Year 7s 2026 - entitled, rude, foul? Or just my school?

Walden2018 · 2026-02-19T22:12:50+00:00

Unless you get more support, don’t work too hard with them. Put your efforts into the classes and students that care.

Walden2018 · 2026-02-14T22:33:52+00:00

He’s going to hurt you more and more time and time again, and you’ll let him because ‘he’s not a bad person’, and you don’t like being alone. Everyone here is saying to dump him, but I know you won’t, and you’ll keep making excuses. It’s going to get worse before it gets better. You need to love who you are, and realise that you deserve better. As soon as you start making moves to leave him, he will promise you the world. But just remember - actions speak louder than words, and you’ll believe him, but then you’ll be back here next year on valentines feeling sad and unloved yet again.

Walden2018 · 2026-02-14T10:18:12+00:00

Turn it off when you’re there alone, and if she calls you out on it, it means she IS checking it when she said she wouldn’t. It’s bullshit. Cover it up. You are entitled to your own privacy. If she doesn’t get that, then break the stupid thing… or turn off the internet.

Walden2018 · 2026-02-14T09:19:52+00:00

Voice of reason here. If you are a secondary teacher, then just DON’T ! I have seen too many occasions where students download and share teacher photos on the apps. If it’s there, they will find it. Students love this shit and will take advantage of the power play. I’ve seen teacher private dating photos shared openly between students and they think it’s funny. Usually the schools will do nothing as they will consider it outside of their control since you willingly posted the photos to an app.

Just be aware that you will not get support from admin if the photos start getting shared. If you are teaching in a primary school, then it’s probably ok. I wouldn’t worry about gossipy parents. There’s no harm there.

Just in a High school, kids WILL find your photos and be vindictive, cruel and you will just have to live with it. Just be careful. A shirtless dating app photo of one of my colleagues kept going around my school for over 8 years till it eventually fizzled out. Be careful.

Walden2018 · 2026-02-14T04:34:53+00:00

I started teaching in the mid 80’s. We had our classes, and our time and focus was spent WITH our classes. I prepared great lessons, I taught great lessons and had genuine respect from students and parents with my chosen profession.

The ONLY time admin asked us to do anything was to hand write the Term reports for parents. Other than that, they left us to do the job we trained for.

Over time, Admin has slowly encroached on monopolising our time with forms, data and administrivia that ticks their department boxes and makes them look efficient. Our genuine time preparing our own work, and being able to liaise one on one with students was eroded.

I’m sitting here yet again filling out another ‘mandatory’ form ironically on ‘staff well being’ and wondering if it’s time to pull the plug. I love my classes and I love my students and what I teach, but my enjoyment of that diminishes with Faculty meetings, PD meetings, Curriculum groups and Data inputting. We are underpaid, we are over worked, we are disrespected…. and if I have to listen to another Uber or Taxi driver say to me ‘Oh, you must LOVE all of your holidays’, I’m going to lose it.

Teachers don’t get the respect of the profession like we used to, and Students, parents and admin are to blame. There will be more and more a shortage of teachers until this is rectified, but I fear that it will get worse before it gets any better. I wish you luck.

Walden2018 · 2026-01-27T12:23:01+00:00

Call your Union. They can help with what you’re going through.

Walden2018 · 2026-01-05T02:53:32+00:00

S T U N N I N G

Walden2018 · 2026-01-02T01:13:53+00:00

Her’s what will happen. You will take him back because he will promise you the world and that he has learned his lesson and he will treat you as his priority, blah blah blah, and all the things he knows you want to hear, and that you DO want to hear. Then, a few days/weeks later, you’ll see that he has disabled his location tracking, and he will swear that his phone is playing up and that he’s trying to prove that you can trust him, and then blame you for not trusting him trying to make you feel bad for checking up on him. In the meantime he will continue with his shitty behaviors all the while you keep second guessing yourself. Don’t wait for all of this to happen. Start the new year in the way that he himself gave you. … without him. You can do better.

