Reply #58: I agree completely. . . [View All]

[kevinbgoode]

The moment they behave in a disrespectful manner, particularly in a violent way, they are out. It's interesting - I just had a similar discussion with a high school honors class I'm teaching. . .I'm a college teacher and have little training to teach people younger than 18 so we had this discussion and I asked them what happened when there were fights at school. Their response? In-school detentions...if it is serious, perhaps a suspension.

I told them right then and there that I was trained to teach adults and not children. One student asked me what I'd do if someone got into a physical fight and I laughed. . .and then said "You would never be in my classroom again. I don't have children and I'm not raising children. The moment one student forces me to have to act like a parent, your ass is out of here. I don't owe you an education if you haven't been raised with any manners."

They were surprised. One asked me if I've ever kicked a student out of class before in college. I laughed and said "Absolutely. Three times. The last time was because one was reading her Human Anatomy book during my lecture. I don't run a study hall and I don't give a shit if you have other things you want to do." One young lady's eyes got big and she said "I'm always doing my next class homework during the class before." Hahaha. . .I just said "Aren't you glad I don't teach high school?"