Absolutely unreal.....

[wango]

That’s nuts.

Honestly, though, kids need to be taught internet etiquette. That should be a class. How to not get addicted to porn, social media, ehm forums, etc. Reality vs fantasy. Shit like that. The internet messes up a lot of kids.

I’m not joking with this, in fact a few older teachers like myself openly mocked this because we knew we were near retirement. In our high school and many, we are recently teaching how to be polite, what positive things to do and then offer positive praise or rewards for them. It’s a nation wide program. Things such as saying thank you, holding a door for someone, washing your hands in the bathroom, not pissing in the sink or how to shout profanities. The list is endless. I can’t tell you how many staff meetings we met over 2 years to come up with the necessary things to prioritize the list in our particular school.

Some common sense stuff is just not being passed on or addressed at home. Completely agree with you about the internet. Even our worse battles here, where admin has to shut down the thread doesn’t compare to some of the internet bullying the kids are exposed to daily. With cell-phones in their tiny hands at earlier and earlier ages, it’s a battle we are losing.

[Honkey_Kong]

I’m not joking with this, in fact a few older teachers like myself openly mocked this because we knew we were near retirement. In our high school and many, we are recently teaching how to be polite, what positive things to do and then offer positive praise or rewards for them. It’s a nation wide program. Things such as saying thank you, holding a door for someone, washing your hands in the bathroom, not pissing in the sink or how to shout profanities. The list is endless. I can’t tell you how many staff meetings we met over 2 years to come up with the necessary things to prioritize the list in our particular school.

Some common sense stuff is just not being passed on or addressed at home. Completely agree with you about the internet. Even our worse battles here, where admin has to shut down the thread doesn’t compare to some of the internet bullying the kids are exposed to daily. With cell-phones in their tiny hands at earlier and earlier ages, it’s a battle we are losing.

The world is over, if you have to teach somebody NOT to piss in the sink.

[wango]

The world is over, if you have to teach somebody NOT to piss in the sink.

Well, get ready for the end of times.

[Honkey_Kong]

Well, get ready for the end of times.

You should be allowed to euthanize them.

[Test Monsterone]

I’m not joking with this, in fact a few older teachers like myself openly mocked this because we knew we were near retirement. In our high school and many, we are recently teaching how to be polite, what positive things to do and then offer positive praise or rewards for them. It’s a nation wide program. Things such as saying thank you, holding a door for someone, washing your hands in the bathroom, not pissing in the sink or how to shout profanities. The list is endless. I can’t tell you how many staff meetings we met over 2 years to come up with the necessary things to prioritize the list in our particular school.

Some common sense stuff is just not being passed on or addressed at home. Completely agree with you about the internet. Even our worse battles here, where admin has to shut down the thread doesn’t compare to some of the internet bullying the kids are exposed to daily. With cell-phones in their tiny hands at earlier and earlier ages, it’s a battle we are losing.

I guess I was lucky in that I had normal parents that taught me manners and how to behave myself. It wasn't till I got older and realized how some of my friends had parents that were either not present, drug addicts, or just not very good parents in general. I'm sure you've seen a ton of lost causes in parenting over the years in your career. Some people just shouldn't have kids, but ironically, they often have the most kids.

[wango]

I guess I was lucky in that I had normal parents that taught me manners and how to behave myself. It wasn't till I got older and realized how some of my friends had parents that were either not present, drug addicts, or just not very good parents in general. I'm sure you've seen a ton of lost causes in parenting over the years in your career. Some people just shouldn't have kids, but ironically, they often have the most kids.

You missed my point or the fault was mine in not being clear. This is not a situation where a minority of kids from broken homes or have irresponsible parents are screwing up. This is being viewed as kind of an epidemic in school districts because of an overall breakdown in parents not bothering enforcing basic stuff to the kids.

Like I said, the older teachers like myself that don’t have discipline issues happen a lot, roll our eyes at it & tried not to get fired by shooting our mouths off at multiple staff meetings. For younger teachers, particularly females, it’s getting ridiculous. It’s called PBIS (google it) and the approach is gaining momentum because a lot of parents are dropping the ball.

I agree with you about some people should not have kids. I’ve had to deal with dozens of them over the years at school and it’s a losing battle. I’m happy that I’m out now because it gets worse every year.