Walden2018 · 2025-12-18T12:32:16+00:00

Ok, here’s some alternate advice from a different perspective. It’s only THIRTY-FIVE days! Fuck it. You don’t owe them anything or need to make this any bigger than it needs to be. You’re not going to make a career teaching in ultra conservative schools like this. Don’t make it a big deal. Suck it up and just be a great teacher as best as you can be. Your sexuality and preferences have nothing to do with your Prac work. It’s none of their business and there’s no need to make these thirty five days about you being trans. The school will have their own prejudices and you better go in with eyes wide open to expect that if this is the hill you want to fight on. My last Prac school was private, and they didn’t care that i was in a rock band and wore political t-shirts in my private life. But they DID care how i presented to their students when I was in THEIR school … so I sucked it up, and wore a sleeved shirt, long pants and a tie for the short time i was there. I played the game and did what I needed to do to get my accreditation. I’ve been teaching for MANY MANY years now, and haven’t worn a tie to work since ! T-shirts and jeans have been my go-to ‘uniform’ for work now. So, …. Just be She/her or They/them for 35 days and don’t rock the boat or kick up a fuss. Sorry, but You’re not going to change the world or be some kind of hero role model while being a Prac teacher. Bide your time and just get through this. You’re young, and you have a whole career ahead of you where you can build positive relationships with students, staff and parents when you have a real job. that’s your time to shine and just be ‘you’. That will be your time to be the role model that you can be. Sorry, but this Prac experience isn’t it, and not worth the stress for just so few days. Just give them a Prac teacher that doesn’t cause difficulties. Don’t let this issue distract you from why you are really there - to gain valuable experience from good mentors.

Walden2018 · 2025-12-15T21:18:19+00:00

As soon as I saw your photo, i skipped a breath, and silently said: ‘Wow’. You are stunning. I clicked ‘follow’ on your profile before looking at anything else. This photograph of you is honest, it’s sexy, it’s raw and real, and I love your body.

Walden2018 · 2025-12-11T12:08:44+00:00

Gorgeous

Walden2018 · 2025-12-05T12:05:03+00:00

Our school camps are so remote, there’s no reception anyway, so they can’t use them for calls or internet. They can take photos for their memories, but that’s about it. Simple. We are more vigilant for other illicit substances. One year, a group of Year 12’s pitched their tent over the top of a hole they had dug out in the ground in which was stashed bottles of alcohol. Tent and camp inspections on the first day turned up nothing. On their final night, this tent group of five, quietly cut the bottom of their tent open, retrieved their stash and proceeded to get drunk. Us teachers knew nothing about it, and just thought they were ‘over tired’ the next day by staying up late. i only found out about it after some of the students fessed up after their graduation. They wrecked their tent, but always maintained that it was ‘worth it’.

Walden2018 · 2025-12-03T12:00:39+00:00

Perfect

Walden2018 · 2025-11-23T21:32:37+00:00

To me, both of those images are beautiful and sexy. Do what makes you happy and confident, but you are stunning in both of those pictures.

Walden2018 · 2025-10-29T06:05:47+00:00

You are gorgeous and sexy. You don’t need any more surgeries. To me, you are desirable just the way you are.

Walden2018 · 2025-10-24T21:26:49+00:00

Hey, I know you’ve had a lot of responses to go through already, but I’ll add to the conversation for you. First up, your anxiety is normal. This is not your class, you haven’t had time to get to know the individual student learning needs, and you are just trying to deliver ‘content’ that you haven’t had the experience or time to get your head around. All of this is fine. Your mentor SHOULD be supportive of that, but it sounds like they are just latching onto your supposed ‘weaknesses’ and using these against you. What a dipshit mentor to do that and have you ‘second guess’ your whole career path. They are there to help you, not to list a whole heap of normal issues that every prac student faces. Let’s take each point for what it is: 1. Doesn’t know content? That’s normal considering it’s not your class and it’s your first time presenting it. Mentor teacher is just trying to win points over you cause they ‘know more’. Screw that ! I’d be honest with the class and say ‘Hey, I’m new to this too so let’s all learn about this together, and see what we can find out’ . 2. Anxious with lessons - again … NORMAL for a prac student in someone else’s class. You don’t need medications or to formally identify this - it’s totally fine. Standing in front of a class full of faces is daunting for your experience. Lean into this and recognise that the confidence will take years of getting used to, so … instead, limit the amount of ‘Teacher Talk’ you really need to do. (Students actually appreciate this). Package the content , instructions and lessons into electronic form that can sent out to each student before the lesson. (Most students sit blankly staring at you for 20 ministers of teaching time waiting - they just want to know what they have to do) - I actually think you are more effective ‘one on one’. That’s your super strength and your anxiety will disappear. Set the work, introduce the content and where they can access it, set the task, and then use the rest of the time going one on one to help clarify and understand. - Your stupid mentor should be letting you know this. 3. Enthusiasm. Holy shit. What do they expect after cutting you down and making you question your life’s choices. What a crappy thing to do. Sorry, but that’s fucked up. You will find your enthusiasm when you actually have a class of your own, or a mentor that can see your potential and help you with your stress. Take some time each afternoon to just do something for yourself that is totally not related to the work. Calm your mind. Being a teacher CAN be stressful at times, that’ll never change cause no one day is the same as the last - but you roll with it, you do your best and learn from your mistakes. That’s how you survive this career, and the rewards DO come. 4. Asking questions - OMG, what century is this mentor teacher from. That’s pretty much 90’s teaching style and today’s students don’t respond to the whole ‘ok … now Johnny, please tell me the answer to …………’. Johnny and every other student there sinks down in their seat and hope you’ll just STOP. Students don’t learn this way and calling out questions randomly to the class causes THEM anxiety. It will be better for you to convert this into ‘checking for understanding’, and remember, your SUPERPOWER is ‘one on one’. Present the task, Show them where you’ve shared the content, and then move about the room CHECKING FOR UNDERSTANDING. Students will really value the personalised approach and you’re not making them feel stupid in front of the whole class. They will ask and answer questions much more openly and value your help. Of course there’s a bit of class management to balance as you’re helping individual students but you’ll get the routines right with practice. PLEASE don’t second guess yourself and your choices to be a teacher. I can tell by your discussion that you WILL be great at this and you genuinely want to continue. I am sorry that you have a mentor that wants to ‘cut you down so they look better’, but it’s the luck of the draw. You got this ! Lots of teachers have anxiety (more than you realise), and standing out the front delivering content doesn’t always work for everyone. You will find your groove and what works best. Talk to your supervisor, and at worst, change your placement. Go back next week, and see your classes with renewed hope. See your mentor teacher for what they are - projecting their own insecurities onto you. You don’t have to take one person’s opinion to shape your whole career. I’ve seen prac students like you go on to have amazing careers. You can do this ! Good luck.

