Crap day at work.

[Stars_InTheirEyes]

Can I ask what was the something you failed to do?

[Gavrushka]

I still have a job, but have had a resoundingly kicked rear end.

I'm glad! (Umm about you still having a job, and not the bruising! )

From your teacher-related posts over the years, it's hard to conclude you're anything other than an exceptional teacher but, like the rest of us, you're still a fallible mortal.

I'm sure you've learned from whatever has happened, but I'm with Stars_InTheirEyes; I soooo wanna know what you did.

The smart money is on you dissecting a small child in class when you'd run out of frogs.

[BugMeister]

sympathies, Mr U - be strong..

[Antilogic]

Can I ask what was the something you failed to do?

I doubt he would want to talk about it, but having worked in a school myself I expect it may have something to do with an accidental oversight with regards to a child's (perceived) safety.

It is very very easy to slip up with all the insane rubbish surrounding child safety at a school and even being the last person in a classroom apart from one child who is hanging back collecting their stuff can be a really bad thing.

[Usenko]

Sort of. I can't go into specifics, but it was more about allowing some kids in the class more freedom than it turns out that they deserved.

I have been informed that I need to set better limits.

[fiksal]

What a mystery...

Can anyone imagine Usenko allowing kids to run around the classroom settings things on fire, with flamethrowers while listening to Iron Maiden, and wearing Dr Who costumes?


I can't

[silenced]

So, no more facebook, twitter, porn, dating, prostitution while in class? Poor kids!

[LV]

Sort of. I can't go into specifics, but it was more about allowing some kids in the class more freedom than it turns out that they deserved.

I have been informed that I need to set better limits.

Next time you seen this transpiring, ask yourself, "What would Vader do?"

Then don't do that!

[Morkonan]

I still have a job, but have had a resoundingly kicked rear end.

Well, you can take some small satisfaction in that your boss probably stubbed his toe with his administrative punishment...

Just don't sit down too quickly, you're liable to snap his foot off at the ankle.

[RegisterMe]

It's a shame, isn't it, that we appear to live in a world where sometimes we can't learn from each others mistakes .

[Aken_Bosch]

Next time you seen this transpiring, ask yourself, "What would Vader do?"

Then don't do that!

Whoops, too late *loosens the grip*

I'm sorry for your misfortunes Usenko...but seeing as things are going about the quality of education in my country, I'm happy to see there are places around the world where there's still this level of care and responsibility for these matters...

In recent days, in an elementary school of a town near Turin (where I live), a (probably gone postal) teacher has been discovered (aside from many other weird things) to ask to her little students an essay about the following subject:
"If you had to choose between your father and your mother, who would you prefer to kill first?"

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Guess what...she has been officially "warned" (!) and for now "temporarily" suspended (!!!)

I'd have a vacuum chamber built, only for having her shot through some kind of airlock!

I can only imagine what your boss could have done in a case like this...

[ThommoHawk]

^ ha! she must really hate the parents of them students, probably. And could be for a reason - there is a lot of articles in the press here lately about how Aussie teachers can find themselves bullied, intimidated, and threatened by obnoxious and intolerant parents who want to dictate to teachers how to do their job. I wonder if she had a similar issue - can see how you could get a bit fed up with that. (does not excuse her of using the kids to vent, if that were the case)