"I think we should have never developed past the flip phone" 🎯👏👏👏!!! 💯💯💯

@thetickedoffpianoplayer4193

2 ай бұрын

Smart phones are great for disabled people though. I don't think they should be given to kids, though, unless they are being heavily supervised.

@callmeangie867

Ай бұрын

As I watch this on my phone

@truthmatters4520

Ай бұрын

Totally agree!

@07Flash11MRC

Ай бұрын

I mostly agree, however there should be an exception for disabled or neurodivergent kids. E.g. my autistic nephew is mute, so using technology that can play voice recordings and has educational apps on it is the only way he can participate in school.

Teachers get out while you still can, thankless job, the inmates are running the asylum, dont care what anyone says thats what it is

@user-Luv-U2

2 ай бұрын

You are right! It can be a real nightmare, lol.

@dwwolf4636

Ай бұрын

Why do you think people would actually want a functioning education system that actually teaches literacy, math, science and competency based self-esteem ?

@mariekatherine5238

Ай бұрын

You said it, “inmates”!!! If you want to stay in teaching, get a job teaching prisoners. No more behaviors. One wrong move, the guard removes them.

@juliafox52

Ай бұрын

​@@dwwolf4636How can the schools teach those things when they don't even require them from the teachers any more. It is far more important who you know and where you stand on the political spectrum. The entire math department where my husband teaches does not have a single teacher who can actually do the math they teach without the answer key and don't even know when the answer key is wrong. One is a psych major who thinks the only way to teach is via manipulation. BUT, she is a progressive, so it doesn't matter.

@moo9141

Ай бұрын

@@juliafox52 In Colorado (and I’m sure in other states too) they are lowering the bar for teacher qualifications. Instead of paying more and treating them right, they are just opening the door to whoever will step up.

I don't think cell phones should be allowed in school.

@munimathbypeterfelton6251

2 ай бұрын

Most private schools I worked in required their students to turn in their phones at the beginning of the day either to the front office or their home room teacher and then retrieve them therefrom at the end of the day and not a minute earlier. But why public and charter schools believe that students own the right to play on their phones at all times during the school day is beyond comprehension.

@Charles_Anthony

2 ай бұрын

I went to a public school back in the day when cellphones first came out to rich kids. They weren't allowed on campus, but people would still sneak them in. These were the old flip phones back in... I want to say 2004 or 05. Don't know what changed because that was a good system.

@phillatella6470

2 ай бұрын

I totally agree I was an administrator for several years and I did not allow them in the classrooms. Students were to put their phones in their lockers before first period. Any student found with a phone was given a verbal warning and written up. If it happened again the student had to hand in the phone to the office everyday for the rest of the semester. Parents were totally on board with this we had zero cell phone issues

@Firefly-tf8gu

2 ай бұрын

@@munimathbypeterfelton6251 everyone is worried about test scores but won’t take away the main thing that would help. At least not at my school.

@Firefly-tf8gu

2 ай бұрын

@@phillatella6470 I brought up the idea and was told by admin that lessons need to be more engaging. To some kids nothing is more engaging.

They now want the teachers to build relationships with all the students because the student's own parents don't have a healthy relationship with them anymore, so now it's all on the teachers to teach, parent, and counsel students (along with the 100 other different things we are required to do for our job on a daily basis). This is why teachers' brains are fried by the end of the day, and why most of us are having mental breakdowns and anxiety attacks.

@munimathbypeterfelton6251

2 ай бұрын

I remember a former teacher colleague of mine expressing similar disdain to our admin. in the faculty lounge one morning, concluding her statement with “Of course it’s all the parents’ fault.” This teacher was a single parent herself and had two well behaved, responsible, hardworking, decent, respectful kids of her own who attended the school, whereas both the principal and vice-principal were single and childless. Yet that didn’t stop the admin. from admonishing the given teacher parent for accusing other parents of continually coming up short in raising their own children properly or even at all. 🙄

@fpanadero2626

2 ай бұрын

Schools have evolved from "education" to babysitting

@Imissyoulou

2 ай бұрын

@@fpanadero2626 and mental insitutions.

@user-vg8ez9cu6u

2 ай бұрын

WE DONT PAY TEACHERS TO "HAVE A RELATIONSHIP" WITH OUR CHILDREN. WE PAY THEM TO TEACH FROM THE FOUR CORNERS OF THE TEXTBOOK. NOTHING MORE. NOTHING LESS.

@RP-vy8st

2 ай бұрын

​@@user-vg8ez9cu6u yesss!!

It's almost the end of the school year and I still only know about half of the 600 kids' names that I see every week. And one of the biggest questions I was asked on my interview was how I plan to develope a relationship with every student. Seriously, are these people nuts?!

I'm a parent of a 3 year old and I feel like these videos give more information on how not to raise my kid than any other parenting channel on youtube lol

@moo9141

2 ай бұрын

Sadly, you’re going to have to find a way to educate your child other than public school. My youngest is 11 and I’m not sure the benefit is worth the damage to her mental health and self esteem anymore. The “education” is sub par even on a good day. Saying that, we have some excellent teachers who I trust with her life, but they are spread so thin and limited in what they can do.

