Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on May 8, 2008 - 9:27pm.
Marc:
Your podcast series on this Web site featuring students, teachers, and the CEO is astounding and you should do it again.
As a city teacher myself, I am threatened every day I go to work. Yesterday for instance I asked a student to go to the "buddy teacher" (which is how we give students a time out so situations can cool down; then they come back), and she cursed and flipped the desk, which tapped me in the foot. Not really a problem in the scale of things, but also just another day. That incident would be in addition to the direct threat of the day from whomever it is that day among the 5-10 that are slightly dangerous and / or aggressive in posture. This issue is ripe for more investigation and exploration. I am glad you're keeping at it.
Teaching in BCPSS
Marc:
Your podcast series on this Web site featuring students, teachers, and the CEO is astounding and you should do it again.
As a city teacher myself, I am threatened every day I go to work. Yesterday for instance I asked a student to go to the "buddy teacher" (which is how we give students a time out so situations can cool down; then they come back), and she cursed and flipped the desk, which tapped me in the foot. Not really a problem in the scale of things, but also just another day. That incident would be in addition to the direct threat of the day from whomever it is that day among the 5-10 that are slightly dangerous and / or aggressive in posture. This issue is ripe for more investigation and exploration. I am glad you're keeping at it.