I went off on my students today

[DarkHippie]

<p>I was subbing middle school today and my 7th period class was so bad that i flipped out on them.&nbsp; I completely lost my composure and started screaming at them.&nbsp; i said that they were acting like a bunch of crackheads.&nbsp; I didnt curse, but i was damn close.</p><p>Of course none of it helped.&nbsp; They just got up and cheered themselves.&nbsp; Fucking animals.</p><p>So what are the odds I get called into the principal's office on monday?</p>

[Death Metal Moe]

Just fail them all.&nbsp; That'll put their education futures in the toilet.

[Sheeplovr]

<p>Crackheads is a compliment ot 7th graders you shoudl of swore it
would of got their attention my uncle teached middle school and he
would of just been like shut the fuck up </p><p>I've been told by a teacher that i need a mother then i turned it around on her and said she died so i won</p><p>I've been in classes that made teacher cry</p><p>only thing you could do is shut off the light and sang tip toe threw the tulips that wold freak them out and make them be quiet</p><p>moslty the lgihts going out and wriing names down makes any bunch of kids shut up</p><p><span class="postbody">
Just fail them all.&nbsp; That'll put their education futures in the toilet.</span>&nbsp;</p><p>there is no failing in 7th grade dude and no future&nbsp;</p><p> </p>

<span class=post_edited>This message was edited by Sheeplovr on 4-7-06 @ 7:22 PM</span>

[FezPaul]

<font size="3">I say bring back corporal punishment, and paddle some manners into the little bastards.</font>

[Bulldogcakes]

You should have shot spitballs at them. <br />

[DarkHippie]

<p><font size="3">I say bring back corporal punishment, and paddle some manners into the little bastards.</font></p><p>Seriously, some of these kids need a good kick in the ass.&nbsp; Oh yeah, they also think I look like Andy Milanokis.&nbsp; Fucking vermin.</p>

[FezPaul]

<strong>DarkHippie</strong> wrote:<br /><p>&nbsp;</p><font size="3">I say bring back corporal punishment, and paddle some manners into the little bastards.</font> <p>&nbsp;</p><p>Seriously, some of these kids need a good kick in the ass.&nbsp; Oh yeah, they also think I look like <strong>Andy Milanokis.</strong>&nbsp; Fucking vermin.</p><p>No wonder you get no respect.<img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/wink.gif" border="0" /></p>

[Fallon]

I work at a high school. Sometimes I want to punch the kids in the face.<br />

[HBox]

They won.<br />

[Melrapuo]

<strong>HBox</strong> wrote:<br /><font color="#000080"><font size="2">They won.</font></font><br /><p>Agreed.&nbsp; We had a history teacher that pretty much every class tortured (he was a cool guy, just had no confidence, and when he screamed he sounded &nbsp;like he was whining, so that didn't help).&nbsp; Anywho, kids would tease him, disrupt the class, ignore him talking.&nbsp; Once they even draw penises all over the classroom (overhead projector too), and they did this with magic marker.&nbsp; Which, heh, was pretty funny.</p><p>One day it got so bad he took one of the desks and threw it.&nbsp; Didn't get in trouble or anything, but it didn't help him either.&nbsp; He transferred to another school.</p><p>If you flip out on them, you only make them stronger.</p>

[suggums]

waiting for a certain mike to pop up in this thread...<br />

[Sheeplovr]

<p><span class="postbody">
waiting for a certain mike to pop up in this thread...</span></p><p>he
looks like one of the mean teachers so he doesnt take no guff from the
get go i know id be afaird of him sure id still be a ass but i know he
will be like detention at a drop of a hat&nbsp;</p>

[trackstand]

<strong><font size="7">DENY EVERYTHING!</font></strong>

[reeshy]

<p>&nbsp;</p><strong /><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>DarkHippie</strong> wrote:<br /></p><strong /><p>I was subbing middle school today and my 7th period class was so bad that i flipped out on them. I completely lost my composure and started screaming at them. i said that they were acting like a bunch of crackheads. I didnt curse, but i was damn close.</p><p>Of course none of it helped. They just got up and cheered themselves. Fucking animals.</p><p>So what are the odds I get called into the principal's office on monday?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I thought it was the little bastards that got sent to the principal's office??????</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

[DarkHippie]

