I absolutely believe she has PTSD. I’m sure the number of teachers who have undiagnosed PTSD is off the charts. It sounds like he was trying to run this poor teacher off so he could hire a girlfriend, relative, or something of that nature.
If that had happened at the school i went to here in Scotland, it would have been like a stampede of all the kids trying to get out the class to watch!
Sometimes just showing up Sitting n the room Letting your child know that they don’t have a separate school life that’s different from what’s expected at home Letting them know you’re in charge everywhere they are Is all the “checking” a kid needs I never knew when my mom was gonna pop up (k thru 12). She kept us on point. And she talked my friends’ parents into doing the same. She always supported my teachers & she trained us to do the same. We were leaders n the classroom & really helped create some of the best experiences of our academic lives.
I am no Teacher. I did volunteer at my boy's school, worked for the school district as a tester for all 8 schools, even volunteered for the crosswalk in the pick up/drop off lane every morning, helped the librarian, and Teachers and the Librarian didn't get the help they needed even if I spoke up! I no longer volunteer or work for the District. Instead, I send in supplies every month to my boy's teachers! Admin once told me that the librarian had to wait for her supplies to come in. This was 2 months after school started. It was a simple scanner to scan the barcodes of the books for when the students checked them in or out inside the library! The Librarian asked for the scanner 2 months BEFORE school started! My boys know, that every single Teacher has access to their file and can call me at any time and I will be up there in 5 minutes if not less.
@@Coopersgiftbaskets Wow, you’re an amazing ally to educators and children. You’re a solid member of the community and I hope you’re properly recognized for your efforts and consideration.
I was told that no former employer is legally permitted to give out any information about a former employer other than that they were an employee! Sounds like time to lawyer up! Thanks again for all your wonderful videos. Like you I am appalled of how teachers are treated in todays society. It's really pathetic!
@Jill Becker, I have heard that same thing. I have also heard that the former employer could be asked "Would you re-hire?" And that some places may answer that ( seems like a potential problem within itself) but most simply say it's our policy not to give out personnel information other than verification that the person worked here and dates of employment. There could very well be differences between states.
She's probably out of the statute of limitations, but I would still consult an employment lawyer because employers are not supposdd to give anything other than a verification that someone was employed and the dates of employment in most states.
This woman has the BEST sense of humor! She is truthful and so Positive! She’s speaks truth to power and is a Smart Woman with a wicked sense of the absurd. Too funny. I am impressed.
I can’t believe this teacher didn’t have any kind of mentor or any kind of support!! The fact that he called around and bad mouthed her to potential employers is straight up law suit material. Yep, my blood is boiling too!
I quit in January for similar reasons you did. I was having panic attacks in class. I was crying every day. One of my principal's was toxic to me. Her excuse when confronted, was that she uses tough love. Girl please with that, you are mean and hateful.... recognize it! I am now teaching and tutoring online from home for almost the same pay I was making working less hours and no grading or dealing with parents or principals. It's amazing and saved my life! I am so grateful. It took me a while to walk away, change is hard. But I did it, and my health is better. For once in a long time, I don't cry at the end of the day or dread going to work. I for the first time in 16 years have time for myself and family. I have time for hobbies again, time for me. I'm not going to lie, the first month was a hard adjustment with no money until I got paid, but I made it through and would do it again sooner if I had the courage earlier to walk away. I love teaching, but I hate the system. The system is broken, and they don't want to fix it, because fixing it means admitting you have been doing it wrong for a long time.
my son is a high school teacher. first of all, teaching is a calling, I totally respect anyone who goes into teaching. His first job he taught at a school that did not have a good rep. He was the "favorite" teacher. He was great with the kids and he was a good teacher. Some of the admins hated him for this and after the second year just decided to not renew his contract. No valid reason, they even tried to "edit" his evaluations to justify it but after getting the teacher's union involved, including the superintendent of schools, the evaluation had to be corrected. Pissed the admin off even more. He got another job, teaching in a better school district. They were aware of the "issues" present in the original district so that did not impact him. He is much happier, still has kids from the original district reach out to him, and realizes things worked out for the best. He was lucky.
When you do a great job,administrative staff will do outrageous things to get rid of you or fail to renew your contract. Good Black teachers catch double hell for working well with their students. I worked with one administrator who destroyed a really great school. In my 30-plus years, I only had 3 great administrators.
Right? I mean, I have 5 personal children. One of them gave EVERYONE a run for all their money, myself included. It took a village, but he graduated early with honors. Girl, he was BAD.
I'm a homeschool mom. I went to public school, but my girls have been with me since day one. I dont know much about how the school system works now verses when I was in public school. I just came to say, even teaching my own two girls is absolutely HELL somedays! I cant evem imagine trying to teach kids that weren't mine! Y'all deserve all the respect! At least I can discipline mine!
I became a teacher and worked for almost 10years. I decided to homeschool my own two daughters because I knew how much time was wasted in the classroom and wanted to work at their pace so we could advance faster. I also taught other homeschoolers during this time. After 15 years or so of doing this, I tried to go back to the classroom. That was a disaster. I lasted only 2 weeks! I remember being frustrated ‘back in the day’ but my heart goes out to those who have to be in the classroom now.
German here. I know I will get hate for what I’m about to say. I‘m not a native speaker of English, but feel that the fact that you spelled it “verses“ backs up the German outlawing of home education… What you said is correct, though. PLUS, it does make a difference to have teachers that have studied their fields and know what they are doing and doing it correctly!
Lack of consequence for bad behavior! EXACTLY! They threaten teachers, bring weapons, cuss us out and we are told nothing we can do by admin. Or they didn’t intend to use the weapon so it’s fine 🙄
This sounds a lot like my administration and I’m in NC as well. Quitting after my first year, no idea what I’ll do next but so happy to be out of this most toxic environment I’ve ever been in. The gaslighting from parents and administration is so real for teachers.
Fellow NC teacher and yes some of our Admin are just that crazy. My most recent admin drove away 26 teachers this year. 26 teachers quit before Christmas and then the rest of us that choose to stay she treated horribly. More than once I went home in tears out of frustration.
I’m a school Speech Language Pathologist. Teachers and preachers are famous for voice disorders (we treat voice disorders in medical settings). Yes, you need to have a drink when you’re teaching all day. It’s medically necessary. You’ll develop nodules and require surgery.
I was a teacher for 8 years. Got my alternative license and was shocked when I actually got in the classroom. No one tells you about the 4 million committees you have to be on or that there are kids who come to school with active vitriol for authority and these kids get violent in the classroom. They throw chairs, they walk or even run out of the room, the make threats, cuss at teachers, vandalize property and with a bad administration, you get literally no support. I had a student throwing chairs, refusing to sit down and cussing at me and when I asked the counselor to take him to the principals office, the principal sent him right back and said it was my problem. I already had about 25 other first graders in my room and no matter what I said to this kid, he just would not respond and I felt he was putting the other students at risk. Thank God the librarian was available and took him out of the classroom. I think it’s hard for people to imagine how out of control some kids are these days. I would often call home and be threatened by the parents or be called racist. No accountability for these kids - it’s scary.
Mind you, I have a masters degree in psychology- I know how to de-escalate and manage crisis situations. What I can’t do is manage children who know there are no consequences. I left the field and I’ve been a therapist for about four years now… You couldn’t pay me $1 million to go back into education
I had a 2nd grade class like that. Literally had brawls in class everyday between the same 4 or 5 students. Same result from admin. Send to office, get sent back within minutes only to repeat the same behaviors. Furniture overturned, books and pencils thrown. I stopped trying to contact those parents and started contacting the parents of my other students and explaining how their child's safety and education was being compromised and that in spite of me sending students to the office and writing up complaints, nothing was working. I told them the only way things would change was if THEY spoke up. I got enough parents to demand a meeting with the principal and apparently someone threatened to take it to the district if something wasn't done. Things happened pretty quickly after that. P.S. - I only contacted a few parents that I already had a good relationship with and let them know they couldn't let the principal know I encouraged them to speak up.
@@regigill7186 You did the right thing since they didn’t seem to find an effective solution towards the issue. 👏More teachers should do the same so they can finally listen and take the appropriate actions.
@@regigill7186 Kinder teacher here…I just finished the year with an overly aggressive student with emotional issues and no viable support system. He often acted out because our school has a reward system for students who get into trouble. I know deep down that his issues aren’t something he chooses, but it still angered me that he knew he could act out and get a treat. Seriously, he threw a very large rock at a staff member, got sent to the office, and came back with a bag of chips. The counselor told us to let him eat them in class because he was hungry. We’d just gone to lunch 30 minutes prior! It didn’t help that he was a year older than my other kiddos and stood about a head taller. One mom expressed concern because her son was afraid of him. After many attempts to get more support for him failed, we (my co-teacher and I) decided that if any other parent raised concern we’d tell them the truth. This kid is aggressive, prone to loud emotional outbursts and scares the other children. I’m sorry, but kids with special needs such as this kiddo shouldn’t get a free pass to intimidate and terrorize a classroom. Someone has to speak up for the other students in the classroom. Like it or not, I’m that person.
