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Teachers Need More Power
In the classroom, the teachers are afraid of even touching the pupils, because of the overly safety-conscious state of the UK. Because of this, students can get away with far too many things. This needs to change. Teachers need more power to ensure the classroom is safe. What are your views?
 Snipex  08 Jun 2008 15:33
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Education Education. Thrice. And what do they have to show for it? Teachers leaving in there droves, spending the rest of their lives on Diazepam.
I remember a keeper at Edinburgh Zoo, who said to the Governor, who wanted the chimps taken out of their cages, placed into a large enclosure for a tea party, (which they had been doing for some time). "If you want those chimpanzees to have a tea party? Then give them a tea party, I wont be there".
Teaching teenagers, must likened to that only without authority control or discipline. I wouldn't want to do it.
 
 keepmindok  19 Jul 2008 15:28
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I agree they need to have torture chairs for the really bad students that send 10000 volts of electricity through them
 
 Smito  13 Jun 2008 18:49
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I agree, the teachers at my school have very little power over the class because they're not allowed to touch them in anyway.
One of my teachers placed his hand on a boy's arm to sort of guide him out the room, and he got sued for sexual harassment.
What's wrong with society?
 
 ShoutItOut  13 Jun 2008 10:55
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Why would you need to touch a student in order to teach them. You should focus more on what is the best way for them to learn.
 
 ash-6694  19 Jul 2008 16:06
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 I mean as far as controlling the class goes, discipline wise.
by  Snipex
 19 Jul 2008 17:31
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The issue with this is where is the limit of their power; teachers already have a considerable amount of power with their rights to suspend, expel and give supplementary work etc. Now, what other areas can their power cover without reaching the unpleasant point of corporal punishment.

I believe what we really need to focus on is educating teachers on exercising punishment more often or even motivating students additionally.
 
 ZJerry  08 Jun 2008 23:58
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