@sunshineand

Ай бұрын

​@@moo9141 I've been looking into homeschooling while working and heard that it's quite possible especially with older children

@elonas9487

Ай бұрын

I highly reccomend considering homeschool. I started my child off at a Montessori preschool, which was great and then an expensive private school for elementary because the schools in my city are very rough. While the private school was great for her early education, by the time she hit 3rd grade the pressure and expectations were overboard and my kid started saying she wished she didn't exist. I pulled her out and started homeschooling her. The result has been amazing. We are going into her 10th grade year and my only regret is that I wish I'd started earlier. Our relationship improved immediately, her personal challenges and strengths could be tended to in ways that made her feel good about herself, and best of all she has had plenty of time to explore her own interests and stay true to who she is. There is a huge community of homeschoolers here on KZread. I highly recommend the channel SevenInAll for parents of really young kids.

Today was my last day ever working in public education. Great way to celebrate with a new video!

@Augfordpdoggie

2 ай бұрын

congrats to you. What is the next job?

@TeacherTherapy

2 ай бұрын

That is awesome! 🥰

@Rockerlady

2 ай бұрын

​@@TeacherTherapyHi Trish! I think I left a message once about a video idea: an interview with a teacher who is self identified as an introvert would be interesting. How do they handle the multi tasking and need to be "on" during the day. It can be exhausting, especially middle school 😂.

@TeacherTherapy

2 ай бұрын

@rockerlady That's a great idea! I haven't found any teachers like that to interview yet, but I am an introvert, and I totally understand! 😅 I would cope by coming home and sleeping for 2 hours after work every day! Haha! 💤😴

@robinsonfamily3948

2 ай бұрын

​@@AugfordpdoggieInteresting question. I wonder why people don't ask what the person's plans are vs "what's the next job." ?

Cell phones should not be allowed in school. I’ll go a step further, students should not have access to social media until 16 years old. TikTok trends have literally molded this generations personality. It makes classroom management horrible sometimes. Also, a lot of students with sped label are just bad kids. They literally are at school to cause as much chaos as possible. I’m one year into 6th grade and boy I’m thinking about going back into the automotive industry.

@ellenbrown579

2 ай бұрын

As a parent my ideal middle school would have a no phone policy and require a no social media contract with parents and kids

@munimathbypeterfelton6251

2 ай бұрын

I have always thought that no one should have any access to social media until they turn 18 and are legal adults and out of the house! Social media was originally created by college students for college students. It wasn’t until the late 2000s when non-collegiates earned the full-time right to use social media. But either way, social media is way too sophisticated for vulnerable people like children to grasp. And as proven time and time again online, the less well educated population dominates the discussions on threads most disgustingly!

@paco679

Ай бұрын

tiktok literally existed since 2015 the problem is capitalism and the horrible future us gen z students have in store for us. there is no reward anymore and we were born into a world that was stripped of all its resources. but sure, blame phones.

I feel like the future is ruined

@alanhope8971

2 ай бұрын

It’s not determined, but it’s not looking very promising.

@katjones4840

Ай бұрын

The homeschool kids are doing just fine. 🤷‍♀️

Be firm, fair, and consistent. There is no magical formula. Respect is earned.

@joeldiaz5857

Ай бұрын

Not so easy!!!

Big difference between a classroom teacher and a special education teacher. A special education teacher especially in the self-contained rooms has more time and leeway to form these bonds

@choicelyon2131

2 ай бұрын

Yes, someone had to say it. Not generalizing at all, but strictly from my own observations in the districts I've been in (NYS), the high school special education teachers are responsible for maybe 5-10 kids the entire school year, and their IEPs/504s are pretty much already set in stone and they just touch base about accommodations every year. So they're not drafting massive docs each year. And no lesson planning. They were pretty dismissive of helping my Spanish students cuz Spanish is never gonna be "as important as math". It's pretty minimal work overall compared to content teachers (again, in the places I've worked, this doesn't apply to everyone). My mom said she'd walk past the resource room at her school and she'd see the special education teachers just shopping on Amazon while the kids were all on their devices. If I had that little work to do each day and still got paid the same as my fellow teachers who worked 60+ hours a week, I probably could've lasted longer than 9 years, too

@fpanadero2626

2 ай бұрын

Exactly... they hang out like a club, while I gotta get through the Math standards

@Truecrimeandwinecouple

2 ай бұрын

I teach general education most of the day, including Algebra, Chemistry, and Geometry.

@robinsonfamily3948

2 ай бұрын

I substitute teach mainly special Ed. Special Ed teachers have a lot more students than the few in their classroom. I bounce around all day since sped teachers have students with IEPs in general Ed classes around the school all day. I sub K-12 & know one job isn't better or easier than the other.

@robinsonfamily3948

2 ай бұрын

​@@fpanadero2626Special teachers just get along better. I prefer subbing for them vs general Ed teachers who tend to have a chip on their shoulder and look down on others.

“The more we put on teachers, the less we get accomplished.” BINGO! At the end of the day, a teacher is only ONE PERSON! Teachers are smart, strong, caring, competent people and working professionals. But the fact that other adult parties (parents, administrators, even the general public) unjustly expect teachers to be the lone human, intellectual, moral, inspirational, overall means of support in every single child’s life is beyond impossible. And like Mary also said: when you have a room full of individuals with their own self-centered agendas, entirely unwilling to compromise, cooperate, listen, collaborate, be polite and professional, show the slightest means of respect to their surroundings, everything goes nowhere at lightning speed. All it takes is for everybody to play their part to perfection and all of these worsening problems will be solved. But for every human party out there who refuses to see the light, the darkness that is being shoved in good people’s faces on a regular basis will only persist.

@BarryBrandon-mz7gb

2 ай бұрын

Can someone explain to me why after 25 years of crying our for more special ed teachers, this mainstreaming is now a thing? In my 29th year of fifth or sixth grade and it's an unfun and unkind grind, for sure.