<strong>reeshy</strong> wrote:<br /><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>DarkHippie wrote:<br /></strong></p><p><strong>I was subbing middle school today and my 7th period class was so bad that i flipped out on them. I completely lost my composure and started screaming at them. i said that they were acting like a bunch of crackheads. I didnt curse, but i was damn close.</strong></p><p><strong>Of course none of it helped. They just got up and cheered themselves. Fucking animals.</strong></p><p><strong>So what are the odds I get called into the principal's office on monday?</strong></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>I thought it was the little bastards that got sent to the principal's office??????</strong></p><p>&nbsp;</p><strong></strong><p>&nbsp;</p><strong></strong><p>Its hard to send a whole class to the principal.&nbsp; Anyway, I could get in trouble for losing my composure like that.&nbsp; I should just send kids to the &quot;time out room&quot; next time</p>

[Don Stugots]

<hr color="cococo" align="left"></font><strong>Melrapuo</strong> wrote:<br><strong>HBox</strong> wrote:<br /><font color="#000080"><font size="2">They won.</font></font><br /><p>Agreed. We had a history teacher that pretty much every class tortured (he was a cool guy, just had no confidence, and when he screamed he sounded like he was whining, so that didn't help). Anywho, kids would tease him, disrupt the class, ignore him talking. Once they even draw penises all over the classroom (overhead projector too), and they did this with magic marker. Which, heh, was pretty funny.</p><p>One day it got so bad he took one of the desks and threw it. Didn't get in trouble or anything, but it didn't help him either. He transferred to another school.</p><p>If you flip out on them, you only make them stronger.</p><hr color="cococo" align="left"><p></p>

Without a doubt they won. You allowed them to get into your head and to screw with you. I hope you dont get into trouble. You might not. I have friends that are teachers, and they see teacher flip out all the time. no one says anything.

I agree that paddling should be allowed. If these children grow up thinking that they could just run amock without answering for it, they will not amount to anything.

[Mike Teacher]

<strong>Sheeplovr</strong> wrote:<br /><p>&nbsp;</p><span class="postbody">waiting for a certain mike to pop up in this thread...</span> <p>&nbsp;</p><p>he looks like one of the mean teachers so he doesnt take no guff from the get go i know id be afaird of him sure id still be a ass but i know he will be like detention at a drop of a hat&nbsp;</p><p>I think I gave two detentions in 10 years of teaching, never needed to really.</p><p>It's not easy, it's a balancing act; but being 6 foot 4 helps, and being known as a bad-ass teacher who will destroy you helps. I got that rep when a kid came at another kid, and long story short, the kid was lying bleeding on the floor two seconds later; completely his fault; he threw a punch at the kid, and I was in between both, so I grabbed the punch, he struggled, so I put him on the ground. Yes we had meeting about it, but I was in the right so...</p><p>Often a sacrificial lamb is needed; and that lamb needs to be taken away from the group, ie. outside the classroom. Now there are two threats that are guaranteed to turn the kid into an apologizing mess of babbling fear, and when the class sees this kid with fear across his face come back in, it usually solves the problem.</p><p>It's different for substitues though; I didnt do much of that, except to sub for other teachers when they were needed elsewhere. It's all in the rep. </p><p>It aint easy.</p>

[SatCam]

There is an unwritten rule between students and subs. Basically you let them do what ever they want and give them a "good report" and they don't tell the teacher that you sat around and checked your email.

[DarkHippie]

<strong>Mike Teacher</strong> wrote: <p>I think I gave two detentions in 10 years of teaching, never needed to really.</p><p>It's not easy, it's a balancing act; but being 6 foot 4 helps, and being known as a bad-ass teacher who will destroy you helps. I got that rep when a kid came at another kid, and long story short, the kid was lying bleeding on the floor two seconds later; completely his fault; he threw a punch at the kid, and I was in between both, so I grabbed the punch, he struggled, so I put him on the ground. Yes we had meeting about it, but I was in the right so...</p><p>Often a sacrificial lamb is needed; and that lamb needs to be taken away from the group, ie. outside the classroom. Now there are two threats that are guaranteed to turn the kid into an apologizing mess of babbling fear, and when the class sees this kid with fear across his face come back in, it usually solves the problem.</p><p>It's different for substitues though; I didnt do much of that, except to sub for other teachers when they were needed elsewhere. It's all in the rep. </p><p>It aint easy.</p><p>I have fantasies about a fight breaking out in class so i can throw my (considerable) weight around.&nbsp; The only chance I've had so far was a kid picked up his desk and i plucked it out of his hand.</p><p>So what are the two threats?&nbsp; Help me Mike the teacher; you're my only hope</p>

