Outright Disrespect
Daily, I have to hear the F word. Daily, I tell my students to stop using profanity. Daily, they ignore me.
I don't understand it. I really don't get it. How can young men be so obnoxiously disrespectful? Did their mothers teach them nothing? How hard is it not to cuss for three hours while they're in my classroom? Better yet, how difficult must it be to follow directions two seconds after they are given?
I'm not exaggerating. Today, a profanity-loving student of mine said, "He can't spell shit." Me being fed up with the insolent bastards replied sarcastically, "It's S-H-I-T. And we don't use that word in this classroom." Literally two seconds after I said that, another student yells "Fuck up!" What the hell? Seriously? SERIOUSLY!? Do they hold such contempt for me that they must throw my rules in my face?
Maybe I don't understand because I've never been in their shoes, but honestly, I don't think that's a good enough excuse. They are human beings. I am a human being. I have a right to go into my workplace and not be so rudely disrespected day in and day out. I just can't comprehend how they can treat another human being this way. I am utterly astonished at their behavior.
Ugh. I wish I were sick so I didn't have to go in tomorrow.
I don't understand it. I really don't get it. How can young men be so obnoxiously disrespectful? Did their mothers teach them nothing? How hard is it not to cuss for three hours while they're in my classroom? Better yet, how difficult must it be to follow directions two seconds after they are given?
I'm not exaggerating. Today, a profanity-loving student of mine said, "He can't spell shit." Me being fed up with the insolent bastards replied sarcastically, "It's S-H-I-T. And we don't use that word in this classroom." Literally two seconds after I said that, another student yells "Fuck up!" What the hell? Seriously? SERIOUSLY!? Do they hold such contempt for me that they must throw my rules in my face?
Maybe I don't understand because I've never been in their shoes, but honestly, I don't think that's a good enough excuse. They are human beings. I am a human being. I have a right to go into my workplace and not be so rudely disrespected day in and day out. I just can't comprehend how they can treat another human being this way. I am utterly astonished at their behavior.
Ugh. I wish I were sick so I didn't have to go in tomorrow.
1 Comments:
You can't call in because I NEED you. Seriously. NEED. I will break down crying and hit the local pub tomorrow if you are not there. And that will just be at lunch time. We can do it together! We will prevail! Common sense will prevail!
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