@robyost6079

Ай бұрын

And if you put literally everything on the teacher and nothing on the students, then you will get no learning, achievement, or student development.

“We should’ve never developed past the Flip phone!” I couldn’t agree more!

I definitely think relationships help, but you have to have SOME consequences (like suspension). You can't only have relationships. Also, working with elementary sounds way different. My elementary students had no issues with hitting women

shoutout to Special Ed teachers! Scanning the job postings in two different areas of the country, and there are pages and pages of special ed jobs needing to be filled, way more than any other teaching assignment. wow, you'd think that would tell the higher-ups that something needs to change so we can fill those positions for the kids

I am a first year teacher. Your interviewees are obviously some of the smartest and insightful people and society and it is truly a shame that the kids are missing out on being educated by them. I knew from the beginning that smart phones were a disaster. I get a pit in my stomach when I see kids with these devices in their hands. Society needs to wake up

Please make a video about mainstreaming of all ese kids and how it's affected teachers and the other students in the classroom. I would love to hear this topic being discussed. I feel as though no one talks about this but this is a huge reason why we have so many behavioral issues in class.

@TeacherTherapy

2 ай бұрын

Can I interview you? 😄 I haven't had anyone reach out to me for an interview on that topic yet, but I did interview a guy this week who works with students who are labeled emotionally disturbed and have been kicked out of public school due to extreme, violent behaviors. That one will come out in a couple of weeks, hopefully. But I'd love to interview you if you're up for it! ❤

@RP-vy8st

2 ай бұрын

@@TeacherTherapy what is your email? I would love to discuss this topic further with you.

@TeacherTherapy

2 ай бұрын

Yay! It's teachertherapytrish@gmail.com 🤗

@Imissyoulou

2 ай бұрын

CPS, was warned about this 25 years ago but they still do it. In some cases it works, however when you have children with explosive personalities, it impedes the educational process and puts the students and teachers at risk.

@robinsonfamily3948

2 ай бұрын

​@@ImissyoulouMy sister subs like me. The other day she had 2nd graders. One kid took a pencil and tried to stab another kid in the neck. The school brushed it off and still will allow that same kid in the classroom. The principal had the nerve to say just don't bother him. Luckily the pencil didn't do anything, but the fact that he even tried was very alarming.

In year 26, I can say that everything she said was true (it is not the kids.) To add to that, millennial parents validate tantrums and aid and abed wrongdoing. We know their kids better than they do. Yet, the veteran teachers are used, because we are assigned the most challenging students, while the "woke" teachers avoid having difficult conversations, where we are more direct. The older I get, I've noticed it being even more in the atmosphere that we veterans are dinosaurs who are "stuck". As you can see from this amazing educator, as I've stated on this platform before, never paint everybody with the same broad brush. Thanks, Trish.

@snowps1

2 ай бұрын

You know the kids better than the parents do??

@thepurplediva2957

2 ай бұрын

@@snowps1 Absolutely. Especially adolescent children.

@Truecrimeandwinecouple

2 ай бұрын

Mary here. Thank you for your kind words and I agree 100%.

@oddlibrarianout1295

25 күн бұрын

@snowps1 ​some parents are shocking neglectful of their own children. I've seen parents struggle to remember their kid's ages! It's sad, but it's not CPS level neglect so you can't do anything about it. You can't really require parents actually love and bond with their children. Sometimes teachers really do know the kids better than the parents.😢

The day I retired from teaching was a welcome day, indeed: no more bad student behavior, no more bad teacher behavior trainings, no more bad administrators. Yay!

the only way things will get better is if teachers start suing the parents, and the administration, we could make billions of dollars, but more importantly hold these crappy parents accountable.

@TeacherTherapy

2 ай бұрын

Accountability is definitely needed! 💯

@Charles_Anthony

2 ай бұрын

Blame society; we can't punish kids anymore. I'm not saying that there aren't bad parents but taking away the tools to punish a kid has certainly created more problems.

@kris78787

2 ай бұрын

​@@Charles_Anthony yep and it's all by design too

@garlandofbooks4494

2 ай бұрын

@@TeacherTherapywhat specifically would the parents be sued for? I’m a little confused

@user-Luv-U2

2 ай бұрын

You got that right! 😊

She is more of a social worker with a smaller population of students. That's just the differences between a large 5th grade regular ed classroom with 1 teacher and a sped self contained classroom with a para or assistant. There are definite physical dangers working with EBD students in a self contained classroom. However she does focus on the social aspect which is good. Thats how I view kids as a sped teacher. It is different with sped kids.. What she's really doing is running a mental health unit.

@Truecrimeandwinecouple

2 ай бұрын

You are incorrect. Less than half my day is small group.

@robinsonfamily3948

2 ай бұрын

​@@TruecrimeandwinecoupleYeah there are a lot of false comments about sped teachers in the comments. Even as a substitute for sped Ed, I know they have to bounce around the school all day since they have a lot of students in general Ed classes they're responsible for. In fact, I haven't worked my last trimester since I mainly sub for the same special Ed teachers and I'm unable to walk around to the different classrooms.

@MW-greatteacher10

2 ай бұрын

@Truecrimeandwinecouple there are many models in sped delivery. It all depends on the level of student exceptionalities and the setting. I was simply commenting on the speakers setting and students. There is inclusion, resource, MOID, SID PID, various settings and various exceptionalities and every single district in this country calls the settings different things .. they also place students and teachers in different settings based on level of function, state mandated class size etc etc. It's like autism.. if you've seen one sped set up you haven't seen them all.

