Sellotape At School

[Matheous-2]

Can't believe the school incident hasn't been discussed here!

Does anyone feel the teacher should be sacked for doing this?
I can't help thinking it was a last resort to carry out this foul deed! I suppose she could have gone to the headmaster, but if think she should keep her job.
What do you think?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2573069/Woman-teacher-suspended-TAPING-10-year-olds-mouths-giggling-class.html

[maggiebee]

I blame the parents!!

[anotheoldgit]

And so it goes on.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2574069/Primary-school-pupils-left-crying-eyes-strict-headmistress-asked-police-tell-pulling-faces-school-photo.html

[ummmm]

Yeah...those terrible terrible parents that let their kids giggle. Call social services!!

[andres]

No ,she shouldn't be sacked ! Suspended until the matter has been investigated. There wouldn't have been any teachers left years ago if parents had reacted whenever their kids were punished. Caning , ear twisting, chalk being thrown at unruly pupils,lines, detention,being made to stand in the corner of the room , sent to the Head etc.etc. Say anything to your parents and you'd probably get a clip on the ear.
The sellotape was stupid but what a lot of power has been given to these kids now. If she gets sacked they will think they can do whatever they want in the classroom .

[sherrardk]

Well the teacher obviously thought she could do whatever she wanted. Teachers aren't supposed to touch students, let alone Sellotape their mouths shut.

[RATTER15]

andres, your silly comments barely deserve a response!!

The children have not been given any such powers, however they do have rights as do the rest of us. Rights like not being abused, being treated with respect and dignity and being able to be safe in their school.

[andres]

Silly comments?? Anyone who has worked in a school will know what I mean when I say' power'. Some kids deliberately make the teacher's life a misery. As for respect ,it is a two way thing and the sooner the kids of today are learn this the better.

[andres]

And I did say ---the sellotape was a stupid idea!!!!!!

[andy-hughes]

One point that no-one has raised concerns the school's letter to the parents.

In it, the 'Executive Head Teacher', whatever that role may be, advises that it would be improper to comment in an advance of an investigation, and the proceeds to do just that, stating that the school regards the teacher's actions as 'entirely wrong' which shows at the very least an element of pre-judgement.

The reactions to this kind of thing fall into the usual catagories - "I was beaten and it never did me any harm ..." "Kids have far too much power these days ..." "The press are making a mountatin ..." and so on.

The facts, distanced from anyone's personal reaction based on parenthood, or the school experience we have all enjoyed / endured are - that this behaviour was inappropriate, and demonstrate a lack of appropriate skills in dealing with children, and that should be investigated.

There may be background circumstances to be taken into account, but as I mentioned at the beginning of my response, the school appear to have made their position clear in writing to parents, so I would say that the chances of the teacher continuing her career at this school are slim at best.

[ummmm]

Fear doesn't breed respect.

[RATTER15]

andres, so you think that these kids will earn respect from these teachers, I doubt it!

Of course kids can be challenging, if you aren't up for the challenge then don't become a teacher!

[anotheoldgit]

RATTER15

/// andres, your silly comments barely deserve a response!! ///

Then why did you?

andres comments were not silly, they just were different to yours perhaps, but that does not necessarily make them silly, just as yours are not are not necessarily sensible.

[ummmm]

Agree, Chewn, there were always naughty kids.

[anotheoldgit]

Chewn

/// Kids today are no different from kids of 20/30 years ago. Every class had its allocation of unruly children.
I think it is time some adults lost their obvious bias when comparing kids of different generations. ///

30 years ago that takes us back to 1984, so you could be right to a certain extent, although i would say today's children are much more technically minded, sexually aware, and aware of their rights, which I would say they weren't 30 years ago.

And one can go back much further than that, and those children of the 20s/30s/40/and 50's were much more innocent and disciplined, I am not saying that a few might not try a mischievous prank, but if caught they soon discovered the error of their ways, and tended not to go down that track again.

[sunny-dave]

I don't think children have changed much (if at all).

What has changed is the attitude of many parents (apologies for using a not particularly well executed cartoon, but it makes the point succinctly) :

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-y2sKBvpKeWo/UDZ2uHUMwvI/AAAAAAAAHJY/gx-3NyvJxyw/s640/teachers-now-and-then.jpg

[anotheoldgit]

sunny-dave

LOL That sums it up perfectly.

[pixie373]

No. It doesn't.

[ummmm]

Agree, Pixie.