[Death Metal Moe]

<p>Often a sacrificial lamb is needed; and that lamb needs to be taken away from the group</p><p>Kinda like the lawyer's advice to Michael Bolton and Samir Nagheenanajar about going to prison.</p>

[legroommusic]

<p>cut your hair and get good posture. be an example to these kids, you hippie.</p>

[legroommusic]

rent that movie with tom berringer.

[Alice S. Fuzzybutt]

<p>I can't say I would have handled it differently. I hate children. They are nothing but vermin to me. Hence, I am not a substitute teacher. As one, you take on a whole different aspect of the kids. They are dicks. And they know it. If I had been the sub, their ears would have been blasted off and I would have been called to the principal. </p><p>But I respect you for not throwing a desk. </p>

[suggums]

or was it treat williams?<br />

[Alice S. Fuzzybutt]

<p>I can't say I would have handled it differently. I hate children. They are nothing but vermin to me. Hence, I am not a substitute teacher. As one, you take on a whole different aspect of the kids. They are dicks. And they know it. If I had been the sub, their ears would have been blasted off and I would have been called to the principal. </p><p>But I respect you for not throwing a desk. </p>

[Mike Teacher]

<p>I have fantasies about a fight breaking out in class so i can throw my (considerable) weight around.&nbsp; The only chance I've had so far was a kid picked up his desk and i plucked it out of his hand.</p><p>So what are the two threats?&nbsp; Help me Mike the teacher; you're my only hope</p><p>=</p><p>Wow nice Star Wars reference.</p><p>I taught high school, and thats an entirely different game. I wouldnt know what to do with 7th graders; theyre just waking up the hormones, many are still in the larval stage.</p><p>In short, you cant throw your weight around, and being bigger will just hurt your case if someone gets hurt. The thing I described above was total defense, witnessed by a class in a lunchroom, and the bloody noggin he gave himself when he tried to get me to the ground. He did, with me landing on top of him, and I aint small so he really regretted that. But throwing anything; a desk, a fist, the wrong word, is verbotem simply in that if something happens and you piss off the wrong parent, you are gonna be outta there; this an excellent principal told me, it would be essentially outta his hands once the wrong parents takes an interest in your removal, to describe it politely.</p><p>Some things that work, sometimes...</p><p>The younger they are, the better the chances of you throwing the 'calling the parents' thing will make them think twice about how theyre behaving. Some dont care at all about that, especially at high school level. </p><p>The once thing you can take away from them that almost always works is their time. Some/many/most dont care about failing grades, or write-ups, or visits to Principal, but taking away their time, that'll piss off almost anyone. I will pull a kid out and tell him he will be spending Much time after school with me, but give them a chance at redempton by showing me they will behave, not just when they get back in the class, but for a week. Friday detentions really piss most off, and I give them, but offer the chance to chuck it if they get their act together. They usually do.</p><p>None of this will work on some, but I've been lucky. I'm a moody sumbitch and they read that, and from sheer repition you develop a look of total insanity/sincerity when you pull a kid out of class and get them one-on-one. Confronting them in the class is not only not gonna work but may well backfire, the kid may lash out just to save face. Solo in the hall is the way to go, but then again, you sorta gotta be my height or intimidating in some way to get their attention.</p><p>Some borders on cruelty, some teachers have chucked a kid around when no one else was around just to get the word out, but these are usually veteran teachers who got the rep way back when. </p><p>The above is essentially why I got out when I did. The environment was changing such that between PC crap, principals that didnt care, and other factors the risk vs. reward for the mega-bucks I was making wasn't worth it anymore. </p><p>College rocks, theyre adults, at 18, its just you and them, and I always will win those. </p>

[SatCam]

I got off on my students today

ew.