I find the idea that every teacher needs to have a relationship with, care for, and love these kids, is toxic as hell. I am their teacher, not their dad. It's not my job to be a father figure or trauma counselor. Once these kids leave the Disneyland that is modern education, the world will give zero fucks about them. It's important for them to learn how to function in a world that doesn't love, care for, and coddle them; and I tell them that straight up. I grade them dispassionately- based on their behavior, effort, and performance- and only that. No excuses, no mitigating circumstances; and for the most part, it works really well. That's the extent of the "relationship"- you'll be judged fairly, on the merit *you* exhibit. I've had a few parents who didn't like it; but I'm not a babysitter, and I'm not their stepdad; and I tell them as much (in nicer terms, of course). I also have to add that I have a very supportive administration where I teach- if you don't have that, you may as well leave this profession.

@munimathbypeterfelton6251

2 ай бұрын

Hear hear! I hated it when my students would become overly familiar and casual with me to the point of calling me by my first name just because they saw it written down on paper even though they knew how to properly address me as their teacher. Also when they would be all butthurt and heartbroken whenever I called them out in front of their peers for acting up in any way-acting as if I had somehow betrayed them when I was merely reminding them of the rules of classroom etiquette that they should have known already. Like a good supervisor in relationship to their employees, a good teacher will listen to what their students have to say, give them a second chance, compliment them when they have done a good job, help and motivate them to do better, and be a positive influence in their everyday business endeavors. But if a teacher is expected to always go the extra mile and be overly casual with their students to the point of being their playmates without having any authority over them whatsoever, then the newfound student-teacher relationship has failed.

@TeacherTherapy

2 ай бұрын

I hear you! I think the pendulum has swung to an unhealthy extreme for sure! My teachers were never under this kind of pressure. Of course, it's great when teachers genuinely care about their students, but many schools place all the pressure on teachers, and it's not healthy. 😢

@kris78787

2 ай бұрын

The reason they want you to build a relationships with all these kids is because these kids don't have relationships with their own parents at home, and now teachers are expected to teach, parent, and counsel students all at the same time. It's nonsensical. So many times I have had to stop my lesson and turn on "parent mode" and have a long talk with the kids about basic things they should have already learned at home, but are severely lacking. This happens constantly, all day long. My brain literally feels fried by the end of the day.

@munimathbypeterfelton6251

2 ай бұрын

@@kris78787 Yes, the fact that parents are allowed to screw up continually while teachers are required to make up for it all is beyond abhorrent. Talk about enabling!

@kris78787

2 ай бұрын

@@munimathbypeterfelton6251 Recently, I had to stop my lesson and give a lengthy talk to several 2nd grade students why it's not safe to stick your finger or objects into an electrical outlet (they randomly got up and were trying to do this as I was teaching). I thought parents taught these things when they were 2 years old 🤦‍♀?! I am beyond disturbed at the state of parenting in our society

I really like what this teacher has said so far. Having more than one year with students can be pretty good. My daughter had the same teacher for a second and third grade, and that teacher really got to know her, and I think it helped also, when I was in junior high, because I have vision problems I had a resource teacher who worked with me from 5th to 8th grade fifth to eighth grade. And she really got to know me well, and helped me to perform at my best. Also, the thing about different personalities is really true too. I worked at an after-school program, and was really struggling. My boss couldn't understand why I couldn't handle the students the same way my male co-workers could, and his supervisor told him that simply put I wasn't them. Then she gave me some tools that helped me as an individual, and followed up with me. She was awesome.

I think modern public schools are operated more as social service agencies and less as academic institutions now. We have to link students and families with various needs from health to food security (hunger) to meet them where they are at. I myself only carry a flip phone because I see too many students and staff who are on SMART phones all day. As a 1-Day teaching specialist in Art, Library, Music, or Physical Education I don't have the same relationship with students that a regular classroom teacher or teaching assistant does 5 days a week. When I go to some classrooms, a few students will literally say, "The classroom teacher is gone, now we can fool around." Some students also start arguing or fighting within 5 seconds to 5 minutes after the classroom teacher leaves because I don't know them as well. I've been in the same urban school district for over 10 years, but I'm not sure if I can do this for even 1 more year. Just my dilemma here.

@kris78787

2 ай бұрын

I totally agree with you. I'm a music teacher and the kids oftentimes will come into my room acting like wild hyenas. They only see me once a week so it's impossible to establish relationships with every student. I have rules and clear expectations that I go over with them every single week. I give out rewards and incentives. So many of them still act like wild animals. No one can learn in an enviroment like this, especially when so many of the students have mental issues and emotional problems. Most days I feel like all I am here to do is babysit the kids so the teachers can get their planning period break. It's ridiculous.

@kris78787

2 ай бұрын

I also agree about the arguing and fighting part. Sometimes I have kids come into my room and the first thing they do is start name calling, pushing or shoving another student, or running around the room trying to antagonize someone else. Right off the bat before I even take roll they are already acting up. They come into my room thinking it's play time and that they can do whatever they want because their teacher isn't there. I'm so over it tbh

@Imissyoulou

2 ай бұрын

Social service agencies and mental insitutions.

On point!!! @Teacher Therapy, it's the goddamn cellphones that are killing our motivations. As a current grade 11 student I can not tell you how addicted we are to these cell phones. Not only is it damaging to our brains but more that we have trouble staying attentive in class. Honestly, we've hit a new level of normal and it is setting the bars even more low. I'm not that surprised, that not a lot of people are stepping up to this problem, not even the school board is doing anything about this or addressing this when cell phones started becoming a problem post-Covid and after Covid-19 lol!😂😂Like my teacher says as always, "Tiktok fries the brain, control the amount of content you see"

@kris78787

2 ай бұрын

I agree with you and I'm 43 years old. I grew up without smartphones when I went to high school. I wish our society was still like that, or that we just had flip phones without full internet access again. I actually was so tired of staring at my phone everwhere I went (because it was so addictive) that I got rid of it last year and got a non-internet cell phone. I am so much happier and more mentally sound without it tbh.

