Teaching them the old-fashioned way!

[Gorn Captain]

A Belgian teacher was suspended after losing his cool with a 16 year old student.
It happened during a masonry class. The kid, who was known for "behavioural problems", threw wet cement at the teacher, and next thing in hand were some tools.
The teacher grabbed the kid, shoved him face-first into a bucket of cement, then hosed him down with water.
A fellow student filmed it all with his phone camera, and proceeded to blackmail the teacher to get a passing grade for the class.

I do not advocate violence, but honestly, I empathize with the teacher. The cr*p they have to take. This was the only time he ever lost his cool in 30 years, but they still wanted to crucify him.

Actually, most students in the class wrote a letter supporting the teacher! They want him back. But the media got onto it.
The way it looks now, they seem to have settled the case. Nothing like a little money to make parental concerns go away....

Where is the time when teacher were respected?

[Riffster]

you couldn't pay me enough to put up with other peoples kids.

[Nostalgiabuff]

actually, most times the parents of said kids are even worse. My wife is a teacher and the crap she has to put up with from these parents is ridiculous

[Meule]

My girlfriend's a kindergarten teacher and most of the parents simply don't care wether their kid goes to school or not or learns anything. Whenever the kids makes little artworks most of those get chucked in the bin when they get home. With parents like that no wonder these kids have behavioural problems when they grow up. Most of those problems are due to lack of upbringing by the parents

[ScottA]

My wife teaches first grade. Nuff said.

[Toy Talk]

Lots of Kids

I have six children ranging from 21 years-old to 3 months. We used to keep all the pictures they drew or painted when they were brought home. After filling up three 18 gallon rubbermaid tubs we decided that was not the best option. Now we prominently display the "best-of" for each child on the refrigerator for extended periods of time.

So many behavioral problems generate from upbringing. Parents are too busy chasing the American dream, and acquiring possessions to remember that children come first. My wife and I have juggled the duties of stay-at-home parent through the years, but one of us has always been home full-time to raise our children.

When parents get caught in a rat race they often never reach the cheese. Families need to focus on what is important: time together, family activities, dinners around the table, game nights, movie nights, and conversations with their children.

It is time for parents to slow down, take a breath, and re-evaluate what really matters, because in the end all of the possessions and money do not mean very much. What really matters is the memories, lessons and dreams parents have left behind for their loved ones to cherish.

[Mikey]

Kids need parent's love as well as a good beating when they deserve it.

Part of growing up and learning to be a part of civilized society is being taught to be AFRAID of some things ... including repercussions for not acting correctly.

Spare the rod, spoil the child
An old saying that's still true today.

But, that being said ... A teacher should never touch a student.

[toys2cool]

The kid got what he deserved

[Meule]

Nobody deserves to get his head shoved into a bucket of cement, but the kid does deserve a good old-fashioned spanking.
By the way, see it for yourself, fast forward till about 25 seconds
YouTube - Leraar mishandelt 14-jarige leerling - VRT - Het journaal 7 - 15/05/09

[UnderdogDJLSW]

Wow. That is really losing it and scary. Two wrongs just do not make a right. I agree there has to be repercussions for kids who are violent, but there has to be a better way than either physical punishment or hands-tied and do nothing.

[Johnny]

My mother taught school for 40 years. She had to deal with her share of difficult and unruly kids. Never once did she raise her hands to any of them.

I empathize with the teacher in the story to the degree that it must be terribly frustrating to deal with students like the one in question. However, the teacher is the adult in the situation. It is part of the job. What he did was completely wrong and he needs to face the repercussions of it.

We mostly lead by example. Mimicking the behaviour of unruly teenagers and in this case escalating it is not the way to solve the problem.

[highquality]

So, in Belgium if they want to disguise your voice, they make you sound like Jabba the Hutt? I was cracking up. Please check from 55 seconds on and tell me that doesnt sound like Jabba.

In other news, the teacher dragged him across the floor and then held him upside down into cement. It was a bit more dramatic than what I expected. I hate to say it, but that teacher is going to get what he deserves. Some teacher did that to my son and I'd knock his teeth out.

[HardyGirl]

I've taught kids of various ages since I was 18. I have never struck one of my students. I do however command respect from all of my kids. My preschoolers need to remember their manners and that they will lose privileges if they don't behave. My older ones have learned that they are not allowed to talk to me any way they want to. I don't even allow them to say "what" to me. It's "excuse me", or "I didn't hear that", or "what did you say". "So" is also unexceptable. Time out isn't always suitable for older kids. They've done jobs, writen lines or compositions. But they also know that I respect them as well. I never leave my kids, (no matter how old they are) w/o saying good-bye. I listen, I hug, I have fun, but I don't play that, and they all know it. I also talk about myself when I was a kid, so they all know that I know what it's like to be a kid. A lot of kids think that all grown-ups like to do is boss and don't remember what it's like to be little. Even the little ones know that I do. I think that helps w/ the respect factor.

[Meule]

So, in Belgium if they want to disguise your voice, they make you sound like Jabba the Hutt? I was cracking up. Please check from 55 seconds on and tell me that doesnt sound like Jabba.

Now that you mention it