Sometimes I come home from teaching all day long and feel defeated, usually from the administration and their unreasonable nonsense, sometimes from the kids. Your videos hold a special place for me because being able to laugh at the sheer absurdity of these situations is so refreshing and I've always felt that the more you can laugh at something, the less scary and depressing it is. Keep the videos up, they are a service to people like me who are trying their hardest to just focus on the teaching part of our jobs. BTW, loved the Spongebob reference!
I feel the same way. So many kids are completely out of control and my only course of action is to send them out of the room, but they’ll always be back in about five minutes doing the same thing they were doing before. The admins say “we understand,” but that doesn’t help if they don’t do anything.
Some kids just love to drive power, meaning they like to be the "boss" in class and they love the power attention that they get by other adults ( mom, administration, social worker, principal and even the neighbor teacher next room, and yes, of course the pals or classmates that they enjoy manipulate to show you who is in control) and who is the bad teacher : you the homeroom teacher. They will go and tell the "truth"/ their version of what happen is what it matters. How about asking the other students?
I graduated in ‘03 (yeah I’m old lol) and I remember someone at my high school put Visine in a teachers drink, that student was expelled and charges were pressed! Why is this not happening now?! What has happened to make things like this acceptable?!
🤣😂 About there being no bad kids…I’m a 24+ years teacher, and while bad/difficult kids have their own stories, they’re BAD, impossible to teach, stomp all over every other child’s right to learn and teachers’ right to teach.
Now that’s the truth. The students have no consequences and that fuels the flames of disrespect. When students know there are no consequences they continue to walk around saying, I’m going to stay on do it my way avenue. 💯💯💯💯💯
It happens in Australia too. I was attacked by a student but when I applied for workcover my principal lied and said it didn't happen. I have the screenshots of where I reported it. 4 years later I'm on antidepressants and he's 'principal of the year'. Go figure.
@@grumpygranny724 I didn’t bother to tell her. I dealt with it and never had a come back from the kid. Apparently resting bitch face can intimidate 12 year olds still. But at any rate, I no longer teach in a primary school. I swapped out to swim teaching and have never looked back. 4 kids per half hour class, free choice of curriculum within a framework and tailored to each kid, rarely any shitty parents and you can’t take your work home. Upside, you get a laugh when a kid asks if you sleep in the storeroom or where the large floating loungers are kept that you sleep on at night. Kids can be awesome! They just don’t believe we get to go home 🤣
I taught for 10 years and left due to mental health reasons. I know every single part of that story is true, completely and totally true. These admin are TERRIFIED of parents and don't want to cross them for fear of litigation I suppose, but all that does is make the kids worse. Teachers are to be blamed for every damn thing that goes on in and outside of a classroom these days and it is absolutely ridiculous; you can't win! My heart goes out to this girl and I am so glad she is in a better job now where she is fully supported and is able to share her passion and talents with deserving students.
I retired from the military after 20 years and last in a war zone. When I returned stateside after three years abroad and war, plus a Mom of three ages then 14 years old 4 years and 1 year old. I picked up my teenager and thought what is the police car doing there? He told me a girl in the 7th grade torch on the school campus a teachers car! Well fast forward the blame was not on the student or parent, but blamed the teacher for not being more involved with her child. She was tired of getting calls. Now this parent did not work outside of the home. But felt like the school was now a child care drop off. She added that when her child is there it is on their time.
A lot that was said was spot on. As a kindergarten teacher, I had similar experiences as she did. I believe I had became seriously depressed after teaching my first year trying to prove myself to the principal. However, I was constantly compared to an experienced 13 yr veteran teacher.. Overall, I was traumatized. I went back to teaching early preschool children. My congratulate her for getting her masters in education I am a few steps away from getting my acp license ( alternative certification program) . Unfortunately, my emotional pain from that experience still haunts me … at a crossroad deciding whether to try again.
I’ve been a teacher for 15 years-Worked 10 years in public school and and 5 years in private school. All I can say is I quit and started homeschooling my own children. The traditional school system is broken and it will not be fixed until more people like you stand up. I have tried to do my part, but we need everyone to rally together.
My favorite thing HAS to be the increase in TH-cam ads of teachers talking about why they stay in teaching 😂 😂 😂 😂 Like, honey, the fact that you have to JUSTIFY why you're still in the field is 👏 part 👏 of 👏 the 👏 problem
You don't know how much I wanted to die of laughter when you said, "Some of y'all be like, there are no bad kids." Followed by your own laughter. 🤣🤣🤣🙌🏽 I'm a support staff & this year has been a struggle!!
For real! We literally got someone back in a PD during the 2019 school year come in and hand us all a book called "No Such Thing As a Bad Kid." Its a real book, too! 😅
Love you! I have 24 years of stories and admin. was almost always the problem. I have always let administrators who do their jobs well know that I appreciate them. But friends, the stories I could tell, the systemic abuse of teachers, the trauma I endured, the petty pettiness in public education. I just don’t know where to start. Even with all my years of experience your channel, the stories you share still remind me that these fools have been abusive, vengeful, petty and gaslighting is their management style.
Absolutely! It's really sad the things some of these admin get away with. There are absolutely good admin out there but the bad ones need to be held accountable! Something has to change.
Twenty-seven years in and my principal basically ruined what could have been a positive end to a hard year and gifted me with an unfair evaluation. Truly is awful going to a job you are a natural at but ca no longer stand.
As an educator at a title 1 school, I find this a completely believable story and so deeply upsetting. But honestly, we are gaslit to high heaven by the entire system, especially at title 1.
I remember having a principal who did not allow teachers to drink anything in their rooms because it looked unprofessional. I had a large cup of water and long straw hidden inside my cabinet and would act like I were looking for something to sneak in a drink here and there. Whenever my principal were off campus for the day, a colleague would go to the local convenience store and buy a large soda and drink to his heart's desire.
Haha these people are crazy. Reminds me of a colleague who worked for an administrator who dinged her on her evaluation for sneezing and blowing her nose.
What can parents do to help? Can I ask the administrators of my son’s school how they treat their teachers? What kind of relationships are they modeling for the kids? Like I want to know now. My son will get an education at any school in our very large district, but will he be shown how to give respect to others even if they are in a position of authority? Oh girl now I want to go to a school board meeting. You’ve got me fired up!
I always ask parents to please please please communicate with your child't teacher. We are a team and we want to help your child be as successful as possible. Communication goes a long way.But yea fall up in them school board meetings bestie and see what they are talking about. It's definitely so encouraging to hear a parent say they want to stand up for teachers. Literally made me tear up as I was typing this. Thank you for caring friend! For real! ❤️
One thing parents can do is talk to your kids. The students know what is going on in the classroom! They can see things that even the teachers don't see. When a teacher is being bullied by someone (admin, teachers, students), the kids will be able to recognize the changes in the teacher's behavior. They may not understand it, but they will know something is up!
Volunteer on a regular basis and pay attention to how things are done. Get to know both the admin and teachers! That is the only way you will see how these teachers are treated. My youngest was in first grade (5 years ago), and his 1st-year teacher walked out in the middle of class because she was NOT getting the help she needed in her classroom. She had 6 special needs kids in her class and 5 of them needed so much help with the class work but no other adult in her classroom to help her. Pretty sad when I went in to help her the one day, that I had 5 of those kids in a group helping them out with each of the 5 questions on that paper. She never stopped thanking me for a week for helping that day. After she walked out, they had another teacher get her emergency certificate just to teach that class, and 2 other special education teachers were put in that same classroom to help.
@@Coopersgiftbaskets I work M-F and he is going to be a junior in HS. I am the last person he wants to see in the halls. However I will see if I can volunteer and do something to help. Thank you.
Disruptive students are NOT removed so 75% of the day is spent dealing with a student on a mission to stop the learning. It prevents students from learning. Ask your son how often this happens. Then ask Admin why disruptive kids are preventing / depriving your son from the bare minimum of an education. Send positive emails about the teacher to the admin and cc the teacher. Maybe if they are flooded with positive and supportive feedback it might provide some “cover” for us when the angry parent of the disruptive kid accuses us of picking on their 😇
I had one that did that to me, so I hired a company to call those who would answer a call by me. It was amazing what some places would say about me. I was then given a legal letter to send them to desist or I would file for slander.
I am not a teacher. My kids are also not in public schools. BUT I absolutely believe these stories. I am a former referee and experienced coach. Crazy is crazy and gaslighting is gaslighting. I have experienced both. Hugs and prayers.
These stories make me realize how lucky I was to have a supportive and encouraging admin team during my first two years. Because of those two principals I had, I made it in teaching over a decade. I left after this semester though. It’s getting crazy in our profession.
