Comments on: What to Do When Your Students Are Out to Make You Miserable

By: A.

A. — Tue, 18 Oct 2022 00:58:41 +0000

I appreciate your advice. I’m not a first-year teacher, but I feel like it because of the new school I just transferred to. Focusing on the positive and trying to not take things personally, (detachment), will hopefully help me to turn things around.

By: Heidi Shinton

Heidi Shinton — Sun, 28 Feb 2016 23:38:35 +0000

I really appreciated these comments. So many are things pre-service teachers study but a new classroom can be so challenging. I think the first recommendation is the most important and it helps me not to take attacks personally. Prayer, even a whispered one under my breath, helps me stop and remember that God loves me and he has a good things for my class. He wants to love on each student that he is bringing through my door and I am his bridge. Some one told me once “You may be the only Jesus your students ever see.” It may sound a bit cliché but it may also be true. If I remind myself that hurting hearts try to hurt others it gives me patience and peace to practice calmness, to find the good, to reach out to the obnoxious ones, and to practice kindness. But its only in his strength I can do any of those things so a quick “Help!” makes a world of difference.

By: Melissa

Melissa — Thu, 18 Feb 2016 07:27:01 +0000

thanks! sounds like some great advice. I’ve been teaching for 30 years (forever) and I’m still getting occasion kids who are tough to crack. These very good ideas are very worthwhile to think about.