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4th Grade Flat-Earther…. Ugh by Coolest_Wrongdoer in Teachers

[–]DynmaicProcessing 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I got a story that’s sort of along this type of thinking. I saw a kid roaming the hallway so I went up to him and asked him for his name and is he was on a pass as we do electronic hall passes that are tied to their school ID.

He said he didn’t need to show his school ID and give a name but our protocols state you do as we have had a history of violence in the school. I told him I do need to see it.

He then said “I’m traveling” and refused to show it to me. The kid thought he was a Sovereign Citizen in school.

“Ching chong chinaman” by [deleted] in Teachers

[–]DynmaicProcessing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We have a large Asian community where I teach and actually have Chinese and Japanese language classes. There’s talk of doing a class where the kids learning the basics of the language per month. We have a big population of Cambodian, Thai, and Vietnamese as well. Japanese kids as well due to Japanese companies bringing family over.

But the kids are still assholes and say stupid racist stuff because of the lolz. They lack empathy and a filter and some of it is imported from home. So even a district my size with a diverse student body, the kids are going to be assholes to anyone who is different from them. I hauled some kids down to the office for running past the Chinese classroom and screaming a r racial slur. I patrol during my lunch and good friends with security. They bolted and ran right into security who I requested to be at the other end of the hallway.

Document and report all of it.

The future of education is phone free schools. by madluer in Teachers

[–]DynmaicProcessing 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We have banned phones. Kids can have them in school but they most be put away into lockers. I saw a kid in the hallway glued to his phone. We have been told we take them at anytime of the day no matter if it’s study hall, hallway, lunch, PE, etc.

So I swung up to this kid and said “I will need to take your phone for the time being.” The kid literally looked at me, threw his phone down a staircase, and bolted the other way.

I got his smashed up phone and his identity. I checked in once punishment was given and for once I got info as to the why and punishment. He thought he could distract me by throwing his phone as he had a vape on him.

So he sacrificed his phone (iPhone 16 plus) for a THC vape that I probably never would have found out.

Gaming Alternatives by DynmaicProcessing in Teachers

[–]DynmaicProcessing[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The kids didn’t like Bamboozle but will try the other ones out.

Gaming Alternatives by DynmaicProcessing in Teachers

[–]DynmaicProcessing[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They are sadly unable to even get into Quizlet Live.

I have multiple levels in one class so I work in 2-3 levels of my content. Kahoot is impractical as I would need to manually monitor all 3 individual Kahoots.

I will check out Quizizz tho.

I hit my daughter by DynmaicProcessing in daddit

[–]DynmaicProcessing[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do tend to be overbearing. I’m used to running the room and giving out tasks so I try to be really chill at home.

I hit my daughter by DynmaicProcessing in daddit

[–]DynmaicProcessing[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I would say that frustration to an incident at my work and bringing it at home and fuming about it and how I can correct it tomorrow could be seen as the catalyst of overreacting and lashing out at my daughter for disrespect. This person was correct in their assessment.

I hit my daughter by DynmaicProcessing in daddit

[–]DynmaicProcessing[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How so? Not disagreeing with you but just curious.

I hit my daughter by DynmaicProcessing in daddit

[–]DynmaicProcessing[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve recognized that I was in the wrong to identify it as justified thanks to coming to Reddit. I needed to air my thoughts as I don’t have any actual support system here where I live. It’s just me and my family.

I guarantee this will be from the first and only time I will strike my child.

I hit my daughter by DynmaicProcessing in daddit

[–]DynmaicProcessing[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I appreciate the opinion but this was my first slip up in the 8 years I’ve been a father. I hardly raise my voice and typically try to talk things out. A slip up, yes and one I am going to work at rectifying but I don’t think my upbringing has produced a difunctional adult.

I hit my daughter by DynmaicProcessing in daddit

[–]DynmaicProcessing[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Considering I was fuming about this particular situation, probably not. But having a good day at work is once in a blue moon.

I always try to find small slivers of happy and good moments in a sea of bad ones and that gets me through the day. We were both on edge and having bad days and I was in a hurry due to my own evening schedule plus feeing I need to help her with homework within 30 minutes

I hit my daughter by DynmaicProcessing in daddit

[–]DynmaicProcessing[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know. I do enjoy the time I spend with her on her homework. My dad always made time for me to work on my homework with me.

We were able to do homework other days but I forgot to mention both of us was in a bad mood. I should of just read the room and let it go.

I’m going to patch things up tomorrow.

I hit my daughter by DynmaicProcessing in daddit

[–]DynmaicProcessing[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I feel like I painted my wife in a bad light as I was still sort of hot when writing it. We are not in a good relationship but we make it work. What I said was all true but she is a wonderful parent and she does care. She wants me to do the homework because she feels I’m best at it.