I'm from Italy. I love you channel. I'm a mother of two kids. Every time my son's teacher tells me my son had a bad behaviour, I don't blame her. I spoke to him. He always has to take responsability for his actions! Same things for my daughter. Be respectful and be kind are more important than good grades.
I work in an elementary school as a classified employee and the same thing happened to a co-worker of mine. Hand sanitizer being put in her drink. And if you think teachers (certified employees eg. teachers, admin, etc..) are treated badly, can you imagine how paraprofessionals (classified employees eg: teachers aids (paras) cafeteria workers, custodians, etc..) are treated! 😥😢😭😡🤬
2018 was my last year in the classroom and I was devastated because I worked so hard to complete my studies because I LOVE teaching children how to read. I have my Masters in education but admin broke me down like a fraction between 2017-2018 school year and I have not been back in a classroom since then. Maybe one day in the future I will be able to return, until then I will enjoy my sanity. I have too many teacher friends that have quit teaching since 2019😢
So many teachers feel alone and powerless to change their untenable situations. You are their champion, Bri. Keep doing what you’re doing! You have such a protective nature and are making a huge , positive impact! 💕
I have been homeschooling for the last 2 years due to covid, and this year will be my first year back. I am always the kid who was teased for being nice and respectful towards my teachers (I wasn't that kid everybody hated that would remind the teacher about homework etc but I was respectful) and the teachers all the kids hated because they were "mean" were always my favorite, those were the struct teachers who held students accountable and had the mindset of, you respect me, I'll respect you, and I am really happy to see that people like you are advocating to the teachers that are getting hurt and harrased by students and admin who are treating teachers badly
When you said "imagine the emotions that teacher had going back in the classroom. " Truth is, teachers aren't ALLOWED to have emotions, especially this year. We are supposed to remain calm in the face of chaos. It's a wonder we haven't all quit.
Is it just me, or was admin not always like this?? How did this become this horrible? My mother in law is a 33 year teacher and she says how things have changed soooo much for the negative when it comes to the lack of discipline with students and admin issues. I genuinely want to know why it’s like this. Is it issues in the home of lack of discipline? Is it admin being terrified of district and parents? I have a 3 month old now…. I will teach him as he grows to respect his teachers and to care for others and learn there are consequences for our actions the way my parents taught me…. I’m so sorry you all have to go through this. Also, my mother in law handed in her resignation this past Wednesday and is finishing up her masters to teach at the college level. She will start with tutoring til she can advance. She deserves a new season more than anyone I know. Keep in mind she has taught at a private school- not public all these years. The problems run deep there as well and it’s sad…. I think I may tell her to send you her story of this past year which was insaneeee.
I was in 7th grade in 2008. Those were wild times. I wasn’t a kid who ever got in trouble or caused trouble but a lot of the kids were completely out of control. I noticed that most of the bad kids from middle school did not end up completing high school.
After listening to these stories, I realize how blessed I am. I work in a Christian school in a Spanish speaking country. The only problem I have is that my students talk a lot. I have good classroom management so it is not bad. I have great parents and I have good communication with them. They are very supportive and I love them very much.
I taught for 32 years and only had 1 more to go until full retirement. I couldn't do it one more year. I had five boys in my class that made my life miserable. My administrator was very supportive. However, central office staff did not support her decisions. Midyear, I told my husband that I had three roads that I could travel. #1 jail, #2 - mental institution, #3 retired. We chose retirement. My administrator actually cried because I was leaving. I truly miss my students and I miss teaching. I wish I could have made it one more year. One blessing was that I retired at the end of 2020 school year. I don't think I could have survived teaching during Covid.
Yes, girl make some noise! It’s truly disappointing the lack of support, student/admin accountability, respect, and emotional distress teachers have to endure on a daily basis.😔 Then , they wonder why they ain’t got no teachers. 🤔🤦♀️
Georgia and other school districts are not allowed to have unions. They are “right-to-work” states. It is a little step above slavery. This whole situation is ridiculous! Administration and the school boards can be very vindictive. It’s ugly and unfair. The kids are ultimately who suffer the most sadly.
Another teacher came to me with a few weeks left in my first year and told me she overheard admin talking about not renewing my contract because of a high number of failures. Nobody ever talked to me, offered support, asked about it during the year or anything. So I had to help kids out with grades. A district where we had to give at least a 50 on every assignment, even if the kid didn’t turn it in. I was simply doing my job and trying to hold my students accountable for their own choices, but it was my job at stake, so I had to do what I had to do. Such a disservice.
My second year teaching I had a student spray my lunch, salad and oyster crackers with board cleaner. I had it on my desk because my next period was prep and I had a meeting run over into my lunch the previous period. We were doing small group rotation, it was an inclusion class so there was me and another teacher present. He was a small young man and had apparently just had a bad day. I had never had any negative experiences with him. Only one other student saw him do it. The bell rings and I walk to my desk and start eating.. after the bell rings and a young girl came running in telling me to stop eating my lunch.. I had already started spitting out my lunch noticing the weird taste. The principal did nothing.. a meeting was held and it was said he had O.D.D. and was not to be held accountable. I was reprimanded for not watching him better, even though the other teacher said she did not see it either. He was allowed to come back to my class, without so much as an apology.. when asked why he did it he said because he felt like it and his History teacher had made him mad. I was his math teacher.
SPED teacher here. I left this year after being gas lighted but not only the principal but my para educators. They pair up, I had a para educator who drank water like a fish and would just walk out of the room and be gone about 15 to 20 minutes, not tell any one. I couldn’t leave the room at all. Principal did nothing.
We should listen to who are teaching out children because we need to support them. They are essentials and we need them for the sake of a good education.
All I can say is…PREACH!!!!! I could tell horror stories. My last year teaching I cried going to work and I cried on my way home. I have even tried to convince others to not go into this profession due to things like this. That may sound bad but I just don’t want others to go in like I did. Thinking I was in a job that I would love and I ended up having health issues that were exacerbated by the things I had to deal with. I love listening to you. You tell the truth.
What you’re doing as far as making these things known is SOO important! I myself would not have believed the schools were this bad if I’d not seen it myself. Parents and non-parents alike need to know what’s actually going on. Another thing we can all do is push for the return of some kind of discipline in the classroom. Or possibly giving rights to teachers to sue parents and schools for fostering unsafe environments.
As a daycare teachers I can relate to many of your stories you share with us. I know many people feel we have it easy but that’s not the truth. I should write in about some of my stories (I should have my coworkers do the same). I feel bad for anyone who gets treated horribly.
I am so glad you pointed out that this sort of stuff is happening all over the world. My cousins are from Germany and I have heard countless horror stories from them, particularly about male students being SO violent to female teachers and receiving little to no consequences when some of this stuff should have landed them in jail.
I love what you do here. I was a teacher for exactly one school year. I don't have a degree in teaching, but I studied math, so I was hired as a substitute teacher to take over for a teacher on a year long maternity leave. I had never taught in a classroom setting. And I had a 5th grade class, a 7th grade class, a 9th grade class and an 11th grade class daily. Looking back, that schedule is insane. And I had very little support from admin. I started having trouble sleeping after the first two months and I was diagnosed with clinical depression and started medication. As the year wore on, I would get more and more emotional on my off hours. I started to develop anxiety about leaving the house. I knew I couldn't keep up this job much longer. I barely made it through the school year. But I did. I didn't make any waves, there was no dramatic moment where I showed how badly I was doing and looking back I realize that I was holding it together, but no one from outside knew how badly I was doing. I wish I had been more open about it at the time. But there is a shocking lack of support for new teachers.
When teachers face problems like this,I think they should all get together (outside of school) and schedule a walkout/call out. EVERY. SINGLE. TEACHER. Even if it has to be done repeatedly 1 or 2 days a month. It will show that your education system is absolutely screwed without the teachers. Also, think about forming a union. Communication with your coworkers is key.
Keep your voice LOUD!! I was fortunate enough to be in the classroom for 42 years. Most of the years were phenomenal. I had excellent supervisors / administrators to work with. The very last year that I taught my daughter had seven strokes and she had a baby that was chronically ill and in need of a bone marrow transplant and I knew that I couldn't continue to teach and be the teacher that I always had been and watch over my family. But I'm getting ahead of myself a little bit. At the beginning of that very last year I had kindergarten kids I taught kindergarten for my last 3 years. I had Taught students in grades 1 through 8--- most of my time was in Middle School but I did teach in elementary school as well. That kind of gives you a picture of my background. The beginning of that last year before I decided to resign because of my daughter's health I had a young girl in my class who was behind the others academically I know that sounds crazy because it was just kindergarten but as you must know this was in 2011 kindergarten was really the new second grade. They expected the kids to be at least 1st grade level but they really wanted them on second grade level before they got done in kindergarten. Well this one child was behind the others. Her mother came in for a conference and she said "well she didn't go to pre-k so I think that's the reason that she is behind". And I said that very well may be the case but we'll see if we can't get her up to par. Then I was out for a week when my daughter had the first of her series of strokes and when I came back the principal came rushing down to me to tell me that this mother had said I told her that her daughter was behind because she didn't go to pre-k and I kept saying it over and over. Which trust me when I tell you that wasn't the case. And he did not believe me nor support me. It was then that I knew that it was time for me to leave. I had loved all of the 41 years before that that I had been a teacher and I didn't want one administrator to ruin it. Karma has a way of coming back as you know. About 3 years after I left he was kicked out of administration and put back in the classroom because his skills were just not there. So appreciate you speaking out for these teachers. I don't know where they're going to get teachers from now because they've made it almost impossible to be a good teacher. The kids have no accountability-- absolutely not one single bit. They have no respect for any adults and that is a huge part of the problem-- in my opinion but you know what they say about opinions. Anyway I've been following along with you for months and I will continue to do so. Take care of you and thank you for your concern.