@TeacherTherapy

2 ай бұрын

I agree! I think I've grown addicted to my cell phone, too, and my screen time is appalling! 😅 I can't imagine how young brains are being rewired sometimes from infancy!

@kris78787

2 ай бұрын

@@TeacherTherapy I literally started getting eye strain and tension headaches because I was looking at my phone so much, checking it hundreds of times per day, wherever I was. The constant pull to check notifications and other apps was so strong I couldn't stop it with will power. The only way to overcome the constant addiction was to get rid of it. I have a computer at home and that's all I use now, which of course can still be addictive, but it is much easier to control than having a smartphone on you every single place you go.

About the “classroom management” topic, it takes people to check other people sometimes. I’ve been a public transportation worker for the past 24 years and I get the identical situation to this teacher, except on the bus routes. I’ll have unruly passengers causing a disturbance or verbally attacking me, I’ve had passengers check those people by telling them “this is our driver and you can’t talk to him this way” I love when other people come to bat for you, because sometimes you can’t be the one to always put someone back in their place. That’s why I call it (people checking people)

Thanks to teachers for all they do and have to deal with. Are there any support groups or advocates for teachers that can help with these challenges?

The internet saved my life. Learning is easy now and helped me fill in the gaps. Having to relearn to help my son with homework. Grade 9 here I come. lol.

I think gender and age have a huge bearing on student behavior. She is absolutely correct that you have to develop a relationship on respect and concern. My kids overall loved me even though I was openly gay. 32 years as a teacher and retired last June. Btw they loved my conspiracy unit based on argumentative skills.

@TeacherTherapy

2 ай бұрын

I'd love to hear more about your conspiracy unit! I actually had a college professor do something similar! We randomly selected a position out of a hat on the JFK assassination, and we had to debate the side we randomly selected whether we initially agreed or not. The debate took place in a Socratic Seminar style, so we all got to dialouge. His whole point was to show us how different our conclusions would be depending on our sources, but he never revealed what he believed on the issue. I'll always remember that assignment! ❤

Really appreciate all that Mary imparted about her experiences. I worked for the railroad for 40 years and retired, and I did so much teaching along the way. People will be surprised that just in regular jobs there are always teachers amongst the group 😅

As a parent I keep listening to these videos and feel so helpless, like I’m failing my kids sending them to school. It’s good to hear what’s really happening and I don’t blame teachers for leaving but I can’t help feeling like our kids are being abandoned. We have 6 more years before my youngest graduates, I can’t imagine what it will look like then. 😔😔😔

I hope the best for her. Her heart is in the right place.

but if there are no new teachers going into the profession then we wouldn’t have any teachers 😢

@moo9141

2 ай бұрын

The whole thing is crumbling until there’s nothing left.

So, previously her students were primarily "criminal" and now most of her students are Caucasian and non-"criminal?" Is "criminal" an euphemism for "Black?" Just curious about her terms or phrases.

@lhollie240

2 ай бұрын

@Truecrimeandwinecouple I'm sure in the "rural" there are students who have been "adjudicated" as well, but they specifically referred to as "criminal."

@erinmelon

5 күн бұрын

Yeah I stopped watching after that comment. I don’t want to hear any of her takes if that’s her outlook. That type of bias is part of the problem. I appreciate the guests with different perspectives, but there’s difference of opinion and then there’s …whatever the heck that was.

Next year will be my 40th teaching in the public schools. I've seen it all, experienced a lot, and have had to adjust my teaching to reflect the times. When I started, I was handed a paddle and told to use it. This was in a town housing the state penitentiary. Half my kids were children of inmates, while the other half were children of prison employees. Children experienced violence at home and at school. It was terrible, and I didn't think I would survive. The next year, I transferred to a border town in Arizona. It was a breath of fresh air. I specialized first in music, then in teaching children learning English. It was wonderful. After about 30 years in the classroom, I returned to teaching music. It was a welcome change. I have a couple of good years left in me. Some days I wake up and ask myself, "How long?" However, I would not change a thing. As difficult as teaching is... if you survive it, teaching is still the most incredible profession in the world! Four more years for me!

Around @19:00 she literally said she has about 75 students to manage. Idk why general ed teachers are in the comments trying to minimize how hard it is being a special ed teacher. I substitute mainly special Ed and bounce around all day since the sped teacher has a lot of students in general ed classes all around the school. Maybe it would be nice to interview people who've been both a sped and general ed teacher so the ignorant comments acting like only general ed teachers have it hard can stop.

So tragic, because I know a lot of teachers, and they love their profession.

I teach all sorts of classes, none self contained. I’m in general education 76% of the day!

"You're the first adult to admit that you messed up." Powerful statement! I see why the students trust her.

As a mother with limited understanding of the public school system, education, and legislation, this platform has truly opened my eyes to the challenges that teachers face. I believe that if more people tuned in and listened to the voices of teachers, significant and meaningful changes could be made. Thank you for this channel.

I love mary’s honesty. ❤

I appreciate this channel so very much. Keep up the insightful and inspiring interviews. ❤

@TeacherTherapy

2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! 🤗💖

I thank god my child had zero interest in social media in HS a few years back. Still doesn’t.

