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Absolutely horrible! I teach, but only a few days per week, and definitely not the same lecture for three different classes. I love it! It's very interactive,

Absolutely horrible! I teach, but only a few days per week, and definitely not the same lecture for three different classes. I love it! It's very interactive, lots of questions, opportunity for me to check if students understand and work out solutions to problems together. A lot of humour and fun as well. In terms of inappropriate behaviour I've found out that strict discipline, equal treatment and the backing of the school solves all problems. The ones who cannot take the discipline quit fairly early. I of course realize that it is not possible to compare between countries and levels of education, but it does sound to me that the US system is quite broken. =(

JackMorgan 2y ago
That's really great you've got a good place to teach. I think I would really enjoy such a place. What age range/subjects are you teaching? Is it a mandatory system or elective? I have thought a lot recently about going back to teach at a community college or equivalent. I do teach now a few times a year at a local firefighting academy which helps scratch the itch. The students are only there as volunteers, so they are a lot more engaged. It helps that we can punish them with extra duties and labor if they do anything dangerous or disrespectful. I sometimes feel like public school would be a lot smoother if we could force students to carry around a 20kg container of foam all day when they misbehave! I think a physical labor punishment like that helps curb behavior with some people in a way that nothing else can.
- noelwelsh 2y ago
  If you can get the work, corporate training has better students and more money. You only get a few days with the students, however. Otherwise, there are lots of "learn to code" like groups that need mentors.
molsongolden 2y ago
This sounds similar to a small private school in the USA. Public schools here do not allow or enable discipline or the backing of the school.

JackMorgan 2y ago

That's really great you've got a good place to teach. I think I would really enjoy such a place. What age range/subjects are you teaching? Is it a mandatory system or elective? I have thought a lot recently about going back to teach at a community college or equivalent. I do teach now a few times a year at a local firefighting academy which helps scratch the itch. The students are only there as volunteers, so they are a lot more engaged. It helps that we can punish them with extra duties and labor if they do anything dangerous or disrespectful. I sometimes feel like public school would be a lot smoother if we could force students to carry around a 20kg container of foam all day when they misbehave! I think a physical labor punishment like that helps curb behavior with some people in a way that nothing else can.

noelwelsh 2y ago
If you can get the work, corporate training has better students and more money. You only get a few days with the students, however. Otherwise, there are lots of "learn to code" like groups that need mentors.

molsongolden 2y ago

This sounds similar to a small private school in the USA. Public schools here do not allow or enable discipline or the backing of the school.