This absolutely happens. Placing people in the situation of no win will have teachers leave and then put MUCH more PRESSURE on the system short of teachers.
If that admin wanted a teacher with 30+ years experience, then why did he hire her straight out of school? What kind of Bull Swankiness is that?!?!? He hired her to bully her. That's the answer. Plain and simple. I have some choice words for that man about his car's extended warranty.
Yes ma'am they need to be called out!!! I had a principal fired because of how she was treating the students and teachers!! I've got your back!! Please keep doing what you're doing cause it NEEDS TO STOP!! Love you!
In Spain its absolutely horrible, I'm not a teacher but a student myself (16), I was raised by a British dad and Russian mum, and used to go to primary school in a town that had more foreigners and there were no problems in that school whatsoever, then moved to another town to go to secondary (middle) school. And it was just completely different here, the teachers get treated horribly by the students, the students talk and treat teachers however they want to, think they have the right to do whatever they want to do in class and when they're told off they play the victim card. And their parents (judging by the parents group chat) believe that their kids are the victims and don't do anything wrong in class and the teachers are at fault all the time So yeah it's not only the US
It hurts my heart when a person’s livelihood is taken away by the pettiness and ugliness of others. Losing your job can result in losing your home, losing your medical insurance and health care, losing your good credit or good name and losing everything in between. These are no small things. There are many small people.
Serious question, as a non-parent, how can I help my local school district? Would running for the school board help? Naturally once I have my own children I plan on being involved and helping their teachers in any way that I can but what can I do in the meantime to help?
Honestly bestie, I'll have to think through this one. I have never been asked this question before.....I think it's really amazing that you aren't a parent yet and you want to know what you can do to help your local school district. ❤️
@@honestteachervibes 1. Hey best friend! Love you girl! 2. I am so frustrated with these stories and am tired of sitting around doing nothing. I want to help and even if it's reaching out to local school districts to volunteer during lunch to give teachers a well deserved break or whatever, I'd be happy to help.
Applause for wanting to help! I have a couple of suggestions. They don’t directly address the teacher-principal issue but they certainly help the teachers. You can join a school’s PTA as a community member. Find out what volunteer opportunities there are. Two of my favorites - running copies and shelving library books. At my kids school, teachers turned in “orders” weekly. A volunteer could get it all done in an hour at 9 or 10am rather than every individual teacher squeezing in the task , waiting in line after school etc. Library- kids know it but not all adults do - librarians are teachers who present literary lessons such as genre, what is fiction/nonfiction, etc. This involves lesson planning and preparation. If you shelve books, they have time for these “higher brain function” tasks.
Put in a cape so you can be super mad. 😂 This is so sad. I’m glad this ended well for the teacher, unfortunately I’m sure many teachers just take the abuse because they don’t have another choice.
Amen! Thank you. A few seconds in and I had to stop it before it bawled. I was nominated teacher of the year and have a graduate degree in education. I had to walk away because of what admin did to me. I thought I was alone. I thought it was my fault. I thought something was wrong with me for many many years. I can't even begin to tell you what your channel and what all of you board teachers mean to me. So blessed for you all!
The hand sanitizer part is crazy, when I was in the 8th grade a student put shaving cream and a laxative in a teacher’s coffee and they were expelled. That girl was a straight A student, never in trouble and was expelled on the spot.
Best friend has found her lifes calling, keep being a voice for those that feel like they don't have one, or that feel unable to stand up for themselves! My heart breaks for the people in these stories. Im not in education, I'm not even in America, but i 100% believe these teachers just based on what i remember from when i was at school & the way my fellow students would act. Love you Bestie, enjoy your summer with your daughter x
I'm an evening manager at a local store and have worked with many high school students over the years. YES, there are BAD kids! I can not believe some of the things some kids have done and the store director won't fire them. Finally have a store director who believes in consequences! Those kids shape up fast or quit or get fired. He is awesome.
I retired in June 2019, three years before I should have, though I have a liveable (kind of) pension and lifetime medical. I was FED UP with the b---sh--. The world of teaching I entered in 1995 and the change over the years was near impossible. I felt like I was on a gerbil wheel. All. The. Time. There are SO many stories I could tell, too, like you, because the district uses you up and spits you out. SO many teachers retired early over the last ten years I was there, and I understand why. I have had 4th-graders where the police had to escort them to my room. I loved loved teaching for the first 10 years. I really did. Students can get away with ANYTHING.
I resigned 1 year in December. I felt like I was being bullied and targeted. (I had 12 years experience at this point). I took notes and had documentation of said bullying and called them out. This of course made it worse for me. I continued to be targeted and I continued to take notes. Finally, I said fuck it and was like, I hate it hear and that set off a frenzy of the admin to push me out. I resigned. The ap said they would let me out of my contract without prejudice. I know its because they knew I had documentation and notes. I didn't push it any further because they kept their word and I was easily rehired. 5 years later, I'm not going back after my contract ends this year 😂
Thank goodness for your honesty about our profession. May 31,2022 was my official last day as a teacher. It broke my heart to feel like I needed to retire but I need to think about what my family needs and my own health.
You are so refreshing and funny as heck. Love your smile and laughter. Sounds like administration has not been developed to develope the New Teachers. They find fault, bully and do not provide no encouragement.
As a student I’ve never heard of students being removed from a class after like the first week or 2 of classes. Knowing this background info. makes me wonder how many of my teachers had terrors that stayed in their class.
Did anybody check to make sure that that principle wasn’t really just two kids in a trench coat?
This is the best comment!!!! 😂 😂 😂 I am crying laughing!
@@honestteachervibes Oh my god I’m honored. 🤣 💞
I absolutely believe she has PTSD. I’m sure the number of teachers who have undiagnosed PTSD is off the charts.
It sounds like he was trying to run this poor teacher off so he could hire a girlfriend, relative, or something of that nature.
You dog! 😉that is a hilarious comment! I like where your mind is at😂
Right?! It’s very much giving Little Rascals.🧐
The fact she was able to keep ALL 30 seventh graders in her room when a fight was right outside of her room is the sign of a great teacher.
My thoughts exactly!
If that had happened at the school i went to here in Scotland, it would have been like a stampede of all the kids trying to get out the class to watch!
RIGHT?!?!?!!!!
TRUTH
You sho’ right!
PARENTS need to advocate for teachers rights! We need to pay attention and call out admins! Not to mention RAISE our kids to be decent human beings!
Sometimes just showing up
Sitting n the room
Letting your child know that they don’t have a separate school life that’s different from what’s expected at home
Letting them know you’re in charge everywhere they are
Is all the “checking” a kid needs
I never knew when my mom was gonna pop up (k thru 12). She kept us on point.
And she talked my friends’ parents into doing the same.
She always supported my teachers & she trained us to do the same. We were leaders n the classroom & really helped create some of the best experiences of our academic lives.
I am no Teacher. I did volunteer at my boy's school, worked for the school district as a tester for all 8 schools, even volunteered for the crosswalk in the pick up/drop off lane every morning, helped the librarian, and Teachers and the Librarian didn't get the help they needed even if I spoke up! I no longer volunteer or work for the District. Instead, I send in supplies every month to my boy's teachers! Admin once told me that the librarian had to wait for her supplies to come in. This was 2 months after school started. It was a simple scanner to scan the barcodes of the books for when the students checked them in or out inside the library! The Librarian asked for the scanner 2 months BEFORE school started! My boys know, that every single Teacher has access to their file and can call me at any time and I will be up there in 5 minutes if not less.
@@Coopersgiftbaskets Wow, you’re an amazing ally to educators and children. You’re a solid member of the community and I hope you’re properly recognized for your efforts and consideration.
Yes
why would they do that...they're part of the problemmmmmmmmmmmm
I was told that no former employer is legally permitted to give out any information about a former employer other than that they were an employee! Sounds like time to lawyer up! Thanks again for all your wonderful videos. Like you I am appalled of how teachers are treated in todays society. It's really pathetic!
Might depend on the state. California is very strict about privacy laws but not all states are like that.
@Jill Becker, I have heard that same thing. I have also heard that the former employer could be asked "Would you re-hire?" And that some places may answer that ( seems like a potential problem within itself) but most simply say it's our policy not to give out personnel information other than verification that the person worked here and dates of employment. There could very well be differences between states.