[DarkHippie]

<strong>SatCam</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>I got off on my students today</strong> ew. <p>Dude, don't kid.&nbsp; One of my students has a school girl crush on me.&nbsp; Its so embarassing.</p>

[torker]

<strong>DarkHippie</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>SatCam</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>I got off on my students today</strong> ew. <p>Dude, don't kid.&nbsp; One of my students has a school girl crush on me.&nbsp; Its so embarassing.</p><p>ew.</p><p><img height="253" src="http://www.antonnews.com/levittowntribune/2005/07/01/news/images/teacherarrest.jpg" width="200" border="0" /></p><p><img height="158" src="http://www.katu.com/news/images/story2004/040928gregg_ritchie.jpg" width="210" border="0" /></p><p><img height="158" src="http://www.katu.com/news/images/story2005/050209alan_coorts.jpg" width="210" border="0" /></p><p><img height="318" src="http://www.osp.state.or.us/past_releases/1999/assets/images/autogen/a_Steven_Fedde.jpg" width="264" border="0" /></p><p>ps-Now I know Ron's real name.</p>

[mikeyboy]

<strong>legroommusic</strong> wrote:<br />rent that movie with tom berringer. <p>Yeah, that's about right.</p><p><img height="450" src="http://victoryatseaonline.com/war/vietnam/images/platoon.gif" width="248" border="0" /></p>

[sleepyeyed_Jynx]

<p>You called them crackheads?</p><p>So I guess they were black kids?</p><p>I
won't even start with a rant. This just remind me of all the shit I've
heard from teachers growing up. Fuck it, here's a short rant:<br />
</p><p>Trust me, one of the worst things you can say to a kid, is
something that would suggest that their parents do drugs, because
unfortunatley more than likely they do. Kids are out of control these
days and it is due to their parents. But some parents aren't doing
their jobs. Don't go and shit on the kids because of this. Your a
substitute teacher. I'm only 19 so I can clearly remember the sheer
terror that we put the substitute through because they tried to make us
do work. The best thing you can do with them is allow them to talk
quietly and do homework, then get a little pissed if they act out of
line from there.<br />
</p>

[DarkHippie]

<p>Your a substitute teacher. I'm only 19 so I can clearly remember the sheer terror that we put the substitute through because they tried to make us do work. The best thing you can do with them is allow them to talk quietly and do homework, then get a little pissed if they act out of line from there.<br />That's like saying &quot;don't do your job cause its hard.&quot;&nbsp; Of course i'm gonna make them do work.&nbsp; Of course I'm gonna teach them.&nbsp; That's my job.</p><p>i actually enjoy substitute teaching.&nbsp; The kids rarely give me trouble.&nbsp; its just this one class--i think its cause it was a friday right after lunch-- they just got under my skin.</p>

[sleepyeyed_Jynx]

<p>&nbsp;</p><strong>DarkHippie</strong> wrote:<br /><p>&nbsp;</p>Your
a substitute teacher. I'm only 19 so I can clearly remember the sheer
terror that we put the substitute through because they tried to make us
do work. The best thing you can do with them is allow them to talk
quietly and do homework, then get a little pissed if they act out of
line from there.<br />That's
like saying &quot;don't do your job cause its hard.&quot; Of course i'm gonna
make them do work. Of course I'm gonna teach them. That's my job.<p>&nbsp;</p><p>i
actually enjoy substitute teaching. The kids rarely give me trouble.
its just this one class--i think its cause it was a friday right after
lunch-- they just got under my skin.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>By
now I think you already know that substitute teachers aren't given much
respect and aren't really seen as educators. I'm not taking shots at
you, just restating the obvious. Why don't alot of kids respect
substitute teachers? Because they know they only see you ever so often.</p><p>And
yea, I'm sorry they pissed you off. But I guess this is your job
because you love children and of course, not all kids are angels. Well,
I hope you're with this job because you love children. Because speaking
from experience, alot of teachers that obviously didn't care really
fucked up on alot of kids. Hang in there man<br />
</p><blockquote /><p>&nbsp;</p>

[Death Metal Moe]

<p>I'd be the best substitute teacher man.</p><p>When the kids would ask me what we're doing today, I'd say &quot;Nothing, I don't care about your futures.&nbsp; Talk amongst yourselves.&quot;</p><p>Then I'd sit back and collect that fat check.</p>

[legroommusic]

<strong>mikeyboy</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>legroommusic</strong> wrote:<br />rent that movie with tom berringer. <p>Yeah, that's about right.</p><p><img height="450" src="http://victoryatseaonline.com/war/vietnam/images/platoon.gif" width="248" border="0" /></p><p>my favorite is when he throws a dictionary at the black kid.</p>

