Teaching seems like a frustrating job

You're a beautiful human beeing.

Thank you for the encouraging words. I was going to make a comment about "that's 4 years of study, just for a maybe I will like it". But this year (well, this July) marks 4 years of being a Teacher Assistant, and I'm still ready for another 4 years...

All the signs say "go for it", but the leadership...

The decision is yours to make after all, and it's a pretty important one. But I think any educational system (wherever you're from, doesn't matter) can always use more teachers that actually care for their students and aren't there just to have a job, which isn't always the case unfortunately.

I never said it was acceptable. Do you call you're children garbage when they misbehave? Does their behavior improve after you tell your child that you think they're garbage? I don't let my children hit anyone either, I just don't call them garbage if they do.

Teaching in a school has greatly changed over the past 3 decades. It's still a rewarding career, but not one I wanted to stick with - the pressure to work miracles is too high, and the support just isn't there to do so.

I don't, which is why I clearly stated the assumption I was making and positioned my comment as conditional on that assumption being true.

the self confidence of stepping up and leading the class is what’s holding me back

You get used to it, especially after a few times of going through and refining your material. Once you have a clearer vision of the outcome you want a class to have, it's a lot easier to figure out how you can guide groups of students to that point, even if the group dynamics change from year to year.

This is why I love private boarding schools. Punishments are swift & violent. And crying for attention will get you none.

that's awful!

Because I don't call children garbage? OK lol

Punishing is much more than violence against children, and hitting them is one of the worst ways to punish for many reasons.

I feel like the teacher should be someone who not only possesses great knowledge and the capacity to guide, but also the ability to solo the entire classroom in a fight to make them submit and listen the fuck up.

Strikes me almost like someone on the spectrum trying to solution when the other just wants acknowledgement and an apology. But being hangry is absolutely a thing, especially with kids so it is possible the "calming banana" might work

The kid I personally nicknamed ‘Cartman’ because that was his personality, is helping the new kid around school when teachers aren’t looking.

Should we be worried that Cartman is helping other kids, or is that a sign that he really grew and matured as a person?

I bet being physically punished for inane bullshit is great for building character

/s

that kid does not have good home

All the problematic peers I’ve known either were born into a neglectful or hostile household, or were neurodivergent of some kind and didn’t fit in with the environment we were in, since those who were typical and were born into understanding families would just do what they were supposed to do.

Due to how schools where I live are supposed to be looking out for signs of neurodivergence or other differences, while also being underfunded without a justification, many students aren’t even seen and once they get to middle or high school, they become the violent and problematic ones.

Then again though, it’s also the parents’ responsibility to make sure their own child is heard and cared for to prevent such outbursts from happening in the first place, and those neglectful or hostile households are likely a result of the parents not understanding what being mentally healthy means.

Ah yes. Love the downvotes

the parent got told that his kid assaulted a teacher and this is the response, raving about some "calming bananas". Also not a word of apology.

"Ah yes, the ancient cure for physical assault: potassium. I’m sure the glasses will magically fix themselves once he finishes his 'Superpower' fruit.