I was gonna say the same thing! I’d be talking to a lawyer about proceeding with a defamation case!
She's probably out of the statute of limitations, but I would still consult an employment lawyer because employers are not supposdd to give anything other than a verification that someone was employed and the dates of employment in most states.
They also ask and it is legal, is this person eligible for rehire? And the one-word answer says a lot.
This woman has the BEST sense of humor!
She is truthful and so Positive! She’s speaks truth to power and is a Smart Woman with a wicked sense of the absurd. Too funny.
I am impressed.
And if she had gone to break up the fight, she would have been yelled at for leaving her kids
Exactly!!
I can’t believe this teacher didn’t have any kind of mentor or any kind of support!! The fact that he called around and bad mouthed her to potential employers is straight up law suit material. Yep, my blood is boiling too!
It just further proves that there's something very wrong with this admin.
Yep it's illegal.
@Lori’s Place I never had a mentor while teaching. Probably why I don’t teach anymore.
I quit in January for similar reasons you did. I was having panic attacks in class. I was crying every day. One of my principal's was toxic to me. Her excuse when confronted, was that she uses tough love. Girl please with that, you are mean and hateful.... recognize it! I am now teaching and tutoring online from home for almost the same pay I was making working less hours and no grading or dealing with parents or principals. It's amazing and saved my life! I am so grateful. It took me a while to walk away, change is hard. But I did it, and my health is better. For once in a long time, I don't cry at the end of the day or dread going to work. I for the first time in 16 years have time for myself and family. I have time for hobbies again, time for me. I'm not going to lie, the first month was a hard adjustment with no money until I got paid, but I made it through and would do it again sooner if I had the courage earlier to walk away. I love teaching, but I hate the system. The system is broken, and they don't want to fix it, because fixing it means admitting you have been doing it wrong for a long time.
Supremely well said.
my son is a high school teacher. first of all, teaching is a calling, I totally respect anyone who goes into teaching. His first job he taught at a school that did not have a good rep. He was the "favorite" teacher. He was great with the kids and he was a good teacher. Some of the admins hated him for this and after the second year just decided to not renew his contract. No valid reason, they even tried to "edit" his evaluations to justify it but after getting the teacher's union involved, including the superintendent of schools, the evaluation had to be corrected. Pissed the admin off even more. He got another job, teaching in a better school district. They were aware of the "issues" present in the original district so that did not impact him. He is much happier, still has kids from the original district reach out to him, and realizes things worked out for the best. He was lucky.
When you do a great job,administrative staff will do outrageous things to get rid of you or fail to renew your contract. Good Black teachers catch double hell for working well with their students. I worked with one administrator who destroyed a really great school. In my 30-plus years, I only had 3 great administrators.
When people say there are no bad kids, I respond with "have you met kids?"....
😂
For real, I agree with you. No bad kids, yeah right!🤦♀️
Right? I mean, I have 5 personal children. One of them gave EVERYONE a run for all their money, myself included. It took a village, but he graduated early with honors. Girl, he was BAD.
My husband is a retired teacher. He said the worst fights to break up where middle school girls.
I'm a homeschool mom. I went to public school, but my girls have been with me since day one. I dont know much about how the school system works now verses when I was in public school. I just came to say, even teaching my own two girls is absolutely HELL somedays! I cant evem imagine trying to teach kids that weren't mine! Y'all deserve all the respect! At least I can discipline mine!
Amen.
I became a teacher and worked for almost 10years. I decided to homeschool my own two daughters because I knew how much time was wasted in the classroom and wanted to work at their pace so we could advance faster. I also taught other homeschoolers during this time.
After 15 years or so of doing this, I tried to go back to the classroom. That was a disaster. I lasted only 2 weeks! I remember being frustrated ‘back in the day’ but my heart goes out to those who have to be in the classroom now.
German here. I know I will get hate for what I’m about to say. I‘m not a native speaker of English, but feel that the fact that you spelled it “verses“ backs up the German outlawing of home education… What you said is correct, though. PLUS, it does make a difference to have teachers that have studied their fields and know what they are doing and doing it correctly!
Lack of consequence for bad behavior! EXACTLY! They threaten teachers, bring weapons, cuss us out and we are told nothing we can do by admin. Or they didn’t intend to use the weapon so it’s fine 🙄
Anyone who insists that there "are no bad kids" have NEVER dealt with OUT-OF-CONTROL VIOLENT STUDENTS!
Or they’re enabling their child’s behaviors!
This sounds a lot like my administration and I’m in NC as well. Quitting after my first year, no idea what I’ll do next but so happy to be out of this most toxic environment I’ve ever been in. The gaslighting from parents and administration is so real for teachers.
this is so sad to hear as a fellow north carolinian, but im not surprised
Fellow NC teacher and yes some of our Admin are just that crazy. My most recent admin drove away 26 teachers this year. 26 teachers quit before Christmas and then the rest of us that choose to stay she treated horribly. More than once I went home in tears out of frustration.
I’m a school Speech Language Pathologist. Teachers and preachers are famous for voice disorders (we treat voice disorders in medical settings). Yes, you need to have a drink when you’re teaching all day. It’s medically necessary. You’ll develop nodules and require surgery.
This is a real thing? Because I have nodules. I found out in February.
@@ktay2124 Yes, vocal abuse can cause real, medical damage. Sometimes, popular singers have to have throat surgery for nodules due to vocal abuse.
I was a teacher for 8 years. Got my alternative license and was shocked when I actually got in the classroom. No one tells you about the 4 million committees you have to be on or that there are kids who come to school with active vitriol for authority and these kids get violent in the classroom. They throw chairs, they walk or even run out of the room, the make threats, cuss at teachers, vandalize property and with a bad administration, you get literally no support. I had a student throwing chairs, refusing to sit down and cussing at me and when I asked the counselor to take him to the principals office, the principal sent him right back and said it was my problem. I already had about 25 other first graders in my room and no matter what I said to this kid, he just would not respond and I felt he was putting the other students at risk. Thank God the librarian was available and took him out of the classroom. I think it’s hard for people to imagine how out of control some kids are these days. I would often call home and be threatened by the parents or be called racist. No accountability for these kids - it’s scary.
Mind you, I have a masters degree in psychology- I know how to de-escalate and manage crisis situations. What I can’t do is manage children who know there are no consequences. I left the field and I’ve been a therapist for about four years now… You couldn’t pay me $1 million to go back into education
I had a 2nd grade class like that. Literally had brawls in class everyday between the same 4 or 5 students. Same result from admin. Send to office, get sent back within minutes only to repeat the same behaviors. Furniture overturned, books and pencils thrown. I stopped trying to contact those parents and started contacting the parents of my other students and explaining how their child's safety and education was being compromised and that in spite of me sending students to the office and writing up complaints, nothing was working. I told them the only way things would change was if THEY spoke up. I got enough parents to demand a meeting with the principal and apparently someone threatened to take it to the district if something wasn't done. Things happened pretty quickly after that. P.S. - I only contacted a few parents that I already had a good relationship with and let them know they couldn't let the principal know I encouraged them to speak up.
True reality these kids are out of control & definitely No accountability for sure!
@@regigill7186 You did the right thing since they didn’t seem to find an effective solution towards the issue. 👏More teachers should do the same so they can finally listen and take the appropriate actions.
@@regigill7186 Kinder teacher here…I just finished the year with an overly aggressive student with emotional issues and no viable support system. He often acted out because our school has a reward system for students who get into trouble. I know deep down that his issues aren’t something he chooses, but it still angered me that he knew he could act out and get a treat. Seriously, he threw a very large rock at a staff member, got sent to the office, and came back with a bag of chips. The counselor told us to let him eat them in class because he was hungry. We’d just gone to lunch 30 minutes prior! It didn’t help that he was a year older than my other kiddos and stood about a head taller. One mom expressed concern because her son was afraid of him. After many attempts to get more support for him failed, we (my co-teacher and I) decided that if any other parent raised concern we’d tell them the truth. This kid is aggressive, prone to loud emotional outbursts and scares the other children.
I’m sorry, but kids with special needs such as this kiddo shouldn’t get a free pass to intimidate and terrorize a classroom. Someone has to speak up for the other students in the classroom. Like it or not, I’m that person.
Sometimes I come home from teaching all day long and feel defeated, usually from the administration and their unreasonable nonsense, sometimes from the kids. Your videos hold a special place for me because being able to laugh at the sheer absurdity of these situations is so refreshing and I've always felt that the more you can laugh at something, the less scary and depressing it is. Keep the videos up, they are a service to people like me who are trying their hardest to just focus on the teaching part of our jobs. BTW, loved the Spongebob reference!
Hugs to you bestie! Spongebob is my jam!
I feel the same way. So many kids are completely out of control and my only course of action is to send them out of the room, but they’ll always be back in about five minutes doing the same thing they were doing before. The admins say “we understand,” but that doesn’t help if they don’t do anything.