A lot of these kids hide under diagnoses.

"Now, now I don't work with those populations, most of my students are Caucasian..." 🤔 what does she mean by this?

@pault9544

2 ай бұрын

Yea…I also picked up on that…I think it means what you think it does. Schools with high population of colored students means trouble. Funny because where I work some of my worst students that absolutely don’t give a flying F have been both white and black. Seems biased for her to say that and I honestly question her perception as a teacher.

@jessicajarquin8093

2 ай бұрын

I think she meant she doesn't work in a diverse environment.

@TeacherTherapy

2 ай бұрын

She didn't mean any harm. I believe she used to teach at an inner city school in Pennsylvania, but now she teaches in a rural school in New Jersey. She said she has had great relationships with all of her students, so I wouldn't read anything negative into it. ❤

@Castro349

2 ай бұрын

Relax.......

@upwordsfordowndays

2 ай бұрын

My thoughts exactly 💯 I stopped the video right then and there.

"Teenagers are easier to deal with than adults". Really???

@BarryBrandon-mz7gb

2 ай бұрын

Not sure where that would be true?

@Jan96106

Ай бұрын

@@BarryBrandon-mz7gb She is still teaching, so she can't go on KZread and say her students are a problem. Both her students and the school she works for would get rid of her. One sees this all the time in departmental meetings where teachers (for administration ears) talk about how problem kids have just "bloomed under them" because they have the right teaching methods unlike other teachers. She makes some disturbing un-PC slips in a number of places, but otherwise she is careful about what she says.

I'm almost 37 and I love my flip phone. I'm legally blind and refuse to switch because I want the ability to always use my phone with my fingers.

Lovely and highly intelligent human being. Great interview.

Mary is on the money. It’s the admin and coworkers that are toxic. The admin is the worst. Mary also is right that as you get older into your 40’s and early 50’s it is much easier. I don’t know how it happens either. You have more wisdom and the kids maybe respect you more due to age.

I love what she said about people first, content second! I actually am not all that passionate about the subject I teach, but I am about teaching and students and it makes a big difference.

@TeacherTherapy

2 ай бұрын

What subject and grade level do you teach?

@babsdavis1228

2 ай бұрын

@@TeacherTherapy I actually teach college students and the subject is business related.

Great video, love you guys way. Keep the videos coming 🎉🎉🎉...

The first lesson I learned when I started teaching high school kids last year (after teaching college as an adjunct) was to develop relationships. That was the one skill I felt was the most useless growing up, so I was socially naive and awkward most of my life. I learned really quick that wasn’t going to fly anymore. I practiced. A lot. To get to the point that I am now a ‘cool teacher’ who commands respect (with a mixture of adoration and fear). Is every class a slam dunk? Absolutely not. But I can teach. Forming relationships is how you get kids to fight for you when other kids are being brats. Forming relationships is how you prevent kids from committing suicide. Forming relationships is how you get sexual abusers in jail. I’m sure none of what I am saying is new to most teachers. But it is real. Some days are HARD. they make me want to just toss them out the window. But other days there is no place I would rather be. I teach 9th graders in an inner city setting, for context. All my kids are from statistically disadvantaged populations in one of the worst cities in the country. My advice, remember that you are the adult. You are grown. You can handle whatever the kids can throw at you because you have handled life. Do not go down to their level. Be kind, be understanding, and be firm.

@TeacherTherapy

2 ай бұрын

Can you explain what you do to form relationships?

Another excellent video as always 😀 Interesting what Mary was saying about kids liking you more when you are older. This year (in Australia ) I have been working in a high school covering for a dance teacher nearly every day for the last few weeks. (The teacher is on stress leave due to being caught in the middle of a brawl while on yard duty) At this stage, nobody knows if the teacher is coming back next term. The girls said to me, “We may as well have you miss, as you have us nearly every single day.” They are talking to me, a primary school trained teacher who had never taught in a high school till 2 years ago. (I am 60 now) Also I have never learnt to dance in my life 😂 I grew up in a family where traditional academic subjects were important, not so called Mickey Mouse subjects like dance 😅 (My father grew up in Europe during the war, and he absolutely didn’t think dance was important) Just in case you’re wondering how I “teach” dance; I don’t. Their teacher leaves instructions on their laptops about what dance moves they should be practicing; and there’s also a theory component to their dance curriculum that they have to work on 😊

Love your content so much, but it scares the sh:t out of me raising a 5yo. Thank you, keep bringing us the truth about kids today!🙏

I love this woman with the chihuahuas and the true crime passion. I also have a small dog and a passion for true crime, maybe we should travel together ❤️‍🔥

This is my favorite interview that Trish @teachertherapy has done. I mostly watch the channel because I love Trish”s insight into a very important subject thatI don’t have a voice or involvement in. Thank god for teachers like this woman. She reminds me of teachers from my childhood/school.

