teachers

[Gronnuck]

Everyone to their own.
My teachers were strict, disciplined, educated, well travelled, well experienced, carers of their charges.
Today's teachers fall out of college and into jobs which many are not well suited to.
Today's teachers are overworked, overstressed and over the top in every sense of the word.
"a child" cannot get close to their teacher, nor the teacher with the child, gone are the days of prefects, teachers pets and extra tuition to the brightest in class,
there was a time that Scotland's education system was envied by the world, the same cannot be said today.

I agree with most of what you say but I wouldn't be quick to lay the blame on the teachers themselves. Most of the problems stem from politicians and their grandiose ideas.

[speedo215]

well i know quite a lot of teachers and they do a very good job, the job is made harder for them by all the regulations that are in place.

Also i know a teacher very well that is quite happy to give up their free time to any people if it helps them to get their qualifacation in that particular subject

[EDDIE]

Teachers have no respect because there is no disiplin and because there is no disiplin it makes it harder for the kids that do want to learn but cant becuase of the other kids carrying on.
Bring back the belt its that simple it never hurted anyone long term you could even restrict it so its the headmaster only person that does it so it can be controled better
If you get an unruly kid he will soon get the message if hes getting the belt everytime he steps out of line

[Gronnuck]

It's a sad fact of life than many of the children with 'challenging' behaviour have been shouted and screamed at and slapped around by their parents yet remain in their 'care'! Yet teachers are not even allowed to restrain these children when they're beating seven bells out of their classmates! We now have a situation where the lunatics are running the asylum.
Thankfully there are children out there who do rise above all this and go on to take a constructive place in society. Unfortunately there are a significant minority that are going to repeat the cycle and be a drain on society all their miserable lives.

[Commore]

I agree with most of what you say but I wouldn't be quick to lay the blame on the teachers themselves. Most of the problems stem from politicians and their grandiose ideas.

Concurred!

[Ricco]

I think we are (on the whole) a fine bunch. Last Sept I started at a new school - inner city place - and have found it a refreshing and challenging change. Haven't regretted to move and have a good rapport with the students. Moved there from a 'posh' top-end state school.

The trick is to take the students as they are - times change and a good teacher learns to change with them.

[Commore]

I think we are (on the whole) a fine bunch. Last Sept I started at a new school - inner city place - and have found it a refreshing and challenging change. Haven't regretted to move and have a good rapport with the students. Moved there from a 'posh' top-end state school.

The trick is to take the students as they are - times change and a good teacher learns to change with them.

Well said.