There are no bad kids 😂😂😂😂😂 aw hell yeah there are. Didn’t everyone go through school themselves and KNOW, I mean KNOW which kids were rotten?
Some kids just love to drive power, meaning they like to be the "boss" in class and they love the power attention that they get by other adults ( mom, administration, social worker, principal and even the neighbor teacher next room, and yes, of course the pals or classmates that they enjoy manipulate to show you who is in control) and who is the bad teacher : you the homeroom teacher. They will go and tell the "truth"/ their version of what happen is what it matters. How about asking the other students?
There are bad kids because there are HORRIBLE PARENTS
I graduated in ‘03 (yeah I’m old lol) and I remember someone at my high school put Visine in a teachers drink, that student was expelled and charges were pressed! Why is this not happening now?! What has happened to make things like this acceptable?!
🤣😂 About there being no bad kids…I’m a 24+ years teacher, and while bad/difficult kids have their own stories, they’re BAD, impossible to teach, stomp all over every other child’s right to learn and teachers’ right to teach.
I had three classes of these kinds of kids this year -- even the AP and Dean couldn't control them but, somehow, their behavior was always my fault!!
My kids always say "don't worry, it's not your fault they got no home training" 😆
Now that’s the truth. The students have no consequences and that fuels the flames of disrespect. When students know there are no consequences they continue to walk around saying, I’m going to stay on do it my way avenue. 💯💯💯💯💯
“Sometimes it’s not the classroom, sometimes dem kids just bad!”
I felt that deep in my SHA-NAH-NAH !!!! All throughout my soul! Lol 😂
It happens in Australia too. I was attacked by a student but when I applied for workcover my principal lied and said it didn't happen. I have the screenshots of where I reported it. 4 years later I'm on antidepressants and he's 'principal of the year'. Go figure.
I feel you. I had death threats from a grade 6 kid!
@@andreagriffiths3512 i hope your admin supported you. I hope you are ok.
@@grumpygranny724 I didn’t bother to tell her. I dealt with it and never had a come back from the kid. Apparently resting bitch face can intimidate 12 year olds still. But at any rate, I no longer teach in a primary school. I swapped out to swim teaching and have never looked back. 4 kids per half hour class, free choice of curriculum within a framework and tailored to each kid, rarely any shitty parents and you can’t take your work home. Upside, you get a laugh when a kid asks if you sleep in the storeroom or where the large floating loungers are kept that you sleep on at night. Kids can be awesome! They just don’t believe we get to go home 🤣
I taught for 10 years and left due to mental health reasons. I know every single part of that story is true, completely and totally true. These admin are TERRIFIED of parents and don't want to cross them for fear of litigation I suppose, but all that does is make the kids worse. Teachers are to be blamed for every damn thing that goes on in and outside of a classroom these days and it is absolutely ridiculous; you can't win!
My heart goes out to this girl and I am so glad she is in a better job now where she is fully supported and is able to share her passion and talents with deserving students.
Even good kids can have a bad day. My heart goes out to the teachers.
You could do a story a day with all the trauma out here in these teacher streets. Thank you for what you’re doing!
I retired from the military after 20 years and last in a war zone. When I returned stateside after three years abroad and war, plus a Mom of three ages then 14 years old 4 years and 1 year old. I picked up my teenager and thought what is the police car doing there? He told me a girl in the 7th grade torch on the school campus a teachers car! Well fast forward the blame was not on the student or parent, but blamed the teacher for not being more involved with her child. She was tired of getting calls. Now this parent did not work outside of the home. But felt like the school was now a child care drop off. She added that when her child is there it is on their time.
A lot that was said was spot on. As a kindergarten teacher, I had similar experiences as she did. I believe I had became seriously depressed after teaching my first year trying to prove myself to the principal. However, I was constantly compared to an experienced 13 yr veteran teacher..
Overall, I was traumatized. I went back to teaching early preschool children.
My congratulate her for getting her masters in education
I am a few steps away from getting my acp license ( alternative certification program) . Unfortunately, my emotional pain from that experience still haunts me … at a crossroad deciding whether to try again.
It's definitely a struggle. I'm so sorry you had that experience friend. 😢
That principal sounds like he has EMOTIONAL problems. He needs to be put on a PIP.
I’ve been a teacher for 15 years-Worked 10 years in public school and and 5 years in private school. All I can say is I quit and started homeschooling my own children. The traditional school system is broken and it will not be fixed until more people like you stand up. I have tried to do my part, but we need everyone to rally together.
My favorite thing HAS to be the increase in TH-cam ads of teachers talking about why they stay in teaching 😂 😂 😂 😂
Like, honey, the fact that you have to JUSTIFY why you're still in the field is 👏 part 👏 of 👏 the 👏 problem
You don't know how much I wanted to die of laughter when you said, "Some of y'all be like, there are no bad kids." Followed by your own laughter. 🤣🤣🤣🙌🏽 I'm a support staff & this year has been a struggle!!
For real! We literally got someone back in a PD during the 2019 school year come in and hand us all a book called "No Such Thing As a Bad Kid." Its a real book, too! 😅
Yes. PTSD! It is a PTSD situation. No GUFF.
Love you! I have 24 years of stories and admin. was almost always the problem. I have always let administrators who do their jobs well know that I appreciate them. But friends, the stories I could tell, the systemic abuse of teachers, the trauma I endured, the petty pettiness in public education. I just don’t know where to start. Even with all my years of experience your channel, the stories you share still remind me that these fools have been abusive, vengeful, petty and gaslighting is their management style.
Absolutely! It's really sad the things some of these admin get away with. There are absolutely good admin out there but the bad ones need to be held accountable! Something has to change.
I agree. I’m 22 years in. It’s getting worse daily.
Twenty-seven years in and my principal basically ruined what could have been a positive end to a hard year and gifted me with an unfair evaluation. Truly is awful going to a job you are a natural at but ca no longer stand.
When you said “if you mad, then put on a cape so you can be super mad.” I about died. That was so damn funny
I'm not a teacher but this helps me get a window into what they deal with. Please keep doing what you do 💜
The gaslighting stuff you talked about in the beginning just hit home so hard...
As an educator at a title 1 school, I find this a completely believable story and so deeply upsetting. But honestly, we are gaslit to high heaven by the entire system, especially at title 1.
I remember having a principal who did not allow teachers to drink anything in their rooms because it looked unprofessional. I had a large cup of water and long straw hidden inside my cabinet and would act like I were looking for something to sneak in a drink here and there. Whenever my principal were off campus for the day, a colleague would go to the local convenience store and buy a large soda and drink to his heart's desire.
That’s insane! I thought my admin were ridiculous!
Haha these people are crazy.
Reminds me of a colleague who worked for an administrator who dinged her on her evaluation for sneezing and blowing her nose.
What can parents do to help? Can I ask the administrators of my son’s school how they treat their teachers? What kind of relationships are they modeling for the kids? Like I want to know now. My son will get an education at any school in our very large district, but will he be shown how to give respect to others even if they are in a position of authority? Oh girl now I want to go to a school board meeting. You’ve got me fired up!
I always ask parents to please please please communicate with your child't teacher. We are a team and we want to help your child be as successful as possible. Communication goes a long way.But yea fall up in them school board meetings bestie and see what they are talking about. It's definitely so encouraging to hear a parent say they want to stand up for teachers. Literally made me tear up as I was typing this. Thank you for caring friend! For real! ❤️
One thing parents can do is talk to your kids. The students know what is going on in the classroom! They can see things that even the teachers don't see. When a teacher is being bullied by someone (admin, teachers, students), the kids will be able to recognize the changes in the teacher's behavior. They may not understand it, but they will know something is up!
Volunteer on a regular basis and pay attention to how things are done. Get to know both the admin and teachers! That is the only way you will see how these teachers are treated. My youngest was in first grade (5 years ago), and his 1st-year teacher walked out in the middle of class because she was NOT getting the help she needed in her classroom. She had 6 special needs kids in her class and 5 of them needed so much help with the class work but no other adult in her classroom to help her. Pretty sad when I went in to help her the one day, that I had 5 of those kids in a group helping them out with each of the 5 questions on that paper. She never stopped thanking me for a week for helping that day. After she walked out, they had another teacher get her emergency certificate just to teach that class, and 2 other special education teachers were put in that same classroom to help.
@@Coopersgiftbaskets I work M-F and he is going to be a junior in HS. I am the last person he wants to see in the halls. However I will see if I can volunteer and do something to help. Thank you.
Disruptive students are NOT removed so 75% of the day is spent dealing with a student on a mission to stop the learning. It prevents students from learning.
Ask your son how often this happens. Then ask Admin why disruptive kids are preventing / depriving your son from the bare minimum of an education.