@TeacherTherapy

2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! 🥰

Hi Trish, I follow and love your channel, themes and guests. I relate 100% to everything, and I'm teaching art courses in Germany in community colleges - because I currently have no other option. Education system has degraded here as well (although they say in public schools there is still a little bit of "order" - but, as an expat from a more southern European country, although with a PhD and experience as a teacher at the university, I can't even access schools without being from here or having "important" acquaintances), and in community colleges, with grown ups, mostly 40- 80-year-olds, I had and have cases where they yelled at me out of the blue, stole, tried to bully others, were aggressive, came to courses straight from psychiatric institutions (what's totally ok but I had here people who were getting in states of rage and dangerous), and mostly to show from the beginning that they are planning to dominate the course and so to say, that a position of a teacher is merely like a servant who doesn't speak too much, speaks only when and what they would please, shuts up when they want it and - does wonders that they, who mostly come to learn drawing without talent or wish to train to learn it - somehow pours techniques, tricks etc. in their heads so that they are instant new Rembrandts. I know I already suffer from a sort of PTSD, I have to work further because looking for a job at the uni or any other place out of community colleges is still a hard task. I will throw a party when I finally get where many of you guys are now - when I will be able to celebrate quitting teaching - at least here where I'm now. And I'm happy for each of you who manages to quit teaching! :)

IMPORTANT: When social media first came out, there was no comments section. You could comment but people didn't have the ability to reply to you. Your comment would be seen once by the original poster and then it would fall to obscurity. iPhone came up with the threaded text message model and soon after, in 2013, Facebook came out with threaded comments which fundamentally changed the way that the internet works. I think this is the missing link in what happened to internet spaces and one of the biggest influences on the digital generations and how they think next to the algorithm. We can't ban social media full stop without pushback but I think getting rid of threaded comments would benefit our children and societies for the better.

A problem not discussed in higher education is students who do not meet deadlines all semester long, and then at the end of the semester they want to do and turn in all the work for the semester the last day of class or even after the semester is over.

I think the point is, she chose to make the relationship by not making testing and curriculum and pleasing the administrators not the priority and she had certain boundaries as a wise woman. I think people think that sharing their lives and relationships is creating a relationship but a real relationship is when you care about someone beyond the curriculum, asking them about them but showing concern for them. Of course certain personality types are better suited for that career. If you are not comfortable talking to children and they don't like you outside of school then why be in a classroom? They are just looking for bodies and people pleasers so the administrators can get their funding and its all about that.

OUR Educators deserve better

Preach it

Hello, Trish darling I'm Dereje Gebrehiwot from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia-an east African country. I'm an English teac 2:42 her. I've been in the profession for over 21 years now years now. I really appreciate your tremendous contributions for fellow teachers across the world. Please keep on your prestegeous excursion. God bless you

I DISAGREE WITH THE GUEST. Teachers arent paid to be babysitters, nurses, psychologists or security. All I want is for the teacher to teach to the four corners of the textbook. Leave the parenting to the parents.

@07Flash11MRC

Ай бұрын

The problem isn't that teachers are taking over the parenting, it's that parents refuse to parent.

@user-vg8ez9cu6u

Ай бұрын

@07Flash11MRC the real question is, why is that the teacher's problem? You can't teach a poorly behaved child. Yet districts across America continue wasting taxpayer dollars trying to do so. Ridiculous. We (tax payers) need to focus on how to get these children the help they need outside of the classroom BEFORE putting them back into one.

@katjones4840

Ай бұрын

I homeschool. I can’t imagine sending my kids into this environment. This is wild. 😟

@user-vg8ez9cu6u

Ай бұрын

@katjones4840 exactly. They should contain these brats in classrooms with other poorly behaved children. When they demonstrate that they can behave then and only then are they placed in classrooms with normal, well-adjusted kids. Why is this so difficult to understand?

@OpenBiolabsGuy

Ай бұрын

@@user-vg8ez9cu6u” Why is that the teachers problem?” Because these children, with all of their baggage and behavioral problems, are dumped in the teacher’s classroom with no support from disinterested parents obsessed with personal success who run and hide from their own children! What’s more, you’re not going to fix the problem with a simple one paragraph answer like what you gave. Despite you knowing the solution, I doubt you know how to make that solution happen. How do we make it to where the kids’ issues are fixed before they get into the classroom? How are you going to roll up your sleeves, do the work, and fix the system? If you can’t then it didn’t matter what solutions you come up with. Such “solutions” are nothing but idle daydreams.

I love how many experiences Mary has had in education. How does she feel about having to change schools many times. Mary needs her own youtube channel for her traveling van, retirement scenario.

@Truecrimeandwinecouple

2 ай бұрын

I do have a channel!

@roundtwo3321

2 ай бұрын

@@Truecrimeandwinecouple Yay!!

Principals shouldn't be their FRIEND

HANDS ARE TIED...No truer statement

Dang

This all coincides with Jonathan Haidt's argument in The Anxious Generation.

I quit after almost 2 decades. My blood pressure has dropped 10 points already.

She sounds more like a crowd control/correctional officer, not an educator. Just keeping a full-scale riot from starting is not education, it's just some dystopian "new norm." Being a gang member whisperer doesn't get really us anywhere.

@TeacherTherapy

2 ай бұрын

It's tough because I think special education and juvenile detention center work really are in a different category than general education. I recently interviewed someone who works with violent, emotionally disturbed teens, and he agreed that he was more of a social worker than a teacher. That's not a knock against those educators. In fact, I think they are amazing, but their work just looks different. I think we run into problems when we expect all teachers to be social workers or best friends with students. Someone who studies special education expects the social-emotional dynamic of their job, but they don't always have the same academic pressure, and there's more time and often more adults in the room. Now, general education teachers with loads of academic expectations are also being asked to form excellent interpersonal relationships with students, and there's just no time for that, and it's not as feasible for middle school and high school teachers. But all that to say, I appreciate the work special education teachers do! I certainly don't think I could do it, and someone needs to. 💚

@vonBottorff

2 ай бұрын

@@TeacherTherapy Of course you're right. But we still have the problem of the academic, the environment being ruined, often by just one problemed child. What to do? First thing is get the zone-outs, the act-outs, the negative people out of the class. Then what you do with them is something for child psychologists. But trying to ignore or play down the wrecked learning environment, pretend like it's not so bad, blame the teacher, dumb down the curriculum once again, run woke guilt games and kumbaya singalongs, etc. is a complete disaster.