[sleepyeyed_Jynx]

<p>&nbsp;</p><strong>Death Metal Moe</strong> wrote:<br /><p>I'd be the best substitute teacher man.</p><p>When the kids would ask me what we're doing today, I'd say &quot;Nothing, I don't care about your futures. Talk amongst yourselves.&quot;</p><p>Then I'd sit back and collect that fat check.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>See what you can learn from Moe, Dark Hippie?</p><p>But
seriously, thats just about the routine that should be followed as a
sub. Trust me, kids are assholes. They see a substitute teacher as a
free day. Let their regular teacher figure out their lesson plan.&nbsp;</p><blockquote /><p>&nbsp;</p>

[SatCam]

And if worse comes to worse, light up a bowl in the front of the room. That should get everyone's attention.

[Death Metal Moe]

<strong>sleepyeyed_Jynx</strong> wrote:<br /><p>&nbsp;</p><strong>Death Metal Moe</strong> wrote:<br /><p>I'd be the best substitute teacher man.</p><p>When the kids would ask me what we're doing today, I'd say &quot;Nothing, I don't care about your futures. Talk amongst yourselves.&quot;</p><p>Then I'd sit back and collect that fat check.</p><p>See what you can learn from Moe, Dark Hippie?</p><p>But seriously, thats just about the routine that should be followed as a sub. Trust me, kids are assholes. They see a substitute teacher as a free day. Let their regular teacher figure out their lesson plan.&nbsp;</p><p>I don't want to piss on Dark Hippie, but nothing really gets done on a Sub day.&nbsp; I mean you're trying to just pick up where a person who has been teaching kids all year just left off exactly.&nbsp; It's impossible.&nbsp; Also, I can remember teachers coming in, saying something to the effect of &quot;So what did you do with your Sub yesterday?&quot; and then just reviewing everything his/her own way anyway.</p><p>I think you should stress less about what they're doing but keep trying to get a full time job of course.&nbsp; When you have your own class,&nbsp; you can start caring more about teaching them.</p>

[mdr55]

<p>&nbsp;</p><strong>DarkHippie</strong> wrote:<br /><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>i
actually enjoy substitute teaching. The kids rarely give me trouble.
its just this one class--i think its cause it was a friday right after
lunch-- they just got under my skin.</p>
<hr width="100%" size="2" /><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;Sugar rush and a Friday. You can't win.<br />
</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><blockquote /><p>&nbsp;</p>

[DarkHippie]

<strong>Death Metal Moe</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>sleepyeyed_Jynx</strong> wrote:<br /><p>&nbsp;</p><strong>Death Metal Moe</strong> wrote:<br /><p>I'd be the best substitute teacher man.</p><p>When the kids would ask me what we're doing today, I'd say &quot;Nothing, I don't care about your futures. Talk amongst yourselves.&quot;</p><p>Then I'd sit back and collect that fat check.</p><p>See what you can learn from Moe, Dark Hippie?</p><p>But seriously, thats just about the routine that should be followed as a sub. Trust me, kids are assholes. They see a substitute teacher as a free day. Let their regular teacher figure out their lesson plan.&nbsp;</p><p>I don't want to piss on Dark Hippie, but nothing really gets done on a Sub day.&nbsp; I mean you're trying to just pick up where a person who has been teaching kids all year just left off exactly.&nbsp; It's impossible.&nbsp; Also, I can remember teachers coming in, saying something to the effect of &quot;So what did you do with your Sub yesterday?&quot; and then just reviewing everything his/her own way anyway.</p><p>I think you should stress less about what they're doing but keep trying to get a full time job of course.&nbsp; When you have your own class,&nbsp; you can start caring more about teaching them.</p><p>You're right, when i started i thought i would just be doing busy work with them.&nbsp; But in certain subjects whereI'm qualified (english and history)they want me to teach.&nbsp; The best experince I had subbing was covering this same teacher's class and getting to teach them &quot;the Outsiders.&quot;&nbsp; We didn't even have to watch the movie (though the movie would've been awesome)</p><p>Someday I'll be a real teacher and they'll respect my authoritah.</p>

[A.J.]