Send positive emails about the teacher to the admin and cc the teacher. Maybe if they are flooded with positive and supportive feedback it might provide some “cover” for us when the angry parent of the disruptive kid accuses us of picking on their 😇
I had one that did that to me, so I hired a company to call those who would answer a call by me. It was amazing what some places would say about me. I was then given a legal letter to send them to desist or I would file for slander.
I am not a teacher. My kids are also not in public schools. BUT I absolutely believe these stories. I am a former referee and experienced coach. Crazy is crazy and gaslighting is gaslighting. I have experienced both. Hugs and prayers.
I laughed.
I sobbed.
I recognized my own pain.
Thank you.
These stories make me realize how lucky I was to have a supportive and encouraging admin team during my first two years. Because of those two principals I had, I made it in teaching over a decade. I left after this semester though. It’s getting crazy in our profession.
I feel so bad for our teachers. We need you all so bad and you all are under appreciated.
I'm from Italy. I love you channel.
I'm a mother of two kids.
Every time my son's teacher tells me my son had a bad behaviour, I don't blame her. I spoke to him. He always has to take responsability for his actions! Same things for my daughter.
Be respectful and be kind are more important than good grades.
"It smells like they pee on the floor and skate around in it." 😂😂
Thank you so much for what you are doing for us teachers. Sometimes we feel like we don’t have a voice.
I am grateful that y'all allow me to be your voice! ❤️
I work in an elementary school as a classified employee and the same thing happened to a co-worker of mine. Hand sanitizer being put in her drink.
And if you think teachers (certified employees eg. teachers, admin, etc..) are treated badly, can you imagine how paraprofessionals (classified employees eg: teachers aids (paras) cafeteria workers, custodians, etc..) are treated! 😥😢😭😡🤬
Good for you, standing up for teachers. Love your personality and passion! 💜
Thank you sweet friend!
I love you ❤️💕
Yes!💜
2018 was my last year in the classroom and I was devastated because I worked so hard to complete my studies because I LOVE teaching children how to read. I have my Masters in education but admin broke me down like a fraction between 2017-2018 school year and I have not been back in a classroom since then. Maybe one day in the future I will be able to return, until then I will enjoy my sanity. I have too many teacher friends that have quit teaching since 2019😢
So many teachers feel alone and powerless to change their untenable situations. You are their champion, Bri. Keep doing what you’re doing! You have such a protective nature and are making a huge , positive impact! 💕
I have been homeschooling for the last 2 years due to covid, and this year will be my first year back. I am always the kid who was teased for being nice and respectful towards my teachers (I wasn't that kid everybody hated that would remind the teacher about homework etc but I was respectful) and the teachers all the kids hated because they were "mean" were always my favorite, those were the struct teachers who held students accountable and had the mindset of, you respect me, I'll respect you, and I am really happy to see that people like you are advocating to the teachers that are getting hurt and harrased by students and admin who are treating teachers badly
wasn't that illegal for that principal to call all the admins of the jobs that she applied to and trash her?
I think so. It's illegal to intentionally prevent someone from being able to get a job.
When you said "imagine the emotions that teacher had going back in the classroom. " Truth is, teachers aren't ALLOWED to have emotions, especially this year. We are supposed to remain calm in the face of chaos. It's a wonder we haven't all quit.
Is it just me, or was admin not always like this?? How did this become this horrible? My mother in law is a 33 year teacher and she says how things have changed soooo much for the negative when it comes to the lack of discipline with students and admin issues. I genuinely want to know why it’s like this. Is it issues in the home of lack of discipline? Is it admin being terrified of district and parents?
I have a 3 month old now…. I will teach him as he grows to respect his teachers and to care for others and learn there are consequences for our actions the way my parents taught me…. I’m so sorry you all have to go through this.
Also, my mother in law handed in her resignation this past Wednesday and is finishing up her masters to teach at the college level. She will start with tutoring til she can advance. She deserves a new season more than anyone I know. Keep in mind she has taught at a private school- not public all these years. The problems run deep there as well and it’s sad…. I think I may tell her to send you her story of this past year which was insaneeee.
Omg.....it's the "why would you ever on Al Gore's internet" that did me in. I laughed non-stop for 15 minutes.🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I was in 7th grade in 2008. Those were wild times. I wasn’t a kid who ever got in trouble or caused trouble but a lot of the kids were completely out of control. I noticed that most of the bad kids from middle school did not end up completing high school.
Got treated the same way, they wanted me to fight for my job....I didn't even want it.😂🙃
After listening to these stories, I realize how blessed I am. I work in a Christian school in a Spanish speaking country. The only problem I have is that my students talk a lot. I have good classroom management so it is not bad. I have great parents and I have good communication with them. They are very supportive and I love them very much.
I taught for 32 years and only had 1 more to go until full retirement. I couldn't do it one more year. I had five boys in my class that made my life miserable. My administrator was very supportive. However, central office staff did not support her decisions. Midyear, I told my husband that I had three roads that I could travel. #1 jail, #2 - mental institution, #3 retired. We chose retirement. My administrator actually cried because I was leaving. I truly miss my students and I miss teaching. I wish I could have made it one more year. One blessing was that I retired at the end of 2020 school year. I don't think I could have survived teaching during Covid.
Yes, girl make some noise! It’s truly disappointing the lack of support, student/admin accountability, respect, and emotional distress teachers have to endure on a daily basis.😔 Then , they wonder why they ain’t got no teachers. 🤔🤦♀️
Not a teacher, but am so glad you are bringing these stories to light.
Can’t say it enough: join the teacher’s union. When your district has a strong union, things can be changed.
Yeah except for when you live in a right to work state...
Yeah, where I work I Georgia, it's a right to work state. No teacher union here. 😔
Georgia and other school districts are not allowed to have unions. They are “right-to-work” states. It is a little step above slavery. This whole situation is ridiculous! Administration and the school boards can be very vindictive. It’s ugly and unfair. The kids are ultimately who suffer the most sadly.
Wisconsin is right to work. When everyone is in the union, you have power.
Virginia is a Right to Work state. We can cannot have unions.
I just love your honesty...not everything is funny and the things you talk about need to be said...THANK YOU !!!
Another teacher came to me with a few weeks left in my first year and told me she overheard admin talking about not renewing my contract because of a high number of failures. Nobody ever talked to me, offered support, asked about it during the year or anything. So I had to help kids out with grades. A district where we had to give at least a 50 on every assignment, even if the kid didn’t turn it in. I was simply doing my job and trying to hold my students accountable for their own choices, but it was my job at stake, so I had to do what I had to do. Such a disservice.
Thanks for advocating for the new teachers as well as the vets.
My second year teaching I had a student spray my lunch, salad and oyster crackers with board cleaner. I had it on my desk because my next period was prep and I had a meeting run over into my lunch the previous period. We were doing small group rotation, it was an inclusion class so there was me and another teacher present. He was a small young man and had apparently just had a bad day. I had never had any negative experiences with him. Only one other student saw him do it. The bell rings and I walk to my desk and start eating.. after the bell rings and a young girl came running in telling me to stop eating my lunch.. I had already started spitting out my lunch noticing the weird taste. The principal did nothing.. a meeting was held and it was said he had O.D.D. and was not to be held accountable. I was reprimanded for not watching him better, even though the other teacher said she did not see it either. He was allowed to come back to my class, without so much as an apology.. when asked why he did it he said because he felt like it and his History teacher had made him mad. I was his math teacher.
TELL IT! So sad to hear its happening globally but the truth HURTS and must be shared! Thank you so much for sharing these.
SPED teacher here. I left this year after being gas lighted but not only the principal but my para educators. They pair up,
I had a para educator who drank water like a fish and would just walk out of the room and be gone about 15 to 20 minutes, not tell any one. I couldn’t leave the room at all. Principal did nothing.
We should listen to who are teaching out children because we need to support them. They are essentials and we need them for the sake of a good education.
All I can say is…PREACH!!!!! I could tell horror stories. My last year teaching I cried going to work and I cried on my way home. I have even tried to convince others to not go into this profession due to things like this. That may sound bad but I just don’t want others to go in like I did. Thinking I was in a job that I would love and I ended up having health issues that were exacerbated by the things I had to deal with. I love listening to you. You tell the truth.
Some people need to grow the heck up! My lord this is not high school y'all. God bless this young woman and her family.
What you’re doing as far as making these things known is SOO important! I myself would not have believed the schools were this bad if I’d not seen it myself. Parents and non-parents alike need to know what’s actually going on.
Another thing we can all do is push for the return of some kind of discipline in the classroom. Or possibly giving rights to teachers to sue parents and schools for fostering unsafe environments.
the SpongeBob scene LOL! So spot on
As a daycare teachers I can relate to many of your stories you share with us. I know many people feel we have it easy but that’s not the truth. I should write in about some of my stories (I should have my coworkers do the same). I feel bad for anyone who gets treated horribly.
I am so glad you pointed out that this sort of stuff is happening all over the world. My cousins are from Germany and I have heard countless horror stories from them, particularly about male students being SO violent to female teachers and receiving little to no consequences when some of this stuff should have landed them in jail.