What also makes teaching hard is the anti-intellectualism that is being promoted and celebrated in the United States.

It's all about the relationships......what if the teacher is on the autistic spectrum?

@TeacherTherapy

2 ай бұрын

Interesting question! I wonder if teaching would be a good fit for someone on the spectrum? Teaching is filled with so many triggers, and it requires advanced interpersonal communication skills due to dealing with students, parents, administrators, and coworkers all day every day. I'm not saying that someone on the spectrum couldn't do the job, but I wonder if it wouldn't be as enjoyable? Maybe being a college professor might be better than k-12 teaching? Hmmmm 🤔

@nanday100

2 ай бұрын

​@@TeacherTherapy💯 though I will say, I did witness a number of "on the spectrum" teachers do extremely well, but that was 20 years ago, and they were given honors classes (full of patient and info-hungry kids).

@LadyCoyKoi

Ай бұрын

There are many on the spectrum who are in education, but focus on areas they can do and most of the time , depending on the school, they'll stick you anywhere they feel like it, not matching the right teacher with the right group, etc. I focus on reading, because that's my strongest and favorite subject. Matching me in a math class is useless for everyone. 😂😂😂 This mix-match the wrong way is added reason many teachers are leaving. I had heard and seen teachers remove certifications from their portfolios and professional license to avoid being placed in certain classrooms, and these are non-asd , neurotypical people avoiding their own triggers. 😂😂😂

A lot of opinions here but school choice, parental choice in schools and switch out of public school where schools also had the choice to accept or reject students and things would change immediately…

@07Flash11MRC

Ай бұрын

The problem with your approach is that kids (legal minors under 18) have a right to an education. What if no school accepts a kid for whatever reason? What happens to the kids who aren't in school but also aren't allowed to be on their own without an adult supervisor? Is one larent gonna stay home with them full time?

Thank you for this therapy! I actually wrote a proposal on the flip phone age restrictions. Under 18 a flip phone and over 18 smart phone. We are essentially giving loaded guns to kids. It would solve so many problems across the board.

Hi Trish!

@TeacherTherapy

2 ай бұрын

Hi!!! 😊

Relationship is very important. Also, slowly modify what you’re doing to fit the class.

@krissysherrell6625

2 ай бұрын

Building relationships is showing caring and willing to have when that is what is needed and being non emotional, firm but quiet when it matters. So if you said no, it’s a no until some ringing is finished then you do it and have fun with them.

@TeacherTherapy

2 ай бұрын

What grade do you teach? 😊

Children don't need smart phones.

Can you ask the teachers to define what it means "to be a good human"? Because that's subjective, how can a teacher measure teaching a subjective outcome like "to be a good human"?

Agree with mostly everything. But just because you don't think teachers don't indoctrinate children doesn't mean they don't. Indoctrination can happen with any subject or issue. If you aren't, other teachers might be. You said your school is pretty moderate, but what about those extremely lenient schools....

Hi. Mrs. Trish. What you got up for the weekend?

@TeacherTherapy

2 ай бұрын

Hi Sharina! I just finished filming an awesome interview for this channel, then I'll probably spend 2 hours walking at the park with my husband. Then tomorrow I'll go to church and grocery shopping and that's all I've got planned for this weekend! 😄🎉 How about you?

@sharinaross1865

2 ай бұрын

@@TeacherTherapy oh that nice. You seem like a genuine person. I probably attend church online, Sunday Bible study, and go walking. I usually listen to a class most Saturday mornings on YT. It's baseball season. So I keep up with that as an avid fan. I'm not doing much cooking. Maybe breakfast food and smoothies. That doesn't take much effort or thought. Other than that. I hope to get 6 hours of sleep. Well, later. I will probably check out your next interview. You have a good channel.

@sharinaross1865

2 ай бұрын

oh that nice. You seem like a genuine person. I probably attend church online, Sunday Bible study, and go walking. I usually listen to a class most Saturday mornings on YT. It's baseball season. So I keep up with that as an avid fan. I'm not doing much cooking. Maybe breakfast food and smoothies. That doesn't take much effort or thought. Other than that. I hope to get 6 hours of sleep. Well, later. I will probably check out your next interview. You have a good channel.

@TeacherTherapy

2 ай бұрын

Thanks Sharina!!!! ✨️🤗

So basically, be their mom.

I will tell you the main problem with the school system today: Democrats and parents!

The problem is that it is really hard to parent as CPS is called about everything.

I find it disturbing that some teachers enjoy having a relationship with violent students.... cringe!

@TeacherTherapy

2 ай бұрын

I think different people have different giftings and callings in life, and that's a beautiful thing! I interviewed a guy earlier this week who works with an extremely violent group of emotionally disturbed teens, and he said the only thing that works is having a strong relationship with them. I probably would struggle teaching in a situation like that, but I'm grateful that some people have the heart to work with them and show them kindness and care. 💙

So...if we went back to flip phone times... we wouldn't be doing this interview...

@TeacherTherapy

Ай бұрын

KZread existed before smartphones 😇💙

@LadyCoyKoi

Ай бұрын

KZread 2005 First touchscreen phone 2007. Some of us didn't get our first until mid 2010s.

amazing episode, great work Trish

@TeacherTherapy

2 ай бұрын

Thank you!!! 😊

This. Thanks!