<strong>Death Metal Moe</strong> wrote:<br /><p>I'd be the best substitute teacher man.</p><p>When the kids would ask me what we're doing today, I'd say &quot;Nothing, I don't care about your futures.&nbsp; Talk amongst yourselves.&quot;</p><p>Then I'd sit back and collect that fat check.</p><p>I would probably&nbsp;be content&nbsp;too -- until I realized that a chunk of that check was going to pay to support those losers somewhere down the road.</p>

[Jennitalia]

there was a math teacher in my high school who never really had control of her classes.&nbsp; one day the class was acting up and one of the kids decided to jump out the second floor window and play dead on the ground outside.&nbsp; the teacher saw this and just flipped out.&nbsp; she didnt come back after that.

[Mike Teacher]

<strong>DarkHippie</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>SatCam</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>I got off on my students today</strong> ew. <p>Dude, don't kid.&nbsp; One of my students has a school girl crush on me.&nbsp; Its so embarassing.</p><p>Wait until they show up at your door. My stalking count [that I know of] is two females students who seperately showed up at my house, for God knows what reason. Ironically, the two female teachers who made major moves on me while in school were worse then the students.</p>

[Jennitalia]

i was a teacher's aide once and had a seventh grader ask me out a couple of times, and then i had a little fan club of 5th graders.&nbsp; one offered me $20 for a blow job.&nbsp;

[Sheeplovr]

<p><span class="postbody">i had a little fan club of 5th graders.&nbsp; one offered me $20 for a blow job.</span></p><p>and thats how you met jon</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>...sorry jon&nbsp;</p>

[Furtherman]

Thank a teacher today.&nbsp; Seriously.&nbsp; I have all the respect for them when hearing these horror stories.&nbsp; They're not paid enough.

[Mike Teacher]

<strong>Furtherman</strong> wrote:<br />Thank a teacher today.&nbsp; Seriously.&nbsp; I have all the respect for them when hearing these horror stories.&nbsp; They're not paid enough. <p>I couldn't do it today. I can adjunct the occasional class for the county college but high school is so much energy on so many diff things, and reward vs. risk, you find out real soon that, for example, that the teaching subject matter is around Priority # 20 that the school wants out of you. </p><p>Someone in the local paper went off on how teachers only work six hours a day and only work 10 months. True on the latter, they also only get paid for ten months work, whether they chose to spread it into a yearly check. I got no paychecks for the months of July and August, so you get another job.</p><p>As to the six hours a day, the paper printed my response which was over 1,000 words on what a teacher is expected to do in the six hours.</p><p>Real quick, assuming eight periods [ew...] you often teach five, one is a lunch that you will see students instead of eating, an assigned duty, anything from doing office paperwork to watching a hallway, which you will see students during, and one period for prep. Assuming they only work during this six hour day, all of your prep for all your classes, must occur during this one period. </p><p>To give a test, one test, you gotta write it, and make it with some essays so theyre thinking instead of guessing, and get the Qs, and format it, and print it, and copy it, and give it, and then re-give it to those who miss it, and grade each one&nbsp;and record the grades, and that's for one test for one class. Now your five periods of classes may involve three 'preps' meaning three seperate subjects. So you have to do this, maybe for your 9th grade physical science class, your 10th graders taking Bio, and I taught a course in Astronomy. So do all that, plus attendance, checking/grading/recording homework, making/copying/submitting lesson plans [barf!], keeping track of students, chasing down absentees, get labs prepped.</p><p>For me it was 150 students, five classes of 30, 900&nbsp;classes a year. </p><p>Yeah, that's all gonna happen during&nbsp;a one period prep. </p><p>Whine !! Moan !!</p>

[Duke]

<p>&nbsp;</p><p>I have fantasies about a fight breaking out in class so i can throw my (considerable) weight around. The only chance I've had so far was a kid picked up his desk and i plucked it out of his hand.</p><p>So what are the two threats? Help me Mike the teacher; you're my only hope</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>and these were fucking 7th graders?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>where were u teaching? washington heights?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

[AngelAmy]

<p>oh no, our little Duke cursed...we are bad influences!!</p><p><img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/down.gif" border="0" /></p>

[FUNKMAN]

<p><strong><font size="1">I went off on my students&nbsp;</font></strong>&nbsp;</p><p>as opposed to this teacher who 'got off' on a student&nbsp;...</p><p><img src="http://www.bluelineradio.com/Pamela%20Turnerteachersex.jpg" border="0" /></p>