I love what you do here. I was a teacher for exactly one school year. I don't have a degree in teaching, but I studied math, so I was hired as a substitute teacher to take over for a teacher on a year long maternity leave. I had never taught in a classroom setting. And I had a 5th grade class, a 7th grade class, a 9th grade class and an 11th grade class daily. Looking back, that schedule is insane. And I had very little support from admin. I started having trouble sleeping after the first two months and I was diagnosed with clinical depression and started medication. As the year wore on, I would get more and more emotional on my off hours. I started to develop anxiety about leaving the house. I knew I couldn't keep up this job much longer. I barely made it through the school year. But I did. I didn't make any waves, there was no dramatic moment where I showed how badly I was doing and looking back I realize that I was holding it together, but no one from outside knew how badly I was doing. I wish I had been more open about it at the time. But there is a shocking lack of support for new teachers.
When teachers face problems like this,I think they should all get together (outside of school) and schedule a walkout/call out. EVERY. SINGLE. TEACHER. Even if it has to be done repeatedly 1 or 2 days a month. It will show that your education system is absolutely screwed without the teachers. Also, think about forming a union. Communication with your coworkers is key.
Keep your voice LOUD!! I was fortunate enough to be in the classroom for 42 years. Most of the years were phenomenal. I had excellent supervisors / administrators to work with. The very last year that I taught my daughter had seven strokes and she had a baby that was chronically ill and in need of a bone marrow transplant and I knew that I couldn't continue to teach and be the teacher that I always had been and watch over my family. But I'm getting ahead of myself a little bit. At the beginning of that very last year I had kindergarten kids I taught kindergarten for my last 3 years. I had
Taught students in grades 1 through 8--- most of my time was in Middle School but I did teach in elementary school as well. That kind of gives you a picture of my background. The beginning of that last year before I decided to resign because of my daughter's health I had a young girl in my class who was behind the others academically I know that sounds crazy because it was just kindergarten but as you must know this was in 2011 kindergarten was really the new second grade. They expected the kids to be at least 1st grade level but they really wanted them on second grade level before they got done in kindergarten. Well this one child was behind the others. Her mother came in for a conference and she said "well she didn't go to pre-k so I think that's the reason that she is behind". And I said that very well may be the case but we'll see if we can't get her up to par. Then I was out for a week when my daughter had the first of her series of strokes and when I came back the principal came rushing down to me to tell me that this mother had said I told her that her daughter was behind because she didn't go to pre-k and I kept saying it over and over. Which trust me when I tell you that wasn't the case. And he did not believe me nor support me. It was then that I knew that it was time for me to leave. I had loved all of the 41 years before that that I had been a teacher and I didn't want one administrator to ruin it. Karma has a way of coming back as you know. About 3 years after I left he was kicked out of administration and put back in the classroom because his skills were just not there. So appreciate you speaking out for these teachers. I don't know where they're going to get teachers from now because they've made it almost impossible to be a good teacher. The kids have no accountability-- absolutely not one single bit. They have no respect for any adults and that is a huge part of the problem-- in my opinion but you know what they say about opinions. Anyway I've been following along with you for months and I will continue to do so. Take care of you and thank you for your concern.
This absolutely happens. Placing people in the situation of no win will have teachers leave and then put MUCH more PRESSURE on the system short of teachers.
If that admin wanted a teacher with 30+ years experience, then why did he hire her straight out of school? What kind of Bull Swankiness is that?!?!? He hired her to bully her. That's the answer. Plain and simple. I have some choice words for that man about his car's extended warranty.
Yes! YES! YES!! There is denial in the abusers.
Yes ma'am they need to be called out!!! I had a principal fired because of how she was treating the students and teachers!! I've got your back!! Please keep doing what you're doing cause it NEEDS TO STOP!! Love you!
Your laugh when you said there isn’t any bad kids 😂🤣
In Spain its absolutely horrible, I'm not a teacher but a student myself (16), I was raised by a British dad and Russian mum, and used to go to primary school in a town that had more foreigners and there were no problems in that school whatsoever, then moved to another town to go to secondary (middle) school. And it was just completely different here, the teachers get treated horribly by the students, the students talk and treat teachers however they want to, think they have the right to do whatever they want to do in class and when they're told off they play the victim card.
And their parents (judging by the parents group chat) believe that their kids are the victims and don't do anything wrong in class and the teachers are at fault all the time
So yeah it's not only the US
It hurts my heart when a person’s livelihood is taken away by the pettiness and ugliness of others. Losing your job can result in losing your home, losing your medical insurance and health care, losing your good credit or good name and losing everything in between. These are no small things.
There are many small people.
Serious question, as a non-parent, how can I help my local school district? Would running for the school board help? Naturally once I have my own children I plan on being involved and helping their teachers in any way that I can but what can I do in the meantime to help?
Honestly bestie, I'll have to think through this one. I have never been asked this question before.....I think it's really amazing that you aren't a parent yet and you want to know what you can do to help your local school district. ❤️
@@honestteachervibes 1. Hey best friend! Love you girl!
2. I am so frustrated with these stories and am tired of sitting around doing nothing. I want to help and even if it's reaching out to local school districts to volunteer during lunch to give teachers a well deserved break or whatever, I'd be happy to help.
You can vote for your school board members even if you don't have kids
Applause for wanting to help! I have a couple of suggestions. They don’t directly address the teacher-principal issue but they certainly help the teachers.
You can join a school’s PTA as a community member. Find out what volunteer opportunities there are. Two of my favorites - running copies and shelving library books.
At my kids school, teachers turned in “orders” weekly. A volunteer could get it all done in an hour at 9 or 10am rather than every individual teacher squeezing in the task , waiting in line after school etc.
Library- kids know it but not all adults do - librarians are teachers who present literary lessons such as genre, what is fiction/nonfiction, etc. This involves lesson planning and preparation. If you shelve books, they have time for these “higher brain function” tasks.
Put in a cape so you can be super mad. 😂 This is so sad. I’m glad this ended well for the teacher, unfortunately I’m sure many teachers just take the abuse because they don’t have another choice.
Amen! Thank you. A few seconds in and I had to stop it before it bawled. I was nominated teacher of the year and have a graduate degree in education. I had to walk away because of what admin did to me. I thought I was alone. I thought it was my fault. I thought something was wrong with me for many many years. I can't even begin to tell you what your channel and what all of you board teachers mean to me. So blessed for you all!
The hand sanitizer part is crazy, when I was in the 8th grade a student put shaving cream and a laxative in a teacher’s coffee and they were expelled. That girl was a straight A student, never in trouble and was expelled on the spot.
Best friend has found her lifes calling, keep being a voice for those that feel like they don't have one, or that feel unable to stand up for themselves!
My heart breaks for the people in these stories. Im not in education, I'm not even in America, but i 100% believe these teachers just based on what i remember from when i was at school & the way my fellow students would act.
Love you Bestie, enjoy your summer with your daughter x
I'm an evening manager at a local store and have worked with many high school students over the years. YES, there are BAD kids! I can not believe some of the things some kids have done and the store director won't fire them. Finally have a store director who believes in consequences! Those kids shape up fast or quit or get fired. He is awesome.
I retired in June 2019, three years before I should have, though I have a liveable (kind of) pension and lifetime medical. I was FED UP with the b---sh--. The world of teaching I entered in 1995 and the change over the years was near impossible. I felt like I was on a gerbil wheel. All. The. Time. There are SO many stories I could tell, too, like you, because the district uses you up and spits you out. SO many teachers retired early over the last ten years I was there, and I understand why. I have had 4th-graders where the police had to escort them to my room. I loved loved teaching for the first 10 years. I really did. Students can get away with ANYTHING.
I started in '95 also. The walk from my car into my 5th or 6th grade class is rarely a positive thing in the morning. Just trying to get to year 32.
The look on her face at 7:13 said "Omg that's so unbelievably precious that you think that, you little naive unicorn"
I resigned 1 year in December. I felt like I was being bullied and targeted. (I had 12 years experience at this point). I took notes and had documentation of said bullying and called them out. This of course made it worse for me. I continued to be targeted and I continued to take notes. Finally, I said fuck it and was like, I hate it hear and that set off a frenzy of the admin to push me out. I resigned. The ap said they would let me out of my contract without prejudice. I know its because they knew I had documentation and notes. I didn't push it any further because they kept their word and I was easily rehired. 5 years later, I'm not going back after my contract ends this year 😂
Thank goodness for your honesty about our profession. May 31,2022 was my official last day as a teacher. It broke my heart to feel like I needed to retire but I need to think about what my family needs and my own health.
You are so refreshing and funny as heck. Love your smile and laughter. Sounds like administration has not been developed to develope the New Teachers. They find fault, bully and do not provide no encouragement.
As a student I’ve never heard of students being removed from a class after like the first week or 2 of classes. Knowing this background info. makes me wonder how many of my teachers had terrors that stayed in their class.