at the school yet, so I have to sign all kinds of paperwork before I can enter the building. This usually takes about five minutes. Sat down in the reception area was a mother, a very moody looking teenage daughter and a teacher that looked like she was at the end of her tether.
Daughter: I am not going in your lesson and you can't make me!
Mother: Sweetie don't be like that...
Teacher: Well that is absolutely fine with me. We can arrange for you to be put somewhere else during my lessons. You are nothing but distruptive and abusive in my classroom and I refuse to tolerate it anymore.
Mother: You are her teacher! You are not supposed to give up on your students!
Teacher: Teaching is a two way street. In order for me to teach your daughter, she needs to co-operate and listen. Not hurl abuse and be violent.
Daughter: I DON'T LIKE YOUR FUCKING LESSON!
Mother: Sweetheart, please don't raise your voice.
Teacher: This is your final chance. Do you want to attend my lesson today or not? And will you behave in a responsible manner?
Daughter: I am not going in your fucking lesson!
Teacher: Well that is fine with me. I will send the head of year down to deal with you further.
The bell rang.
Teacher: I have to go now. I have a class to teach.
Mother: But you are dealing with us right now!
Daughter: No! Go! I don't want to talk to you anymore! You fucking bitch!
Mother: Sweetie, don't say that.
Teacher: I have done all I can. I now have a class full of students who are willing to learn to look after. I will send the head of year down.
The teacher walked away.
Daughter: FUCKING BITCH!
Mother: Honey, don't shout.
Daughter: Well it's all her fault! All I want to do is have fun with my friends and she is constantly butting in and telling me to be quiet and listen! I don't have a fucking clue what's going on in her lessons so what's the point? I just want to mess around with people! What's wrong with that???
Mother: I know honey, I know...
I had to go to my lesson at that point. But geez! That mother really needed to be harsher on her daughter! If I EVER, EVER spoke to a teacher like that in front of my parents, they would have killed me!
Daughter: I am not going in your lesson and you can't make me!
Mother: Sweetie don't be like that...
Teacher: Well that is absolutely fine with me. We can arrange for you to be put somewhere else during my lessons. You are nothing but distruptive and abusive in my classroom and I refuse to tolerate it anymore.
Mother: You are her teacher! You are not supposed to give up on your students!
Teacher: Teaching is a two way street. In order for me to teach your daughter, she needs to co-operate and listen. Not hurl abuse and be violent.
Daughter: I DON'T LIKE YOUR FUCKING LESSON!
Mother: Sweetheart, please don't raise your voice.
Teacher: This is your final chance. Do you want to attend my lesson today or not? And will you behave in a responsible manner?
Daughter: I am not going in your fucking lesson!
Teacher: Well that is fine with me. I will send the head of year down to deal with you further.
The bell rang.
Teacher: I have to go now. I have a class to teach.
Mother: But you are dealing with us right now!
Daughter: No! Go! I don't want to talk to you anymore! You fucking bitch!
Mother: Sweetie, don't say that.
Teacher: I have done all I can. I now have a class full of students who are willing to learn to look after. I will send the head of year down.
The teacher walked away.
Daughter: FUCKING BITCH!
Mother: Honey, don't shout.
Daughter: Well it's all her fault! All I want to do is have fun with my friends and she is constantly butting in and telling me to be quiet and listen! I don't have a fucking clue what's going on in her lessons so what's the point? I just want to mess around with people! What's wrong with that???
Mother: I know honey, I know...
I had to go to my lesson at that point. But geez! That mother really needed to be harsher on her daughter! If I EVER, EVER spoke to a teacher like that in front of my parents, they would have killed me!
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