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But that's not your job. You can't let your personal opinions of your students get in the way of your job
Students, employees - some people respond to carrots and some to the stick.
Most people have been called worse than whiner in their lifetimes. It should not be such a shock. Some students are really lazy. Schools were sometimes brutal not so very long ago. Now, everyone is tip toeing around the kids. They're tough enough to take a little jab every now and again. Believe me, they do worse to each other.
if students were the customers (parents the payers) and someone made a blog post calling their customers lazy whiners then i probably wouldnt want my child being in the teacher's class. if the school was operating like a business, she would be costing the business money.
so yes, id fire her.
yes but every business ive ever been in where the customer acts a fool is shown the door and never allowed back in. public schools don't always have that option.
Ranting on the internet always comes back to bite you because it's taken at face value and most never understand what's really behind your statements.
With that said, the teacher probably posted the truth.
I see it all the time from certain students, usually the ones that chit chat in class and don't stay focused on their work.
And when they do start the whining about how hard it is or "If I'm good for the rest of the class..." or how they don't understand it I have my arsenal of questions for them:
Why don't you understand it ? Would it be because you weren't paying attention in class ?
Do you want special treatment from me ? Other students did their work without talking and completed it. You didn't. Why do you think you deserve special treatment ?
I try to put the onus back on them. I get rolled eyes and shrugs; few actually answer my questions.
And none of them feel it's their fault either.
So I ought not tell them I think they are great, intelligent, capable and wonderful?
What might I say to them that isn't a personal opinion?
It is however my JOB to evaluate their performance which ultimately becomes opinion.
Actually no, you should not tell them that either.
Praise should be specific rather than general and it should be based on their work, not their personal traits. It can actually discourage children to be told they are wonderful and intelligent because they may not see it that way.
Also read How to Talk so Kids can Learn by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish to see more about this.
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