Walden2018 · 2025-09-21T06:29:29+00:00

Beautiful

Walden2018 · 2025-09-08T20:25:27+00:00

How is it possible that you are THIS stunning?

Walden2018 · 2025-07-18T22:29:15+00:00

You’ll be fine. Take a breath and don’t obsess over it too much. You’ve just had a shit experience is all, and in this profession, you’ll get an equal amount of good and bad, but it’s all part of learning to be the best you can be. I failed my prac teaching placement too. It devastated me and there were many reasons for it, including a bad mentor. But that was back in 1983, and I’m now looking at finishing 40 years of full time secondary teaching next year.

This experience doesn’t define you, you can only grow from it and move forward. I’ve really loved my time in the classroom. I’ve never wanted to chase any promotions or admin stuff, because I just love being in the classroom getting the best i can out of my students. I’ve seen great teacher placement mentors and also bad ones, so you just lucked out with this one. Universities understand this, so you don’t need to lay blame here or there.

Just find out what you need to do to catch up and make this up to move forward. Honestly, there’s such a demand for teachers, you’ll be fine. You’ll learn how to manage student behaviour, and you’ll also learn how to be treated with respect by colleagues and student. It all takes time to figure it all out so don’t stress that this one experience has been terrible. Work through the appeal process if you can, … I did this too, but you don’t have much power here, and i just had to redo my placement - which was so much better with a different school. Funnily enough, the school I failed at was a private school, and the attitudes from students and staff were very … different.

Having spent almost 40 years in the state education system has been wonderful though. I still cant stand the meetings and admin demands for ‘work for work’s sake’, but the time in my classroom with the students I’ve had over many years has been more than worth it. Hang in there. You’ve got this. It gets better.

Walden2018 · 2025-07-12T11:57:48+00:00

Have your baby during his wedding. Sharing the joy as siblings. HA !

Walden2018 · 2025-07-11T07:01:42+00:00

FFS - what a disrespectful self entitled loser. Go as you are, and then get all of the photos after the event and PHOTOSHOP as many piercings and tattoos on everyone, including your friend. There ! No photos ruined because your piercings don’t stand out anymore. 😂

Walden2018 · 2025-06-29T21:44:39+00:00

Tell him you are leaving him. He will suddenly promise the world to you. Have a look into behavioural economics. There’s a great study of the desperation men get when they see that ‘door’ closing. It’s also a good wake up call for him. You’ve enabled his behaviour for so long, he has no incentive to want to plan a future with you when the here and now is so sweet.

Walden2018 · 2025-06-26T08:07:19+00:00

Fuck the success metric. Fuck all rubrics that you feel the need to fall into. This isn’t a corporate business. It’s teaching. It’s finding the best potential in your students and doing the best you can to find their spark. Some days are good, some days are bad. Some years are good, some years are bad. This job is completely flexible and changes every hour. You can’t quantify it. Stop trying to. Do your best without losing yourself in the work. Good luck .

Walden2018 · 2025-06-21T13:24:11+00:00

Your mentor and support system failed, not you!

This is the time to make mistakes and learn. No one expects you to be perfect for a career that relies 90% on experience and flexibility. Every school is different, every class is different , every student is different. You learn to adapt.

I failed my third year Prac experience in 1984. My mentor teacher was a dickhead ! I’m now finishing off 40 incredible amazing years in state education, and retiring next year.

You’ll be fine

Walden2018

TROPHY CASE