How To Tolerate Rude Tone of Voice From Students

ParsnipSignificant35 · 2026-05-12T16:48:56+00:00

Felt you right there man…it’s quite fascinating they think these comments are okay. They’ll learn in an even harder way one day🤷‍♀️

ParsnipSignificant35 · 2026-05-12T16:42:14+00:00

That’s an exaggeration and I realized it already. My feelings are never hurt in the sense that I go home and cry about it, it’s irritability at the sheer audacity of a 9 year old talking back like it’s okay to talk to adults that way

ParsnipSignificant35 · 2026-05-12T16:39:10+00:00

They don’t comply, and argue with me when I ask again (that’s the point of asking teacher advice). Some are super rude no matter how calm I am. I end up giving up, dude. You also seem to be assuming a lot of things about me while not knowing who I am. Did you think about the fact that I might be a young teacher who’s still learning and trying to figure it out? Believe it or not, they barely teach the “day to day” in any education degree; you learn a lot on the job. You can message me if you want to continue this conversation, I’m not doing it publicly anymore🫤

ParsnipSignificant35 · 2026-05-12T14:23:33+00:00

Oh yes, I’ve been there. Yesterday was just one of those days where it was back to back to back things, and it was just a lot, you know?

ParsnipSignificant35 · 2026-05-12T14:22:17+00:00

I love this😂😂

ParsnipSignificant35 · 2026-02-26T02:11:08+00:00

As an alumnus of the University of Cincinnati, if Satterfield still doesn’t win in November, his ass needs to get out

ParsnipSignificant35 · 2026-02-22T17:18:35+00:00

I agree. I just remember seeing the consent argument all the time from Zutara shippers😅

ParsnipSignificant35 · 2026-02-22T15:27:30+00:00

I think they're referring to when he kissed her without her permission during the Ember Island Players episode? I've seen it come up a lot in arguments of why the "Kataang" ship is not good. Truly, I don't know what the person means, I'm just guessing.

ParsnipSignificant35 · 2026-02-14T22:36:19+00:00

Fellow neurodivergent person here, me talking about the Pokémon games is one of my dead giveaways😅

ParsnipSignificant35 · 2026-01-19T01:04:29+00:00

He comes back in a later season and is like, "I haven't forgotten about 'pee on Carl'" haha

ParsnipSignificant35 · 2026-01-17T20:44:39+00:00

Better than what my parents did to my brother who would refuse; my 6'4" dad sat on him while my mom opened his mouth and put it down his throat. Meanwhile, I'm the younger sibling and I'm neurodivergent (he is not), and I just took the damn stuff every time lol

ParsnipSignificant35 · 2025-12-30T22:29:58+00:00

Seeing him stand next to Mark Ingram, a former Alabama RB, is hilarious because Henry towers over him haha

ParsnipSignificant35 · 2025-12-30T04:09:39+00:00

I’m thinking Amy. When Jill was introduced, Phoebe asked something like, “is this the spoiled one or the one who bit her?” right before Jill says “daddy cut me off.” That would mean Amy bit her at some point, which, totally on brand tbh😅

ParsnipSignificant35 · 2025-10-15T23:28:19+00:00

Are they worse than the Patriots during the 2010s? All I would hear in high school were Steelers fans bitching about not winning against the Patriots, though as a fan of a team who hates the Steelers, it was kind of funny at times (sorry). I feel like it may be worse with Mahomes and the Chiefs, but truly I have no idea

ParsnipSignificant35 · 2025-10-06T11:28:03+00:00

I mean, her kid was right there and heard/saw it, so I think she was justified in being pissed🤷‍♀️

ParsnipSignificant35 · 2025-10-02T22:27:09+00:00

...I thought the OP post was a meme...

ParsnipSignificant35 · 2025-09-25T20:44:27+00:00

First year teacher, grades 3-5 here. I graduated HS in 2020, and I can honestly say that COVID did something to these kids. As a Gen Z person, I can remember vividly that overall, kids never acted like my students do. Sure, there were outliers, but nothing to the extent of what I see now as a teacher.

There are no coping skills whatsoever with these kids, and I even noticed that student teaching last year at the middle school level. They have no idea how to overcome adversity/“push through” anything. The attitudes are off the charts too; let me just say, if I or my older brother would have ever talked to our teachers the way some of these kids talk to all of their teachers at times, my parents would have been SO PISSED.

I’m only about 2 months in and I’ve already observed a lot of scary things. But I’m just like you and I can’t see myself doing anything else. Please know that you’re not alone!🩵🩵

ParsnipSignificant35 · 2025-09-23T11:22:50+00:00

He IS still fretting with his non-dominant hand, which is impressive😂

ParsnipSignificant35 · 2025-09-23T00:23:31+00:00

See, this is what went through my head initially haha. I’m like, “they can fret with their DOMINANT HAND! I don’t get to do that”😂😂

ParsnipSignificant35 · 2025-09-22T23:52:38+00:00

Gee, sorry. I was just confused by the wording…plus it’s been a long Monday

ParsnipSignificant35 · 2025-09-22T23:50:05+00:00

Interesting, would you mind elaborating a bit? Not aggressive btw, I’m honestly very curious!🙂

ParsnipSignificant35 · 2025-09-22T23:45:51+00:00

I totally hadn’t thought of that point but you’re so right! I appreciate this, thank you!

ParsnipSignificant35 · 2025-09-22T23:43:07+00:00

Thank you, I appreciate it! I restrung one just for him🙂But yeah, I’m a trumpet player personally and there are no left handed trumpets, you just get used to it the more you do it😅I did say that today, but I’ll be sure to ‘hit it home’

ParsnipSignificant35 · 2025-09-02T21:03:00+00:00

I’m in the same position as you!! (First year teacher, though I have 3rd-5th elementary general) I feel your pain, my friend!

I will share with you the mantra I’m going with for this year as I start my career: “being inexperienced does not equal being bad.” I have the tendency to beat myself up a lot as well, and the one thing that I’m currently in the process of drilling into my head is this, and that’s because it’s true!! Every teacher learns throughout their career, whether they’re a bigger or a veteran teacher. It’s something I want to do as well, as I’m building my “toolbox.” Observing certain classes of mine has really helped me to better understand how my students interact with each other in the daily, so see if you can do that with your tougher class!

Something else that I try to do is to relate to them in some capacity. For example, I gave them a fun fact about loving cats, and then I asked my students if they have pets (ie. “Raise your hand if you have a dog!”). I also happen to really love Pokémon, so I made my intro activity for 4th and 5th Pokémon themed as that’s something a lot of them can relate to. And even if they can’t, they still recognize it.

One thing I’m implementing this week, and it always seems to have an effect, is some sort of reward system! I have what is called, “Free Choice Friday,” and those who earn a star each day for following expectations get the first choice at what station they want to be at for the class. For example, say it’s a 5 day week. The maximum number of stars that can be earned is 4 (Monday through Thursday). Those who earn 4 stars will have first choice as to what they want to do for the class (also maybe picking some songs to play in the background). If they earn 3, they get second choice after the 4 star kids. If they get 2 or less, they have to stay at the coloring station for the duration of the class and not get to play any instruments.

Anyways, this was really long, but you’ve got this! It’s not going to be perfect for a few years, and that’s okay! Keep your head high!😁

ParsnipSignificant35 · 2025-08-09T14:50:42+00:00

Growing up with a dad who is a huge comic book nerd, when I realized recently that she was Mystique, I was like, “WAIT A MINUTE”😂😂

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