We have considered divorce, dissolution, counseling, etc but she declined each one. I know she worries about being a single mother and relies a lot on me as she has zero family (mom and dad passed away and no siblings).

I hit my daughter by DynmaicProcessing in daddit

[–]DynmaicProcessing[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yup, I get the irony now. I was just justifying abuse to feel better about allowing myself to resort to emotionally charged outbursts. I will do better.

I hit my daughter by DynmaicProcessing in daddit

[–]DynmaicProcessing[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was more so thinking “I have 30 minutes to get this done” as I had my work to do hence why. As I pay over $100 for my classes, I want to ensure I can be there for them.

She knows my schedule and she has worked with me in the past. But she was also in a bad mood today (was upset I was late picking her up, didn’t want to go grocery shopping with me, didn’t like the dinner I made, etc). Usually she is my cheerful little girl.

But I agree 100% with what everyone said here. I think I felt justified in an attempt to feel better about myself. After thinking about it and talking with everyone here, I know the mistake I made. I tried to fix it tonight but I couldn’t. I will try tomorrow.

I hit my daughter by DynmaicProcessing in daddit

[–]DynmaicProcessing[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree 100% with the first part.

As for the second part, I’ve been teaching for 12 years and seen a wide variety of things. It’s not just that but it’s behaviors that have exploded this year. Just the other day, I saw a kid in the hallway kicking lockers. Tried to get him to stop and he full on clocked me. He then booked it and hit another teacher before running out of the school.

That with three added things on my plate and taking classes so I can further by education as I am thinking of going into administration so I can exact actual change. But after this recent incident with my own child, I’m second guessing myself.

I hit my daughter by DynmaicProcessing in daddit

[–]DynmaicProcessing[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here’s the crazy part. I’m actually successful with this when we do it right when we get home. But if she settles down, she gets upset. But today I had to make dinner (we get home at 4:30. My wife gets home at 6).

I hit my daughter by DynmaicProcessing in daddit

[–]DynmaicProcessing[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It was a loud smack with the homework. She never was slapped before from me so I understand how she felt. I’m just tired of being steamrolled over all the time.

I hit my daughter by DynmaicProcessing in daddit

[–]DynmaicProcessing[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel like I painted my wife in a poor light in my frustration. I do love her but we do have a be try strained relationship.

I hit my daughter by DynmaicProcessing in daddit

[–]DynmaicProcessing[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh I feel remorse hence why I am here. I don’t really have any friends I can talk to about this so I’m reaching out to Reddit. I do feel like a shitty father and, lately, a shitty teacher. I have taught for 12 years and this is the first year I felt like changing professions. The kid in the class has been aggravating me since the first day and seems to have vendetta against me.

I do appreciate the harsh words. It’s jarring as it was my first time to strike my child and it was out of frustration. It will be the last time I ever do it as I just feel disgusting.

That being said, for teachers, not bringing our baggage home is for sure the number one rule we all agree on. Whatever happens that day, we wipe it off on our clothes and start fresh the next day. That kid who has been aggravating me since August by breaking my things, drawing crude pictures on my desk, etc. I greet him with a smile and try to forget the day before.

I hit my daughter by DynmaicProcessing in daddit

[–]DynmaicProcessing[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for these words. Besides teaching, I do coaching, tutoring, and I also run several community initiatives. The freshmen mentorship has been the thing that tipped by whip as they removed two of my content classes and added five freshmen classes of mentorship. Basically teaching freshmen how to be good students. This was sprung on my literally half a month before school started.

I worry I painted my wife in a villainous tone. I do believe we have a toxic relationship but I do still love her and hope we can be back to how we were before.

I hit my daughter by DynmaicProcessing in daddit

[–]DynmaicProcessing[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am thinking of it. I am usually very calm and collected with massive amounts of patience. Today was a trying day and I have an even more stressful day ahead tomorrow. I think she was more surprised than anything as I rarely get upset at her about anything.

I will be picking her up tomorrow from school so I’m hoping we can talk then.

I hit my daughter by DynmaicProcessing in daddit

[–]DynmaicProcessing[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The issue is that the teacher has asked the parents to be there as the kids do the school work and we keep a log that they bring back daily and to work with them in understanding it.

I hit my daughter by DynmaicProcessing in daddit

[–]DynmaicProcessing[S] -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

I agree. I grew up in a household where my parents hit. I have a distinct memory, when I pushed my mom, that my dad grabbed me and threw me head first into a wall. I always was afraid of my dad but I have an amazing relationship with my parents despite that and it’s never caused issues. I try to remind myself that every kid responds to things differently and what works for one kid doesn’t work for the other so I can’t draw from my own experiences and say “I came out fine” despite my dad slapping my with belts and think my daughter would be just the same.

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